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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Getting a CD to work on an A500 via IDE
« on: July 26, 2016, 09:46:21 PM »
If the CD0 icon tooltypes don't give you sufficient control you may need to edit CD0 in a text editor to input your specific filesystem and device info.

Ed SYS: devs/Dosdrivers/CD0

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Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Getting a CD to work on an A500 via IDE
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2016, 10:25:10 PM »
Are you using an original 3.9 CD or a copy?  Red or pink label?

Install FAQ:  http://www.gregdonner.org/os39faq/installtips.html

My cr**py old videos:

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCMw8bStvG4

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufCuW--Q2nA
« Last Edit: July 27, 2016, 10:28:04 PM by Oldsmobile_Mike »
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Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Getting a CD to work on an A500 via IDE
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2016, 01:42:38 AM »
Quote from: curtis;811737
Looking through the FAQ, I may have a problem.  To get the MMR working, it runs a config program in the startup-sequence.  So, if I don't have that going, the machine is just an A500 with 8MB of RAM instead of the 68030 with 12MB RAM.  That may be a problem.

Add the program into the startup-sequence of your 3.9 ERD disk, or whatever it is you're booting from to install 3.9.  Then copy it into the same location after the 3.9 installer completes (I assume somewhere obvious, like the first line of your Startup-Sequence).

Should be fine, my A500 does a double reboot each time I fire it up, as well.  Once to add the 32-bit memory on my VXL*30, then again to load all the 3.9 LoadModule and LoadResident replacement libraries.  I swear one of these days I'll get around to learning how to burn my own custom ROM's!  :lol:
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos