Short: ShapeShifter patch for optical drives Author: mark_k@iname.com Uploader: mark_k iname com Type: misc/emu Architecture: m68k-amigaos ========================================= = ShapeShifter Patch for Optical Drives = ========================================= This document is copyright © 1999, 2001 by Mark Knibbs . It is freely distributable for non-commercial purposes. ********************************************************************* * YOU ONLY NEED TO USE THIS PATCH IF YOU HAVE AN OPTICAL DISK DRIVE * * AND WISH TO BOOT SHAPESHIFTER FROM A MAC-FORMATTED OPTICAL DISK. * ********************************************************************* There are several types of SCSI device. For example, hard disks are type 0 (direct access), CD-ROM drives are type 5, and some optical drives are type 7 (optical memory). Ever since version 3.4, the ShapeShifter Macintosh emulator can only boot from direct access (type 0) SCSI devices. That is, from e.g. hard disks. Some optical drives are type 7 (optical memory), and some DVD-RAM and PD drives report themselves as type 5 (CD-ROM). ShapeShifter refuses to boot from a Mac-formatted optical disk unless your optical drive is type 0. This is annoying. I have figured out patches for ShapeShifter versions 3.10 and 3.11 to not check the device type when booting. There are several other deficiencies in ShapeShifter's device handling, but this patch does not address those. See also -------- My Amiga Magneto-Optical Drive FAQ, on Aminet as docs/help/Amiga_MO_FAQ.lha, also available in HTML format on my web page at http://vistweb.com/mark History ------- 31-Jan-2001 Updated for ShapeShifter version 3.11 and expanded introduction 29-May-1999 Updated and uploaded to Aminet 19-Apr-1999 Posted to the amiga-mo mailing list Regards, -- Mark mark_k@iname.com