I have been working to save Amiga files on to a SD card from a windozzz pc to the Amiga. You need Fat95 program and a Mount file. A SD2IDE adapter and a SD card 1 or 2GB. When you order a SD2IDE adapter, do NOT get a micro-SD they are easy to lose.
I am using a buddha IDE card in my A3000D/T, I use the BuddhaDHToolBox make a copy of HDT00lBox and rename it to BuddhaHDToolBox in the info file, Icon panel change the scsi.device to buddhascsi.device and save. On my A1200 I use HDtoolBox which uses the scsi.device.
Amiga ASD Project.
ASD stands for Amiga Secure Digital the SD card.
This is as close to having an USB thumb drive to store and transfer data from a windozzz fat32 file system SD card without having to make special hardware. All the hardware is cheap and available on eBay. SD2IDE or SD2SATA with power connector about $18 USD.
If you have a spare IED port on your Amiga and don't want wires hanging out the back of the back, please see my Amiga eSATAp projects.
At this point I will assume you have an eSATAp connector on the back of you Amiga or you have the card plugged into your IDE port. I have an SD2SATA with power connector on order.
The SD card adapter will be external so I can move to my other Amigas so not to alter the Amigas case. On the A2000, A3000D/T and A4000 it is possible to install the adapter inside and with a SD ribbon cable extender it can be mount in front of the Amiga with a piece of plastic and a rectangle hole to epoxy it into place The A1200 there is no room. Do not alter any Amiga any part they are difficult to replace. The only software is Fat952 on Aminet.net, or search for Amiga fat32 and download and install it. It's included in the attached file).
On your workbench make a directory Mount ASD, make a copy of PC0 in your Storage folder and put it the ASD folder rename it to ASD.
Important, use a 1gb SD memory card, the smallest I had was a 32MB and a 2GB card and they both worked on my A3000T.
On the Amiga you can make one partition for size of the SD.
Connect your eSATA cable to the SD2SATA adapter insert your 1 or 2 GB SD Card and Bootup you Amiga.
My IDE ports are using the buddha IDE from icomp. Click on HDToolBox, make a copy and rename it to BuddhaHDToolbox and save it.
click on it and go to information and where it says scsi.device change it to buddhascsi.device and save it.
Open up the BuddhaHDToolbox and you will see your devices. The top one is your boot device the other will say Unknown. Note the Address Number, click on it, Change Drive Type, Define New, change FileName to ASD, enter, Read Configuration,
it should be FC-1307, SD to CF Adapter, the Size should be the same size as your SD card, if not go back and recheck your drive selection. If it looks good then click OK, Continue, click Ok, the FC-1307 SD to CF Adapter Rev should be in the panel click Ok,
and Unknown should change to FC-1307 SD To CF Adapter Rev or similar, next select Partition Drive, Delete Partition, change it to use the full size of your SD card.
Change Partition Device Name to ASD, do NOT make it Bootable. Click on Advanced Options, Change, change to Custom File System, Ok, go to Add Update, Delete File System, Add New File System, change it to L:fat95, Ok, change Enter DosType for File System to 0x46415401, Ok, Update File System, should say L:fat95, the Dos Type should be 0x46415401 greyed out Ok, then Ok, then Ok, Save Changes to Drive, do NOT Low-level Format the drive. Save it and exit.
In your ASD folder left click on ASD and go to Information, Icon, add the following script.
FileSystem=L:fat95
Device=buddhascsi.device
Unit=2 (your number I had you remember)
Flags=0
MaxTransfer=0x1FE00
Surfaces=1
BlockperTrack=1
LowCyl=0
Highcyl=0
Buffers=128
GlobVec=-1
Dostype=0x46415401
Save it and reboot. Click on ASD and a disk will appear, Name it, ASD, Quick Format, remove SD card and insert it a windozzz pc. It should pop up with Trashcan and the info files, if not then format it using default.
and name it, ASD, open ASD and copy a few files to the ASD device. Insert the SD card back into the Amiga and reboot. Click on your ASD folder click on ASD and the ASD disk should appear with some files in it.
You can delete all except System Information, windozzz may need it. Now your all set to copy files from your windozzz pc to the SD card. Put it back in your Amiga and reboot. Open up the ASD disk and load the files on your Amiga. On the Amiga if you remove the SD card and reinsert it will hang the Amiga, I don't know why but the OS may not see a Disk Change.
If you have any problems let me know.
I did a SysInfo V4.4 check and it was as fast as the HDs speed.
Enjoy
Frank Papaeliou
Idaho U.S.A.