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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: TheGoose on March 31, 2011, 03:33:52 AM
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I got it to boot to the WOM yesterday. Then I got the DKB Kwikstart II working tonight, with glorious 3.1 ROM screen!
Next to examine is the ICD AdIDE.
I am using the base board from my 11.50 ebay win and the daughter-board from my original A1000 (has special PAL chip on-board for DKB K.S.)
Stupid thing I realized was you must have a DF0: present in an A1000 to even get to the WOM screeen. The old MB, something was blown, but not the 68k, just had no life.
So, white screen of sadness, was really just white screen of dumbass.
:laughing:
(http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VwYCmMuIGUs/TZPi7QItPBI/AAAAAAAAAPM/5CkZWtayYvY/s720/2011-03-30_22-10-01_29.jpg)
(http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_VwYCmMuIGUs/TZPjJJD2YkI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/sIecGghZLVs/s720/2011-03-30_22-09-46_431.jpg)
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I got it to boot to the WOM yesterday...
Congrats! I've been following your threads about resurrecting your 1000. I'm glad you figured it out. Looks really nice too!
Cheers!
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Far out! Glad to see it working!
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You did a nice job cleaning this up too. Those boards look brand new. Congratulations.
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All you need now is KickTOS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ta4OYhsEY
She'll purr with that while Jay Miner spins in his grave...
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All you need now is KickTOS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ta4OYhsEY
She'll purr with that while Jay Miner spins in his grave...
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That is cool! Is it available. I read the qualifiers about the keyboard and memory management routines needing work, but it still looks like its going to be interesting.
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getting a dead machine working again is always a great feeling:)
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All you need now is KickTOS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ta4OYhsEY
She'll purr with that while Jay Miner spins in his grave...
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That... is RAD!
I've always been curious about our cousin...
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Awesome. Congrats! :)
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That... is RAD!
I've always been curious about our cousin...
Don't get too excited. TOS is about equal to Amiga DOS 1.0. At least with Amiga OS you have access to lot of GOOD software.
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All you need now is KickTOS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ta4OYhsEY
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AHHH !!! the blasphemy....my eyes:swords::insane:
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Congrats!
I, too, have had the happy feeling just within the past 24 hours of reviving my A1000. And from the looks of it, you're doing the same thing with yours as I am with mine: the Kiwkstart II (and thanks for the really good pic which will ensure I connect the proper wires to the proper pins,) the floppy drive port changer (shuffle board?,) and even the AdIDE. The only thing I am doing differently is I have also installed the FastPALs, but I think the Kwikstart II and its PAL makes the FastPAL moot (and may also be incompatible.)
IIRC, the AdIDE works if it's installed under the Kwikstart II. I do recall that the AdIDE must live under a CPU socket accelerator. It happens to work very well under the Derringer in my A500, but there's no room for that stack. Good luck!
And that KickTOS thing is sick. And I don't mean like sick as in "cool," but "ill." WTF??!!
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Very cool, congrats :-)
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excellent job. A1000 is one of the hardest to expand (besides cd32, cdtv..)
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I have always thought the A1000 was one of the sexiest computers I've ever seen. There is just something about the case and the look of the machine. It was so un-IBM for the time. The Mac seemed like a toy beside her in 1985.
I don't know who did this picture but I cropped it for my desktop so I could use it in my wallpaper rotation:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/AmigaA1000.jpg
That, my friends, is a very sexy computer. :-)
I thought the Amiga 3000 captured the sex appeal of the Amiga 1000 years later...
Again, congrats!
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Fantastic, we can never have too many working A1000s in the world.
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I have always thought the A1000 was one of the sexiest computers I've ever seen. There is just something about the case and the look of the machine. It was so un-IBM for the time. The Mac seemed like a toy beside her in 1985.
That, my friends, is a very sexy computer. :-)
Oh yes! The A1000 and Sun's pizza boxes. both really out shined the Mac. Small, compact, great Windowing systems in glorious color.
We should keep some early Mac models alive just as a reminder of how crude the were.
Then whenever a display of retro machines is set up we could put an A1000 next to an early Mac, point, and ask "Why?".
