BlueSCSI Ultra & Ultra Wide

ESM-NL

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Your log shows a SD error in the bootloader (I can address that, but thats not your issue, can ignore for now)
This problem is already solved. What I did not mentioned was that I used a USB extender, because of the way the two BlueSCSIs are mounted (see photo). To make the BlueSCSI UW better reacheble, I added an extender, but since I left it out, the log file does not show the errors:

Platform: BlueSCSI Ultra (Wide)
FW Version: 2026.08.17-rel Aug 17 2026 16:08:59
Flash chip size: 16384 kB
=== Bootloader Log ===
[0ms] Bootloader version: Aug 17 2026 16:08:45 BlueSCSI Ultra
[0ms] Looking for firmware: BlueSCSI_Ultra_Wide*.bin
[132ms] Bootloader continuing to main firmware
=== End Bootloader Log ===
Clocking to standard I2S-compatible base speed
Reclocking with these settings are compatible with CD audio playback
Initial Clock set to 150MHz
Reclocking the MCU to 155MHz
Setting the SDIO clock to 26MHz
After reclocking, system reports clock set to 155MHz
BlueSCSI CD Audio enabled - requires DAC
SD Config Result: 0xFF
SDIO 1.8v High Speed, Mode D

=== SD Card Info ===
SD card detected, FAT32 volume size: 15185 MB
SD Name: SU16G, MID: 0x03 (SanDisk), OID: "SD" (0x53 0x44)

=== Global Config ===
bluescsi.ini not found, using defaults

=== Finding images ===
=== Finding images in / ===
== Opening /HD10_512 Data 1.dsk for ID:1 LUN:0
---- Configuring as disk drive
== Opening /HD00_512 IIfx 1.dsk for ID:0 LUN:0
---- Configuring as disk drive
== Opening /HD20_512 Data 2.dsk for ID:2 LUN:0
---- Configuring as disk drive

== Platform supports ROM drive up to 12284 kB

=== Configured SCSI Devices ===
ID: 0, BlockSize: 512, Type: Fixed, Quirks: Apple, Size: 1843264kB
ID: 1, BlockSize: 512, Type: Fixed, Quirks: Apple, Size: 1843264kB
ID: 2, BlockSize: 512, Type: Fixed, Quirks: Apple, Size: 2048096kB

Clock set to: 155MHz
Initialization complete!
INFO: Pico Voltage: 3.280V.
SCSI ID 2 negotiated synchronous mode 10 MB/s (period 4x25 ns, offset 8 bytes)
INFO: You may get a boost from overclocking as your system supports synchronous SCSI speeds. https://bluescsi.com/docs/Ultra-SCSI-Fast20-OverClock
SCSI ID 1 negotiated synchronous mode 10 MB/s (period 4x25 ns, offset 8 bytes)
SCSI ID 2 negotiated synchronous mode 10 MB/s (period 4x25 ns, offset 8 bytes)
SCSI ID 1 negotiated synchronous mode 10 MB/s (period 4x25 ns, offset 8 bytes)

The only "problem" with that is that I have to screw the BlueSCSI UW lose to reach the SD card. With switching the both cards, the internal SCSI cable is too short to reach the BlueSCSI V2W. To fit both cards in the IIfx, I clued two Heavy-Duty Trays together in a way it fits nice in a slightly modified drive rack.

I do use a USB extender in my SE/30, but that one is shorter (30 cm) and connected to a BlueSCSI V2W. No problems with that. But a longer one on the BlueSCSI UW is not a recommendation.
 

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=== Configured SCSI Devices ===
ID: 1, BlockSize: 9, Type: Fixed, Quirks: None, Size: 9437184kB
ID: 3, BlockSize: 73, Type: Fixed, Quirks: None, Size: 74752000kB
ID: 5, BlockSize: 9, Type: Fixed, Quirks: None, Size: 9437184kB
:slaps forhead: - well i actually fixed this back in May but got busy and didn't push the fix! You can see BlockSize is detected as "9" which is of course incorrect. Its' detected from the file name and something changed to make it looser but this is too loose for sure!

I'm rebasing that fix now and it'll be in the next release but a quick work around for you is to just not have a number after the id definition, eg: HD30_73GB.hda -> HD30_Apps-73GB.hda

That Fragmented log is just informational - it's able to access the raw file(fast) now even with fragments (slow).
 
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:slaps forhead: - well i actually fixed this back in May but got busy and didn't push the fix! You can see BlockSize is detected as "9" which is of course incorrect. Its' detected from the file name and something changed to make it looser but this is too loose for sure!

I'm rebasing that fix now and it'll be in the next release but a quick work around for you is to just not have a number after the id definition, eg: HD30_73GB.hda -> HD30_Apps-73GB.hda

That Fragmented log is just informational - it's able to access the raw file(fast) now even with fragments (slow).
Awesome, that fixed it!

Here are some numbers for you.
Boot to login screen:
BlueSCSI: 8min 32sec
BlueSCSI Ultra: 2min 33sec

Login to desktop:
BlueSCSI: 1min 42sec
BlueSCSI Ultra: 22 sec

Total time:
BlueSCSI: 10min 14 sec
BlueSCSI Ultra: 2min 55sec

Massive improvement!

Now it's time to tackle my SGI O2 and Octane 2 systems... they are still running old spinning rust, so I'll have to start from scratch on how to do that.

Thx!

-k
 
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