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From: mt87692@cs.tut.fi (Mikko Tsokkinen)
Subject: Re: address range of 2.0 kick
Organization: Tampere University of Technology
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 11:39:17 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.165055.9669@mcshh.Hanse.DE> anm@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Andreas Mueller) writes:

> Hi,
> could someone please post the address range (start and end) of the
> kickstart 2.0 and kickstart 1.3

> thanks in advance.

The 1.2 ROM (256K) is located at $FC0000 to $FFFFFF. Actually there is
image at $F80000 to $FBFFFF.

The 2.0 ROM (512K) is located at $F80000 to $FFFFFF.

The space from $F00000 to $FFFFFF is Reserved so this probably means we
can have 1M ROM at maximum with current configuration. Actually the exec
at $FC0000 first checks if there is rom at $F00000 and if there is the
execution continues from there. (Thus it is possible to build autobooting
devices in Kick1.2 but it's kinda hack :)

 Mit
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From: galetti@uservx.plk.af.mil
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: How do the A2000's IBM slots work?
Date: 17 Aug 92 11:18:35 GMT
Organization: Phillips Laboratory - Kirtland AFB

Without a bridgeboard in my system, is there ANY physical connection
whatsoever between my A2000 and the four IBM PC compatible expansion slots?
Is there any way I can access these slots through software?

Thank you in advance for any information!

-Ralph

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From: TomK@cup.portal.com (Tom R Krotchko)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: C'mon Netters!!! Help me with my tape drive!!!
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 20:01:37 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

I have one of these drives, and I *think* you should be using a 6150,
not a DC600 tape.
From: bobl@bobsbox.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdmin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: SUMMARY: 16MHz A3000 to 25MHz (!) Hardware "Hack"
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:24:15 GMT
Organization: Raven Enterprises -- Piscataway, NJ USA
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1992Aug17.191059.18794@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de> mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst) writes:
> In <1992Aug17.132428.4865@tom.rz.uni-passau.de> hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann) writes:
> >This isn't really necessary.
> >I have a 16MHz A3000 witch is 'upgraded' to 25MHz *without* changing
> >the 68030 CPU. A 16MHz CPU is reliable also with 25MHz.
>
> Georg, you seem to have another definition of 'reliable', especially
> in generalizations. :-) It is definitely not reliable to run 16MHz
> parts at 25MHz.
>
> >*My* Amiga works since about nearly two years without any problems.
>
> This can however be true.
>
> >I think it's saver to use a 16MHz CPU with 25MHz (a 16MHz 68030 *is* a
> >25MHz 68030, but only testet up to 16MHz), than to remove a SMD CPU.
>
> A 16MHz 68030 is one that failed the 25MHz test (or it can be something
> completely different). Wether it works depends on your personal luck,
> global weather situation and the phase of the moon. :-)
>
> >PS: No warranty however... :)
>
> So to say :-)
>
> Regards,
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The question here is what's wrong with slapping in a faster crystal and
seeing if your 16mhz machine will be able to do 25mhz?  If it doesn't,
then you have to do the hack in which case you will need the crystal
(which is cheap) anyway.

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From: dfisk@level10.UUCP (David Fisk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,bit.listserv.i-amiga
Subject: Re: Static Column?  Can I use A3000 ZIPS?
Date: 22 Aug 92 00:27:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: level10.dfisk.01s7
Distribution: comp
Organization: Dave's Amiga
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <1992Aug20.115724.14559@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> tkt@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
> 
> Hi all-
> 	Just wondering if I could use A3000 static column 256X4 ZIPS in my
> SupraRam RX.  The RX takes 256X4 Zip Drams,  but it doesn't mention anything
> about static column.  What is static column?  Can I use them?
> 
Unless the board has changed since I last looked at it around a year ago, it
won't work. The 3000 can use either Page Mode or Static Column variants of
the ZIPs, the SupraRAM 500RX needs Page Mode.

