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From: rbabel@babylon.rmt.sub.org (Ralph Babel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: GVP Series II plus Quantum HELP!!!!!!
Message-ID: <07985.AA07985@babylon.rmt.sub.org>
Date: 18 May 91 13:02:09 GMT
References: <1991May18.003519.2079@actrix.gen.nz>
Reply-To: cbmvax.commodore.com!cbmehq!babylon!rbabel (Ralph Babel)
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In article <1991May18.003519.2079@actrix.gen.nz>,
keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart) writes:

> Harddrive is accessed
> Software requestor appears saying software failure
> GURU follows cancel selection
> The card has autoboot jumper selected
>
> The distributors have tried the card with another drive
> and it works OK so it seems to be the Quantum.

I assume the RDB (probably the FFS) is corrupted.

> With the card jumpered for NON-Autoboot why can't I try to
> low level format the drive using FAAASTPREP?

Because there is no driver for the HD_SCSICMD.

> The drive is accessed during the startup and then software
> failure comes up. What software is likely to be failing?

A trashed copy of the FFS loaded from the RDB.

> Any help or comments gratefully accepted.

- Disable the driver ROM.
- Get BindDrivers driver V3.09 or later.
- Change its tooltype to "AUTOMOUNT=FALSE".
- BindDrivers.
- Use FaaastPrep to reprep the Quantum.
- Re-enable the driver ROM.

See GVP Technical Bulletin #10 for details.

Ralph