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How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« on: July 31, 2009, 02:53:01 AM »
I have a Microbotics Starboard 2 and dl'ed the only disk I found online - a mem test.  It also has a SCSI interface.  Do I need drivers for this or will it work under WB 1.3 without?

Any idea where to get drivers for this thing?  Thanks.

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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2009, 03:36:32 AM »
It looks like you might be able to rule out autoboot with KS1.3 as the SCSI interface doesn't appear to have a ROM.

Someone must have the drivers for it.
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 04:30:10 AM »
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Someone must have the drivers for it.


Not that I've been able to find...  :-(




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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2009, 06:55:11 AM »
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I have a Microbotics Starboard 2 and dl'ed the only disk I found online - a mem test.  It also has a SCSI interface.  Do I need drivers for this or will it work under WB 1.3 without?

Any idea where to get drivers for this thing?  Thanks.

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You have the Microbotics Stardrive module?  I also have this module but no disk...
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2009, 03:45:06 PM »
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You have the Microbotics Stardrive module?  I also have this module but no disk...


That's not encouraging.  Have you looked (hard)?



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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2009, 04:46:28 PM »
Quote from: blakespot;517500
I have a Microbotics Starboard 2 and dl'ed the only disk I found online - a mem test.  It also has a SCSI interface.  Do I need drivers for this or will it work under WB 1.3 without?

Any idea where to get drivers for this thing?  Thanks.

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Have you checked the StarDrive driver on http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/stardrive?
StarDrive is the optional SCSI module of StarBoard 2 in notes. There is a manual for
the StarDrive there also.

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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2009, 05:04:51 PM »
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Have you checked the StarDrive driver on http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/stardrive?
StarDrive is the optional SCSI module of StarBoard 2 in notes. There is a manual for
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Wow.  Where on that page do you see a link to a Stardrive manual or software?  Thanks.


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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2009, 06:04:08 PM »
He doesn't!
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2009, 06:27:10 PM »
Pardon the interjection, but yeah, looks like there is just the manual and software (simple mem test?) for the Starboard, not the SCSI module.

Since the software seems pretty elusive, I bet that thing autoconfigs?!? Have you tried renaming the device driver from scsi.device to something more logical for that unit? For example: stardrivescsi.device, or something similar? Have you tried a program that searches for device names yet? ScsiInquire might do the trick...

(I just caught the Starboard II thread. Looks like there *might* be a driver disk yet for the SCSI module?)  Good luck! Wish
I had some sort of internal HD solution for my A1000  :-(
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2009, 06:36:45 PM »
These are pretty damn awesome, I put one in my A500: http://www.students.tut.fi/~leinone3/ide/ide68k.html

It's nice to be free of the sidecars.
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2009, 06:50:50 PM »
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These are pretty damn awesome, I put one in my A500: http://www.students.tut.fi/~leinone3/ide/ide68k.html

It's nice to be free of the sidecars.

Thanks for the tease  ;-)   I saw that, but they're sold out, are they not?  Usually when it
comes to stuff like this, they're made in limited quantities, sell out fast and the designer
claims they'll make more someday but never do  :-(

I don't see a way to order or get a hold of the designer on either page...
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2009, 06:54:18 PM »
I just got one from an eBay listing by the maker a couple (few?) weeks ago, maybe those were the last of them, no idea.  Though the rumored one with 8MB of RAM that's supposed to be coming out sounds great, I would've held out if my internal accelerator wasn't upgradeable to 8MB itself.

edit: yeah, looks like none currently listed, but this is the guy in case he lists more: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/mklfi
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2009, 07:27:15 PM »
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Since the software seems pretty elusive, I bet that thing autoconfigs?!? Have you tried renaming the device driver from scsi.device to something more logical for that unit? For example: stardrivescsi.device, or something similar?


I found in a thread somewhere that the device is named "stardrive.device".  Say I do rename scsi.device to that...what then?  I'm not even sure the specs of the MicroNet ext SCSI drive I have for it -- 1GB maybe.  How do I get it mounted, formatted?

The device uses the AMD (NCR orig) 5380...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCR_5380

...used in the Trump Card, Phoneix board, etc.  FWIW.




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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2009, 10:13:08 PM »
Somrtimes the use of "fixdisk" brings up deleted files.
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Re: How do I mount SCSI HD on my A1000?
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2009, 11:52:32 PM »
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I found in a thread somewhere that the device is named "stardrive.device".  Say I do rename scsi.device to that...what then?  I'm not even sure the specs of the MicroNet ext SCSI drive I have for it -- 1GB maybe.  How do I get it mounted, formatted?

The device uses the AMD (NCR orig) 5380...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCR_5380

...used in the Trump Card, Phoneix board, etc.  FWIW.




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If you're sure the device name is stardrive.device, yes - rename scsi.device in whatever
program your using to mount and you should be able to access, initialise, partition and
format the drive then.
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