Dave...
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From: navy@IASTATE.EDU (Scott V Rivera)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: HELP: GVPII/Quantum Problems with power?
Keywords: GVP,SCSI,HELP
Date: 17 Aug 92 20:26:36 GMT
Reply-To: navy@IASTATE.EDU (Scott V Rivera)
Organization: Iowa State University

Hi, I'm trying to connect my very first (finally) hard drive.  I've got a GVP
Series II+8 with 4 megs and a Quantum 105 ProDrive.  I have no idea what all the
jumper connections should be for this setup. I've figured the memory jumpers and
that j4 is for selp boot.

Problem:  With this setup I've plugged the power from the board into the drive,
and I've connected the data transfer wires from the drive to the card. (I'm
pretty sure I've got the pin 1 of the board to pin 1 of the drive but any
clarification is helpful).  At this point when I power up the power light comes
on for about a millisecond and goes off.  Someone suggested that I may be
overburdoning the power supply so it turns itself off.

The power supply is currently running: 2-3.5 floppys,1-5.25 bridgeboard floppy,
an 8088 bridgeboard, the GVP card and the 105 Quantum.

Is this too much ?!?!

I would suspect that the stock power supply could handle this.

ANY suggestions would help

btw if I unhook all the connections to the drive an change j4 I can use the
memory on the card with no problem.  It only occurs when I hook the power to the
hd.

Thanks in advance

e-mail or post.

Scott Rivera
navy@iastate.edu
From: slbfn@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: SUMMARY:  16MHz A3000 to 25MHz  (!)  Hardware "Hack"
Date: 17 Aug 92 11:10:29 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <1992Aug17.132428.4865@tom.rz.uni-passau.de>, hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann) writes:
> In article <1992Aug12.151140.58087@cc.usu.edu> slbfn@cc.usu.edu writes:
>>
>>
>>                         HOW TO (MAGICALLY) TRANSFORM A
>>                           16MHz AMIGA 3000 TO 25MHz   
> [...]
>>
>>      (2)  Remove the 68030 CPU.  This is definately *NOT* an easy task!
>>           You must carfully desolder all the pins.  (The 68030 is packaged
>>           in a very fine-pitched 128 pin PQFP.)  Make sure you remove all
>>           solder.  Don't be messy.  If you don't know how to do this, don't!
>>           It is very easy to screw up your motherboard.  Please make sure
>>           you know what you are doing.
> 
> This isn't really necessary.
> I have a 16MHz A3000 witch is 'upgraded' to 25MHz *without* changing
> the 68030 CPU. A 16MHz CPU is reliable also with 25MHz.
> *My* Amiga works since about nearly two years without any problems.
> 
> I think it's saver to use a 16MHz CPU with 25MHz (a 16MHz 68030 *is* a
> 25MHz 68030, but only testet up to 16MHz), than to remove a SMD CPU.


  Several people (I beleive 3) emailed me telling me NOT to do this.  That
  is why I didn't include this.  Those people had totally fried their 
  processors.  Remember, there is no guarantee knowing that the 68030 in
  your Amiga will work at 25MHz, but it is quite possible that it is
  actually a 25MHz chip.  Also, some other person had effectively ran his
  16MHz CPU at 28MHz by doing that.  OF course, he used a 56MHz crystal.

  However, I do not suggest doing this, unless you are brave.  I guess you
  could try it, and if your CPU fails, then you can replace it.  Oh well...

							-Travis Carter
							 slbfn@cc.usu.edu


 
> 	Georg.
> 
> PS: No warranty however... :)
> 
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From: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson - Amiga Networking)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: look, cbm is working
Date: 12 Aug 92 12:41:16 GMT
Reply-To: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson - Amiga Networking)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <1992Aug11.1108.19689@dosgate> "robert buonincontro" <robert.buonincontro@canrem.com> writes:
>
> On another note, Commodore should be more open with their users. It's
>perfectly understandable why Commodore chooses to keep quiet on new products.
>In most cases it can do more harm then good. However, most users would like
>to know the direction Commodore is heading. You can do that without revealing
>any product information. If Commodore said something like, We feel the future
>of the Amiga will be better graphics, faster cpu ect. That alone would tell
>users that Commodore is dedicated to development. While it's common sense
>that Commodore will eventually release a better Amiga with improved graphics
>and a faster CPU, just hearing it can strengthen a users confidence.
>
> Sometimes saying nothing can do more harm then saying something!
>

"In most cases [C= talking about new products] it can do more harm than good."

