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Forum: support.Hardware 20 March 2024, 10:25
Replies: 4
Views: 285
Posted By Sim085
:great Here are front and back...

:great




Here are front and back photos of the drive. The PCB board is under the spindle.
Forum: support.Hardware 20 March 2024, 09:20
Replies: 4
Views: 285
Posted By Sim085
Bump, just checking if anyone has any ideas about...

Bump, just checking if anyone has any ideas about this? I tried looking on the internet but cannot find anything :(
Forum: support.Hardware 02 March 2024, 06:13
Replies: 9
Views: 684
Posted By Sim085
What is this exactly? You get the RGB picture...

What is this exactly? You get the RGB picture through pastors HDMI without the need of RTG?
Forum: support.Hardware 27 January 2024, 17:12
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Did the buptest and all looks to be ok (great...

Did the buptest and all looks to be ok (great news).
I have tied some other settings (at random) but no luck.

I have reverted back to config without group and mode. This gives me workbench in...
Forum: support.Hardware 21 January 2024, 20:43
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
So I had some time today to turn my attention to...

So I had some time today to turn my attention to this again. I removed group and mode config and tried on the tv. It worked, it came just a box in the corner yes, but I did not have the constant...
Forum: support.Hardware 13 January 2024, 20:09
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Again many thanks for all the help. Just a...

Again many thanks for all the help. Just a question, is there a science behind selecting the mode (like I need to check monitor dimensions?) or it is just trying them all out until one sticks? It is...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 January 2024, 21:14
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Thanks for this, just a quick question, the Emu68...

Thanks for this, just a quick question, the Emu68 screen would be on HDMI output or RGB? I am assuming HDMI but just to double check.


On a separate note, I tried the same setup on a different...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 January 2024, 19:56
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Found link here. ...

Found link here.

https://linuxjedi.co.uk/2021/09/05/this-week-in-pistorm-2021-09-05/


From what I read I do not think this is possible with emu68 right. It is not a problem, I can do the...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 January 2024, 17:35
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Thank you for the document. I tried some...

Thank you for the document. I tried some different modes but no luck. I already had 2 and 82 and those are the ones I had the best results with.



I am suspecting something is wrong with my...
Forum: support.Hardware 11 January 2024, 21:59
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
I have tried on two A1200s and both have been...

I have tried on two A1200s and both have been recapped.






Tried on two different PSUs (one of them new, one of them old A500 one).
Forum: support.Hardware 11 January 2024, 18:42
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
So downloaded latest version of CaffeineOS (9271)...

So downloaded latest version of CaffeineOS (9271) and ... nope it did not work, no output either on RGB or HDMI. I did manage to boot it on WinUAE so I know the installation is ok but on the PiStorm...
Forum: support.Hardware 11 January 2024, 00:44
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Managed to download CaffeineOS, wrote it on a...

Managed to download CaffeineOS, wrote it on a 32gb tf card using Raspberry Pi Imager. This reported all is ok.

I put the tf card in the PiStorm (raspberry pi is cm4) and tried to boot. However I...
Forum: support.Hardware 10 January 2024, 14:59
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Can someone post me just this file? I tried to...

Can someone post me just this file? I tried to find CaffeineOS and only link I could find is in Archive.org and saying more than 12 hours to download :crying
Forum: support.Hardware 09 January 2024, 23:46
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
So I have returned back to this, but still no...

So I have returned back to this, but still no luck :(


So first thing I did is move my installation from the CF card to the SD card. This works great, the PiStorm now boots from the SD card.

...
Forum: support.Hardware 04 January 2024, 23:56
Replies: 4
Views: 483
Posted By Sim085
Is it possible to control the volume on an Amiga?

Is it possible to control the volume on an Amiga from the operating system, such as; mute / un-mute or increase / decrease the volume? Is this at all possible with software only? Or additional...
Forum: support.Hardware 13 December 2023, 21:33
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
Yes I did that. It is a config issue. If I pop-in...

Yes I did that. It is a config issue. If I pop-in another CF card it boots ok. Btw, maybe I should have mentioned this, I did have an image from rgb with pistorm and emu68, the image stopped after I...
Forum: support.Hardware 13 December 2023, 21:29
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
At the moment I am not really after speed, I had...

At the moment I am not really after speed, I had an install on a CF card and continued from there. However I will check about booting from the SD card.
Forum: support.Hardware 13 December 2023, 19:58
Replies: 51
Views: 4,472
Posted By Sim085
RTG on PiStorm + Emu69

I am trying to follow the tutorial over here:
https://michalsc.github.io/Emu68/tutorials/P96_Setup.html


I started on WinUAE and continued up till the step where I open Picasso96Mode and select...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 December 2023, 11:24
Replies: 5
Views: 749
Posted By Sim085
First, apologies, I referred to the jumper as JP7...

First, apologies, I referred to the jumper as JP7 not JP7A. Does the above regarding Gary still hold? I can see from amiga pcb that the middle pin does pass through Gary. If so when would Gary try to...
Forum: support.Hardware 11 December 2023, 18:08
Replies: 5
Views: 749
Posted By Sim085
I still do not understand what JP7 does...

I have an A500 rev6 motherboard and installed the MegaChip on this.


The instruction say to cut JP2, and that I understand as this determines if the additional RAM will be recognized as SlowRAM...
Forum: support.Hardware 22 November 2023, 11:47
Replies: 4
Views: 285
Posted By Sim085
Pull out spindle motor of JU-253-033P floppy drive

Any one knows how I can pull out the spindle motor of a JU-253-033P (A500+ floppy drive) without breaking it?


