Hi,

That is very strange. Maybe something has happened to the software? I've tried searching a bit around, but could not find any solutions.

Perhaps @broadblues can help you further? I have read about others getting a new software setup they can use on the card, to get a fresh start.

Sorry I can't be of help here, but I will keep on looking for solutions, and hopefully Broadblues or AmigaKit chimes in with a solution.

First of all, I know this is going to be FAQ questions etc, but I'm not even sure what questions I ought to be asking right now. In my defence, I have read this:

https://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/cbm/amiga/a3000guide.txt

Please send me to any other material I ought to read up front, before even posting here, etc, etc.

I am extremely familiar with Acorn machines and PCs of the era, but my practical Commodore knowledge is very limited.

Anyway, I have just received a Amiga 3000. It boots to kickstart 3.1. What I *don't* have is a workbench floppy. It is trying to boot from the internal drive (the LED is on anyway), but the machine came with a SCSI scanner, CD drive and switch box, so perhaps the termination was changed - I don't know.

One thing I did check was the CMOS battery situation - looks like someone replaced it with some Radio Shack version with some velcro and clips which, and one lead was not particularly attached to the motherboard, so I have removed it for now. I understand some of the SCSI setup is tied up in that. I'm well aware that the SCSI drive might already be dead, or if not, is not likely to last.

The machine was not well packed, and one corner of the chassis was beat up on the corner with the audio out (was able to bend back) - I think it's going to be OK, but it's not impossible there is other damage.

The one single floppy I do have is for the "Advanced Amiga Analyzer". This shows me that the tank mouse I got is not behaving well vertically, although I did take it apart and clean it up a bunch. The memory test crashes. It will also boot to this from an external floppy drive that came with it.

There was a Great Valley IO expander and Video card fitted - I have taken those out for now just in case they are causing problems.

So what ought to be my first port of call here? Should I chase down a Work Bench disk so I can actually try things out?

Thanks in advance.

The answer is it's garbage, don't use it, update manually, the author refuses to acknowledge any bugs

Finnish Amiga Users Group's annual meeting and an Amiga event celebrating 40 years of Amiga was arranged in Oulu Finland about a month ago.

The event featured almost 30 computers, mostly Amiga related, but also some other retro and vintage setups. The Finnish Amiga retailer AmiGarage attended with a nice stand with games and other stuff on sale. The best-selling games around the event were Dr. Dangerous, Killing Cloud, Cyberpunks 2, Agente 357, and Heretic 2 (OS4). We also had a head start to the Amiga40 Germany event by having some related merchandise available to buy. MorphOS is also celebrating its 25 years anniversary, and new features of the operating system were presented to interested people. Multiplayer fun with Stunt Car Racer and Super Skidmarks ended the event in the usual style. The warm-hearted event gathered visitors from all over the country, from regular amigans to curious people who spotted the advertising elsewhere.

Photos and videos from the event are available at:
https://suomenamigakayttajat.fi/yhdistys/tapahtumat/saku2025/index.html