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Amiga Marketplace / Re: Public Service Anouncement
« Last post by Jeff on January 22, 2026, 10:04:55 AM »Not to mention, trying to install the AmigaOne OS with all the updates on X5000 is an expensive patch-work mess in my opinion with little to no support or guidance.
Even if you do manage finally to get everything installed and updated, the X5040 motherboard will likely not start the next time after being shut down without failing to boot once and crash due to an MCU error. This never happens on my X5020.
This behavior seems to be quietly accepted as SOP by other X5040 owners. The official fix from Amedia for this problem is to "unplug the mains or switch if off and push the power button about ten times to discharge the motherboard". If you're lucky, it might boot the first time after that. Once you do get it up and running, expect it to crash frequently for no apparent reason. Next is the warm re-boot issue if you are using the latest Radeon GPU/drivers. Again, since this isn't fixable, it too is quietly accepted as SOP.
My 2008 Sam 440 Flex however, still runs flawlessly to this day.
Even if you do manage finally to get everything installed and updated, the X5040 motherboard will likely not start the next time after being shut down without failing to boot once and crash due to an MCU error. This never happens on my X5020.
This behavior seems to be quietly accepted as SOP by other X5040 owners. The official fix from Amedia for this problem is to "unplug the mains or switch if off and push the power button about ten times to discharge the motherboard". If you're lucky, it might boot the first time after that. Once you do get it up and running, expect it to crash frequently for no apparent reason. Next is the warm re-boot issue if you are using the latest Radeon GPU/drivers. Again, since this isn't fixable, it too is quietly accepted as SOP.
My 2008 Sam 440 Flex however, still runs flawlessly to this day.
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