Amiga Emulator FAQ

Updated: 26/05/08

How to configure CacheCDFS for AmigaOS 3.x

1. Download the IDEFix97 archive from Aminet. CacheCDFS comes with AmigaOS 3.5 and 3.9.
Alternatives include AmiCDFS if you do not want to use IdeFix.

2. Extract the files to your hard disk. e.g.

lha x IDEFix97.lha WB:

Will extract the files from IDEFix97 to the WB: disk.

3. Run the InstallSoftware icon from the IDEFix97 folder (Installer is required, see Install disk).

4. Select Proceed with Install.

• Welcome to IDE-Fix, CacheCDFS, CD32-Emulator and PlayCD!
• This package is the complete solution for all your IDE and CD-ROM problems!
• IDEFix allows you to use 4 harddisks and SyQuest drives with your IDE port, ATAPI
  controls IDE CDROMs, CacheCDFS, PlayCD and CD32-Emulator, power any
  IDE or SCSI-II CD-Rom!
• Enjoy it!

5. Click Proceed on the Welcome screen.

6. Press Return key a few times when you have seen the End User Licence Agreement.

• IDE-Fix '97 End-User license agreement
• Installing, copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, ... etc

7. Click Yes to agree to the EULA license.

• Do you agree to these license conditions?
• Yes, Read Again, No

8. Enter personal information and key (if you have one) or click on Cancel to use it in Demo mode.
Click Register.

• SerNo / Name
• Company / E-Mail
• Personal Key

9. If you selected Demo then click Yes to continue installation.

• If you cancel now, a demo version will be installed!
• Do you really want to cancel registration?
• NOTE: You can always register later, if you start the
  Registration program from your installation directory.

10. Select location to install the files, in this case WB:.

• Selected drawer: WB:

11. Click Proceed to scan your devices to locate your CDROM drive.

• Now the FindDevice program will be launched to find the Device
  and Unit of your CD-rom..
• You may let the program scan for CD-Roms by clicking "SCAN".
• Choose the device and unit and click "USE"!
• If FindDevice hangs: Reboot, start the installation again and click
  CANCEL,within FindDevice!

12. Select the device on the left and click Scan to begin scanning for devices.

13. If unable to find a device, click Cancel and then use the following screens to manually setup your CDROM device.
Enter name of device driver on this screen,then Proceed.

• What is the name for the exec device driver?
• uaescsi.device

14. Enter unit number for your CDROM device. Usually 0,1,2, etc. If using Winuae then you may need to enable Logging on the Misc
tab and start Winuae, close it down and example the log produced to see which unit your CDROM drive is using. Click Proceed.

• What is the Unit number of your CD-Rom drive?
• 0

15. Select how many discs will your drive take at once. It is usually 1 disc at a time. Click Procced.

• How many discs fit in your CD-Rom drive?
• 1

16. Select Motor configuration (use defaults if unsure). Click Procced.

• Use SCSI Direct
• Use Diskchange Interrupt
• Use 24 Bit-DMA
• Use Motor off

17. Select if you want your CDROM to be mounted on startup. Usually Yes.

• Would you like the CD-Rom drive automatically mounted upon bootup?
• NOTE: If you are unsure if your controller will work correctly with the
  controller settings, you should select "NO"!

18. Enter name of the Device. E.g. CD0, CD1 etc.

19.Click Proceed when installation is complete.

• Installation complete!
• IDEFix, ATAPI & CacheCDFS can be foundin your WB:IDEFix97 drawer
  (or partition).

20. Insert a CDROM and it should show up on the desktop. If not then you may need to change the parameters
of your CD0 DosDriver in Devs:DosDrivers.

How to remove IDE-Fix and CacheCDFS

1. Remove the IDE-Fix main folder on the Workbench disk.
2. In DEVS: remove the following device drivers: tandemat.device, tandemat_pcmcia.device, tandemcd.device, tandemcd_come.device, tandemcd_pcmcia.device,
telmexatapi.device, adide_atapi.device, ad_atapi.device, buddha_atapi.device.
3. In DEVS:DosDrivers, remove any CDx files including icon files.
4. In L:, remove CacheCDFS filesystem.
5. In C:, remove FormatATAPI, MountLS120.
6. Reboot to ensure all components are removed and no dialog boxes appear.

Back to UAE FAQ.