MacPack and BlueSCSI

[GerrySch]

Good morning All, I hopefully have a simple and direct question. I downloaded MacPack from the BlueSCSI website onto my MBP. As suggested, I took the uncompressed, downloaded files and imported them to Disk Jockey to make valid .hds files for my BlueSCSI Desktop installed in my SE/30. Disk Jockey did make a couple of images but when I formatted the file names correctly and put it on my BlueSCSI SDcard, the drives didn't mount. I checked the log file and it reports the .hda files made by Disk Jockey are not valid disk images but my 3 other disk on that SDcard are valid images and all work fine.

So, the question is how do I prepare the MacPac downloaded and uncompressed files to be valid disk images for a BlueSCSI?

Thank you for your help,
Gerry

 

[eric]

The MacPack file does not need any conversion, they are already setup for BlueSCSI and (real) emulators that emulate SCSI. Just drop the file on the SD card, no DJ required.

 

[GerrySch]

Eric, thank you for your response. Would you explain your answer and what you mean. For instance, what is MiSTer FPGA? That's mentioned in the read.me file but I don't know what it is or what it means. It appears to be a Mac Plus emulator but that's a wag.

Next are .vhd files. In the read.me file:

Included file ‘boot.vhd’ is a pre-configured bootable multi-OS hardfile intended for use with the MacPlus MiSTer FPGA core. Several hundred games, applications, and utilities are pre-installed on the image. This file should also work with the Plus Too core for MiST FPGA, various emulators, as well as real classic Macs with the appropriate specifications and hardware.

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Do .vhd files work directly with a BlueSCSI v2 like .hda files? As there's no mention of BlueSCSI in the read.me file, I need for you to explain what you mean by "they are already set up for BlueSCSI." So far, I've seen no reference in the BlueSCSI documentation on .vhd files and how they fit into the BlueSCSI environment. Also, I won't be running these files in an emulator but directly on my SE/30. Can I do that? I assume it's a yes since the BlueSCSI are my 'hard drives.' But you know what they say when you assume.....

Thank you for your help,
Gerry