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@ Pentad
+ 1... she's still gorgeous all these years later:)
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When I first saw the message header, I thought you were going to complain about catching the SCA virus. ;-)
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When I first saw the message header, I thought you were going to complain about catching the SCA virus. ;-)
Well, "Something Wonderful" did happen! ;-)
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Speaking of the Amiga 1000, doesn't the picture below indicate that Apple copied the design of the Amiga 1000?
http://www.vintagemacmuseum.com/images/PowerPC6100.jpg
and
http://media.macworld.co.uk/cmsdata/news/24596/26-01-25-PowerMac-6100-535.jpg
As soon as I saw this Apple model, my first thought was that Apple copied the 'look' of the Amiga 1000.
Just MHO,
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Congrats!
I, too, have had the happy feeling just within the past 24 hours of reviving my A1000. And from the looks of it, you're doing the same thing with yours as I am with mine: the Kiwkstart II (and thanks for the really good pic which will ensure I connect the proper wires to the proper pins,) the floppy drive port changer (shuffle board?,) and even the AdIDE. The only thing I am doing differently is I have also installed the FastPALs, but I think the Kwikstart II and its PAL makes the FastPAL moot (and may also be incompatible.)
IIRC, the AdIDE works if it's installed under the Kwikstart II. I do recall that the AdIDE must live under a CPU socket accelerator. It happens to work very well under the Derringer in my A500, but there's no room for that stack. Good luck!
Hey LoadWB, that's cool let us know how it goes. I learned about this CPU->ROM adapter in my travels and I am going to build one, I think it is within my abilities. It looks the simplest of the different methods. Why? Cause it would fun. If it works I'll give it to someone here who is still on kickstart disks.
(http://www.a1k.org/forum/upload/4711212082007.jpg)
"the AdIDE works if it's installed under the Kwikstart II." - THIS IS CORRECT.
The PAL chip I have I think is different / special, I think because it is socketed on my daughterboard. I'll get a close up photo of it.
A1000s, are hard to upgrade, but the most fun/easiest to hack on.
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This thread just got me interested in getting my stuff out again.
Congratulations.
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Hey LoadWB, that's cool let us know how it goes. I learned about this CPU->ROM adapter in my travels and I am going to build one, I think it is within my abilities. It looks the simplest of the different methods. Why? Cause it would fun. If it works I'll give it to someone here who is still on kickstart disks.
That looks crazy... and fun!
The PAL chip I have I think is different / special, I think because it is socketed on my daughterboard. I'll get a close up photo of it.
A1000s, are hard to upgrade, but the most fun/easiest to hack on.
I got my FastPAL upgrade and Kwikstart II working together. Turns out that the socket to which the KSII defaults was empty, and that was causing my start-up problems. I cannot find my spare KS2.04 ROMs, and all my 3.1s are spoken for, so I just dropped a 1.2 and a 1.3 in the KSII and voila.
I'm not certain, but I think the FastPAL upgrade *is* moot with the KSII, since the WOM is bypassed. So, I may take it out and just keep it spare for a while, maybe sell it.
While I play with the USB in my 4000, work an SPSS project for class, and get my TI system set up in the computer room, the A1000 will go back in its box temporarily. Once all the rest is settled, I will be back under the hood with the AdIDE and some accelerator. I have considered stealing the 50MHz Derringer from my A500+ so it's all enclosed. But the only other accelerator I have for the 68k socket is a rickety 40MHz Derringer, then a GVP A530.
The derringer kicks the A530's ass. So, I really have two choices: the grumpy 40MHz Derringer and an all-enclosed accelerated 1000, or awkwardly hang the A530 off the side. The SCSI on the A530 is irrelevant since I will be using the AdIDE. hrmmmmmmmmmm
Keep up inspiring the Amiga.org A1000 Rebirth Revolution!
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Hey LoadWB, that's cool let us know how it goes. I learned about this CPU->ROM adapter in my travels and I am going to build one, I think it is within my abilities. It looks the simplest of the different methods. Why? Cause it would fun. If it works I'll give it to someone here who is still on kickstart disks.
(http://www.a1k.org/forum/upload/4711212082007.jpg)
"the AdIDE works if it's installed under the Kwikstart II." - THIS IS CORRECT.
