In message <1bf841b9-4230-a8c0-6d62-a5139c2927e3@arcor.de>
Raik Fischer via A9home-list <a9home-list@riscository.co.uk>
wrote:
> I'm not sure. Maybe I'm wrong.
> For the IDEDisc (I change to an 120GB SSD... bigger, faster, cooler
> ;-)), an HDForm formatted Disc was not usable on a9home. It needs a
> IDETools formatted one. So I not know ... Is it the same with an USB device?
I find the IDE interface on the A9home to be quite selective about what it
likes :(
Many years ago, not too long after I had purchased the A9, I changed the
drive for MLC(I think that was the term) based SSD. This worked fine, was
a bit slow at writing. But then started having issues it. Eventually I
settled on an 44 pin IDE to 32GB Compact flash interface that I have been
using in it for quite a number of years now. The read speed on the CF was
good, but was never quick at writing. Finally I have now purchased a 32GB
Sandisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash. This both reads and writes fairly
quickly.
With regards to my question about the capacity of Filecore Formatted
devices on USB. I do have a CF to USB adaptor. This is detected without
problem, and works fine with 1GB CF. When I tried the 32GB, so I could
transfer the data to my new quicker CF card, the whole system just locked
up, resulting in a reboot being required.
I did manage to get at the data, via my Pinebook. I have a folder setup
on that as a ShareFS boot(along with necessary bits for booting A9)(One of
the useful items from the boot menu). I was able to boot the A9 from this
then copy all the data back across from th CF via the Pinebook.
--
Paul Stewart
Sent from A9home running RISC OS 4.42
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