MAJI@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (Ji Ma) (06/03/91)
I was tring to create a piece of land for AMAX. I use the HDTool set aside 10M space and use reserved file system. I didn't formate it. After I reboot there is no icon for the AMAX partition, when I startup the AMAX it does require to initialize the AMAX but after initialization there is no icon for amax either and I can not use it. Can anyone who wons a A3000 and use AMAX and successfully partition the hard drive tell me just exactly how you did? Thanks in advance. Maji
James_Hastings-Trew@tptbbs.UUCP (James Hastings-Trew) (06/05/91)
In a message dated Mon 03 Jun 91 05:00, Maji@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu (ji M wrote: MM> I was tring to create a piece of land for AMAX. I use the HDTool set MM> aside MM> 10M space and use reserved file system. I didn't formate it. After MM> I reboot MM> there is no icon for the AMAX partition, when I startup the AMAX it MM> does MM> require to initialize the AMAX but after initialization there is no MM> icon for amax either and I can not use it. MM> Can anyone who wons a A3000 and use AMAX and successfully partition MM> the MM> hard drive tell me just exactly how you did? MM> Thanks in advance. MM> Maji You have to either make the partition AUTO-MOUNT, or mount it just before you run your AMAX. If you do make it AUTO-MOUNT (with HDTools) it will show an ICON on the workbench under 1.3 with some crap characters after the AMAX partition name (you did remember to give it a name starting with AMAX didn't you?). Under 2.0, no icon will appear, even if it is AUTO-MOUNT. If you do not have the partition mounted, the AMAX software will not know to look for it when it runs. You also need to have the correct .amhd device in your DEVS: directory. In your case this is probably the SCSI.amhd file.
andrewsr@u2.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews) (06/06/91)
Your symptoms may indicate that you neglected to put the appropriate .amhd driver in the devs: directory. (If you are partitioning an A3000, put scsi.amhd in devs:). If you are using AmigaDOS 2.0, use HDToolbox to give it a name starting with AMAX (ie. AMAX1). I take it you did this since A-MaxII recognized it and attempted to format it. In fact, I had this exact symptom and called ReadySoft. Duh! I forgot the driver. Solved my problem. -Rich -- // Rich | "If there is nothing wrong with me, then maybe there is \X/ Andrews | something wrong with the universe." - Beverly