Problem with KS3.1 and Amiga 3000

[kirk_m]

Does the notch on the ROM line up with the notch on the ROM socket?  That's the only way to verify that pins are aligned properly. Maybe you have them properly inserted, but I can't tell you yes or no based on orientation with respect to the daughter card.  If the ROMs are inserted in reverse, you can get the black screen.

Did you reinsert the 2.04 as wlemonds asked and get it to boot.

Also, how did you remove the ROMS?  Did you pry them out with a screwdriver?  If the machine doesn't boot with the original ROMS reinserted, you might have damaged a trace or socket with a the screwdriver if you weren't careful.

Finally, is the daughter card in when you try to boot?  If you removed it, it won't boot without it present and properly inserted.

[kirk_m]

I highly doubt vendors actually test ROMs in a real Amiga before mailing them.  I say this because every kickstart ROM I have ever purchased has never fit into the amiga I am trying to install them into without first bending the pins inward towards the center of the chip, else they legs don't line up with the socket holes.  Every single one for every single Amiga I own has had the chip legs splayed outwards (no bent pins, the whole pin pattern is divergent from the chip).  This leads me to think they come right from the eprom burner and get placed into the shipping tubes.