"Sometimes saying nothing can do more harm than good."

When you have the algorithm that allows us to tell the difference, let
us know :)

Also, bear in mind that there is a big difference between "We feel ..."
and "Commodore will eventually release."  What we 'feel' in engineering
is not always in line with the overall business plan/picture. 

>robert.buonincontro@canrem.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: gfm@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (George Francis McBay)
Subject: Re: Installing 2.04 ROMSs in rev 5 A500
Organization: /etc/organization
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 14:35:16 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.031608.17815@dialogic.com> kamran@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Kamran Vaziri) writes:
>I just purchased the 2.04 ROMs from Grapevine and they don't seem to work in
>my A500 with a rev 5 motherboard.  They sent instructions with it that said
>I had to solder a jumper from pin 1 to pin 31 of the ROM for rev 5 machines.

	I know this isn't going to help you much now, but the best thing
to do when upgrading to 2.04 is to buy Commodore's full 2.04 Upgrade box.
It doesn't cost that much more than buying a bare eprom from a company
like Grapevine, you get the nifty 2.04 manual, the jumper is already on
the rom (much easier for those that dont need it to take it off then it is
to solder one on) and there's less chance of getting a dubious, illegal
EPROMed copy of 2.04..

Just my opinion, anyway..
From: Tony-Preston@cup.portal.com (ANTHONY FRANCIS PRESTON)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re:  Why there are 40 Mhz VXLS
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 08:08:22 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <16e38mINN8kj@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM> <ghazi.04xr@wizofhoz.uucp>

I get my VXL-30s directly from Microbotics.. They supply the 25 Mhz
version in EC and non-EC versions, and the 40 Mhz in the EC version.
The 50 Mhz is the non-EC version.  The 40 Mhz VXL-30 differs from the
50 Mhz in the 68030 chip, crystal and a pal chip(that was what I was
told by tech support at Microbotics).  The 40 Mhz VXL-30 can be changed
to the 50 Mhz by replacing the 68EC030 with a 50 mhz 68030, and the
crystal change.  There is a different memory controller for 50 Mhz.

I am very happy with my 40 Mhz, I don't think I will worry about it...
Now that the 32 bit memory is here, my system is 3.2 times an A3000-25.
From: hans@castlerock.East.Sun.COM (Hans Hrasna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: "AA" Chipset
Date: 13 Aug 92 20:04:10 GMT
Reply-To: hans@castlerock.East.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: castlerock.east.sun.com


	I've been seeing a lot of `between the lines' stuff about the AA chipset...
I would like to hear the rumours/facts about it/them... I understand it's the next
step up in graphics on the Amiga... but that's about it... anyone care to comment?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
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From: al158305@academ01.mty.itesm.mx (Gustavo Cordova Avila)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Help! Need hard disk parameters!
Date: 15 Aug 92 23:31:09 GMT


   I have an ST250R drive I'm trying to make work with my
GrandSlam, coupled with an Adaptec controller. I need the drives
parameters so that the formatting program knows what to expect,
the problem arises when I try to format it identifying it as
an ST251, and when it tries to low-level format the hard disk
the program gives me a no-sense error. I suppose it runs out of
physical tracks? I dunno.  But I'd really appreciate it if someone
sends me the drives data: tracks, sectors, write-precomp, all
that.

thanx

-Gus

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From: j1lee@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (--- James C. Lee ---)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Problem with Trumpcard 500AT
Date: 15 Aug 92 09:28:13 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

This is my first time attempting to post anything, so if anything's
wrong, please bear with me...  :)

First of all, I have an Amiga 500 with 1.3 Kickstart.

