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What do you need to access a DVD drive on the Amiga?
« on: May 29, 2007, 07:47:43 PM »
Hi,

What do you need to run to be able to run a DVD drive with your Amiga.

I have a slim DVD/CDr connected to my A1200 with IDEsplitter and 3.5 harddrive but IDEfix 97 does not find anything on Buddha device. I have a harddrive on the other IDE port.

Should I run something else than IDEfix or is my DVD drive broken?
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Re: What do you need to access a DVD drive on the Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2007, 08:28:37 PM »
It must work, because a DVD-Rom is a CD-Rom too. With Catweasel ZII S-Class work perfectly with Buddha in my A4K.  In a A1200 change to master or slave or cble select th unit.

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Re: What do you need to access a DVD drive on the Amiga?
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2007, 08:35:42 PM »
There is no way to select master/slave on it since it is a slim-DVD, I have an adapter on it to convert it to 40 pin IDE.

Perhaps I could try it out on a PC though, but now I know it should be found with IDEfix.
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Re: What do you need to access a DVD drive on the Amiga?
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2007, 10:23:14 PM »
Bear in mind (or beer in mind :pint:) that slimCD/DVD or combo are ALWAYS slave, if the unit is an internal one.

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Re: What do you need to access a DVD drive on the Amiga?
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2007, 11:49:10 AM »
oh yes! I think that was a normal DVD unit.
Sorry.

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Try to change connector on the strip.
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Re: What do you need to access a DVD drive on the Amiga?
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2007, 07:17:24 PM »
Some drives can't work on Amiga :-(
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Re: What do you need to access a DVD drive on the Amiga?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2007, 11:52:01 PM »
I have been researching this subject and it seems not all slim CD's are slaves. Some are set to cable select. You can mod one by shorting some pins on the 50 pin connector to make it master. Sadly I destroyed my slim DVD by doing so, it was a really tight space to solder. However I am going to get another one.
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