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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: trip6 on September 24, 2007, 07:11:09 PM

Title: Kikstart 2.04 vs. 2.05 on an A500...
Post by: trip6 on September 24, 2007, 07:11:09 PM

Are there any advantages\disadvantages to running Kikstart 2.05 on an A500 over kikstart 2.04?

I have both KikRoms just wondering which is better to use?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Kikstart 2.04 vs. 2.05 on an A500...
Post by: BinoX on September 24, 2007, 07:15:46 PM

I think the only difference (and correct me if I'm wrong)

Is that the 2.05 version has the A600s IDE device driver in it and the 2.04 doesn't..

Title: Re: Kikstart 2.04 vs. 2.05 on an A500...
Post by: motrucker on September 25, 2007, 04:34:57 AM

There are a few additions to 2.05, that the A500 can't use - so it really makes no difference. Some ide info, PCMCIA support...
I've got a 2.05 ROM in an A500, only because I couldn't find a 2.04 back then. It seems to work OK.....

Title: Re: Kikstart 2.04 vs. 2.05 on an A500...
Post by: Jope on September 25, 2007, 05:26:28 AM

If you build an A600/1200 compatible IDE port into the A500, the 2.05 (37.350) rom can autoboot from it. :-)

Otherwise the machine doesn't really care about the A600 specific bits in the ROM.