Anyway, a few days ago I got an IVS Trumpcard 500AT with only the
interface and the board (no memory, no HD).  The version that came with
the installation software was Revision 1.1 and the ROM on the board is
revision 1.2

Today I bought a 120.6 MB hard drive and I believed I installed it
properly (the manual said everything was polarized so you couldn't fit it
wrong)...  As soon as I installed the HD, I inserted the Trumpcard into the
expansion slot of the A500.  When I booted, everything seemed to go fine
and the installation software starts getting loaded.  Then when the WB
screen came up, I double clicked on the "TCUtil" icon and it started 
loading...  The title screen came on...  the hard drive light turns on
and off for a few times (the hard drive noise could be heard)...  Then
the hard drive would stop, but no "format" screen ever popped up for the
installation program.

I tried holding down the left mouse button, but when I do that it doesn't
boot the floppy at all.

Although I don't have any memory installed yet, I attempted to run the
memory check program, but it simply freezes up on me.  My jumpers are set
on "TEST" and "0K", a jumper for each.  I also have the other jumper on
autoboot, although I tried autoboot off but it still didn't work.

Did anyone ever have this problem?  Or does anyone know what's going on?
Is there a jumper I didn't get somewhere?  Or does it seem like the
software might be the problem...  or even the IVS ROM?  I noticed that
the revision for the disk is 1.1, but the ROM is 1.2, does that matter?
The reason I think it might be the software is due to the fact that when
I attempted the memory test (with the proper jumpers), it freezes up,
and I'm not even able to select the "QUIT" button, or any button for that
matter...  The program just freezes.

The funny thing is when I pull the Trumpcard out, the software works fine
and simply tells me that the Trumpcard is not detected...

So does anyone know what's wrong?  I've never had a hard drive before,
and this is kind of getting me a little upset...  uh...

					--- James
						@sdcc13.ucsd.edu
From: al158305@academ01.mty.itesm.mx (Gustavo Cordova Avila)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: MMR speed questions
Date: 12 Aug 92 15:26:40 GMT


   Hiya pplz :)  I just installed an MMR into my A1000. I was thinking on
leaving the original internal drive inside, but the little extension tower
I made for the cpu socket kept failing, it seems that every time it got
a little warm it would drop a connection or something like that, so I 
had to leave the internal drive dangling outside :(  Maybe I'll redirect
df0 to df1 and get myself another external drive. Will the Sybil thing work
ok in that configuration?

   Well.. Going to the question in question :)  What's the max speed cpu that
one can install in an MMR? and WHY?  I've seen ads for the VXL device saying
it works up to 40, and people discussing running it up to 60 Mhz (ouch), and
the most I've heard of the MMR is 38Mhz for the cpu and 50 for the fpu,
so how come??

help?

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From: ridgwad@atlantis.CS.ORST.EDU (Dean Ridgway)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Backup HW ?
Keywords: Touchdown 100 Backup
Date: 20 Aug 92 21:12:23 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Organization: Computer Science Outreach Services - Oregon State University

In article <1992Aug20.084421.15202@ousrvr.oulu.fi> eha@phoenix.oulu.fi (Esa Haapaniemi) writes:
>I saw an ad of NewHorizons selling Touchdown 100 SCSI bacup system
>for 550 $ with QuarterBackup5.x softaware. The price is suitable
>for me, but I'd like to know if there are any troubles with this
>system. Is Touchdown a reliable drive (uses DC-6150 and DC-6250 
>tapes, that *are* reliable), as the warranty lasts only 90 days ?

Well I can't vouch for long term reliability as I've only had mine for about
three weeks.  It does work well with both QuarterBack (5.0.1) and BTN/TAR.

My SCSI interrogator says the mechanism inside is a Caliper CP150 if thats
of any help.

