A590 ROM Images v6.6 for Upgrade?

21 October 2010, 16:35

Hi everyone,

i would like to upgrade my old A590 SCSI adapter from v4.6 to v6.6.

Is there anyone who has ready to burn ROM images for U12 and U13?

Zetr0 · 21 October 2010, 16:41

@AmigaRetroMan

if you have the ROM images and a couple of 27C256 EPROMS and I can program them for you - Free of Charge - just cover postage.

I dont have an A590 to test - SO you need to make sure you have the right ROM images for me to program for you.

[retroacitve edit]

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

SEARCH

http://tinyurl.com/2aeazv4

(Top answer should be a link HERE)

alexh · 21 October 2010, 20:28

Out of curiosity why 6.6 and not 7.0?

Loedown · 22 October 2010, 01:02

I have 7.0 and a Willem programmer, I can send the files to Zetr0 as I don't have any spare EPROMs.

22 October 2010, 08:28

...burning the Eproms is not the problem, i have an eprom programmer and Eproms!

I don't find the ROM images.
If there are any v7.0 ROM images for the A590 then.
Maybe someone could upload them into 'The Zone' please.

alexh · 22 October 2010, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaRetroMan

I don't find the ROM images.

SEARCH

http://tinyurl.com/2aeazv4

(Top answer should be a link HERE)

LTAC · 22 October 2010, 09:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaRetroMan

...burning the Eproms is not the problem, i have an eprom programmer and Eproms!

I don't find the ROM images.
If there are any v7.0 ROM images for the A590 then.
Maybe someone could upload them into 'The Zone' please.

Here's the direct link: [Direct links to the Zone not allowed - Graham]

Sorry Graham!!!
You can find the file on THE ZONE!

alexh · 22 October 2010, 12:09

?? Why put it in the zone when it is attached (permanently) to the aforementioned forum post?

I guess you cannot have too much of a good thing

Zetr0 · 22 October 2010, 12:20

'tis been updated =)

LTAC · 22 October 2010, 12:22

@alexh:

yep your link is good: I was too fast on this blow

kire_online · 16 October 2011, 14:51

I have 6.1 ROMs in my a590 and am about to embark on a scsi disk upgrade from the 20Mb XT Drive. I can order the EEPROMs from ebay, but have no idea how to burn the ROM image onto them. Anyone that can help ?

alexh · 16 October 2011, 22:20

Just buy some which have been pre-programmed.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-...ht_1307wt_1396

A500Man · 18 February 2012, 20:38

Hi there,

I have tried the A2091 v7 ROMs in my A590; they seem not to work. The A590 starts, but freezes with a bright-grey screen. So I tried the A2091`s v6.6 ROMs; same bright-grey screen.

Has anyone running an A590 on ROMs v7? Alive & clicking? Please tell me how! Did you use the A2091 ROMs?

Where can I find working A590 v7 ROM-files (not chips!) ?

CU,
A500Man

kire_online · 19 February 2012, 11:10

I burned at set of 7.0 ROMs for my A590 from the link provided by alexh, seemed to work I think but can't get the 36Gb drive partitioned, not recognised by HDToolBox.

E-Penguin · 12 November 2017, 01:24

Sorry for resurrecting this ancient thread but I've just popped v7.0 ROMs into my A590 and get the same problem of frozen grey screen. These are brand new, cloanto licensed chips.

I have a DMAC-1, could that be the problem?

E-Penguin · 16 November 2017, 12:55

In case anyone is curious, changing to DMAC-2 did not cure the problem.

My current suspicion is that v7.0 ROMs don't support the XT drive. I have an SCSI2SD on order to test it with something SCSIy

alexh · 16 November 2017, 13:37

Turn off autoboot and try the bind-drivers version. This will show if the ROM you bought is a lemon or if v7.0 doesn't support XT drives

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=72732

E-Penguin · 16 November 2017, 14:04

Thanks, I'd not seen that. I'll have a go.

If the autoboot is off, does that mean I'd have to always boot from floppy first? bind-drivers is a new thing to me and a quick google hasn't enlightened me.

Daedalus · 16 November 2017, 17:15

BindDrivers is a step in the standard Workbench boot process that looks in the SYS:Expansion drawer for drivers that match the Autoconfig IDs present in the system, loading them from disk if a match is found. So yes, you would have to boot from another source (e.g. floppy) with the card's driver installed. But for troubleshooting it's a handy way of comparing functionality with the ROMs.

