This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Steven: I got my upgrade from Expert Services. By "packing material" I thought you meant a reciept or list. On the side of the slip cover of the box, there is a red dot on "AS330 A3000, 3000T. That would appear to be the right version. I will try to…
Richard: Thanks for your help… We might be on to something. Here is what I found when I replaced the ROMS: The ROMs originally in the machine… Labeled "390629-02 ROM0v5 C1990 Commodore-Amiga 9042D" Were sitting in sockets near the mouse port. Adjacent to them were two "pads" labeled ROM0 and…
Wayne: >>>I'm starting to wonder if you can use the ROM's on a soft-kicked A3000? How can we find out? Last time I checked, West Chester rings "The number you have reached is not in service…" :^( I think I'll have to tear the machine apart again and check ALL…
Steven: Yes, I think I have a softkick machine, as it was originally configured that way. Kickstart was actually a file in the Devs: directory. I did not get packing material with my 3.1 upgrade listing versions. I was only aware of an A3000 version, as opposed to an A2000…
Steve: I followed instructions on putting in the ROMS (Rom0 in U181, Rom1 in U180), and it would seem to me that if the ROMS were not properly installed, the machine would not boot at all. However, I am now running 3.1 successfully, just no SetPatch. — Dave
OK, I'll try that, but I probably won't be able to get to it for a couple days… no time to tear apart the computer again. Actually, so far the computer is working fine without SetPatch… things seem to run quicker too… I might just leave it as is! BTW,…
#SetPatch Crash/A3000 3.1
Message #42787
Hi, everyone! I'm looking for as much help as I can on a weird problem I've been experiencing since I installed 3.1 on my "vanilla" A3000/25 last week. You may have seen this on AmigaUser, but I thought I might get a few more responses here… Upon booting, the system…
Don: The old 2.04 SetPatch (V37.10 … V37.38 crashes) works fine. The only patch it lists is that it enables the Data Cache mode on the CPU. Any SetPatch higher than 37.10 crashes. I'm at a loss to figure out why! — Dave
Hi, Wayne… thanks for replying & trying to help, looks like I'm going to need some! I tried a few things, and here's what I found: 1) Booted with WB 1.3 floppy. WB V34.34, SetPatch V1.38 Installed; no patch list. Booted Fine. 2) Booted with WB 2.04 floppy, WB V37.67,…
Wayne: >>Does it crash if you disable your hard drive and boot from the original 3.1 floppies? Yes. Disabling the HD partitions makes no difference. — Dave
#SetPatch 3.1 Woes
Message #165577
Steve: I just tried the SetPatch in the library here (40.14) and got the same hang-up at boot-time. Looks like I'll have to live without the SetPatch. I just can't figure out why. Do you think I should try to use the old 37.10 SetPatch from 2.04, rather than do…
Don: I just tried the SetPatch in the library here, V40.14 (I have V40.16), and got the exact same thing. Looks like I might have to live without a SetPatch. Do you think I should try the old 2.04 one? (V37.10)? — Dave
Jim: I just tried booting with the SetPatch here in the Library, Version 40.14 (mine is 40.16), and got the same thing. Looks like I'll have to live without a SetPatch. — Dave
James: That is interesting. If I let it be, or if I cancel it, the computer cycles through the same thing, always ending in a software failure unless I boot w/ a ss that does not have SetPatch. I think I let it try 3 times before I stopped it.…
Don: What do you mean by 'the original'? Both copies of SetPatch (on the Install disk and WB3.1 disk) will not work. They are Version 40.16. At least, the computer hangs when booting. The SetPatch line in my 2.04 installation worked, though… it was Version 37.10. I remember trying the…
Steve: I put the BATTMEM bit for the Sync SCSI back to NO… no change. I also noticed that the CPU command would give the following under 3.1: System: 68030 68882 (INST: Cache NoBurst) Data: NoCache No Burst) Whereas under 2.04 it was: System: 68030 68882 FastROM (Inst: Cache NoBurst)…
Steve: Yes I did change the BATTMEM settings…. 1) Changed the time-out to 2 seconds due to someone reporting that the ROMs loaded quickly, so the drive wasn't ready. 2) Changed the SYNC bit to ON due to another report… According to SCRAM, the battmem had suffered an "amnesia" so…
#More Setpatch Info
Message #165411
Steve: I copied the sequence of events that happen when my machine crashes: 1) Insert WB 3.1 floppy. 2) After 2 sec delay, floppy is accessed. 3) Hard Drive accessed once. 4) Power light blinks 7 times. 5) After about 2-3 seconds the following message appears: ****Software Failure***** Error: 8000…
#SetPatch Fails A3000/3.1
Message #165409
Steve: I tried installing 3.1 as you described on the HD, but came up with the same problem as before (the system crashes with a Software Failure at boot-up) The only thing I can do to boot the system is to comment-out the C:SetPatch Quiet line in the Startup sequence.…
#Help w/ 3.1 Install!!!