The only real problem I had in installing mine was I had to upgrade my Supra
SCSI interface's ROM and software to Supra series III which cost me another
$50.  >:-S

Like I stated, I know next to nothing about tape drives in general and I've
only had mine a couple of weeks, but so far I'm fairly satisfied.  There are
some minor annoyances which either come from tape drives in general or my
Supra interface.  If you are doing a tape operation such as fast forward
or rewind, you can't get to any other devices on the SCSI bus until that
operation is finished.  Also the way that QuarterBack handles multiple archives
on a single tape is in my opinion kind of kludgy and could be MUCH better.
Example: If you want to get to the third archive on a tape, with Quarterback
you have to read in the first backup catalog, fast forward past it, cancel
the restore, read in the second backup catalog, fast forward past it, cancel
the restore, etc.  While with BTN/TAR (or with AmigaDOS 2.04's MAGTAPE command
you just tell it to skip past the first two archives and it does it.  If you
try to position the tape and then go into QuarterBack forget it, the first
thing it does is rewind the tape.  If you bring up QuarterBack and then use
MAGTAPE to position the tape where you want it QuarterBack refuses to read it.
There is a patch program to make my QB v 5.0.2 but I don't know if it solves
any of these quirks.  I've heard good things about Ami-Back but haven't tried
it yet.  BTW the company that markets Ami-Back (moonlighter?) I have been told
also has some kind of drive/software combo that you can buy.  I recall something
like it was a refurbished Archive 2150 viper plus Ami-Back for $475 US.
This is just rumor though, contact the respective company for the truth.

Hope this helps some.

>And most important ! Can I use it here in Europe (220/50) as it's 
>on sale in USA (110/60) ?

Can't help you there, sorry.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.sun.hardware
From: adyer@pagine.com (Andrew Dyer)
Subject: Re: Using a Sun monochrome monitor
Organization: Pagine Corporation, San Jose, CA, USA
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 16:21:45 GMT

Ok, now does anyone know the appoximate horizontal and vertical timings (syncs,
front porch, back porch, overscan(?))???

Also I know the interface is ECL levels, but is it possible to drive the
monitor with PECL levels (ie is the video amp input strictly a differential 
circuit??)

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From: sreiz@cs.vu.nl (Reiz Steven)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A3000 struck by lightning, which chips to replace?
Date: 16 Aug 92 21:31:02 GMT

My A3000, actually my modem, has been struck by lightning.
At first, it seemed a simple case of 'dump blasted modem, 
buy new one', but after I had done that, it turned out that
it wasn't just the modem that smelled of burned toast...

My amiga still works, but it is acting very weird... I'm trying
to figure out which chips should be replaced. The first thing I
noticed was that when trying to move icons, the old image would
stay behind, and after a few more mouseclicks the machine would
hang. Besides that, the serial port wouldn't work, not even with
the new modem. I seemed to recall that the icon problem could be
caused by bad CIAs, so I swapped both with the two in my A500.
And indeed, the icon problem was fixed (well, transfered to the
A500)!

Unfortunately, the serial port still doesn't work, and I've found
some more problems:
- Sometimes a green screen at bootup (means 'bad chip ram').
- Reading/writing floppies is very unreliable.
- Sound samples are played with a lot of noise and distortions.
- The screen is distorted by small horizontal lines that 'pop up'
  regularly, they have different colors, are mostly 8 pixels wide,
  sometimes 16, occasionally only 1 or 2 pixels wide, and after they
  pop up, they are there to stay (i.e. they don't disappear, unless
  I clear the window/screen, and in shell windows they scroll up with
  the text when I press return.)

I think that this points to a chip ram refresh problem. Could this also
cause the serial port to disfunction?  Which chip does chip ram refresh
in an A3000? (Ramsey? Agnus?) I'm only assuming here that the problem is
limited to chip ram. Could other defects cause these symptoms? Are
there any specific tests I can do to track down the problem?

I would VERY much appreciate your help on this one, TIA!

	Steven

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