The floppy drive has a board under the spindle motor which I cannot remove unless I...
Forum: Hardware mods 21 November 2023, 23:58
Replies: 320
Views: 66,433
Posted By Sim085
This looked like a very close to completion...

This looked like a very close to completion project. Wonder what the hicup with the re-agnus is?
Forum: support.Hardware 14 November 2023, 21:51
Replies: 3
Views: 425
Posted By Sim085
There is a 14Mhz board for the A500. ...

There is a 14Mhz board for the A500.
https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=107524
Forum: support.Hardware 14 November 2023, 21:50
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By Sim085
Thanks, I understand, so the boards that shipped...

Thanks, I understand, so the boards that shipped with 512Kb Agnus had to be patched this way, while those shipped with a 1Mb Agnus did not.
Forum: support.Hardware 13 November 2023, 23:07
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By Sim085
What is the board next to the bottom expansion slot on some rev6 a500s?

Sometimes I encounter photos of rev6 a500 motherboards with a small board next to the bottom expansion slot such as the one here:


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jl8AAOSwiJ1lQrNf/s-l1600.jpg

...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 November 2023, 01:30
Replies: 1
Views: 204
Posted By Sim085
Options for additional chipRAM on rev8a.1 motherboard with 512Kb chipRAM on board

f I upgrade a rev8a.1 motherboard Agnus to 2Mb version is it possible to add 1.5Mb of additional chipRAM through the bottom expansion board (I.e. without soldering additional RAM chips on the...
Forum: support.Hardware 29 September 2023, 21:00
Replies: 12
Views: 1,138
Posted By Sim085
Ok :( ...

Ok :(
https://giphy.com/gifs/come-back-I5abkrE7RPO3C
Forum: support.Hardware 29 September 2023, 15:03
Replies: 12
Views: 1,138
Posted By Sim085
Anyone knows if a floppy disk magnetic disk can...

Anyone knows if a floppy disk magnetic disk can be re-applied?

It is great to see companies still selling floppy disks, but was wondering if floppy disks deemed as un-readable could be saved by...
Forum: support.Hardware 26 September 2023, 08:24
Replies: 8
Views: 620
Posted By Sim085
Ok found this guide here:...

Ok found this guide here: http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/amiga-power-supply-guide/

It says:

+5V : 4.5A
+12V : 1.0A (edited: copy error from my side, wrote -5V instead of +12V, thanks Jope for...
Forum: support.Hardware 25 September 2023, 17:39
Replies: 8
Views: 620
Posted By Sim085
Looks like you are right! Have an old A500 Power...

Looks like you are right! Have an old A500 Power Supply and using that one the A500 booted from the mechanical hard disk on first attempt!

I will use the original A500 power supply until I get a...
Forum: support.Hardware 25 September 2023, 12:23
Replies: 8
Views: 620
Posted By Sim085
I used some isopropyl alcohol to clean up the...

I used some isopropyl alcohol to clean up the side connector of the second A500+ motherboard. It did not look dirty but I thought it would not hurt.

Now... if the HDD in the side expansion unit...
Forum: support.Hardware 24 September 2023, 22:31
Replies: 8
Views: 620
Posted By Sim085
Just wanted to add that this is the power supply...

Just wanted to add that this is the power supply I am using...
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/switching-power-supplies/6447219
Forum: support.Hardware 24 September 2023, 21:31
Replies: 8
Views: 620
Posted By Sim085
Both have rev8 motherboards, the A500+ one (not...

Both have rev8 motherboards, the A500+ one (not the A500 one that came with some unit). This is why I am so confused, the motherboards are identical. The motherboard from which the A590 cannot boot...
Forum: support.Hardware 24 September 2023, 21:13
Replies: 7
Views: 539
Posted By Sim085
Had a different problem related to graphics today...

Had a different problem related to graphics today and found this. Maybe it helps:
https://retrocomputerverzamelaar.nl/commodore-amiga-problems/

it says:

Scrambled video loss or composite sync....
Forum: support.Hardware 24 September 2023, 21:07
Replies: 8
Views: 620
Posted By Sim085
Side expansion does not boot when taking power from A500

I have an A590 configured to take power from the A500. I had this connected to one unit and it works fine, it works both when I have an SCSI HDD connected and also when I have a CF card connected.
...
Forum: support.Hardware 24 September 2023, 10:08
Replies: 2
Views: 479
Posted By Sim085
Thank you. I'll try with another expansion board...

Thank you. I'll try with another expansion board to see if it is the expansion board or the motherboard (hopefully not).
Forum: support.Hardware 23 September 2023, 10:51
Replies: 2
Views: 479
Posted By Sim085
Error when testing A500+ ChipRAM

I am getting some random crashes on my A500+. I ran a test using AmigaTest on the ChipRAM area and got the following error (image attached).


How can I know if this is this coming from the...
Forum: support.Hardware 07 September 2023, 09:19
Replies: 7
Views: 753
Posted By Sim085
Just to confirm that the artifacts no longer show...

Just to confirm that the artifacts no longer show any more after following the tutorial and using the July release :)
Forum: support.Hardware 06 September 2023, 23:26
Replies: 7
Views: 753
Posted By Sim085
Thank you a lot for that :bowdown

Thank you a lot for that :bowdown
Forum: support.Hardware 06 September 2023, 23:08
Replies: 7
Views: 753
Posted By Sim085
Yes.. I am not complaining :) just noticed it and...

Yes.. I am not complaining :) just noticed it and was wondering if anyone else had this and knows of a fix.



How do you do that? In the tutorial I followed I had to clone a git repository and...
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