Message #165365
Hi, guys!! I'm in the process of installing 3.1 on my A3000. I have installed the ROMS chips and put together the computer, and it seems to work OK with the 2.04 workbench on my hard drive, with the expeption of the colors and preferen preferences not being read. The…
Marty: Great. then, that's exactly what I'll do. Thanks! — Dave
#MagicWB-Demon
Message #165250
Alan: I am about to install Magic WB 2.0… is that MWB Demon absolutely neccesary to the operation of Magic WB? I want to use a custom pallette with Magic WB… won't the Demon insist that I use the Magic WB standard colors? Can I just live without it? —…
Thanks, Rob. I'll save the message in case I decide to upgrade to a SyQuest. Right now, I'm putting that and the memory off for a while. I'm itching to install 3.1, (I have 2.04) but I have heard people tell me just now: 1) QuarterBack will crash under 3.1…
DJ: I'll be waiting on upgrading the memory for now. I will keep an accellerator and/or a board in mind when I do, though! Thanks. — Dave
DJ: You changed your SCSI drive to ASYNC *AFTER* upgrading to 3.1? I have 2.04, and according to SCRAM3, the SYNC transfer is set to NO! I've never touched it. Should I change it now, to avoid a disaster, or, perhaps, keep a copy of SCRAM3 on a floppy and…
DJ: Good thing you mentioned that… I will wait until my copy of AmiBack arrives before upgrading. — Dave
Steven: That makes me feel more at ease. I had this image of PC and Mac people snapping up their much-needed RAM by the gigabyte at $100/GB. :^) Due to other concerns right now (like, for instance, the furnace — it would be nice to have the house above freezing…
Norm: That's good news. I have other things going on besides the computer at the moment, so I think I will wait to add the RAM, as it is not needed right now (I have NEVER gotten a "Not Enough Memory" requester on the A3000), but I will need more…
Dick: Did the SCSI drive address change when you installed 3.1, or did you add something to the system and re-number it? I have a "vanilla" A3000/25 also, and my drive has always been address 6. You can change the address by running a program here in the library called…
Brian: I'll look into the low density issue. But, just for my information, if I walk into Comp USA and buy a Mac release of Quicken, what disk format is the distribution copy — low or High? Or maybe both (ala 3 1/2 & 5 1/4 PC disks)? Thanks! —…
Dale: Hmmm… I probably won't be getting another computer unless the trusty 3000 dies for some reason, and can't be fixed , so moving the memory to another computer isn't really important for me. I will look into the pricing for the dkb board. As far as capacity goes, the…
A3000 Upgrades
Message #162915
John: Thanks again for your explanation of the SyQuest drive. I will decide whether I would benefit more from this type drive, or a 270MB HD. I do not (at present) have a need for a LARGE about of data storage, so I am leaning toward the bigger HD, although…
#3000 RAM
Message #162914
Steven: Dale mentioned that ZIP chips may not be made anymore, and I dbout if the chips were ever that cheap to begin with…. Am I sure I don't want to buy a PowerMac? — Dave
#3000 RAM
Message #162913
Dale: >>"I don't think the ZIPs are even being manufactured anymore…" Oh, great. That means if I want more memory in my A3000, I had better get the chips while they're still out there, along with the Buster chip…. Well it looks like I'll be shelling out another $200 to…
#WANTED:2.5" A1200 IDE HD
Message #158788
Hi, Folks! Wanted: 40 –> 100 Meg 2.5" IDE Bootable Hard Drive for A-1200, complete with installation hardware, cable, installation disk and DOS (Shell & ARexx) manuals in good working condition. If anyone has one of these they would like to sell, or wishes to upgrade to a bigger HD,…
