#2090a and 2.04
Ummm, this is either so simple it is confusing or Commodore is expecting me
to know too much. I've been running a 2000 with a 2090 controller and 1.2
rom. This combo does not allow autobooting of the HD. I picked up a 2090a
on here, but the 1.2 rom would not coexist with it so it has remained on
the shelf. With 2.0 coming out any minute now, buying a 1.3 rom seemed
foolish.
Well, my 2.04 kit came in this week. Boy was I surprised by the size of
the box. Anyhow, I've installed the rom, cut the traces, installed the
2090a and booted up the 2.04 disk. DH0: shows up as NDOS. Since there is
no hard drive entry in the startup sequence, I guess that makes since. But
the instructions aren't making me feel good. HDtoolbox is for 2091 and
SCSIs. Use your old stuff, it says. Well, I got a A2500 diskette with the
2090a, but how do I tell it to use the new FFS that had never been thought
of for the A2500? (I got the whole system used so I never even went
through the first setup, though I have modified the mountlist a while back
to support AMAX.)
Oh, and the used CSA 68020 card I got that worked fine with the 1.2 ROM
seems allergic to the 2.04. I get a bad card notice right at bootup and
when I continue thru it, I only have chip memory. It can't see the 2MB of
expansion ram. When I remove the card, all is well (but slow).
Any hints will be appreciated while I hammer on the machine over the
weekend. Oh, its a 4.3 rev with ECS Denise and 1MB Agnus. —–Paul—-