get it going?
So, yeah, it's been a minute since I've gotten back to you on this... what, about 7 months? Here is another tale of idiocy and tangents:
As I was troubleshooting the Buddha and attempting to update the CPLD (more on that in a moment) I figured I'd take off the 3640 and attempt using the Buddha without it. It didn't go so well... I was so young and foolish back then in September. I realized I didn't know what jumpers to set on the a3000 motherboard go back to a non-accelerated situation. So, instead of doing the 15 minutes of research I'd need to figure that out
, I aborted that approach and put the 3640 back on. Then the machine wouldn't boot. I tried reseating it etc etc. Nope. No dice. I did have a version with backwards caps, so I figured I'd have someone fix that. (Thank you
@Acill ) Alas. It couldn't be repaired. The board was dead as a doornail.
So, in a fit of financial irresponsibility, I picked up an a3660. So, now we're back to testing Buddha!
Ahem. Then I read the below (emphasis mine) from
@kirk_m
Just remember the CPLD update tool is a different utility, named Buddha_CPLD. It comes in a separate archive on the iComp wiki. You have to use a cable you either make, or Jens sends you (at the end of March) to update the CPLD from the Amiga's parallel port to the header on the card itself. The card MUST be plugged into a Zorro slot at the time, else, the card will not be detected by the CPLD update utility, and it will error out and fail.
/SNIP
OY. Yeah. I was trying to update the CPLD without the card attached in the Zorro slot. My first try updating the CPLD correctly worked like a charm.
So, that rather stupid mistake sent me on a wonderful, expensive, and needless 7 month journey... I hereby deserve any hell anyone feels to throw in my direction.
*sigh* Onward!