Compact Flash Reader problem

[Marcin1982]

Hi I have problem with CF 4Gb Kingston with white flower model ,
my Ami 1200 does not recognize my card on the desktop WB  displays         CF0:NDOS , Im try formated fat 16 fat 32 on winodows , mac and always is the same problem !!! I have all drivers to CF and drivers to  fat95 installed in my workbench

[paul1981]

Hi I have problem with CF 4Gb Kingston with white flower model ,
my Ami 1200 does not recognize my card on the desktop WB  displays         CF0:NDOS , Im try formated fat 16 fat 32 on winodows , mac and always is the same problem !!! I have all drivers to CF and drivers to  fat95 installed in my workbench

Are you using the latest compactflash.device (from archive cfd.lha)?
Make sure you're using v1.27 (http://aminet.net/search?query=cfd)
I had the terrible "slow down/freezing" issue with v1.25 and a 133x Transcend 4GB CF Card, which later worked when I updated to v1.27.

Have you tried doing a quick format of CF0: on the Amiga?

[Marcin1982]

hi , I dont know which version cfd installed I must check
yes i have tried quick format on Amiga and only is "initialized" and freezing Ami

this is my card CFhttp://www.google.com/imgres?q=kingston+cf+4gb&um=1&hl=pl&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1440&bih=838&tbm=isch&tbnid=WufEW7wnWVR6zM:&imgrefurl=http://www.bazarek.pl/produkt/3320602/compact-flash-4gb-cf-4gb-kingston-sklep-fv.html&docid=r9LIdB_9PD9FZM&imgurl=http://img.bazarek.pl/354118/17789/3320602/15529657494fb20c2a8094c.jpg&w=500&h=427&ei=ND3jUPTgEaeM4ATCoIDwAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=255&sig=103987270293094317734&page=1&tbnh=141&tbnw=164&start=0&ndsp=42&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:91&tx=65&ty=69

[paul1981]

I takes about 2 minutes to do the quick format of my 4GB CF card on a standard A600, during which time the format tool displays "Initializing", and the Amiga is quite unresponsive during this time. Maybe you're not waiting long enough?

[Marcin1982]

I wait long time:) one hours , I check version of my installed cfd drivers this is older version 1,25

[paul1981]

I wait long time:) one hours , I check version of my installed cfd drivers this is older version 1,25

Okay, give 1.27 a try and see how that goes.

If in doubt, fat95 goes in SYS:L
compactflash.device goes in SYS: Devs

Do you have CF0 in Devs/DosDrivers? I always keep it in SYS:Storage/DosDrivers and click on CF0 from there if and when I require it.
Try running CardReset if the card is already in the machine after after a reboot (saves you having to take the card out and putting it in again).
http://http://aminet.net/package/util/boot/CardReset

[Marcin1982]

ok I tried 1.27 and is the same situation CF:NDOS on workbench desktop , quick formated tried and Workbench  request " cf is only to read , no save "  in new drivers not freezing Ami with formated CF but on dekstop is only CF0:NDOS , meaybe must I tried other Compact Flash card ?
all driver and fat95 I installed ok

[paul1981]

What CPU and ram do you have in your A1200?
If you have just a simple ram card expansion of 8MB in the trapdoor, then it will conflict with the PCMCIA port which will cause you problems. Jumper the card to 4MB if possible to fix that (if indeed you are using such a card).
People do have issues with some cards and some adapters, so yeah, try another CF card and give it a go.

[Marcin1982]

Basic config 020 2mb chip , ok I go to the shop and buy other card thans for help

[paul1981]

hi , I dont know which version cfd installed I must check
yes i have tried quick format on Amiga and only is "initialized" and freezing Ami

this is my card CFhttp://www.google.com/imgres?q=kingston+cf+4gb&um=1&hl=pl&client=safari&sa=N&tbo=d&rls=en&biw=1440&bih=838&tbm=isch&tbnid=WufEW7wnWVR6zM:&imgrefurl=http://www.bazarek.pl/produkt/3320602/compact-flash-4gb-cf-4gb-kingston-sklep-fv.html&docid=r9LIdB_9PD9FZM&imgurl=http://img.bazarek.pl/354118/17789/3320602/15529657494fb20c2a8094c.jpg&w=500&h=427&ei=ND3jUPTgEaeM4ATCoIDwAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=255&sig=103987270293094317734&page=1&tbnh=141&tbnw=164&start=0&ndsp=42&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:91&tx=65&ty=69

What PCMCIA CF adapter are you using?
You're not using the PrepCard tool are you? Silly question maybe, but I just want to make sure... :p

[amigakit]

The Kingston 4GB card is well known as being not compatible with the Amiga PCMCIA port.

That is the reason we sell test compatible cards here:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=911

[james666]

Hi I have problem with CF 4Gb Kingston with white flower model ,
my Ami 1200 does not recognize my card on the desktop WB  displays         CF0:NDOS , Im try formated fat 16 fat 32 on winodows , mac and always is the same problem !!! I have all drivers to CF and drivers to  fat95 installed in my workbench

I had a similar problem with an uncooperative Sandisk card.  It worked perfectly in Windows and Linux but showed up as NDOS when I plugged it into my Amiga.  Although it appeared to be a standard FAT32 volume, when I examined it with fdisk (using Linux) it turned out that it didn't have a valid partition table.  I therefore created a new FAT32 partition and reformatted it with mkfs -t vfat.  It then worked perfectly in my A1200.

[Marcin1982]

ok  install today linux , and trying with fdisk

[Marcin1982]

format and partitioned in Linux Mandriva 2011 system not helping , card cf still not working in Amiga pcmcia , thanks all for helping , I buy tomorow other card for example "Sandisk" 256 mb and tried

[Marcin1982]

I bought  Sandisk card 256 and cf0: NDOs,   it begins bothers me