A4000 + A3660 Fast Ram Issue - Page 3

esel · 27 April 2020, 21:14

Diag roms are working Fine with a A3660.
The diag Roms work with all CPUs.

TjLaZer · 27 April 2020, 21:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kin Hell

Hiya Tj.

I was of the opinion that the A3660 Modified ROM's are specifically for these cards to function correctly. Any other conventional 060 card should function correctly on any Official Amiga ROM release, including 3.1.4 ROM.

We have already suggested he should use the Original ROM's when trying to use the A3630 & right now, he can't get his A3630 card working again since fitting the A3660 with new ROM's & seeing failure in several guises.

I should of clarified. The 3.1.4 also works with the A3660 cards. They implement the hack for it like your modified roms!

johntayloruk · 27 April 2020, 21:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by esel

Diag roms are working Fine with a A3660.
The diag Roms work with all CPUs.

That’s even stranger then as it boots into the diagrom menu with the A3630 but not the A3660

Kin Hell · 28 April 2020, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by TjLaZer

I should of clarified. The 3.1.4 also works with the A3660 cards. They implement the hack for it like your modified roms!

Quote:

Originally Posted by johntayloruk

That’s even stranger then as it boots into the diagrom menu with the A3630 but not the A3660

Only Amiga eh!

& lets not all get "Doomy" about this either!

johntayloruk · 28 April 2020, 12:23

I’ve had a chat with the chap I bought the A3660 from and he’s got the equipment and experience to take a look at my setup so I’ll be sending it off to him to take a look. Fingers crossed he can find the issue and fix it.
Will update this once the issue is identified and fixed.

Kin Hell · 28 April 2020, 14:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by johntayloruk

I’ve had a chat with the chap I bought the A3660 from and he’s got the equipment and experience to take a look at my setup so I’ll be sending it off to him to take a look. Fingers crossed he can find the issue and fix it.
Will update this once the issue is identified and fixed.

Sounding a bit more hopeful for you fella.

Best of luck kiddo!

Mathesar · 17 May 2020, 21:21

Any news?

johntayloruk · 17 May 2020, 21:59

No not yet, traces are being checked and diagnostics being run. Not sure how hopeful I am that this will come back ok.

trixster · 17 May 2020, 22:14

I’d be surprised if it can’t be sorted. It’s got at least some life in it, so that’s half the battle won.

johntayloruk · 27 May 2020, 19:51

Quick update - looks like corroded super buster slot and the chip itself is dead. The chap looking at it has cleaned it up and put on a new socket and tried with his super buster and it seems to be booting with the 68030 and 68060 CPU’s!
Still problems detecting fast ram and the bigram plus so he’s looking at those next.

trixster · 27 May 2020, 20:12

Good result so far!

Mathesar · 27 May 2020, 21:02

yeah, good to hear that your Amiga is recovering!

Kin Hell · 28 May 2020, 12:04

Progress at last. - That's great news to hear.

johntayloruk · 08 June 2020, 16:04

So another quick update - Everything works fine when it's not got an expansion card inserted, but when one is used after a few minutes the system hangs....so that's now being looked into.

Kin Hell · 13 June 2020, 09:44

Probably stored on it's side during the battery leak era.

Still, it's good to hear there has been some good progress in getting some magic smoke back into her fella.

johntayloruk · 23 June 2020, 22:20

So it's on its way back to me now, all sorted so looking forward to getting it setup again.
I'll be honest I didn't think I'd get it back, so I've spent the last couple of weeks resurrecting a broken A4000 (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=102833) and building a new one (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...00#post1409700).
Still can't wait for my original A4000 to come home though

Kin Hell · 24 June 2020, 19:40

Amazing news fella, really.

& WOW! - Haven't you been a busy chap on those two links. Great work!

johntayloruk · 25 June 2020, 14:12

Thanks mate, yea just has some time and thought I’d bite the bullet.
I’m ending up with 3 A4000’s now though.
- this repaired one
- the one I’ve repaired
- the new one I’ve built

gdonner · 26 June 2020, 02:30

Nice to hear it was fixed and is back up and running for you--quite an ordeal tracking down the issue(s)!

My view is that you can't have too many Amigas.

I personally have two; an A4000 and an A3000--both recapped and repaired thanks to Anthony Hoffman and an Amiga friend in Illinois, then various upgrades, and running quite well.

