aca 500+ / cf with 1.3 as boot card

[3246251196]

Is it possible to boot a CF card with WB1.3 installed from the `Boot Card' slot?

So far, I have tried formatting a 4GB CF card into two partitions (DH0,DH1) and copied WB 1.3 to DH0. I formatted in WB3.1 on WUAE using the FFS in HDToolBox.

When the ACA 500+ menu appears at power-on I go into the F2 setting (which is ACA 500+ 1.3, I believe). The card is not read and there is simply a white screen.

So far, the only way I have made it work is to use a FAT formatted CF card and place it in the AUX slot: this way it boots up. Is this the only way?

Thank you.

[dirkzwager]

I al so trie to boot with os 3.9 but no succes.
From the Boot slot and from the  Aucx slot. It was Amiga formattet.
Neder of the 2 boot.
It is not the same problem like you, but is it possible what you ask? That is a good question.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I al so trie to boot with os 3.9 but no succes.

Did you have an accelerator fitted? 3.9 requires at minimum a 68020. AFAIK cpu on a stock ACA is just a fast 68000.

[3246251196]

okay. so I actually got this working using a sandisk 30mb cf card. I used wuae to format the single partition using ffs and just threw wb 1.3 files over and it works from boot using the aca500+ f2 option.  I will next try a 4gb card with a small boot partition for 1.3 and another big partition for other stuff and see how it goes.

at this point I am unsure if the brand of cf makes a difference.

I would really not expect any issues with 3.1 and above and the 3.1 ks so I would guess it is something you have incorrectly configured or that the dreaded cf named brand issue has come surface.