Problem mounting hardfile with XFS

[motorollin]

I'm trying to mount an HDF on a real Amiga using XFS. I have file.device in DEVS:, xfsd in L: and the FILE0: mountlist in SYS:Storage/DOSDrivers. When I mount FILE0:, it mounts ok but is not a DOS disk. If I format it, the format gets all the way to the end then I get an error "Object not found".

Any ideas?

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moto

[Thomas]

You cannot format a disk with XFS because XFS does not know which format to use. That's documented. You did read the documentation, didn't you ?

If you want to format a HDF for usage with XFS, you either have to temporarily change the mountlist to use FFS instead of XFS, or use another virtual disk drive, e.g. DiskImage. Or format the HDF with UAE.

Bye,
Thomas

[motorollin]

I tried changing the filesystem in the FILE0 mountlist to SmartFileSystem and it allowed me to format, but then hung on "Initializing disk". I had to reboot. When I tried to write to the disk after that I got block errors. I changed the mountlist back to L:xfsd and it said the disk was non-DOS.

I will have a look at DiskImage, though I can't see how to mount a HDF with it as the mountlists are for floppies and CDs, but not HDFs.

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moto

[motorollin]

OK sorted - I installed WinUAE on my company laptop, formatted the hardfile within that, and it now mounts fine.

Thanks Thomas

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moto