When is 6GB only 16mb. when its on a 1200

[Markus_Bieler]

With Kickstart/OS 3.1 the ffs is only abel to write to 2GB Partitions and the OS itself is only able to address the first 4GB of a Harddisk. Even if you can install mount etc a bigger Partition or Harddisk as soon as you filled up the 4GB it will start at the first blocks of the Harddisk continuing writing and at that point you have OVERWRITTEN your RDB !!!

To go over the 2 and 4 GB barrier you have to install OS3.5 or OS3.9. But even with OS3.5/OS3.9 there is one restriction. The FIRST Partition may NOT be in any case bigger than 2GB (Because at startup there is only Kickstart 3.1 available, the rest will be loaded/patched when booting)

Markus

[webman]

It would be nice to get 2GB on the HD at the moment, but os 3.5/3.9 are eluding me at present. I do Have an Apollo 68040 with 32meg of Ram so coping with the OS would be no problem.
Thanks

[doctorq]

Download the TD64 patch from the www.ami.ga site, and install it as the docs describe. Try to use HDInstTools from Aminet instead of HDToolbox, it might help as well.

[webman]

I will try that and get back to you. Thanks.

[webman]

Aminet seems to be offline. I have been trying all day to get on and I'm on 2mb Broadband.

[TjLaZer]

For the time being you should be able to use the 4GB of the drive, get HDInstTools from Aminet, it should do the trick.

:banana:

[doctorq]

@webman

Try this instead http://de5.aminet.net/aminet/

[webman]

 The drive operates as 2 2616mb partitions. I am unable to push it any further. thanks anyway.