Does Elbox CDTV 2 works with Amiga 1000 ?

dir_marillion · 14 January 2009, 18:09

Please check the card here: http://www.cdtv.org.uk/elbox.html

Anybody knows if Elbox CDTV 2MB or the edition with the 8MB works with Amiga 1000 ?

alexh · 14 January 2009, 18:54

If the A1000 has a 68000 DIL CPU then yes it will work.

But it will be expensive.

If it is not urgent I would wait for the next releases by either LordV or mrmkl which are bound to be cheaper.

yaqube · 14 January 2009, 21:50

It works as long as you have another autoconfig device (and no more than one).

That memory expansion is an autoconfig device. The 68000 socket lacks CFGIN/CFGOUT expanssion bus signals. So the device monitors the CPU bus for auto-configuration writes of the base address register (indicating the end of configuration process) of the first auto-config device (in CDTV it's the DMAC) and than shows its autoconfig ROM in $E80000 space.

If you don't have any other autoconfig device the memory won't be added to the system resources. Fortunately correctly working memory will be present in $200000-$3FFFFF (2MB version) or $200000-$9FFFFF (8MB version) address space. You can use a program like addmem and specify base address and memory size to add the memory to system memory list.

I don't know if it fits in an A1000 but long time ago I used this expansion in my A500+ with a DataFlyer hard disk controller. Worked flawlessly.

IIRC Elbox has made an Amiga 500/500+ version of this expansion (8MB) - same form factor. But I don't know if it works with other autoconfig devices.

rkauer · 15 January 2009, 02:54

The A500/500+ version is called 500/8.

dir_marillion · 15 January 2009, 09:18

Ok, so if I have an A1000 with 512KB and Elbox CDTV2MB installed, kickstart and workbench 1.3 disk, what should I do to enable the 2MB of RAM ?

Alexh, do you have more info about LordV or mrmkl projects ?

alexh · 15 January 2009, 11:04

mrmkl is the guy who made the CFIDE68k he says :

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmkl

Further in the future: Add RAM (8 MByte DRAM)

LordV is the guy who made the NedoPC A600 8Meg RAM expansion

dir_marillion · 15 January 2009, 11:42

Alexh these are great projects !!!

... in my other question what should I do to enable the 2MB of RAM (of Elbox hardware) in workbench 1.3 to a simple A1000 ?

rkauer · 15 January 2009, 23:30

Check on the A1000 boot disk for a command named "addmem". It will do the trick, I hope.

Shame Elbox have such a crappy costumer support, they filter any new mail as "spam"...

dir_marillion · 16 January 2009, 12:55

Ok, if it is working, adding "addmem" command to the Startup-sequence and as it is fitting inside A1000, it should be a great option!!

Has anyone tried it, to be sure before I buy it ?

dir_marillion · 04 February 2009, 19:42

It works

14 January 2009, 18:09	#1
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	Does Elbox CDTV 2 works with Amiga 1000 ? Please check the card here: http://www.cdtv.org.uk/elbox.html Anybody knows if Elbox CDTV 2MB or the edition with the 8MB works with Amiga 1000 ?

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dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	Ok, so if I have an A1000 with 512KB and Elbox CDTV2MB installed, kickstart and workbench 1.3 disk, what should I do to enable the 2MB of RAM ? Alexh, do you have more info about LordV or mrmkl projects ? Last edited by dir_marillion; 15 January 2009 at 09:33.

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14 January 2009, 18:54	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	If the A1000 has a 68000 DIL CPU then yes it will work. But it will be expensive. If it is not urgent I would wait for the next releases by either LordV or mrmkl which are bound to be cheaper.

14 January 2009, 21:50	#3
yaqube Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 159	It works as long as you have another autoconfig device (and no more than one). That memory expansion is an autoconfig device. The 68000 socket lacks CFGIN/CFGOUT expanssion bus signals. So the device monitors the CPU bus for auto-configuration writes of the base address register (indicating the end of configuration process) of the first auto-config device (in CDTV it's the DMAC) and than shows its autoconfig ROM in $E80000 space. If you don't have any other autoconfig device the memory won't be added to the system resources. Fortunately correctly working memory will be present in $200000-$3FFFFF (2MB version) or $200000-$9FFFFF (8MB version) address space. You can use a program like addmem and specify base address and memory size to add the memory to system memory list. I don't know if it fits in an A1000 but long time ago I used this expansion in my A500+ with a DataFlyer hard disk controller. Worked flawlessly. IIRC Elbox has made an Amiga 500/500+ version of this expansion (8MB) - same form factor. But I don't know if it works with other autoconfig devices.

15 January 2009, 02:54	#4
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	The A500/500+ version is called 500/8.

15 January 2009, 11:42	#7
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	Alexh these are great projects !!! ... in my other question what should I do to enable the 2MB of RAM (of Elbox hardware) in workbench 1.3 to a simple A1000 ?

15 January 2009, 23:30	#8
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Check on the A1000 boot disk for a command named "addmem". It will do the trick, I hope. Shame Elbox have such a crappy costumer support, they filter any new mail as "spam"...

16 January 2009, 12:55	#9
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	Ok, if it is working, adding "addmem" command to the Startup-sequence and as it is fitting inside A1000, it should be a great option!! Has anyone tried it, to be sure before I buy it ?

04 February 2009, 19:42	#10
dir_marillion Randy Rhoads Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jupiter Age: 50 Posts: 116	It works

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