rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond) (02/08/91)
There was discussion at some time, but I don't remember what the solution was to the problem of getting a 2090a running on an A3000. I know that there is a problem with it 'trying' to DMA to fast mem (No can do on a 16-bit controller), so you need to make sure buffers and the like do not end up in 32-bit Memory (fastMem). I do the following: run nofastmem binddrivers dir dh0: And I get my DH0: partition (a 1 cylinder partition that just contains the mountlist of the rest of the drive). I then mount the following Device /* MountList entries for Rodime RO3055 (40 MB ST-506) Hard Disk */ MH0: Device = hddisk.device Unit = 1 Flags = 0 Surfaces = 6 BlocksPerTrack = 17 FileSystem = l:FastFileSystem Reserved = 2 LowCyl = 3 ; HighCyl = 869 Buffers = 50 GlobVec = -1 Mount = 1 Mask = 0x00fffffe BufMemType = 2 DosType=0x444F5301 # I then do a 'Dir mh0:' and it tells me that it "can't get information .. Not a filesystem device". I have tried without the Mask, I have tried with BufMemType = 0 (To 'allow' buffers in fast memory), and it always comes up the same problem. Any ideas? --- Opinions expressed in this message are my Own. I represent nobody else. Russell McOrmond rwm@Atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca {tigris,alzabo,...}!atronx!rwm FidoNet 1:163/109 Net Support: (613) 230-2282 Amiga-Fidonet Support 1:1/109 Gateway for .Amiga.OCUnix.On.Ca
jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) (02/09/91)
In article <59691.666036072@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca> rwm@atronx.OCUnix.On.Ca (Russell McOrmond) writes: > run nofastmem > binddrivers > dir dh0: > >And I get my DH0: partition (a 1 cylinder partition that just contains the >mountlist of the rest of the drive). > I then mount the following Device > >/* MountList entries for Rodime RO3055 (40 MB ST-506) Hard Disk */ > >MH0: Device = hddisk.device > Unit = 1 > Flags = 0 > Surfaces = 6 > BlocksPerTrack = 17 > FileSystem = l:FastFileSystem > Reserved = 2 > LowCyl = 3 ; HighCyl = 869 > Buffers = 50 > GlobVec = -1 > Mount = 1 > Mask = 0x00fffffe > BufMemType = 2 > DosType=0x444F5301 ># > > > I then do a 'Dir mh0:' and it tells me that it "can't get information .. Not a >filesystem device". Remove the "filesystem" line, or point it at a copy of the 1.3 FFS (don't put it in l:fastfilesystem!) Remember, FFS is now in ROM, so there's no l:fastfilesystem normally. On your A3000Install disk there is a copy of the disk-based version of the new OFS/FFS filesystem for use in rigid- diskblocks. -- Randell Jesup, Keeper of AmigaDos, Commodore Engineering. {uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!jesup, jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com BIX: rjesup The compiler runs Like a swift-flowing river I wait in silence. (From "The Zen of Programming") ;-)
paul@theborg.mlb.fl.us (Paul Aidukas, Sys Admin.) (02/09/91)
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hychejw@infonode.ingr.com (Jeff W. Hyche) (02/16/91)
Why would you want to run a 2090(a) on a A3000? -- // Jeff Hyche There can be only one! \\ // Usenet: hychejw@infonode.ingr.com \X/ Freenet: ap255@po.CWRU.Edu