Mike: Will the 3.1 ROMs be available for use in A3000 machines? And do you have any idea when C= will release it? Thanks! — Dave
Joe: What is the difference between the older and newer versions of MagicWB? I thought it wasn't a program, per se, but a collection of icons….. I'm currently using the older version, and I'm reluctant to download the newer one (about 40 minutes at 2400bd) unless there is a major…
Ric: What is your recommended procedure for printing envelopes on a DJ500C printer? I had it set up OK before I got Release 2, but now with Release 2 the printer prints in landscape mode. Sorry if this repeats something you said earlier, but I missed the beginning of the…
Jonathan: I thought of chopping the end off a DB25, but I'll leave that up to my friend to decide if he wants to do that. Chris gave me numbers for Redmond Cable, and I think he'll look into that first. I can't figure out for the life of me…
Thanks, Chris. I'll pass the numbers along to my friend. — Dave
#A1200 RGB Port Help!
Message #95046
Hi… I'm helping a friend set up his shiny new A1200 to use RGB with his Sony KV-1311CR monitor, and I've run into a stumbling block. We are trying to make the RGB cable to go between the two, and the electrical connections seem straightforward, but the only problem is…
#Second Page Blank!
Message #53056
Ric: I also have the second page blank problem others have mentioned. It seems to come and go, with the only pattern being this: If it kicks out a second blank page, it will only be for the FIRST printing — in other words, if I print the same document…
So I guess the WB2.1 uses 2.04 Kickstart? — Dave
Patrick: I presently use the database that comes in the Gold Disk Office package, which I believe is called "Office". It is a rather rough-hewn program, to say the least, as it took me several tries to get a stable working database going. It also likes to spawn a whole…
Steve: Then how can an A3000 owner upgrade to 2.1 or 3.0 without Kickstart ROM? Is Kickstart distributed on disk in the "soft" version of the upgrades? The 2.1 upgrade comes in two versions: one w/Rom & one w/o. Could I just buy the one w/o Rom and use it…
Patrick: That's a good idea… I know of one group that meets once a month; maybe we'll drop in on one of their Saturday meetings. I agree that AW & AA and users are really the way to go to learn about the Amiga. Mail order definitely saves money most…
Dom: Point well-taken. Yes, my impression is that the dealer didn't take much time and effort to install the software properly and in a way that will demonstrate the capability of the machine. It is very unfortunate, because my friend could very well turn to the new MAC-III machine. Well,…
Ron: He is a manufacturing engineer and I'm sure he would like to use the Ami at times for CAD and other high-res work. When you work with CAD, hi-res is really needed, and the flicker will drive you insane. FWIW, he's now seriously looking into the new MAC-LC-III computer,…
Ron: That is very possible. The dealer is located in close proximity to several fine universities and high-tech industries. These people know what they want BEFORE they come in. Also, there may be a large and loyal Amiga user base in the greater Boston area, and with no other dealers…
It is too bad this dealer left a bad impression of the Amiga with my friend. He is now seriously looking into the new MAC LC-III, which, he says, is roughly the same price as an A1200 + GVP '030' accelerator. They are both nice machines; he'd be better off…
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