Re: RISC PC and 'seeing' PC format hard drive

In message <3obi4rF58kscU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Graham <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Martin Wynn wrote:
>> In message <3obgq6F57h9nU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Graham <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Is there any way to get a Risc PC to "see" a IDE FAT formatted PC hard
>>>drive? I take it some piece of software is required because at the
>>>moment I only get an error message.
>>>
>>>I am trying to transfer some files across to the PC and although the
>>>Risc PC has ethernet, I've been unable to get that to work at all (that
>>>could also be a possibility if I could get it working).
>>
>>
>> Three methods spring to mind that I currently use:
>>
>> 1) Network both Risc PC and PC via a router using !Omni (needs setting
>> up).
>> 2) Use a Pen Drive, needs USB on both machines.
>> 3) Floppy disc.
>
> Thanks for the reply. 2 is out since there is no USB on the RiscPC.
> There is some 400Mb of data to copy, so 3 is also out. The machine has
> a network card but although the modules appear, I have no means of
> configuring it (no software) and I'm reluctant to spend loads of cash
> since its unlikely the RPC will get much use after the stuff has been
> copied.

Download the Universal boot from
http://acorn.riscos.com/riscos/releases/UniBoot/, which will allow to
configure it. You will also need file transfer software, such as the RISC
OS samba port, a FTP client (eg. FTPc), or an NFS client (eg Sunfish).

You could connect the computers by a serial cable, or use Linux to transfer
the files between the hard discs on any computer (that Linux can run on).


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