Hey Ron, I just picked up a BlueSCSI (DB25 external) for use with a Macintosh Classic II, and a couple of LC's. I'm using Sheepshaver 2.5 (recently updated!) running MacOS 8.6, and it loads the HDA files just like any other disk image. Disk Jockey is also a great tool for the Mac. Thanks for making these tutorials!
wow that's a handsome bluescsi! :O i found myself in a situation where a db25 bluescsi would have come extremly in handy and realized..ironically i dont actually have one for myself
Hmm, I was interested in backing up the software from my old mac onto BlueSCSI to archive/use and, by the title of this video, I thought I would learn how to do that. However, there is no discussion of how to backup/save your original files from, say, a mac SE onto Blue SCSI. Is that even possible?
The latest version of the BlueSCSI (the V2) has a new “Initiator Mode” that lets you directly connect your existing hard drive and backup and image. I believe that Mac84 did a video about this very topic.
This will be a great video to direct people when they need to setup a BlueSCSI. Nicely done Ron. Keep up the great work. Commodore 64 forever... I mean... Apple II forever ;-)
Perfect timing! I just received my BlueSCSI DB25 3 days ago from Tom Barber. I've already set mine up but after watching this I think I'll go back and add things like the utilities.
@RonsCompVids Great video! Thank you for sharing! As far as a HDD volume size goes, what is the largest volume that the older macOS's support that work on the Mac Classic or Mac SE that the DB25 BlueSCSI can work on?
Something to note for modern Mac users, is that Basilisk II for Mac won’t natively read a .hda file, so there’s an added step of renaming the .hda to .dsk extension for using in basilisk, and then renaming back to .hda before loading on the blueSCSI.
My BlueSCSI DB25 is not working with PowerBook 100 or 165. I’m using that exact adaptor you showed. It just prevents the Mac from starting (question floppy). I’ve tried everything.
It may not be defective. It's possible that the image that was used for the base bootable drive has the LIDO loader... which has issue on some machines. It might be a good idea to go out to the project page and download one of the latest blank images or use DiskJockey (if you have a Mac) to create one. bluescsi.onegeekarmy.eu/diskjockey/
Hey Ron, I just picked up a BlueSCSI (DB25 external) for use with a Macintosh Classic II, and a couple of LC's. I'm using Sheepshaver 2.5 (recently updated!) running MacOS 8.6, and it loads the HDA files just like any other disk image. Disk Jockey is also a great tool for the Mac. Thanks for making these tutorials!
wow that's a handsome bluescsi! :O
i found myself in a situation where a db25 bluescsi would have come extremly in handy
and realized..ironically i dont actually have one for myself
You've GOTTA get one... I know a guy if you need the hookup ;)
Hmm, I was interested in backing up the software from my old mac onto BlueSCSI to archive/use and, by the title of this video, I thought I would learn how to do that. However, there is no discussion of how to backup/save your original files from, say, a mac SE onto Blue SCSI. Is that even possible?
The latest version of the BlueSCSI (the V2) has a new “Initiator Mode” that lets you directly connect your existing hard drive and backup and image. I believe that Mac84 did a video about this very topic.
Going to put this video on BUT first... light some candles to set the mood!
;)
This will be a great video to direct people when they need to setup a BlueSCSI. Nicely done Ron. Keep up the great work. Commodore 64 forever... I mean... Apple II forever ;-)
Perfect timing! I just received my BlueSCSI DB25 3 days ago from Tom Barber. I've already set mine up but after watching this I think I'll go back and add things like the utilities.
Thanks, Ron! Much appreciated! This is just what I needed
Glad it was helpful!
Really cool! Excellent video and work as always!
Ron does some pretty cool things. We do however need to get him on the Commodore train. LOL.
Another fine video, sir.
Thank you kindly
@RonsCompVids
Great video!
Thank you for sharing!
As far as a HDD volume size goes, what is the largest volume that the older macOS's support that work on the Mac Classic or Mac SE that the DB25 BlueSCSI can work on?
The largest partition you would probably want to use with a Classic or SE under System 7 would be 2 GB.
@@RonsCompVids
Thank you for the fast reply!!
Also thank you for the information :)
Something to note for modern Mac users, is that Basilisk II for Mac won’t natively read a .hda file, so there’s an added step of renaming the .hda to .dsk extension for using in basilisk, and then renaming back to .hda before loading on the blueSCSI.
This is good to know, sir!
Yep good point! I tripped up on this a few weeks back
Hello, how to install Windows into this SD card?
Nice one Ron, I’ve been meaning to make a video on my external blueSCSI but now I don’t need to! Excellent resource 👍
My BlueSCSI DB25 is not working with PowerBook 100 or 165. I’m using that exact adaptor you showed. It just prevents the Mac from starting (question floppy). I’ve tried everything.
It’s not working even when you use a USB power cable with it?
Also do you possibly have one of your skills he desk images configured add ID 0 where it ends up conflicting with the internal hard drive?
@@RonsCompVids Yep usb powered. The log file in the card shows no issues.
@@RonsCompVids only one image, set to ID 6. No conflicts. I will try other IDs. I’m pretty sure it’s defective.
It may not be defective. It's possible that the image that was used for the base bootable drive has the LIDO loader... which has issue on some machines. It might be a good idea to go out to the project page and download one of the latest blank images or use DiskJockey (if you have a Mac) to create one.
bluescsi.onegeekarmy.eu/diskjockey/
Your video is really helpful. And I love your presentation skills. Keep up the good work mate.
Thanks, will do!
Apple Legacy CD is a fantastic tool. There's another one that works for more advanced machines.
I get cannot open rom file then a crash in basilisk II
It’s possible that your ROM file is corrupt or not compatible with BasiliskII.