Red Guru on format RDB SFS Hardfile.

[Claw22000]

I have red just about everything I can google 2 times or more.  I can't see what I'm doing wrong?!  I am trying to make an emulated version of my A1200 to take with me when I travel.  Only real difference is I'm working with a 10G hardfile in RDB mode.  I have been trying to follow the directions Thomas gave me to do the same thing on a real HD and its not working what am I doing wrong.   Thanks

[Flashlab]

Just use Windows folders instead of hardfiles. It's a lot easier and more flexible.

[Claw22000]

Some games are not compatible that way.  I wish I could.  I just don't see why it won't allow me to do an exact emulation.  I have set everything up exactly the same as when I did it with a real HD.  

:-(

-=EDIT=-

Thought I would add how far I get

I'm able to load a patched scsi.device file with loadmodule and able to use hdtoolbox to setup sfs and partition the drive and set the maxtransfer all goes well till I reboot and go to format drives

I get a red software failure message with the #
Error: 8000 0002 Task: 10002224

[Thomas]

When (after which action) does the guru appear and what is the contents of the guru ?

Which version of WinUAE do you use and which config ?

Bye,
Thomas

[Claw22000]

YAY Thomas!!! I'm using the exact same config from before when you showed me to make the real Hard disk.  I'm just doing it with a Hard file this time.  like I said in the edited post it says exactly

Software Failure.  Press LMB to continue.
Error: 8000 0002 Task: 10002224

[Claw22000]

YES don't remember what I searched for but found an old post that said to change the surfaces option in WinUAE to 8 and that fixed it.

-=EDIT=- I may have spoke too soon will fallow up on more info

unless some one knows whats going on.

[Thomas]

Surfaces, Reserved and Sectors should all be set to 0 if you want to use HDToolbox. Or simply click on "Enable RDB mode" which does nothing else but set these three values to 0.

Bye,
Thomas
 

[Claw22000]

Its that setting that makes the red software error message.

when set to 8 I was able to format the first partition after that the second one froze winuae and had to reboot to make it go away

[Thomas]

Which version of WinUAE ? Try 1.5.3 or even the latest beta of 1.6.0.

Bye,
Thomas

[Claw22000]

1.5.2 didn't know where was a 1.6.? will this really make a difference? I can go upgrade.

-=Edit=-
I may have fixed it.  Well see when its done initializing the last disk.

What I had to do was press the RDM mode button in the had config and increase the surfaces until the too many cylinders error went away.  Its taking a long ass time initializing the last disk but its the biggest one so I spose it will take a wile.

If this doesn't work I will post again if it did I won't :-D