PC-Task/CD-ROM Problem

Paul Palumbo

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Jan 5, 1994, 10:18:13 PM1/5/94

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I have a registered copy of PC-Task V2.02 and am attempting to connect a
Texel DM-5028 External SCSI CD-ROM drive to my Amiga 2000 (with GForce 040
if that matters) as per the PC-Task documentation but I am having troubles.
I am using AsimCDFS V2.0 control software under AmigaDOS V2.1 and I can
access the drive from the Amiga without much trouble. However, under
PC-Task I am able to switch to the CD-ROM drive (drive C in my case) but I
get the following error message when I attempt to do a "dir" on it:

CDR103: CDROM not High Sierra or ISO-9660 format reading drive C.

I know the disk is ISO-9660 (Fishmarket V2.1). My CONFIG.SYS file is as
follows:

LASTDRIVE=F
DEVICE=PCTCDROM.SYS /D:asimcdfs.device,0
FILES=20
country=001

and I have installed the Microsoft V2.23 CD-ROM extensions (to MSDOS V5.0)
as follows:

MSCDEX.EXE /V /D:MSCD001 /M:8

I have also tried MSCDEX V2.21 with the same results. I have been
mounting the drive prior to starting PC-Task which I assume is correct.
The PC-Task docs talk about Xetec software and cdx.device neither of
which I have. Has anybody connected a CD-ROM to PC-Task using AsimCDFS?

Any idea what my problem maybe?

Paul Palumbo
pal...@cs.buffalo.edu

Raffaele Lapietra

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Jan 6, 1994, 2:47:57 PM1/6/94

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In <CJ6uI...@acsu.buffalo.edu> pal...@acsu.buffalo.edu (Paul Palumbo) writes:

>I have a registered copy of PC-Task V2.02 and am attempting to connect a
>Texel DM-5028 External SCSI CD-ROM drive to my Amiga 2000 (with GForce 040
>if that matters) as per the PC-Task documentation but I am having troubles.
>I am using AsimCDFS V2.0 control software under AmigaDOS V2.1 and I can
>access the drive from the Amiga without much trouble. However, under
>PC-Task I am able to switch to the CD-ROM drive (drive C in my case) but I
>get the following error message when I attempt to do a "dir" on it:

> CDR103: CDROM not High Sierra or ISO-9660 format reading drive C.

>I know the disk is ISO-9660 (Fishmarket V2.1). My CONFIG.SYS file is as

>follows: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>Any idea what my problem maybe?

>Paul Palumbo
>pal...@cs.buffalo.edu

I'm not sure if this is YOUR problem as well, but when I got the Fishmarket
CD with my AsimCDFS it's ISO-9660 wasn't standard. My CD was V2.0 (don't
know if they fixed this in V2.1), in any case you may want to try mounting
your CD-ROM using AmiCDROM, it can be found on Animet (/aminet/cdrom I think)
and I beleive the latest release of this is able to properly read this CD...
Hope this helps,
Vin

Video

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Jan 7, 1994, 12:08:00 PM1/7/94

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> I'm not sure if this is YOUR problem as well, but when I got the
> Fishmarket
> CD with my AsimCDFS it's ISO-9660 wasn't standard. My CD was V2.0 (don't
> know if they fixed this in V2.1), in any case you may want to try
> mounting
> your CD-ROM using AmiCDROM, it can be found on Animet (/aminet/cdrom I
> think)
> and I beleive the latest release of this is able to properly read this
> CD...
> Hope this helps,
> Vin
>

I understand the Fish discs are not standard ISO. I think I read this on
FIDO-net. The ASIMCDFS has no problem reading it, it comes with the disc as
well.I have disc v2.1 and ASIMCDFS v2.0.

-Michael

michael...@satalink.com
mpe...@onix.com

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Justin Deeley

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Jan 7, 1994, 3:02:06 AM1/7/94

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Paul Palumbo (pal...@acsu.buffalo.edu) wrote:

: I have a registered copy of PC-Task V2.02 and am attempting to connect a

: Texel DM-5028 External SCSI CD-ROM drive to my Amiga 2000 (with GForce 040
: if that matters) as per the PC-Task documentation but I am having troubles.
: I am using AsimCDFS V2.0 control software under AmigaDOS V2.1 and I can
: access the drive from the Amiga without much trouble. However, under
: PC-Task I am able to switch to the CD-ROM drive (drive C in my case) but I
: get the following error message when I attempt to do a "dir" on it:

: CDR103: CDROM not High Sierra or ISO-9660 format reading drive C.

: I know the disk is ISO-9660 (Fishmarket V2.1). My CONFIG.SYS file is as
: follows:

: LASTDRIVE=F
: DEVICE=PCTCDROM.SYS /D:asimcdfs.device,0
: FILES=20
: country=001

: and I have installed the Microsoft V2.23 CD-ROM extensions (to MSDOS V5.0)
: as follows:

: MSCDEX.EXE /V /D:MSCD001 /M:8

This line is the problem. If you look at cd0: with something like
diskx, you will notice that the actual device is gvpscsi.device,
or whatever SCSI controller you are using. Simply replace this
and that should solve all your problems.

: I have also tried MSCDEX V2.21 with the same results. I have been