Expansion board for the CD32

[lucslav]

Originally Posted by plasmab

8 pins from the right in the second picture (IDE) looks like 2 partially soldered pins. Also far top left pin (in the picture) is in a similar state.

EDIT: also the clock buffer pins are partially soldered. 3 pin header.

I just have re-soldered all IDE pins. No changes.
Few questions.
1.What is typical behaviour when CF card is not supported? Is it like in mine case?
2. What behaviour should be when adapter is present but CF card is not inserted? Should CD spin? My one is not spinning

[plasmab]

Originally Posted by lucslav

I just have re-soldered all IDE pins. No changes.
Few questions.
1.What is typical behaviour when CF card is not supported? Is it like in mine case?
2. What behaviour should be when adapter is present but CF card is not inserted? Should CD spin? My one is not spinning

1. Not predicable.
2. There may be a 20-30 second IDE delay if the card isnt inserted depending on your kickstart rom.

Your edge connector may need cleaned. If you remove the clock jumper the tf328 is disabled. also check your firmware version is "41" (early start menu product code).

After this you need to contact Kipper2K. I dont support boards without the TF logo on them.

[supaduper]

I tried a Transend 4gb and that works no problem, I`ve not known really of any cards I have tried that do not work work with the TF328

Also take the TF out of the riser and check there are no bent pins on the Riser as this can happen if there is no bevel on the TF328.

It does look very much like a connection problem, get a good magnifying piece and check the legs on the MUX and Ram Cuplds and the Ram chips

[lucslav]

Originally Posted by plasmab

1. Not predicable.
2. There may be a 20-30 second IDE delay if the card isnt inserted depending on your kickstart rom.

Your edge connector may need cleaned. If you remove the clock jumper the tf328 is disabled. also check your firmware version is "41" (early start menu product code).

After this you need to contact Kipper2K. I dont support boards without the TF logo on them.

Just for the formality pics of mine adapters https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aj0QeHhY1vF80xaExsOBGqjM_2qq
I have mentioned before that Amiga ROM is 40.60 and I have flashed TF328 to v41 firmware

The last thing to check is riser. Do you know what pins are for IDE. I'll try to re-solder them.
Contacting kipper is pointless. He is ignoring me. I give up with this card. Someone know source of reliable cards?

[supaduper]

Originally Posted by lucslav

Just for the formality pics of mine adapters https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aj0QeHhY1vF80xaExsOBGqjM_2qq
I have mentioned before that Amiga ROM is 40.60 and I have flashed TF328 to v41 firmware

The last thing to check is riser. Do you know what pins are for IDE. I'll try to re-solder them.
Contacting kipper is pointless. He is ignoring me. I give up with this card. Someone know source of reliable cards?

Check your email I have pm`d you

Also those Adapters the VH.1 is not the best and the VH.3 I have never tried, I only supply the VH.2 adapters, and these are the best IMHO

[plasmab]

Originally Posted by lucslav

Just for the formality pics of mine adapters https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aj0QeHhY1vF80xaExsOBGqjM_2qq
I have mentioned before that Amiga ROM is 40.60 and I have flashed TF328 to v41 firmware

The last thing to check is riser. Do you know what pins are for IDE. I'll try to re-solder them.
Contacting kipper is pointless. He is ignoring me. I give up with this card. Someone know source of reliable cards?

Those IDE adaptors look like they plug in facing away from the edge connector. I'm almost certain you have the CF card in backwards.

[lucslav]

Originally Posted by plasmab

Those IDE adaptors look like they plug in facing away from the edge connector. I'm almost certain you have the CF card in backwards.

Ok guys I'M TOTAL DUMB. What a shame!
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aj0QeHhY1vF80xecI3gX4XNjxD8p
Thanks for all support!

[supaduper]

Well spotted Steve,,,,and poor kipper lol

[lucslav]

The good thing is that I have spare adapter, bought raspberry pi which I always wanted, latest firmware in TF328 and re-soldered few dodgy pins in the card. :-) and sorry Kipper...

[kolla]

Originally Posted by kolla

Sounds weird - are you sure you insert the IDE devices the right way?
Pay attention to what is pin 1.

Wow, so I was correct?
And your system survived?

The IDE port of the TF328 is turned 180 degrees compared to that of the SX32.

[plasmab]

Originally Posted by kolla

Wow, so I was correct?

And your system survived?



The IDE port of the TF328 is turned 180 degrees compared to that of the SX32.

Yeah, that was so I could have the cf card facing me when debugging it. But it is marked.

[cip060]

Could it work a cdrom reader connected with a splitter of the ide door of the terrible fire?

[plasmab]

Probably. I’ve never tried.

[cip060]

I asked for the speed of the reader cdrom on ide port (to exchange data and programs without opening the cd32 every time to remove the CF
Could you also put a SD CF adapter and an extension for the SD slot to let out on the back side if necessary?
I have to update the firmware
Can this be okay?
http://shop.myavr.com/index.php?sp=a...p&artID=200006
Eventually I have a raspberry pi3 and is it better to update with raspberry?

[Amiga1992]

Originally Posted by cip060

Eventually I have a raspberry pi3 and is it better to update with raspberry?

Use the raspberry pi. It's cheaper and easier.
https://github.com/terriblefire/tf32...a-Raspberry-Pi

[Wachi]

Hello, what would be the best way to emulate the DF0 unit: on CD32? for supports .adf images. Thank you

[plasmab]

Originally Posted by Wachi

Hello, what would be the best way to emulate the DF0 unit: on CD32? for supports .adf images. Thank you

Don’t think there is any way at present to do that without a riser that supports a floppy drive.

[kolla]

Originally Posted by Wachi

Hello, what would be the best way to emulate the DF0 unit: on CD32? for supports .adf images. Thank you

Well, here is a trick for you...

In workbench, go to the drawer Storage/DOSDrivers on your system (OS3.x) partition. In there you find RAD, so select it and go to "Icon" menu and select "copy", rename the resulting "Copy of RAD" to DF0. Double click the DF0 icon, and see about 1MB of RAM disappear (hopefully Fast RAM, and not ChipRAM) - and congrats, you now have a DF0: to which you can write an ADF file, using your favourite ADF tool, and boot from.

Since you cannot "remove floppy", you need to enter early startup menu, and select boot from your hard drive system again, and run from CLI/shell "remrad DF0: force" - or simply turn off the power, to remove the DF0 alltogether. If you want more floppies, just copy DF0 to DF1, DF2, DF3 etc.

Note that this trick does not work with all kinds of games, but it is worth a shot

Oh, and if it steals chipram instead of fast RAM, try altering the "bufmemtype" flag in the DF0 file using an editor, I don't recall exactly, but I think the default "1" means "any memory", while 0 and 2 mean chipram and fastram, one way or the other.

Disclaimer: I have not actually tried using boot resident ramdrive.device units with my TF328, so this may or may not work at all.

Also, it may worth looking at statram, it is the same as ramdisk.device, but improved, from what I recall
http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/statram31

Oh, and this may be useful too, for writing ADF files, and it has a patch for the mentioned statram as well...
http://aminet.net/package/util/sys/Dev-Handler

[brigand]

Originally Posted by Wachi

Hello, what would be the best way to emulate the DF0 unit: on CD32? for supports .adf images. Thank you

If you don't need to boot from it, try adf device http://bfugl.dk/Download.asp

You can create mount/unmount buttons in Opus for convenience.

[plasmab]

Originally Posted by brigand

If you don't need to boot from it, try adf device http://bfugl.dk/Download.asp

You can create mount/unmount buttons in Opus for convenience.

Thats really neat.