My A1200 does not like my CF - anything I could do?

[CLS2086]

Well,
what can PrepCard tell you ?  ;-)

[Everblue]

Sorry, where do I find prepcard?

[gurthuk]

It's in Workbench >> Systems >> PrepCard

If you run the program and right-click menu their is an advanced screen.

Mine would show the CF reader and card but wouldn't let me prep the card as system ram or storage - failed to write error or something.

[gurthuk]

Did you try the format program in tools? It should list you all the devices and if it can see a car in CF0: it shows the size of the volume in k - which hopefully means it can see the true volume.

[Everblue]

Ok - I tried some stuff:

PREPCARD: This detects the CF (including its name!), but when I select FORMAT, it says something along the lines of "Disk is write protected".

FORMAT: Both CC0: and CF0: are listed but the sizes are weird, like 20k and 0k.

Side note: I have IDEFIX installed.

Any ideas what I could do to get my CF working?

Cheers


E'Blue

[gurthuk]

Everything is identical to me and my problems.

I resorted to buying a known good card from Amigakit, I think you're gong to have to settle knowing the card just isn't compatible.

[Everblue]

This sucks. I wanted an 8gb card thats why I bought this one. Amigakit only sell 1gb cards.

So, my "last hope" is that I use it internally once I receive the IDE to CF adapter which is in the post.

[Linde]

How are you even going to fill that huge card with Amiga stuff?

[Everblue]

With nearly 6 gigs of WHDLoad Games - the whole collection.

[CLS2086]

FORMAT: Both CC0: and CF0:

Ohhh !!! You MUST NOT have the CC0: icon !
Go in the DosDriver drawer and kick it away, it can cause you a conflict has both CC0 and CF0 try to get access at the same ressource

[Everblue]

I dont ahve that icon... its just listed if I use the FORMAT: software.

[CLS2086]

So, check it (on a PC) if it's formated in FAT(FAT16b) or FAT32 or NTFS mode.
Do you use MSD or FAT95 on your amiga ?

[delshay]

what about card reset .

[Everblue]

Ok here is an update....

I installed an updated version of compactflash.device (from aminet) and now the Amiga detects the card (Yesssss!!!!!)

Two remaining problems:

1. The card is not detected if I switch on the Amiga with the CF in the slot. If I do, I have to remove and re-insert.

2. I created a number of partitions (on the PC) on the CF, but the Amiga only sees the first partition.

Any ideas how to fix 1 and 2

Thanks!

[delshay]

Everblue wrote:
Ok here is an update....

I installed an updated version of compactflash.device (from aminet) and now the Amiga detects the card (Yesssss!!!!!)

Two remaining problems:

1. The card is not detected if I switch on the Amiga with the CF in the slot. If I do, I have to remove and re-insert.

2. I created a number of partitions (on the PC) on the CF, but the Amiga only sees the first partition.

Any ideas how to fix 1 and 2

Thanks!

as stated in my last post you need a reset signal its missing on all A1200 motherboard,you have to add this in hardware but i think there also a software that can reset the PCMCIA port.

[Everblue]

But with another CF (512MB), it works even if I boot the A1200 with the card inserted....