In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: [snip] > Plugged in the HDD Led where? Just so we're clear, my CF adapters > (assuming you're using one of mine from Darren) do not have HDD led > pins on them. The LED is in the case, control by two pins on the ISA I/O card. The LED never lights up in use, but know it works as when I pass electricity through it, it lights up green.
> As for plugging the CD ROM on. I have found that in some case plugging a > second device (CD ROM or HDD) at the end of the cable, solves many > problems. Sure as heck you can't hurt anything (since you don't have data > on your card anyway). Also look if the CF adapter has any pins bent. > Please also tell me which kind of CF adapter you have. The half length > Hot-Removable or the full length standard. Neither, I have the one made by Quazar, at the link below http://www.quazar.clara.net/sam/hardcf.htm The CF is by Kingston using Toshiba chips and the CF mentions Assy in Tiawan. The CF is the master. Apart from asking Quazar to make a short cable where can I buy one? > Finally, remember that you have to have the CF plugged in BEFORE you power > on. > > An additional thing you may want to consider is to try to use Atari-Fdisk > from Q40 Linux. > All you need to do is get the following files: lxx (executable), vmlinux > and ramimg.gz. If you don't have a Q40 Linux CD I'd be happy to send them > over. Thanks for the offer to email them to me. -- Tarquin Mills RUNG (RISC OS Users, Norfolk Group)