IDrive is not FAT16 or FAT32

[solitude]

I have created a floppy using NIMax that is titled "Labview RT PXI Format Hard Drive Disk".  My goal is to load the Labview RT Operating System onto a hard disk of a Kontron SBC in a PXI 1036 Chassis.  I am using a USB Floppy Drive.  I first install a floppy that boots from DOS.  I then use FDISK to create a 10 GB partition, and I then I format the primary DOS partition using FORMAT.

After the C: drive on the hard disk is formatted, I then install the "Labview RT PXI Format Hard Drive Disk" floppy (and power cycle).  A few messages appear, such as "This diskett will re-format the C: drive on this ...".  I select "yes" to re-format the C: drive to allow the system to boot directly into Labview Real-Time from the hard drive.  However, I get a messsage "Drive is not FAT16 or FAT32.  Please make sure the drive has been formatted before using this floppy."

Any suggestions?

solitude

[Brian_K.]

Hi Solitude,

You said that you formatted the drive, but did you format it to FAT32 or NTFS?  Also after you format the drive I would use the pceval tool to see if your controller has any hardware or software conflicts.

Tell us how it goes.

[solitude]

I ran the pceval tool and found out that Labview RT does not support the Serial ATA Hard Disk, and that it does not support the Ethernet on the Kontron CP307.  I have gone ahead and ordered the upgrade from Labview RT 8.01 to 8.2.1.  Will the 8.2.1 support the Ethernet 82573L?  I have made some attempts to alter the BIOS to see if the pceval can recognize the SATA Hard Disk as if it were a PATA Hard Disk, but have been unsuccessful.  Does the 8.2.1 (Labview RT) support SATA?  If not, I will have to install a PATA (IDE) Hard Disk.  This is the latest status.

solitude

[Cascada]

Hello all,

I am experiencing the same problem for configuring a desktop PC as an RT target, using LabView Real Time version 8.2.1. I am trying to boot up with the 'Desktop PC Format Hard Drive Disk' created through MAX.

Although the hard drive has been formatted to FAT32, the same message that Solitude said (i.e. "Drive is not FAT16 or FAT32.  Please make sure the drive has been formatted before using this floppy.") is issued and the process halts.

Message Edited by Cascada on 06-20-2007 02:08 PM

Message Edited by Cascada on 06-20-2007 02:09 PM

[Cascada]

Solitude is right. LabView RT doesn't support SATA HDDs. I replaced the hard drive with an IDE and the formatting issue was solved.

[solitude]

I have removed my SATA hard disk, and replaced it with an IDE hard disk.

When I run the "pceval", it recognizes the IDE hard disk.

When I run the "Create Desktop PC Format Hard Drive Disk" utility, the C:\ drive is reformatted.  After the message "Reinitializing FAT32 drive... done." appears, I get the following messages:

"Installing hdmon.bin to the hard drive..."

"error opening source file hdmon.bin"

Intermixed throughout this whole process is a message that appears often "Warning KERNEL.346530: Error initializing Floppy drive A:"

I'm using a Kontron SBC CP307, and a USB connected floppy drive.

Any suggestions?

[ClintM]

Hello solitude,

Are you still using the 82573L Ethernet chipset?  This is not supported in LabVIEW Real-Time 8.2.1 but will be supported in LabVIEW RT 8.5.  SATA support will also be added to LabVIEW RT 8.5.  Also, do you have the Real-Time partition set to be the first partition and also the Master partition?

Regards,

Clint Meyer

National Instruments

[solitude]

Hi Clint,

Yes, I am still using the 82573L Ethernet chipset.  It was my understanding that this chipset is supported in LabVIEW Real-Time 8.2.1.  If the 82573L is not supported, when do you expect the release of LabVIEW RT 8.5?  I do understand that SATA will not be supported until LabVIEW RT 8.5, and as such we have switched to an IDE hard disk.

I displayed the Partition information on the IDE hard disk.  A partition has been setup as the C: drive, active, primary DOS, 10009 Mbytes, FAT32, 13% usage.  This is the only partition that has been setup.  So when ask the question "do you have the Real-Time partition set to be the first partition and also the Master partition?", what are you really asking?

solitude

[Elizabeth_S]

Hi Solitude,

The Intel 82753 chipset is compatible with LabVIEW Real-Time 8.2.1 and later.  Which version of LabVIEW Real-Time are you using now?

Requirements for a Desktop PC as a Real-Time Target

[MSATLAB]

Hello Solitude,

     I just spent two weeks devoted to getting a system up and running in the real-time enviroment. 

First off, what ClintM ment by the master and first partition was the physical location of the drive in terms of the IDE cable.  The real-time operating system has to be on the first hard drive, or master, and on the first partition of that hard drive.  So, basically it has to be the first thing the computer sees.

Second, if you are still getting errors regarding your you FAT 32 PATA Hard Drive, turn off Ultra DMA.  The Ultra DMA setting can be turned off in your bios.  It is just a type of communication protocol bus used to talk between the RAM and the hard drive.  The drive will still work, so don't worry. 

Hope this helps.