E-Penguin · 16 November 2017, 17:29

Gotcha. I'll have a go and report back tonight. The PSU caught fire last night and that's put my testing a little behind schedule.

Honestly, it's just like being at work.

21 October 2010, 16:35	#1
AmigaRetroMan Posts: n/a	A590 ROM Images v6.6 for Upgrade? Hi everyone, i would like to upgrade my old A590 SCSI adapter from v4.6 to v6.6. Is there anyone who has ready to burn ROM images for U12 and U13?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
A590/2091 Rom	caver99	support.WinUAE	6	16 March 2014 07:43
A590 and A4091 ROM?	Fieldday	request.Other	10	11 February 2014 21:06
A590 with 6.1 ROM SCSI Upgrade Options	kire_online	support.Hardware	4	05 December 2011 00:24
Upgrade A590?	Amiga-emuman	support.Hardware	9	30 August 2006 13:15
Amiga A590 for sale with upgrade HDD	Seblington	MarketPlace	6	06 October 2005 18:48

21 October 2010, 20:28	#3
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Out of curiosity why 6.6 and not 7.0?

22 October 2010, 01:02	#4
Loedown Precious & fragile things Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,946	I have 7.0 and a Willem programmer, I can send the files to Zetr0 as I don't have any spare EPROMs.

22 October 2010, 08:28	#5
AmigaRetroMan Posts: n/a	...burning the Eproms is not the problem, i have an eprom programmer and Eproms! I don't find the ROM images. If there are any v7.0 ROM images for the A590 then. Maybe someone could upload them into 'The Zone' please.

22 October 2010, 12:09	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	?? Why put it in the zone when it is attached (permanently) to the aforementioned forum post? I guess you cannot have too much of a good thing

22 October 2010, 12:20	#9
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	'tis been updated =)

22 October 2010, 12:22	#10
LTAC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: France Posts: 129	@alexh: yep your link is good: I was too fast on this blow

16 October 2011, 14:51	#11
kire_online Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 119	I have 6.1 ROMs in my a590 and am about to embark on a scsi disk upgrade from the 20Mb XT Drive. I can order the EEPROMs from ebay, but have no idea how to burn the ROM image onto them. Anyone that can help ?

16 October 2011, 22:20	#12
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Just buy some which have been pre-programmed. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-...ht_1307wt_1396

18 February 2012, 20:38	#13
A500Man Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 20	Hi there, I have tried the A2091 v7 ROMs in my A590; they seem not to work. The A590 starts, but freezes with a bright-grey screen. So I tried the A2091`s v6.6 ROMs; same bright-grey screen. Has anyone running an A590 on ROMs v7? Alive & clicking? Please tell me how! Did you use the A2091 ROMs? Where can I find working A590 v7 ROM-files (not chips!) ? CU, A500Man

19 February 2012, 11:10	#14
kire_online Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 119	I burned at set of 7.0 ROMs for my A590 from the link provided by alexh, seemed to work I think but can't get the 36Gb drive partitioned, not recognised by HDToolBox.

12 November 2017, 01:24	#15
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	Sorry for resurrecting this ancient thread but I've just popped v7.0 ROMs into my A590 and get the same problem of frozen grey screen. These are brand new, cloanto licensed chips. I have a DMAC-1, could that be the problem?

16 November 2017, 12:55	#16
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	In case anyone is curious, changing to DMAC-2 did not cure the problem. My current suspicion is that v7.0 ROMs don't support the XT drive. I have an SCSI2SD on order to test it with something SCSIy

16 November 2017, 13:37	#17
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Turn off autoboot and try the bind-drivers version. This will show if the ROM you bought is a lemon or if v7.0 doesn't support XT drives http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=72732

16 November 2017, 14:04	#18
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	Thanks, I'd not seen that. I'll have a go. If the autoboot is off, does that mean I'd have to always boot from floppy first? bind-drivers is a new thing to me and a quick google hasn't enlightened me.

16 November 2017, 17:15	#19
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	BindDrivers is a step in the standard Workbench boot process that looks in the SYS:Expansion drawer for drivers that match the Autoconfig IDs present in the system, loading them from disk if a match is found. So yes, you would have to boot from another source (e.g. floppy) with the card's driver installed. But for troubleshooting it's a handy way of comparing functionality with the ROMs.

16 November 2017, 17:29	#20
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	Gotcha. I'll have a go and report back tonight. The PSU caught fire last night and that's put my testing a little behind schedule. Honestly, it's just like being at work.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)