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From: billsey@agora.UUCP (Bill Seymour)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Supra Controllers and SCSI ID's
Message-ID: <1568@agora.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jul 89 05:19:23 GMT
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From article <20240@cup.portal.com:, by Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com:
: Hi.. a question concerning the Supra SCSI interface/software.....
: 
: Ok, first.. the Supra software will automatically partition the first 6 or 7
: cylinders of a HD that is SCSI device #0. It does this for Autoboot. However,
: since the HD is on an A1000, we don't need this "feature".

	Or switch to the latest software (Release II Version 1.07 right now)
The new software doesn't need the OFS partition, it boots directly to FFS, so
the format routine won't try to add that first partition in. There is actually
a way to 'cheat' it with the old software. Turn the 'Auto-calculate' to OFF
on the pull down menu, then manual change the first cylinder to a '1' and
zero the first partition...

: I was told that if
: we changed the SCSI Device # on the HD, to anything other than 0, it would then
: not create the area for autoboot. Ok, with this in mind, I changed the Device
: # on our Maxtor 280 meg HD, reformatted it, AFTER setting both it and the Supra
: software for the appropriate Device #. When the system rebooted and the 
: SupraMount software tried to do it's thing. What happens is that we get mirror
: image devices! What I mean is this... If we set the HD as device #7 for example
: it will mount a DH0:-DH7:!! If we set it for device #2 lets say... then it will
: mount a DH0:-DH2:!! Does anyone know how to change the SCSI ID# on the HD and
: then have the SupraMount program mount it correctly?? Thanks for any and all
: help!

	Boy, that's a new one on me! I've never seen it... But did I notice
that you changed the device ID of the *drive* to 7? Remember that the SCSI
controller on the computer is a 7 also. I imagine that could get things
very confused... Try a device like 4 or 1...

:           - Doug -
: 
:  Doug_B_Erdely@Portal.Cup.Com
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