WANTED: hardware and documentation

[zefrench]

DENISE Specifications PNG scans also uploaded.

PNG scans of CIA (8250) chip uploaded. I have two very similar documents left, AGNUS 8372, and AGNUS 8370 NTSC. They seem very similar. What uses would those be in addition to my existing AGNUS 8370 PAL scan?

[pandy71]

zefrench IMO both can show difference - for example i saw very first time vertical sync description on your document - those type of data can be usefull for proper emulation hardware differences (but IMO more to Minimig and similar than WinUAE itself).
So please scan both.
Big THX!

[TCD]

Moved over as well now

[zefrench]

PNG scan of Specifications AGNUS NTSC uploaded.

[TCD]

Also moved

[Toni Wilen]

Now possibly something different: m68k AROS hardware requests for compatibility testing:

- Zorro FastATA (ROM version probably isn't important). This is confirmed not working. ROM disassembly didn't reveal anything too interesting.
- RTG boards, AOS Picasso96 driver support. (I only have PicassoII + A3000)
- A4000. I thought I'd never say that but apparently things can change. It would really help AROS testing (also I already have Warp Engine which won't fit in an A3000)
- (Other Zorro boards?)
- (Jason is planning to do Mediator PCI bridge stuff, so I won't probably need that but offers are always accepted )

If there is any value in decapping the akiko then this auction would give someone the chance to offer them for free to anyone who wants to try.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/ERSATZTEIL-12...b#ht_334wt_121

or maybe even have a go yourself?

http://www.degate.org/

I'd bid on them myself but I don't know who would want them, who could analyse them, if it would even be worth it or what.

Anyway, I hope this is of interest and I've not wasted your time.

B.

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by Bunders

If there is any value in decapping the akiko then this auction would give someone the chance to offer them for free to anyone who wants to try.

Other chips, especially Agnus (blitter logic when programs write to registers while blitter is active is basically the last big unknown part), are much more interesting.

Akiko is of course not 100% known but it isn't that important and part of CD logic and timing is in CD ROM chip (It contains CPU + internal ROM and RAM) located on on drive PCB, they communicate via serial bus.

Any use for a Sunrize ad516 soundcard?

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by Stampy

Any use for a Sunrize ad516 soundcard?

Don't know. Someday sound card needs to be emulated that is supported by "all" operating systems. Only after everything else is done

Currently ROM dumps from all kinds of accelerator and SCSI boards would be nice to have (that are not yet already dumped)

For example QuikPak 4060. (Dump floating around does not include SCSI driver)

[Vot]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Other chips, especially Agnus (blitter logic when programs write to registers while blitter is active is basically the last big unknown part), are much more interesting.

Akiko is of course not 100% known but it isn't that important and part of CD logic and timing is in CD ROM chip (It contains CPU + internal ROM and RAM) located on on drive PCB, they communicate via serial bus.

Toni I asked you about this in another thread, is their a way people can make this happen. Needs to be some kind of fund raising done to make it happen. The visual6502 crew http://visual6502.org/wiki/index.php...our_collection have the chips i wonder if some cash could make them a priority (pay for peoples time to do it first)

[Toni Wilen]

It has been quite long since last request..

I'd like to find SX32 or similar floppy and/or HD expansion. No need for memory expansion, faster CPU, even HD controller is not 100% required if it has normal external floppy drive connector that boots normally.

CD32 CD controller behavior is not fully known (when it sends status packets, packet response latency, DMA timing etc..). Improved emulation would make it possible to test and develop CD32 hardware level loaders under emulation. (cd32load).

[Cylon]

Maybe one of the w.i.p. proto Hermes boards could be shipped to Finland? So nobody has to suffer any loss...

Hi there.
Just got an A1000 with Comspec expansion cards (AX2000 and SA1000). I also got the config software, a copy of the SA1000 manual (had to take pictures of it... so the quality is not great...) and I dumped the ROMs of the SA1000...

If you want them just let me know and I can send you a zip file with adfs, manual and roms...

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by mac512

Hi there.
Just got an A1000 with Comspec expansion cards (AX2000 and SA1000). I also got the config software, a copy of the SA1000 manual (had to take pictures of it... so the quality is not great...) and I dumped the ROMs of the SA1000...

If you want them just let me know and I can send you a zip file with adfs, manual and roms...

Yes please! This seems to be very interesting hardware (early hardware is always more interesting). Could you also include output from http://www.winuae.net/files/b/expdump.zip ?

[shaf]

I Have the Electrical Schematic and Memory Map for the Comspec SA1000 if you want a copy. I also have Comspec Sa2000 ROMs which are later than the dumps that mac512 is supplying. (Direct SCSI supported but no RDB)

Shaf

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by shaf

I Have the Electrical Schematic and Memory Map for the Comspec SA1000 if you want a copy. I also have Comspec Sa2000 ROMs which are later than the dumps that mac512 is supplying. (Direct SCSI supported but no RDB)

All ROM versions are accepted. The more the better

Memory map probably isn't that complex in old hardware but all kinds of documentation is always nice to have.

[whiteb]

Toni, on your site you have a list of Hardware with Boot roms you want dumped.

My A1200 is in pieces awaiting me to actually get around to finding someone to recap it, but I have a DKB Cobra I could dump.., Any way I could JTAG it ??

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by whiteb

Toni, on your site you have a list of Hardware with Boot roms you want dumped.

My A1200 is in pieces awaiting me to actually get around to finding someone to recap it, but I have a DKB Cobra I could dump.., Any way I could JTAG it ??

It looks like nothing is needed from physical board, SCSI board (Ferret) install disk contains full Cobra flash rom image, including autoconfig data. Thanks for reminding me to check the install disks

DKB RapidFire flash update image didn't include autoconfig data.

EDIT: Autoconfig data is fake (or from some other board), it can't work, autoconfig product id is 15 (should be 18?), rom offset is 0x0100, it should be 0x0080. So first 64 bytes comes from support chips, not from flash rom. Hardware seems to be identical to DKB 1230/1240.

If is possible i want to help, i have two Turbocards the :M-TEC T1230LC @ 42MHZ + 8MB and Phase 5 Blizzard 1230 MK1@40MHZ 64MB. How i can support you with the cards?

http://amiga.resource.cx/expde/blizzard1230mk1
http://amiga.resource.cx/expde/t1230lc