The PAL chip I have I think is different / special, I think because it is socketed on my daughterboard. I'll get a close up photo of it.
A1000s, are hard to upgrade, but the most fun/easiest to hack on.
Hey, I still use the disks to start my A1000. Main reason is I have so many old games that will not boot under anything higher than 1.3 (1.2 in several cases!). I need to figure out how to add the ROM, AND still be able to boot from floppy.
BTW - did I tell you that Microbotics clock is working? Been ticking away for well over a week now (KOW)....
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Given time and fundage, I am considering a clock port and Subway for the 1000 with Anaiis (spelling?) USB stack. But then, realistically, I will probably put a Subway in my 1200, first. hrmmmmm
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Given time and fundage, I am considering a clock port and Subway for the 1000 with Anaiis (spelling?) USB stack. But then, realistically, I will probably put a Subway in my 1200, first. hrmmmmm
We are going down the same crazed path my friend. I have one of those clock port boards for A500/A1000 sitting in a box. I wish the subway had a flash rom like the Deneb, that would solve a lot.
I also heard about a new board coming from Individual Computers, ACA 520 ? Is that still alive?
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Nice work. Iggy is right about the condition, it does look new.
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BTW - did I tell you that Microbotics clock is working? Been ticking away for well over a week now (KOW)....
Ah cool, I read somewhere it had some software it needed? Week is a pretty good sign...
See this page:
http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search.pl?product=&company=Microbotics
- a simple battery backed up clock
- time is read by a CLI command, it does not take over the system clock
- connects to the A1000's 2nd mouse port
- once the port has been used (eg. by reading the clock or pressing fire on a joystick) the MouseTime clock puts itself to sleep making the port totally transparent - but the time no longer can be read from the clock until the next hard reset
- passthrough connector
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Nice! Seemed like it was a lost cause from your other threads. Good for you. I'm glad you got it going.
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Nice!!
I still have work to do on my A1000..
I can solder a bit (it needs some), but I'm afraid of my level for the work.
I don't mind breaking most of the things I solder, and I haven't yet.
But I don't want to break my A1000, so I'm in a wait state..
Nice seeing yours boot to KS 3.
I'm still not sure about that on mine.. Part of me likes keeping that part of the A1000 original..
Nice seeing you're up and running.. Might motivate me to get back to work on mine. ;-)
desiv
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Ah cool, I read somewhere it had some software it needed? Week is a pretty good sign...
See this page:
http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search.pl?product=&company=Microbotics
- a simple battery backed up clock
- time is read by a CLI command, it does not take over the system clock
- connects to the A1000's 2nd mouse port
- once the port has been used (eg. by reading the clock or pressing fire on a joystick) the MouseTime clock puts itself to sleep making the port totally transparent - but the time no longer can be read from the clock until the next hard reset
- passthrough connector
I've seen that. Strange little clock. My A1000 is in really good condition, inside and out, which makes me a little uneasy about cutting into it. Maybe I'll look for a second unit to work on....
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All you need now is KickTOS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ta4OYhsEY
I am confused. It says it's an Amiga 1000 kickstart disk but it's already had kickstart loaded, otherwise you wouldn't get the hand.
Atari ST emulation on the Amiga isn't new, you could do it back in the day.
If I had an A1000 I might be tempted to make it boot from ROM and turn the WOM into RAM (pretty sure there was a way of doing that). However I think ultimately I would leave it original.
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I am confused. It says it's an Amiga 1000 kickstart disk but it's already had kickstart loaded, otherwise you wouldn't get the hand.
Atari ST emulation on the Amiga isn't new, you could do it back in the day.
If I had an A1000 I might be tempted to make it boot from ROM and turn the WOM into RAM (pretty sure there was a way of doing that). However I think ultimately I would leave it original.
No, the hand on the Amiga 1000 -when you first turn it on- is asking for a Kickstart Disk, not a Workbench disk. Once Kickstart is read then it will present another hand for Workbench. Much like you see on other Kickstart ROM based Amigas.
If I read everything right, the KickTOS disk loads a copy of TOS (Atari ST's based OS) into the area where Kickstart normally goes. Then the Atari emulator points to TOS so you can run Atari ST stuff.
