GVP Impact Series II A500 HD+

Sinphaltimus · 07 November 2016, 23:34

I've upgraded the firmware from here:
http://babel.de/amiga.html#gvp

and I don't know how to do NOTE 2, disable the ROM driver.

Assuming a fresh clean install of workbench on a 50MB SCSI HDD.

"Note 1: When burning a 16-KB image into a 27256, make sure you burn the image both into the lower half of the EPROM (at offset 0) and into the upper half (at offset 0x4000). Note 2: To use the BindDrivers driver, you have to disable the ROM driver first."

I've already got the eprom programmed and working.

Can someone help and explain what I need to do?

Sinphaltimus · 08 November 2016, 01:36

Nevermind. I only have to do that if I want to use the bind drivers driver. I don't have to do that with a newly programmed rom. DOH!

Jope · 08 November 2016, 13:24

Yep, you got it.

Disabling the ROM driver is the same thing as turning off autoboot via the switch on top, so definitely not something you do if you want to use the ROM driver. :-)

Sinphaltimus · 08 November 2016, 14:01

Thanks for the confirmation. So happy this worked.

07 November 2016, 23:34	#1
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	GVP Impact Series II A500 HD+ I've upgraded the firmware from here: http://babel.de/amiga.html#gvp and I don't know how to do NOTE 2, disable the ROM driver. Assuming a fresh clean install of workbench on a 50MB SCSI HDD. "Note 1: When burning a 16-KB image into a 27256, make sure you burn the image both into the lower half of the EPROM (at offset 0) and into the upper half (at offset 0x4000). Note 2: To use the BindDrivers driver, you have to disable the ROM driver first." I've already got the eprom programmed and working. Can someone help and explain what I need to do?

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08 November 2016, 01:36	#2
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	Nevermind. I only have to do that if I want to use the bind drivers driver. I don't have to do that with a newly programmed rom. DOH!

08 November 2016, 13:24	#3
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Yep, you got it. Disabling the ROM driver is the same thing as turning off autoboot via the switch on top, so definitely not something you do if you want to use the ROM driver. :-)

08 November 2016, 14:01	#4
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	Thanks for the confirmation. So happy this worked.

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