Installing a Cyberstorm MK III

[tonyvdb]

OK,

Now that I have received the Cyberstorm PPC for my A4000D I am having trouble with the instalation of the software. Acording to the manual that I downloaded I need to install the "system disk" software onto my amiga befor I install the cyberstorm. I downloaded the "System Disk" software from the Phase5 site but it dose not seem to install in the right place. Where do I install it on my hard drive? (I thought it would automaticly install into the right place but it is not) :-?

[Matt_H]

The only things you 'need' are the dummy 68040.library and real 68060.library in LIBS:. That should be enough to get you booting. Then you can install WarpOS.

I have
68040.library v46.5 748 bytes from 19 Oct 1999
68060.library v46.7 103636 bytes from 19 Oct 1999

I think the system disk also includes Phase5's crappy SCSI tools and the CyberPatcher suite.

[Jeff]

I'm not sure what OS version you are running, but if it's 3.1 just make sure the 68060.library and the 68040.library (dummy version) are installed in the Libs: directory.  You can use HDTool box by changing the device to cybppc.device to set up your drives if they are connected to the UW scsi.

I think OS3.9 install handles the 060 installs fine without any worries about the libraries being in place first.

Other than that I have the Phase 5 install disk, but I have never used the rest of whatever was/is on it.

Nice board, have fun.

Jeff

[tonyvdb]

Thanks Guys,

I got it working :-D

Now my question is I do want to use a SCSI drive @Mat_H, If you say that the Cyberstorms SCSI Tools are crappy what are my other options? (I dont want to spend any money to by anything). And can I just use the SCSI drive instead of the current IDE? (I want to pull it and boot from the SCSI)
By the way I am running OS3.1 but have the upgrade to 3.5 Im a little cautious about upgrading to it. Should it be ok to do so and install it on the SCSI drive? I want to keep the IDE as a system backup.

[Argus]

Just plunk a scsi drive on the UW controller (making sure you have active termination at both ends); go into HDToolbox and change scsi.device to cyberscsi.device (or whatever the Phase 5 scsi controller device name is) and you should be able to partition the new drive..provided it's terminated right.  With 3.1 keep your partition size less than 2Gb and don't format more than 4Gb of the UW drive (you can always install 3.9 or the TD64 patch later to access all of the drive).  No need to remove the ide drive, just set the new scsi drive sys: partition to a higher boot priority than the sys: partition on your ide drive (but less than df0:).  Hold down both mouse buttons, boot off the ide drive one last time.  Format the new scsi partitions (quick format is fine); copy over your old ide sys: partition to the new sys: partition on the scsi drive and reboot.  Presto, your now working off the new scsi boot drive.  You could always just leave the old ide setup in your system as a backup.  That's what I do, it can't really hurt provided your machine has adequate ventilation.

[Framiga]

CSPPC cybppc.device, is already TD64 copliant.

Use SmartFileSystem as filesystem, without any patch and/or partitions size problems.

http://home.wtal.de/js/

Feel free to experiment, having the IDE still up and running. When you will be sure, copy your stuff from the IDE to the UWSCSI HD.