Re: GS and weird HD problem...

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Bill Brown wrote:

> Ok...
>
> SCSI card is set to pin #9, which should be SCSI ID 7
>
> HD has been set to 0, 1, 2, 3, via external switch,
> also to ID 0 by removing external switch and manually jumpering the blocks...
>
> Started GSOS 6.0 install, selected quit, launcher then allowed me to start
> advanced disk utility...
>
> Partitioned the drive into two 32 meg partitions, calling them Quantum1 and
> Quantum two...
>
> Proceeded with the install, everything went fine...
>
> re-booted, and there are seven instances of Quantum1, and seven of Quantum2
> (this verified by Prosel16, via booting from 3.5 drive)
>
> same thing happens whether I use advanced disk utility, or Apple scsi
> utilities disk...
>
> Now, repartitioned it, and went into Shrinkit, and chose to format slot 7,
> drive 1 and it worked...
> (however, could not find drive 2 on slot 7)
>
> Booted with GS OS 6.0 install, and installed to volume named Quantum1, created
> by Shrinkit...
>
> This time it works...no multiple instances of drives...
>
> However, I still only have one 32 meg partition, not two.
>
> would like to know how to access/utilize the other 200+ megs on the hard
> drive...
> (HFS, etc...)
>
> also, WHY does it keep showing up as multiple drives when I partition it as
> two drives?
>
> thanks!
>
> Bill

SCSI's not my bag, but it still sounds like the ID is wrong. Try an HD ID
different from zero.

As noted earlier, since this is not a bootable volume try setting it
up as an HFS volume. To do this you will need the HFS fst driver
in the system folder. Use the finder to locate the file on the original
then with the finder copy it to the system folder on your boot disk
and finder should put it in the right place. Reboot then try and setup
the drive. With HFS you can have a large drive.

I'm not sure but you may also be able to setup a small P8 drive and
make the rest HFS, but P8 by itself cannot use SCSI.

Phoenyx