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Strange problems with PCMCIA & A1200
Hi all,
I'm getting a very odd problem. I really wish to upgrade my A1200 to KS 3.1 ROMs (so I can run Amiga OS3.9) However, when I put my 3.1 ROMs in my A1200, the PCMCIA slot stops working (my CD-ROM is SCSI and plugs in to the PCMCIA slot via a Squirrel SCSI adaptor) The PCMCIA slot is fine when I have 3.0 ROMs in though. To rule out dodgy ROMs, I tried somebody else's 3.1 ROMs and had the same issue. I even tried soft-kicking 3.1 .... and when in 3.1, the PCMCIA still doesn't work! Is my A1200 being strange? or is there a simple fix? FYI, the A1200 is of the following spec: - A1200 with 3.0 ROMs - 1.6GB 2.5" IDE HDD - 68030 accellerator with 32MB FAST RAM - Workbnench 3.0 - Squirrel SCSI adaptor with SCSI CD-ROM Hope someone has some ideas! Thanks in advance for any help received Cheers woody.cool |
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@woodycool
I have to ask you to try this, with the KS3.1 ROMS installed, create a Squirrel BOOT Disk using the squirrel installer & then reboot your A1200 with that boot disk & see if the PCMCIA then works... I take it you are running Workbench 3.0 with KS3.1 If so this could be a library issue.... TC ![]() |
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Doogster
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I've said this before, the squirrel loads a driver that hogs the pcmcia port, i had the same problem....the pcmcia port works fine with the squirrel but nothing else.
I can't recall how to fix it but if you search A.org the answer is on there somewhere. All you have to do is edit out a certain line from the StartupSequence: and the port becomes free but still works with the squirrel. Roms are not your problem. |
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Just go to 3.9, that has an install question specifically for you
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Doogster
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Thats true Novacoder......good thinkin
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I need 3.1 ROMs to install 3.9 I will need to install or boot from a floppy that has the Squirrel drivers on to install 3.9 from CD .... BUT, as my problem states, cannot get the Squirrel to work when I have 3.1 ROMs!!!! I am gonna give this all another try. I'm gonna format DH0:, put my 3.1 ROMs in, install 3.1, install Squirrel If that doesn't work, then it's either stick with 3.0 ![]() ![]() (to add to the issues, the A1200 in question has a completely knackered RF modulator and the composite output is very flakey .... thank god I use RGB SCART) |
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Do you install Squirrel drivers from floppy disk ? Could it be that you have an old version of the drivers ? Did you try the version from there: http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/squirrel ?
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Problem is now solved ..... turns out, it's the CD-ROM drive playing up!
It was 'just a conincidence' about the different ROM versions. I booted up 3.0 and it was fine .... upon rebooting (still on 3.0) it didn't work anymore ![]() I then swapped it to the A600 and the drive still didn't work! The Squirrel SCSI adaptor still works, it's just the drive that's knackered ![]() I've now put 3.1 ROMs in the A1200 ..... I did have to reinstall workbench though, as WB 3.0 seemed unstable in comparision to 3.1 (maybe a library issue?) |
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