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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Drake008 on March 26, 2007, 09:10:28 PM

Title: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Drake008 on March 26, 2007, 09:10:28 PM

After I always get an error message when I put that card plus my GVP Impact HC-2000+8 Series II in. I put my drives onto the Apollo.

But when I run the HD-Install programm. The Amiga crashes at the search for devices. When I turn on the SCSI-Boot nothing happen (after 2 minutes! of waiting).

Following config

Apollo (must be ID 0; you can't jumper anything here)
HDD 1GB (ID 1)
SCSI CD-ROM (ID 2) This one is terminated via Jumper.

Can someone help me please. After I get my accelerator I want to test everything.

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: x56h34 on March 26, 2007, 09:15:50 PM

AFAIK, the SCSI part of Apollo 2030 is very troublesome and it's best to not use it.

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Drake008 on March 26, 2007, 09:20:49 PM

But when I put my GVP back in I get an error like this one

--- gvpscsi.device: unit 00
    unexpected status $ff/$00 ---

If I put the Apollo out. Everything works.

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: x56h34 on March 26, 2007, 09:29:30 PM

I've managed to find a manual (in German though) for it.

http://amiga.resource.cx/manual/Apollo2030.pdf

Try and play with on-board Apollo 2030 jumpers and see if the SCSI controller can be disabled.

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Drake008 on March 26, 2007, 09:31:25 PM

That no manual. Just a extra. The SCSI controller can't be deactivated just the auto boot.

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Lemmink on March 26, 2007, 09:54:48 PM

You`ll be gray and old before you get anything to work on the SCSI controller of the 2030. It is by far the worst controller I ever came across, just forget about it.

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: orange on March 26, 2007, 10:00:56 PM

I got Apollo2030 too, tried everything but it just wont work. There are some slight problems even when SCSI is disabled (there's a jumper)and Oktagon2008 is used. (cant see HDD in early startup).
You have to wait for really long time to get to boot screen, sorry don't remember how long. I know I was surprised when boot screen appeared, but IIRC only with no HDD attached! :roll:

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Drake008 on March 26, 2007, 10:03:46 PM

But how can I boot from the GVP again WITH the accelerator!

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: orange on March 26, 2007, 10:06:48 PM

don't you have SCSI_disable_jumper? remove it..
maybe the problem is in GVP, can you update its ROM?

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Drake008 on March 26, 2007, 10:10:57 PM

on the Apollo is just a AutoBoot disable.

on the GVP is a SCSI disable but then there are no HDDs or CD drives available.

Also I can not update my GVP with a newer roms version due to the lack of this progger or eeprom burner.

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: alexh on March 26, 2007, 11:27:04 PM

take all the RAM off the GVP and see if that helps

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Drake008 on March 27, 2007, 07:28:22 PM

it won't help!

Title: Re: Apollo 2030 SCSI
Post by: Drake008 on March 28, 2007, 12:24:09 PM

Great!

now nothing works.

My GVP won't autoboot amymore and so I can't get to the workbench or finding the hdd or cd-rom on the gvp either.

Seems that the 3.07 rom is blown, too. And I'm a lucky one with no progger the make me a new one.