casebolt%esdc.span@fedex.msfc.nasa.gov (02/26/90)
From: FEDEX::"amiga-relay-request@louie.udel.edu" 24-FEB-1990 21:37:57.28 To: ESDC$SPAN::CASEBOLT CC: Subj: Bridgeboard w/pseudo HD woes Received: from udel.edu by Fedex.Msfc.Nasa.Gov with INTERNET ; Sat, 24 Feb 90 15:37:32 CST Received: from louie.udel.edu by louie.udel.edu id aa25627; 24 Feb 90 20:55 GMT Received: from USENET by louie.udel.edu id aa25596; 24 Feb 90 15:50 EST Received: from snow-white.ee.udel.edu by louie.udel.edu id aa25588; 24 Feb 90 15:49 EST Received: from louie.udel.edu by snow-white.ee.udel.edu id aa29113; 24 Feb 90 15:49 EST From: griffin@frith.egr.msu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Bridgeboard w/pseudo HD woes Message-ID: <6597@cps3xx.UUCP> Date: 24 Feb 90 19:52:23 GMT MMDF-Warning: Parse error in original version of preceding line at ee.udel.edu Organization: Michigan State University, College of Engineering To: amiga-relay@udel.edu Sender: amiga-relay-request@udel.edu I posted this several weeks ago, but no one has responded yet, so I'll try one more time... I am using a pseudo PC hard drive with an older 2088 bridgeboard. My problem is that it takes forever to load programs from it! I guesstimate that it is about 6-8 times slower than an XT. The SCSI amiga drive has a FFS format on that partition, and I've had no trouble reading from it (other than speedwise) so I did not add Mask = 0 to my mountlist. (Note this is the autobooting pseudo hard drive made with MAKEAB, ~10MB). Does anyone know why this may be happening? Is this normal?! Dan Griffin griffin@frith.egr.msu.edu "We're waiting for Godot..." Dan, I can't answer your question but I have a question for you... I have the 2088 bridge and a 40 meg MFM /2090a controller on the amiga side.. Someone told me I could build a partition and boot from it (MSDOS) with no problems.... Is that true? and ... if so what rev of Janus do I need... Please forward me all the info needed... or call me on voice at 205-544-2966 Monday thru Friday... Thanks.... Richard Casebolt Sr. Computer Engineering Specialists Boeing Computer Support Services Building 4653 Rm 19 Marshall Space Flight Center, Al. 35812