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From: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: BRIDGEBOARD HELP REQUESTED: Lost Virtual Drives
Message-ID: <17870@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 21 Jan 91 23:34:11 GMT
References: <1991Jan21.143104.18989@ariel.unm.edu>
Reply-To: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Jan21.143104.18989@ariel.unm.edu> nwickham@triton.unm.edu (Neal C. Wickham) writes:
>Any assistance or information that can be provided will be greatly appreciated.
>
>After switching all Bridgeboard storage from a dedicated IBM harddrive to the
>Amiga's harddrive, I now find that my linked virtual drive is lost after
>reboot or shutdown.
>
>I have read and reread the documentation regarding the proper placement and 
>configuration of the "JDISK" and "JLINK" files.  Everything seems fine 
>throughout setup but after I shutdown or reboot, the virtual drive is gone.
>
>Should I format the virtual drive (not mentioned in docs)?
>
>Is there a statement needed in my autoexec.bat?
>
>Does the virtual drive environment only support temporary (i.e. one time
>usage)?
>
>Does the virtual drive software not work or have bugs?

this last one is the closest :)
you *must* do a JLINK D: /U (where D: is your jlinked drive) before shutting
down.  i'm working on it.

>SYSTEM: A2000, Trumpcard Pro, Quantum 40, Syquest, 5 mb RAM,            
>        assorted IBM cards.
>
>
>Can anyone give me a hint or e-mail me regarding their experience?
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Charles Tew
>        
>e-mail:
>nwickham@triton.unm.edu

  --Scotty
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