A3000D and CF solution

[skilgannon]

LOL - it's the jiggery pokery  that worries me

Definitely getting the Buddha and teh Amigakit CF Drive solution (just because it's easier).

[tonyyeb]

Indeed, it was a bit tricky to get the CF card to act like a hard drive but thanks to AlexH I got it sorted. I expect AmigaKit will already have done this if you are getting a CF solution from them.

[alexh]

The cheapest solution for an A3000D is an ACard AEC-7720U SCSI->IDE adapter (~$40 US) and a cheap IDE->CF adapter (~$5 US).

[Chain]

and here is your chance
http://amibay.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3004&sid=27e17c468b5e3b324e64efb27c013a70
Zetr0 is selling his buddha card for L30

[delshay]

there also SCSI to PCMCIA which you can get with dual slots....hot swap device..

[skilgannon]

Thanks for the heads up Chain, I've responded to Zetr0 on his post

and here is your chance
http://amibay.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3004&sid=27e17c468b5e3b324e64efb27c013a70
Zetr0 is selling his buddha card for L30

[AmiDude]

Have a quick look at my CF solution in an A3000D with a Buddha.

http://eab.abime.net/album.php?albumid=72

I'm having trouble to find a CF card which will work with my Buddha and A3000.
Can you please tell me what brand the CF card you're using is?
I've tried 5 different CF's that didn't work:
SeaGate 2.5GB Microdrive
Sandisk UltraII 2GB
Sandisk UltraII 256MB
SanDisk 128MB
Canon 16MB
:confused:
Also tried it with 3 different CF2IDE adapters.
Strange thing is that all these cards and adapters are recognized by my A1200.
Is there anybody who knows which brands will work with Buddha on an A3000?
Thanks in advance!

[tonyyeb]

I used a Sandisk Ultra II 2gb. Have you changed the CF card to act like a hard drive? I can't remember the DOS tool you use to do it but I needed to do that before it would work.

[MozzerFan]

@Amidude
 
You need to change your sandisk card from removeable to fixed. The Dos Tool to do this is named ATCFWCHG.COM.
 
Note that the tool does not work with an usb cardreader. It only works with CF-IDE adapters.
Edit: Also it only works with sandisk cards.
 
BTW I've read somewhere (I think it was a1k.org) that Transcend sells some Industrial CF cards which are set to fixed instead of removeable.

[AmiDude]

I used a Sandisk Ultra II 2gb. Have you changed the CF card to act like a hard drive? I can't remember the DOS tool you use to do it but I needed to do that before it would work.

That's really weird... I have the same SanDiskII 2GB and HDToolbox can't see it
when connected with an IDE2CF card to the Buddha in my A3000.
And yes, it was used as a harddrive with my A1200 and has O.S. 3.1 installed on it.
The same goes for the other CF cards I tested.

[AmiDude]

@Amidude
 
You need to change your sandisk card from removeable to fixed. The Dos Tool to do this is named ATCFWCHG.COM.
 
Note that the tool does not work with an usb cardreader. It only works with CF-IDE adapters.
Edit: Also it only works with sandisk cards.
 
BTW I've read somewhere (I think it was a1k.org) that Transcend sells some Industrial CF cards which are set to fixed instead of removeable.

Do I also need to change my CF cards even when they are Amiga formatted + O.S. 3.1
installed on them?

[MozzerFan]

Do I also need to change my CF cards even when they are Amiga formatted + O.S. 3.1
installed on them?

Unfortunately, yes.  The buddha can't cope with CF cards that are set as a removeable disk. You have to change it to fixed.
That's what the DOS tool I mentioned does.
Unfortunately you need a PC to do this.

[AmiDude]

Unfortunately, yes.  The buddha can't cope with CF cards that are set as a removeable disk. You have to change it to fixed.
That's what the DOS tool I mentioned does.
Unfortunately you need a PC to do this.

OK, I will give it a try. If that fails, I'll buy one of those Transcend Industrial CF cards.
Thank you guys for your help!

[MozzerFan]

Just read this at a1k.org. It was written by Jens Schoenfeld:
 
Quote:
Die Produktion des "TrueIDE" Adapters ist bereits angelaufen. Dieser neue *aktive* CF-Kartenadapter löscht das removable-Bit von allen CF-Karten ganz ohne dass man ein Hacker-Tool und eine DOS-Maschine braucht.
 
In Kürze gibts also bei Vesalia (oder einem anderen Händler Eures Vertrauens) eine ganz einfache Lösung für das Problem: Den richtigen CF-Kartenadapter.
 
Jens
 
It basically says that a new CF adapter went into production, that clears the removeable-bit of all CF-cards, without the need of a software tool or PC.
Could be interesting for Buddha and IDEfix users who want use CF cards.

[gertsy]

Agree with the Buddha on A3000 (It opens up other expansion doors as well) and always recommend supporting Amigakit, but,, these IDE to CF adaptors are a dime a dozen(See I can speak U.S.) I have one in my A1200 and one in my A4000. Both bought on ebay for BA (a poet too) from different but simular Hong Kong gentlemen.
The key is to get a good original CF card and the recommendation of the SANdisk (Ultra II 4 or 8gb) will ensure compatibility once its zapped. Make sure you purchase from a registered SANDisk retailer. SANDisk is a bit more expensive but you know it's quality and you know it works right now. The jiggery pokery bit is about HD Toolbox (3.1 v 3.9) but AORG will help you through that, if u can't wing it.

CFs are sooo quiet and quick and tiny, teanie, itsy bitsy, cutie.. sorry got carried away.

Gertsy

[AmiDude]

The ATCFWCHG.COM Dos tool didn't work, so I bought a
Transcend Industrial fixed CF card. It's recognized by
HDToolbox, so my Buddha+CF problems are over!
:banana: