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SCSI2SD + Windows 98 SE... trying again

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First post, by JustRob

Posted on 2025-01-28, 23:26

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I tried this a couple years ago, couldn't get it to work. Trying it again now, still can't get it to work. But it'd be really nice if I could get it to work.

Basically, I have this thing SCSI2SD which is supposed to boot stuff from an SD card, which connects to a SCSI adapter. But it doesn't boot.

If there's anyone here who has experience with this sort of thing, could they take a look and tell me if I messed up somewhere?

The SCSI adapter BIOS:

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Boot device ID (should be 0, which it is)

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I'll be honest, I have no idea what these settings are, so I didn't mess with it

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From what I've read, drives bigger than 1GB need to be enabled and Int13 needs to be enabled... both are

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SCSI2SD does show up as connected to the SCSI adapter, ID #0 as it should

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Reply 1 of 7, by JustRob

Posted on 2025-01-28, 23:30

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When I go to SCSI2SD, it gives me the option to format. And there it actually shows the size of my SD card, which tells me it is seeing the card at least. However, formatting here does nothing, I've checked the SD card afterwards. It did nothing, the whole Windows 98 SE installation is still there.

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The problem:

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The SD card:

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SCSI2SD settings:

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Reply 2 of 7, by Disruptor

Posted on 2025-01-29, 00:06

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Ok. Write protection is not activated. Good.
What error message do you get when you format the SD card?

Please start from a bootdisk. Run FDISK. Select 4. And post a picture of it.

Your SCSI settings are conservative. That should affect performance, but it does not hurt.

Reply 3 of 7, by JustRob

Posted on 2025-01-29, 00:51

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Disruptor wrote on 2025-01-29, 00:06:
Ok. Write protection is not activated. Good. What error message do you get when you format the SD card? […]
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Ok. Write protection is not activated. Good.
What error message do you get when you format the SD card?

Please start from a bootdisk. Run FDISK. Select 4. And post a picture of it.

Your SCSI settings are conservative. That should affect performance, but it does not hurt.

I ran FDISK from a Windows 98 SE installation CD, since my Windows 98 floppy bootdisk isn't working for some reason. But when I try to run it, it just gives the error message that there's no fixed disks present.

Reply 4 of 7, by Disruptor

Posted on 2025-01-29, 01:07

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JustRob wrote on 2025-01-29, 00:51:

I ran FDISK from a Windows 98 SE installation CD, since my Windows 98 floppy bootdisk isn't working for some reason. But when I try to run it, it just gives the error message that there's no fixed disks present.

Please retry after setting the option "Host Adapter BIOS" to enabled in your 4th picture.

Reply 5 of 7, by JustRob

Posted on 2025-01-29, 01:33

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Disruptor wrote on 2025-01-29, 01:07:

JustRob wrote on 2025-01-29, 00:51:

I ran FDISK from a Windows 98 SE installation CD, since my Windows 98 floppy bootdisk isn't working for some reason. But when I try to run it, it just gives the error message that there's no fixed disks present.

Please retry after setting the option "Host Adapter BIOS" to enabled in your 4th picture.

Bruh… that actually worked. I can’t believe after all that, it was such a simple thing.

It even loads up my old Windows 98 install that I made using the IDE to SD adapter that I used in the past.

Thanks a ton, this makes me so happy.

Reply 6 of 7, by Disruptor

Posted on 2025-01-29, 01:54

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Fine.
You probably try to enable in scsi2sd: Parity, Unit attention, Disconnect. Which options do you have in SCSI host speed?
You probably try to enable in controller: Initiate Sync Negotiation, Send Start Unit Command, and set Maximum Speed to 20.0 (if available). I disable SCAM on my controllers.

Reply 7 of 7, by JustRob

Posted on 2025-01-29, 09:22

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Disruptor wrote on 2025-01-29, 01:54:

Fine.
You probably try to enable in scsi2sd: Parity, Unit attention, Disconnect. Which options do you have in SCSI host speed?
You probably try to enable in controller: Initiate Sync Negotiation, Send Start Unit Command, and set Maximum Speed to 20.0 (if available). I disable SCAM on my controllers.

For SCSI host speed, the only options I can select are either "Normal" or "Slow". It's currently set to Normal.

I'll change the other options like you said

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