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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: AmigaNow on April 14, 2009, 06:28:45 AM

Title: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: AmigaNow on April 14, 2009, 06:28:45 AM

I thought I saw somewhere that occasionally a ROM board would show up on ePay that would allow installing Kickstart 1.3 inside an Amiga1000. If this is true, what is the name of the board? Where can I get one?  :-D

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: trekiej on April 14, 2009, 06:57:22 AM

djbase sells a board that allows someone to put a 1.3 and greater rom into a A1000.
I believe 30 euro.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: amigadave on April 14, 2009, 10:29:29 AM

There was also the commercial version from DKB called the KwikStartII which allowed the installation of 2 different KickStart ROMs and the ability to switch between them from the keyboard using the three key restart function.  All that you had to do was to hold down the keys a little longer and you would then be started from the alternate KickStart ROM.  All cold booting would be from the same ROM each time.  Switching to the alternate ROM could only be done when doing a warm boot.

I had 1.3 and 2.04 installed in my A1000 for a long time, with a modified Startup-Sequence to detect which KSROM was in use and fire the correct User-Startup to use the correct HD partition for the corresponding AmigaOS for 1.3, or 2.1.

I spent many nights up late into the wee hours of morning on that Amiga.  Great fun and memories from that time.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: Ratte on April 14, 2009, 11:25:59 AM

http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?p=100245 (http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?p=100245)

with a littlebit soldering, you could add a rom by yourself  ;-)

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: chiark on April 14, 2009, 01:22:54 PM

Hey Ratte, that looks excellent - thanks!  I am waiting for the commercial one from DJBase, but I might have a go at that :)

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: djbase on April 14, 2009, 02:19:12 PM

Quote

trekiej wrote:
djbase sells a board that allows someone to put a 1.3 and greater rom into a A1000.
I believe 30 euro.

It was 10 Euro, 30 Euro would be a little too much.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: trekiej on April 14, 2009, 07:18:20 PM

Sorry about that DJBase. I was thinking about the conversion.
 :-D

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: chiark on April 15, 2009, 09:48:01 AM

djbase, any closer to another batch run?  :D

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: djbase on April 15, 2009, 10:25:50 AM

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chiark wrote:
djbase, any closer to another batch run?  :D

haha, I just need more time.  :-D
Give me 2-3 weeks to finish my other project.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: djbase on May 22, 2009, 02:42:52 PM

The adapters are now available again.

Price
11 Euro

Shipping by airmail
3 Euro (Europe), 6 Euro (World)

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: JackL on May 22, 2009, 03:03:15 PM

Hi, i would like one! how are they fitted?

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: djbase on May 22, 2009, 03:07:14 PM

The adapter goes into the Even/Odd socket on the mainboard, adding 4 wires and changing some jumpers.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: JackL on May 22, 2009, 03:10:03 PM

are there any instructions anywhere? i would like to see whats involved.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: djbase on May 22, 2009, 03:11:29 PM

Give me your email I will send you the manual.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: JackL on May 22, 2009, 07:45:11 PM

PM sent

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: motrucker on May 22, 2009, 09:12:57 PM

Quote from: JackL;455622

Hi, i would like one! how are they fitted?

I just got one of these jewels from DJBase. The A1000 is opened up, ready for the board. This will surely make using the SCSI interface I have easier.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: CLS2086 on May 22, 2009, 09:17:14 PM

I'm interested to get one if I can disable it to use  KS 1.1 or 1.2 disk.

Can I put on it a "classic" kickstartstart switcher with KS 1.3 and 3.1 ?

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: djbase on May 22, 2009, 09:20:37 PM

Quote from: CLS2086;455690

I'm interested to get one if I can disable it to use  KS 1.1 or 1.2 disk.

Hardly as you have to modify the mainboard a bit and have removed Even/Odd completly.

Quote from: CLS2086;455690

Can I put on it a "classic" kickstartstart switcher with KS 1.3 and 3.1 ?

Yes, this works.

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: save2600 on May 22, 2009, 10:50:13 PM

Matthias, you're my hero! Quality of your work is top shelf. Payment sent today for yet another A1000 KS adapter  :-)

Title: Re: Installing KS 1.3 ROM inside A1000?
Post by: mousemiki on February 20, 2010, 10:13:26 PM

DJBase wrote:
"The adapters are now available again.
Price 11 Euro Shipping by airmail 3 Euro (Europe)"
 
Hello is possible to buy this A1000 kickstart adaptor now? I'am newbie on this forum and I don't know if is possible to write directly you, for this please reply at my email address amimicki(dot)tin.it.
Thank you, Michele