Hello, I recently acquired a Mac SE and Mac Classic and purchased a BlueSCSI v2 DB25 to use with them. I carefully followed the instructions to assemble it and setup the FW and SD card. However, I have the same problem on both machines when attempting to use it, nothing shows up on the desktop. When I try using a bootable image to bypass the HDD, it either boots straight to HDD or gives the ? folder icon. I'm hoping someone more experienced with the BlueSCSI and/or vintage Macs will be able to help me determine if the issue is a software/config, hardware, or user (me) fault. I've tried pretty much everything I can think of. The log files look fine, the BlueSCSI detects the hda files and says they are setup successfully. I tried a few different SD cards, and (re)formatting as exfat and fat32. I've tried several different hda images, found on the BlueSCSI wiki, Macintosh Garden, Archive etc. Tried different settings in the bluescsi.ini file, and different SCSI IDs. Tried with USB cable plugged in, in case it wasn't getting enough power. Also tried disconnecting the internal HDD.
Using floppy disks I was able to transfer SCSIProbe app to the Mac, and it shows that something is detected on the correct SCSI ID, however the description fields are empty and it just shows a dot followed by "no data". Clicking "Rescan" and "Mount" makes no difference. I'm definitely not a noob with computers, but am new to 68k Macs so it's definitely possible I've just made a simple silly mistake, like maybe there's a keyboard shortcut or some setting I overlooked. The Mac Classic appears to work perfectly (so far) after I cleaned up the battery and capacitor leakage, and did a full recap of logic and analog boards. However, it's possible there's still a bad trace or faulty SCSI chip on the Classic causing a problem. But the Mac SE is in near mint condition, so I think it's unlikely that it is a hardware issue with the computer itself, or at least unlikely that both computers would have the exact same fault but otherwise work perfectly.
Would greatly appreciate any advice or tips! Hopefully I can get it working and it's not a manufacturing defect in the PCB, but at this point I'm stuck scratching my head.
Using floppy disks I was able to transfer SCSIProbe app to the Mac, and it shows that something is detected on the correct SCSI ID, however the description fields are empty and it just shows a dot followed by "no data". Clicking "Rescan" and "Mount" makes no difference. I'm definitely not a noob with computers, but am new to 68k Macs so it's definitely possible I've just made a simple silly mistake, like maybe there's a keyboard shortcut or some setting I overlooked. The Mac Classic appears to work perfectly (so far) after I cleaned up the battery and capacitor leakage, and did a full recap of logic and analog boards. However, it's possible there's still a bad trace or faulty SCSI chip on the Classic causing a problem. But the Mac SE is in near mint condition, so I think it's unlikely that it is a hardware issue with the computer itself, or at least unlikely that both computers would have the exact same fault but otherwise work perfectly.
Would greatly appreciate any advice or tips! Hopefully I can get it working and it's not a manufacturing defect in the PCB, but at this point I'm stuck scratching my head.
