B.E.R.T Fat16

Expert (120)

05-02-2013, 20:14

Hi all,
I m playing around with a bert interface and I was wondering if it support Okei FAT16 and if there is a Fdisk fat16 for it ?
By the way I guess it's still doesn't support CD , right ?

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Van edoz

Prophet (2482)

05-02-2013, 21:03

Hi... fat16 is not supported on the BERT interface, I think it need a newer BIOS. There is support for cdrom. There are some tools like ccopy, cdir , cdd , cdda (where you can play audio cd's). Drive mapping is not supported.

Van edoz

Prophet (2482)

05-02-2013, 21:02

btw. I'm not sure, but i think that Hans has ever said "if someone is making a new cdrom driver for the bert interface i will give a slot expander for free. (for the one who makes it) " but maybe he should confirm this statement

Van TheWhipMaster

Expert (120)

05-02-2013, 21:37

Thanks Edoz , I will look to find the lastest bios and tools ... as I guess I have an old version

Van edoz

Prophet (2482)

05-02-2013, 21:50

2.7 is the latest bios. But it's a EPRoM i think. so not not a simply flash.
On the info pages if you can scroll down to the SCSI Bert interface. There is a download link called "BERT utils" for cdrom.
I'm not sure but if you want to use a cdrom, be sure the hardisc is always on SCSI ID 0 and the CDROM on a free SCSI ID.
Overhere it's working fine.

SCSI info page

Van TheWhipMaster

Expert (120)

05-02-2013, 22:04

I can burn rom , if I find it
Thanks for the CD tools
I now I need to find the last install disc with fdisk3.X as the version I have is 2-1
Thanks again for your help

Van OeiOeiVogeltje

Paragon (1433)

05-02-2013, 22:39

hello Thewhipmaster
i have sent you a few mails too with some additional info
i hope you get it
there is a different in roms for different version of bert
one "orignal " one that doesnt work in turbor and one adapted for turbor
i have both
but the roms need a hardware modification which is different depending on which serial number your bert interface has

Van TheWhipMaster

Expert (120)

05-02-2013, 23:37

I think my bert is a MK upgraded and the bios is 2,46

Van TheWhipMaster

Expert (120)

06-02-2013, 00:15

Hi OeiOeiVogeltje ,
which name are you using while writing me E mail , because I can't find your mail !?!

Van TheWhipMaster

Expert (120)

06-02-2013, 18:53

Hans told me that there is some pin that need to be switched in order to allow a MK to use bert a bert rom.
Does anyone of you know which pin need to be swithed ?

Van edoz

Prophet (2482)

20-12-2013, 21:45

My bert is working on a Turbo-R. If i remember it correctly the adres is &H30.

Today i got my hands on a new (yes! NEW!!!) Hardisk! 73 GB Seagate 10k.7 (Cheetah) !!!
It's a ULTRA U320 SCSI drive (small connector) and it's working on the BERT interface!!!
The cool part is the noice!!!! (very silent!!! compair to my old SCSI drive!)

So i'm running a copy job to restore all the data! ... still waiting for a while