Re: RamFast versions - software and hardware??Jazz drive...

["Glenn Jones" <rg.jones@rogers.com>]

"Stephen Hartz" <SHartz@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:emRia.41380$0X.8233128@twister.columbus.rr.com...
> 4/2/03 update:  Gave up on the Jazz on my Powerbook . I thought maybe the
> drive really was going to sleep on the gs, as someone suggested. I changed
> the 'sleep' time via Iomega Tools on my Powerbook. (Not sure if this
> actually changed the sleep time on the drive, however. Mybe just the
> software, most likely.  One thing i DID learn on the mac.  The 'sllep'
time
> for the drive is set at 15 minutes by Iomega from the factory.  that MAY
> have been why the original low level format failed?? It was going ok, and
> just stopped afgteer about 15'....
> Sooo,  then unhooked the Jazz and took it back to the GS.  Hooked it up as
> the ONLY SCSI device.  Ran the Ramfast utilities and they still SAW the
> drive and told me to format the cartridge, which I tried.  After about 30
> seconds, the format stopped and I got the message:
>
> Ramfast MLI ERROR!
> Command:03-04 84 00 60 00 00 00 00
> Status: 01
>
> I'm 99% sure the problem is with the media- some sort of different
> formatting than the standard 100 meg zip cartridge.
> The choices:
>
> 1)  send the cartridges back to Iomega (they gave me an RMA) or
> 2)try Anubis onm the mac to low level format and partition and see if the
gs
> likes that.....
> Any bets??
>
>
>
> "Stephen Hartz" <SHartz@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:_oBia.37389$0X.7315454@twister.columbus.rr.com...
> > I am still battling the Ramfast/Jaz drive battle and was wondering if a
> > newer version of the Ramfast ROM's or the software might help my IIgs
> > recognize and properly format the 1GB Jazz drive...  Might that help?
> Right
> > now, the Ramfast.System software will try to do a low level format, but
> then
> > crashes near the end.  The low level format NEVER completes, and I
> therefore
> > never get the chance to partition and high level format(ProDos Or HFS)
> said
> > partitions...
> >  At this point, my Mac Powerbook won't even recognize the 1 GB cartridge
> > inserted in to the jazz drive!  I'm really up a creek.... Any
> suggestions???
> >

Using my Apple HS SCSI Card .....

I just got 2 - 2GB carts in the mail today and have successfully partitioned
one of them with 2 - 32 MB Prodos Partitions and the remainder as 2 HFS
partitions via ADU. I did not try to zero or initialize this cart via ADU..

Since my ROM 3.01F RamFast is still not functioning properly I am not able
to determine if it will read the drive.

I think I am convinced now that the RamFast format wiped out the Z tracks on
my other two carts....

My 1GB cart was working before I tried it on the RamFast not sure about the
first 2GB cart I tried .. but hey are both toast now for sure.

If you have a IIgs, my suggestion would be for you to get one more cart if
your willing and skip partitioning the drive from the ROM. Make sure the
RamFast drive is installed under GS/OS and then use ADU to partition the
drive as you like. I would avoid zeroing or initializing the drive unless
you like to live dangerously...

BTW, when I first put the cart in ... it came up and asked if I wanted to
eject or initialize the drive..the first time I said yes but it came back
with a MLI error $27....I ejected it ...started ADU and then put it back in
and was able to partition it successfully.

Hope this info helps ...


Glenn