!SCSIForm missing from HardDisc4 archive

Output from *status:

Baud 4
Boot
No Caps
Data 4
Delay 32
No Directory
DumpFormat 4
FontSize 256K
Ignore 10
Language 11
Mode Auto
MonitorType Auto
MouseStep 2
MouseType 7
Print 1
PrinterBufferSize 1K
Quiet
RamFSSize 0K
Repeat 8
RMASize 0K
ScreenSize 160K
Scroll
SpriteSize 0K
Sync 0
SystemSize 32K
TV 0,1
WimpMode Auto
FileSystem SCSI
Truncate on
Territory 1
GMT
WimpFlags 111
WimpFont 8
WimpDragDelay 5*1/10 second
WimpDragMove 32 OS Units
WimpDoubleClickDelay 10*1/10 second
WimpDoubleClickMove 32 OS Units
WimpAutoMenuDelay 10*1/10 second
WimpMenuDragDelay 10*1/10 second
WimpIconBarSpeed 200 OS Units / second
WimpIconBarAcceleration 100 OS Units / second^2
WimpSpritePrecedence RAM
WimpButtonType Click
WimpIconiseButton Off
WimpClickSubmenu Off
Cache On
FontMax1 16 points
FontMax2 36 points
FontMax3 36 points
FontMax4 16 points
FontMax5 0 points
FontMax 4096K
Country UK
SoundSystem 16bit Oversampled
SoundDefault 1 7 1
SCSIFSDirCache 255K
SCSIFSDrive 0
BootNet Off
FreewayAutoAddress On
FS
LMTransport NetBEUI
LMNameServer
CDROMBuffers 256K
CDROMDrives 0

Both FS and LMNameServer are ‘unset’.

Well I can’t see anything amiss there!

Well, it appears to be resolved.

Replacing the generic 1GB USB stick I was using with a SanDisk 4GB Cruzer stick gave no waiting for boot disk error, instead going straight to the desktop.

However, InstallHD4 aborts midway through, only creating a HD4 file in the RAM disk rather than the full harddisk structure. I overcame this by using the generic 1GB stick to create the RAM disk (no problem here) and then formatting the Sandisk for use as the harddisc.

It all works well!

Thank you everyone for all for your help – sorry the origin of the problem was rather mundane in the end!

update the instructions & screenshot?

• The screenshots will probably do as they are, but I’ve slightly amended the instructions.
• Also, InstallHD4,fd6 could do with a couple of tweaks, included below.¹
  • Now opens Help atomatically
  • Alignment exceptions off removed, as RAM disk bug squashed
  • Is HForm still in ‘Utilities.Caution’ or just in ‘Utilities’? I seem to have seen both recently.

filer_run <Help$Start>.!Run
scsi
basic
*changedynamicarea -ramfssize 32m
*ram
*scsi
NEW
10REM Create and save a text file of instructions
20:
30REM Assumes a RAM disc is present
40:
50ONERRORCLOSE#x:REPORT:PRINT" at line ";ERL:END
60READline$
70x=OPENOUT"RAM::RamDisc0.$.HD4Instruct" 
80WHILE line$<>"" 
90BPUT#x,line$
100READline$
110ENDWHILE
120CLOSE#x
130*settype RAM::RamDisc0.$.HD4instruct &fff
140END
150:
1000DATA"        Creating your HardDisc4 boot disc" 
1010DATA"        =================================" 
1020DATA" " 
1030DATA"1. Connect the new device you want to format, and" 
1040DATA"   note its drive number on the icon bar." 
1050DATA"2. Unplug the FAT formatted device you used to get" 
1060DATA"   to this point, if you wish." 
1070DATA"3. To reformat this new device, run HForm from" 
1080DATA"   its shortcut placed on the Pinboard." 
1090DATA"4. In the RAM::RamDisc0.$.HardDisc4 directory" 
1100DATA"   display, click Menu -> Select all."
1110DATA"5. Drag the selection onto the iconbar drive icon" 
1120DATA"   for the newly formatted device." 
1130DATA"6. When copying is complete (i.e. Copying files" 
1140DATA"   window disappears), click Menu -> Dismount on" 
1150DATA"   the iconbar drive icon." 
1160DATA"7. You are now free to restart the machine, which" 
1170DATA"   will boot from the newly installed HardDisc4" 
1180DATA"   !Boot sequence." 
1190DATA"" 
RUN
NEW
10REM Run self-extracting HardDisc4 image
20REM which provides the !Boot sequence and
30REM FileCore formatter
40:
50REM Assumes a RAM disc of minimum size 32MB is present
60:
70*copy SCSI::0.HardDisc4/util RAM::RamDisc0.$.HD4 ~c
80*dismount :0
90*settype RAM::RamDisc0.$.HD4 &ffc
100*key0|m*delete RAM::RamDisc0.$.HD4|m*pin RAM::RamDisc0.$.HardDisc4.Utilities.Caution.!HForm 32 152|m*filer_opendir RAM::RamDisc0.$|m*filer_opendir RAM::RamDisc0.$.HardDisc4|m*filer_run RAM::RamDisc0.$.HD4instruct|m
110*key1|m|m|m|m|m|mREM **********************|mREM *      Finished.     *|mREM *   You may safely   *|mREM * CLOSE this window. *|mREM **********************|m|mQUIT|mshellcli_taskquit|m
120*fx15,0
130*fx138,0,128
140*fx138,0,129
150*ram
160*/ RAM::RamDisc0.$.HD4
RUN

¹ Jeffrey, I know it’s still not robust in terms of error checking for the filename…