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dhau
msx master
Posts: 1047 |  Posted: May 07 2004, 05:42 |
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dhau
msx master
Posts: 1047 | Posted: May 07 2004, 07:29 |
Here is some more information that might help identify this SCSI:
16KByte SCSI BIOS dump: tht.net/~aoboroc/msx/scsi246.bin
In this file I can see following clear-text information:
SCSI VERSION 2.46 (C) 1992
MSX-DOS kernel version 2.20 Disk BASIC version 2.01
Copyright (C) 1989 ASCII Corporation
SCSI FD
1 - Enable partition
2 - Disable partition
3 - Write protect partition
1 - 720Kb (dubbel side)
2 - 1.44Mb (dubbel side)
3 - 2.88Mb (dubbel side)
4 - 360Kb (singel side)
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bacterion
msx user
Posts: 42 | Posted: May 07 2004, 09:32 |
I saw the picture and i recognized the "Leonardo Padial board pattern" (lot of horizontal lines)...
so i "googlized" and i found this:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/replay/scsi.htm
I think it is a Novaxis clone, but i am not sure at all. |
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dhau
msx master
Posts: 1047 | Posted: May 07 2004, 16:48 |
Does anyone here use this adapter?
If it's Novaxis clone, where can I get some software for Novaxis?
How do I partition and format SCSI harddrive?
Does it support SCSI CD-ROM?
Thanks!
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Sonic_aka_T
msx guru
Posts: 2261 | Posted: May 07 2004, 16:56 |
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dhau
msx master
Posts: 1047 | Posted: May 07 2004, 20:16 |
Can someone please dump rom from their Novaxis SCSI and post a link to it here?
I would like to use IDA Pro to see if their code is srikingly similar 
Too bad there is not a single user on this board who uses LP SCSI controller in past |
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msd
msx professional
Posts: 607 | Posted: May 07 2004, 20:21 |
It doesn't look lite it's a novaxis clone, they use the WD33C93A scsi controller. This one doesn't.
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dhau
msx master
Posts: 1047 | Posted: May 07 2004, 20:24 |
Could it be a MegaSCSI clone?
Or Bart SCSI?
What other variations are available?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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Sonic_aka_T
msx guru
Posts: 2261 | Posted: May 07 2004, 20:54 |
I guess your only option is asking padial...
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dhau
msx master
Posts: 1047 | Posted: May 07 2004, 21:57 |
People! I still need to find software to partition and format hard drive and a CDROM driver for Padial's SCSI controller  Please help me with this...
Here is what I found on old Padial's page www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Tower/7418/padial/page1.htm (new page doesn't have anything about LPE SCSI):
Controller SCSI REF-51 allows to connect to the MSX any SCSI and SCSI II
compatible periferial (hard disks, CD-ROMs, ZIP and Magnetoptical drives,
Scanners...)
It incorporates internally MSXDOS2 operating system, 2.46 ROM and
built-in accelerator to gain the excellent benefits of these devices
from any modern MSX-2 computer
It supports up to 8 devices and comes with necessary software for quick
installation and usage from the very first day
... at least I have the latest greatest firmware Not that is solves all my problems... |
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GuyveR800
msx guru
Posts: 3048 | Posted: May 07 2004, 22:21 |
2.46 is a well-known Novaxis version, IIRC...
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msd
msx professional
Posts: 607 | Posted: May 07 2004, 22:34 |
The latest novaxis version is 1.51 or something..
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GuyveR800
msx guru
Posts: 3048 | Posted: May 07 2004, 23:05 |
Oh, LOL, well that shows how much I know about Novaxis  (wtf happened to the  smiley?!)
maybe an old BERT version then  |
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snout
msx legend
Posts: 4991 | Posted: May 07 2004, 23:07 |
the smiley?  |
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snout
msx legend
Posts: 4991 | Posted: May 07 2004, 23:08 |
I'll re-add some clickable smiles sooner or later
(lets focus on those SCSI interfaces, shall we?) |
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