A long time ago I did work on Medusa (an Atari emulator) and had to do a bunch of TOS work. It was a neat project but I was also just a kid...
Still, this is pretty cool! :-)
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You do realise I HATE YOU all now... :D you are sooooooooooooo making me want to unpack my A1000 and start working on it.. hate you... and the wife would really hate you if she knew what i was thinking...
Great work you guys really impressive what you are doing its driving me crazy! :lol:
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If I read everything right, the KickTOS disk loads a copy of TOS (Atari ST's based OS) into the area where Kickstart normally goes. Then the Atari emulator points to TOS so you can run Atari ST stuff.
A long time ago I did work on Medusa (an Atari emulator) and had to do a bunch of TOS work. It was a neat project but I was also just a kid...
Still, this is pretty cool! :-)
It was my understanding that KickTOS wasn't an emulator, that it was a hacked TOS that ran native on the Amiga... essentially turning your A1000 into an Atari ST, but with a bunch of dormant amiga hardware. It loads TOS into the WCS, then just runs natively from there as if it were an ST. Or am I mistaken?
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It was my understanding that KickTOS wasn't an emulator, that it was a hacked TOS that ran native on the Amiga... essentially turning your A1000 into an Atari ST, but with a bunch of dormant amiga hardware. It loads TOS into the WCS, then just runs natively from there as if it were an ST. Or am I mistaken?
This is my understanding too, but the version of KickTOS I have is PAL and in French. Is there an NTSC version in English?
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It was my understanding that KickTOS wasn't an emulator, that it was a hacked TOS that ran native on the Amiga... essentially turning your A1000 into an Atari ST, but with a bunch of dormant amiga hardware. It loads TOS into the WCS, then just runs natively from there as if it were an ST. Or am I mistaken?
You are probably right. I only read a brief summary. The Atari ST is pretty simple and cobbled together from basic off-the-shelf parts. I guess it would be pretty easy to load TOS and then patch system calls to handle the memory addresses.
I read somewhere else that after TOS there was only like 64k (?) left for patching which isn't enough to do everything they would like.
While its impressive today, imagine what kind of a stir this would have made back in the day. Wow...
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BTW, I realized today that the ICD Shuffleboard sits under the Gary -- which does not exist in the 1000.
Ah, well. I am going to fit my 40MHz Derringer in today or tonight...
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Ok, more good news; got everything working today. I had two big hurdles to get over:
1. DKB Insider had a broken pin, repaired it with a leg cut from another IC and soldered it on.
2. The IDE cable header did not fit, so I filed it down, now all sits nice.
A little more clean up and blasted with air can. More easily seen here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1977rabbit/A1000Rebuild#
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Test Boot, I get a yellow screen only when I boot from the early startup-sequence. But seems fine. Normal boot, the yellow does not happen. Crappy capture does show some off colors that are not there in reality. But the yellow is real.
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That's an ICD Shuffleboard you have on the CIA, right? Amiga Resource says it goes in the Gary... I am confuse...
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That's an ICD Shuffleboard you have on the CIA, right? Amiga Resource says it goes in the Gary... I am confuse...
Yes CIA, right where you see it. I have the manual, I was gonna scan it.
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Yes CIA, right where you see it. I have the manual, I was gonna scan it.
Would be a great benefit to myself, and probably others, to have the correct installation information. If you do scan it, I would appreciate a copy, and it would be neighborly if you were to submit it to Installer's Heaven.
I'm going to put mine in tonight. Having the internal DF0: hanging there makes me nervous. Plus, I think I can use the floppy power to supplement the power and ground to the Derringer. I might build a quick regulated supply to cut the noise. I need to pull up my 1000 schematics to assist.
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Yup! Got my shuffle board installed and moved to the 1011, which draws MUCH less power than the internal.
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Thats fantastic work. I've always wanted to install one of those upgrades so you can boot without kickstart floppies.
So if you build another adapter and your feeling generous, I've got some amiga stuff to trade. My amiga 1000 would love that!
Kickstart by floppy sucks!
I'd love to have one starting from hard drive or cf card. I think it would be awesome to see an amiga 1000 running os3.9 with a scandoubler from amigakit.
Steven