OS3.2 Roms Installation

[Tumbleweed]

Hi all

Ive just tried installing OS3.2 Roms in my A3000T. I have two ROMS one marked LO the other marked HI. The LO one I put in socket U181 the HI one in socket U180.

When I switch on I get a black screen. I have reseated the roms a few times with the same result. Black  screen.

When I replace them with the previous 3.1 ROMS the machine boots fine.

Do I need to adjust any other settings like ROM timings etc?

Im running a CSMKII and its working ok.

Any ideas much appreciated.

If I swap the ROMS round and put LO in U180 and HI in U181 will I damage the ROMS and/or board?

Its possible that I could have been sent the wrong ROMS / defective ROMS but want to rule out any issue with settings before I send them back.

Thanks in advance.

Weed

[Tumbleweed]

Read the FAQ. Seems the issue is with how the ROMS are labelled on the CD. The LO ROM lfor the A3000 looks to be incorrectly labelled. See vid here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3R-7rJh9FE&t=13s

I think it only affects the A3000 ROMS haven't seen reports of other models havimg the same issue.

I'll be returning my ROMs for a new set.

Weed

[Tumbleweed]

Tried pretty much all the same things as the guy in the vid. Im almost certain the ROMs I have are the issue. Machine boots and works perfectly with 3.1 ROMS installed.

Last thing to try is is to install the 3.2 ROMs in my A3000D but I'm not yet sure they are comaptible as the 3000D has the ROM tower and doesnt have the ROM sockets on the main board.

Using OS3.2 with 3.1 ROMs seems to work ok. The main reason for upgrading from 3.1 to 3.2 was for the upgraded scsi as I am running the A3000T from a SCSI2SD card. I know you can get access to larger SD cards using a software solution using pacthes but I was aiming for a hardware solution with the latest scsi.device in ROM.

I do have an alternative solution and that is to put the 3.2 kickstart on my deneb and run it from there.

But that kinda defeats the purpose of buying the 3.2 ROMs. I could just have got the OS3.2 CD without the 3.2 ROM.

Any one else upgraded a A3000D/T with 3.2 ROMS? What's your experience been? And where did you but your ROMs?

Weed

[Tumbleweed]

Cheers Castellen. I installed the 3.2 ROMs in the 3000D swapping out the existing 3.1 ROMS in the ROM tower for the new ones.

The "LO" ROM is in socket U180; The "HI" ROM is in socket U181.

Powered up and all ok. I get the OS3.2 boot screen - boing ball and animated floppy. So ROMs are good.

Suspect it has been a case (yet again!) of user error on my part. Its not very clear which ROM goes in whch socket. The 3.1 ROMs have the sockets detailed on the label on the chip ie U180 or U181. The 3.2 ROMs simply say "HI" or "LO" - how do you know which socket is for the "HI" and which for the "LO"? Doesn't mention it in the OS3.2 install booklet either. A section showing which ROM goes into which socket for Amiga's with two ROM chips would be a helpfull addition / guide.

Yesterday I ordered a second set of ROMs from a different vendor but they wont go to waste as I was planning on upgrading the A3000D to 3.2 anyway (just not at this juncture).

All good now (for now). Plan is to do a clean install of OS3.2 onto a SD card using my external SCSI2SD (repurposed Lacie JAZ Drive enclosure).

Out of interest why do some A3000Ds come with a ROM tower - whats the point of it?

Weed

[Tumbleweed]

OS installed. Wasnt as straightfroward as I anticipated but was reasonably straightforward. Getting Picasso96 set up was a fiddle (it seems to always be for me!). All working fine though.