Eagerly waiting for the CS Labs Warp 4060 to make its debut this year.

johntayloruk · 28 June 2020, 18:35

Yea I bet that’s going to be a beast. I watched Dan Wood’s 1260 vid on YouTube this week and it’s impressive.....expensive, but impressive.

I’ve put two of the boards back in their case and deliberation what to do with the third. I’ve found someone selling just the 4000D case for £320, which seems a lot.
Man this Amiga lark isn’t cheap is it haha

My ZZ9000 arrived this weekend so I’m going to have a play around with that. Hoping that plus an A3660 will be a game changer.

26 June 2020, 02:30	#59
gdonner Ancient Amiga User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Elkhart, IN USA Posts: 207	Nice to hear it was fixed and is back up and running for you--quite an ordeal tracking down the issue(s)! My view is that you can't have too many Amigas. I personally have two; an A4000 and an A3000--both recapped and repaired thanks to Anthony Hoffman and an Amiga friend in Illinois, then various upgrades, and running quite well. Eagerly waiting for the CS Labs Warp 4060 to make its debut this year. Last edited by gdonner; 26 June 2020 at 02:46.

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27 April 2020, 21:14	#41
esel Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Kassel Posts: 160	Diag roms are working Fine with a A3660. The diag Roms work with all CPUs.

28 April 2020, 12:23	#45
johntayloruk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 33	I’ve had a chat with the chap I bought the A3660 from and he’s got the equipment and experience to take a look at my setup so I’ll be sending it off to him to take a look. Fingers crossed he can find the issue and fix it. Will update this once the issue is identified and fixed.

17 May 2020, 21:21	#47
Mathesar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Netherlands Posts: 695	Any news?

17 May 2020, 21:59	#48
johntayloruk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 33	No not yet, traces are being checked and diagnostics being run. Not sure how hopeful I am that this will come back ok.

17 May 2020, 22:14	#49
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	I’d be surprised if it can’t be sorted. It’s got at least some life in it, so that’s half the battle won.

27 May 2020, 19:51	#50
johntayloruk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 33	Quick update - looks like corroded super buster slot and the chip itself is dead. The chap looking at it has cleaned it up and put on a new socket and tried with his super buster and it seems to be booting with the 68030 and 68060 CPU’s! Still problems detecting fast ram and the bigram plus so he’s looking at those next.

27 May 2020, 20:12	#51
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Good result so far!

27 May 2020, 21:02	#52
Mathesar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Netherlands Posts: 695	yeah, good to hear that your Amiga is recovering!

28 May 2020, 12:04	#53
Kin Hell 0ld0r Git Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1,570	Progress at last. - That's great news to hear.

08 June 2020, 16:04	#54
johntayloruk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 33	So another quick update - Everything works fine when it's not got an expansion card inserted, but when one is used after a few minutes the system hangs....so that's now being looked into.

13 June 2020, 09:44	#55
Kin Hell 0ld0r Git Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1,570	Probably stored on it's side during the battery leak era. Still, it's good to hear there has been some good progress in getting some magic smoke back into her fella.

23 June 2020, 22:20	#56
johntayloruk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 33	So it's on its way back to me now, all sorted so looking forward to getting it setup again. I'll be honest I didn't think I'd get it back, so I've spent the last couple of weeks resurrecting a broken A4000 (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=102833) and building a new one (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...00#post1409700). Still can't wait for my original A4000 to come home though

24 June 2020, 19:40	#57
Kin Hell 0ld0r Git Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1,570	Amazing news fella, really. & WOW! - Haven't you been a busy chap on those two links. Great work!

25 June 2020, 14:12	#58
johntayloruk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 33	Thanks mate, yea just has some time and thought I’d bite the bullet. I’m ending up with 3 A4000’s now though. - this repaired one - the one I’ve repaired - the new one I’ve built

28 June 2020, 18:35	#60
johntayloruk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 33	Yea I bet that’s going to be a beast. I watched Dan Wood’s 1260 vid on YouTube this week and it’s impressive.....expensive, but impressive. I’ve put two of the boards back in their case and deliberation what to do with the third. I’ve found someone selling just the 4000D case for £320, which seems a lot. Man this Amiga lark isn’t cheap is it haha My ZZ9000 arrived this weekend so I’m going to have a play around with that. Hoping that plus an A3660 will be a game changer.

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