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Title: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: guest1255 on May 17, 2004, 07:47:01 PM

Does anybody know how to connect an external floppy drive as df0 to Amiga 1000?
TIA. Apache2k.

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: Noster on May 17, 2004, 08:10:43 PM

Hi

No way, except if you open the case :-D

Noster

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: Acill on May 17, 2004, 08:59:20 PM

There are several apps on Aminet that would let you boot from an external drive though. Take a look and see what pops up these days. If I rmember correctly I used to do it on my old A1000 back in the day.

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: AmigaFreak on May 17, 2004, 10:49:09 PM

What happened to the internal drive? did it croak?

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: guest1255 on May 17, 2004, 10:59:02 PM

well,, i dont know but its turning and doing the floppy stuff then nothing happens.. even the bootdisk ( my a500 can read it.) i am assuming that its broken..

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: Lo on May 18, 2004, 12:20:51 AM

Wasn't there a jumper for this?  Hmm well, its been too long, but I was doing that at one point.  

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: guest1255 on May 18, 2004, 08:40:38 AM

Thats what i was hoping, cos in the internal floppy there are also alot of jumpers..

Its very difficult to find just one internal original a1000 floppy, that would be the best solution for me but.....
Apache2k

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: Noster on May 18, 2004, 08:53:28 AM

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: Noster on May 18, 2004, 08:54:12 AM

EDIT - Sorry double post :-(.

Noster

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: guest1255 on May 19, 2004, 09:07:20 AM

I need more help.
It looks like the floppy if working fine, i did change an internal floppy of a500 and its doing still the same.
I still see the hand and kickstart symbol after a while.
I think is more like a software problem now.
Next step where can i buy a working a1000 kickstart disk?

TIA Apache2k

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: spirantho on May 19, 2004, 09:46:08 AM

If you've got a working Amiga then you can create one from a kickstart file... there's a program on the aminet to do just that and it got my A1000 booting perfectly again. Can't remember what it's called but it's easy to find - any problems then I`ll dig it out for you.

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: Framiga on May 19, 2004, 10:20:58 AM

Hi

take a look HERE (http://theweeks.org/toms-stuff/files/TDTTS_A500_Floppy-swap.txt)

It is for A500 but, could be useful anyway.

Ciao

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: guest1255 on May 19, 2004, 10:53:45 AM

there are billions of files  :-? there at aminet huh,,,
and is it really possible to get a working kickstart from a500 to a1000? my a5000 is 1.3 ??
Sorry if i ask stupid question....
Apache2k

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: guest1255 on May 19, 2004, 07:58:57 PM

Ok, now i have a kickstart disk BUT when i start it after a time the screen turns red.. Any ideas?
TIA. Apache2k

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: Lo on May 19, 2004, 08:58:27 PM

If there is something wrong with your system you may see the following colours.

    * Red: An error was found in the ROM.
    * Green: An error was found in Chip ram.
    * Blue: An error was found in the custom chips.
    * Yellow: The CPU has found an error before the error trapping software (Guru) has been activated.
 :-x

Try reseating the ROM maybe?

-edit- OOps, forgot its  a A1K.  You need another kickstart perhaps.

Title: Re: A1000 external floppy as df0
Post by: guest1255 on May 20, 2004, 07:23:01 PM

Just wanted to inform u all, THANK YOU ALL. Now i have a working A1000 with total 512 kb memory :)
Apache2k
ps. a better model is on its way to image gallery ...