Windows-Host SDK 2.11 and dinit with USB Compact Flash Reade

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Hi all!,

Trying to dinit a compact flash card with dinit.

c:> dinit -f excal.ifs e:

e: is the compact flash reader on a Windows 98 PC. the compact flash reader
is USB, presently Windows sees it as a normal hard-drive. When I try to
dinit it I get the following error.

“Old disk Utility Write Error” - You are using a disk utility designed for
an older versiob of MS-DOS or Windows. Your files may be damaged if the
utility writes to the disk. To run it, but prevent it from writing to your
disk, click YES. To stop the utility, click NO.

c:>DINIT: Write failed - block 1

I am using the Windows-Host SDK 2.11. There is no issues with dinit when
writing to a floppy drive.
I am trying to create a boot Compact Flash disk for a SBC.

Thanks for your Help

Stephane Grenier

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Hi Stephane,

There were some problems with dinit a while ago. Not sure if they are
all fixed. What you can do is use my QNX boot diskette located here:

www.geocities.com/erickmuis/files/nto/

Download makedisk.exe from here:

http://quics.qnx.com/cgi-bin/search/usr/free/?srch=makedisk.exe&select=1

Format a dos floppy then use makedisk from the command line
(makedisk {file}).

Boot with that diskette, then run:

Pcmcia.generic &

Type ‘pin’ and see what the parameters are for the ATA flash disk

Then start Fsys.eide -a[address] -i[irq] &

Then you can run fdisk and dinit from the floppy and setup the flash
device.

Hope this helps

Erick.


Stephane Grenier <sgrenier@excalibur.com> wrote:

Hi all!,

Trying to dinit a compact flash card with dinit.

c:> dinit -f excal.ifs e:

e: is the compact flash reader on a Windows 98 PC. the compact flash reader
is USB, presently Windows sees it as a normal hard-drive. When I try to
dinit it I get the following error.

“Old disk Utility Write Error” - You are using a disk utility designed for
an older versiob of MS-DOS or Windows. Your files may be damaged if the
utility writes to the disk. To run it, but prevent it from writing to your
disk, click YES. To stop the utility, click NO.

c:>DINIT: Write failed - block 1

I am using the Windows-Host SDK 2.11. There is no issues with dinit when
writing to a floppy drive.
I am trying to create a boot Compact Flash disk for a SBC.

Thanks for your Help

Stephane Grenier