AmigaOS 3.2 problems

[Thomas]

You could install OS 3.2 with the 3.1 ROMs in place.

Firstly you would have 3.2 up and running even if you need to wait for the replacement ROMs

And secondly (worst case), if the same issues appear with a soft-loaded 3.2, you would know that there is an issue with 3.2 on your machine and the ROMs you got are ok.

[Thomas]

Then it wouldn't work with 3.1, too.

Only with 3.0 and 3.1.4 the PCMCIA port is available errorneously with 8 MB RAM. In 3.1 and 3.2 it is handled correctly.

[Thomas]

Apparently, it won't interfere with the PC slot, according to the link I just supplied.

Well, this information is incompete. A more precise explanation can be found on this page: https://bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=987

It says, if you install 8 MB RAM on the card, but set jumpers for 4 MB, then you can use the MagicMem program to work around the PCMCIA issue. But the memory will be divided into two address ranges and you loose 2.5 MB RAM.

Regarding your issues with CF cards: that the light stays on all the time is a well known issue with these CF-IDE adapters. It does not restrict the function.

And that the HDD disappears after a reset is also a known issue with Kickstart 3.0. Normally it happens with spinning harddrives, but sometimes also with flash memory. The usual fix is to cut the reset line of the IDE cable so that the drive's firmware does not shut down when the computer resets. Kickstart 3.2 should fix it, too.

[Thomas]

I doubt the 3.2 ROM is faulty.

It's rather the 3.0 ROM you have which hides a hardware issue from you.