Initialize CF card in CF module

[Michael Kühn]

After replacing the standard ROM and ROM module with the 512 K ROM/RAM module an ROMWBW, I also replacedthe standard CF Card with an empty one (1 GB). 

In the boot message, the CF card is shown with zero size:

RomWBW HBIOS v3.0.1, 2020-04-04

RC2014 Z80 @ 7.372MHz

0 MEM W/S, 1 I/O W/S, INT MODE 1

512KB ROM, 512KB RAM

SIO0: IO=0x80 SIO MODE=115200,8,N,1

SIO1: IO=0x82 SIO MODE=115200,8,N,1

DSRTC: MODE=STD IO=0xC0 NOT PRESENT

MD: UNITS=2 ROMDISK=384KB RAMDISK=384KB

IDE: IO=0x10 MODE=RC

IDE0: 8-BIT NOLBA BLOCKS=0x00000000 SIZE=0MB

IDE1: NO MEDIA

PPIDE: IO=0x20

PPIDE0: LBA BLOCKS=0x07740AB0 SIZE=61057MB

PPIDE1: NO MEDIA

Unit        Device      Type              Capacity/Mode

----------  ----------  ----------------  --------------------

Char 0      SIO0:       RS-232            115200,8,N,1

Char 1      SIO1:       RS-232            115200,8,N,1

Disk 0      MD1:        RAM Disk          384KB,LBA

Disk 1      MD0:        ROM Disk          384KB,LBA

Disk 2      IDE0:       Hard Disk         0MB,LBA

Disk 3      IDE1:       Hard Disk         --

Disk 4      PPIDE0:     Hard Disk         61057MB,LBA

Disk 5      PPIDE1:     Hard Disk         --

What are the steps, to initialize the new CF-card for storing files on it.

Reagrds

Michael

[Wayne Warthen]

On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 11:57:12 AM UTC-7 nurmi...@gmx.net wrote:

What are the steps, to initialize the new CF-card for storing files on it.

The SIZE=0MB message in the boot messages is not a problem related to initializing the card.  That message is based on the data returned by the card at the hardware level.  The 0MB indicates some kind of hardware interaction issue with the CF Card.  The CF Interface (IDE) board is known to be a little picky and it's behavior will vary with different CF Cards.  The PPIDE Interface board is generally much more tolerant.  You can try different CF Cards.  Also, it is usually best to plug in the CF Interface module next to the CPU module for best reliability.  In theory, it could be a problem with the RomWBW software, but that would be very unusual.

You could try moving the card to the PPIDE interface to see if it recognizes the card and shows the correct capacity.

-Wayne 

[Wesley Isacks]

The CF board is very picky, indeed. I'm not aware of any 1GB cards that work with it. You'll likely need to find an older CF card (specifically, the InnoDisk ICF 2000 cards are known to work).

Alternatively, you can use one of Karl's CF boards instead of the original. Or one of mine, if I ever get around to selling them...

-Wesley