Guru ROM for A2000 & GVP 040?

[nishtek]

I used to own GForce 040 card.  excellent card.  never had issues prepping drives.  You should partition the drive using gvp tool, then as a test install os 3.1 to one of its partitions.  Then from there do 3.9 to another partition.
I send you a pm.

edit: actually all gvp cards are really good.  never had problems with any of them.

[nishtek]

@save2600

So true.  Folks rather buy a "unknown card" and spend less money.  Then they come here and expect miracles in getting "nonworking" cards to work.  Personally, that card with all 3 sockets full of memory (total of 13mb) is worth $160-180.  GVP Simms cost $25-30 per 4 mb.  Suggested pricing, imho:
GVP 030 by itself with 1mb RAM/SCSI connector : $90
GVP RAM 4mb each $25
cost: 90+(3x25)=165$.  
You're trying to sell a card right now with no ram for $120, kind high some may think? (plus its a pain finding ram for it).
Why not add all RAM, have it tested, and list starting bid for $150/160?? (fully populated with RAM).  someone will go for it.  $160 for 68030 isn't bad.  Thats also why $600+ for 68060 is almost expected, same as $200+ for 68040.  Anyone getting it for less is lucky.
 :-D

[nishtek]

I doubt the GuruRom will address this install issue.  Both GVP and Guru predate the larger capacity hard disks.

[nishtek]

1) Use latest GVP disk with ExpertPrep 2.51. This is the latest version of the preparation software for GVP Series II controller, to setup a bootable partition.  200mb size is just fine.  if you want to spoil yourself give 500mb for boot partiton #1.  Create only 1 boot partition.  After it installs you can use HDTools to create other partitions.

2) boing bags 1 & 2 installed.

3) check also:
http://www.gregdonner.org/os39faq/diskfileoperation.html

4) your S:startup-sequence should have setpatch in it
C:LoadModule L:Shell-Seg L:FastFileSystem  NOREBOOT    
C:SetPatch SKIPROMMODULES  "filesystem,shell"  >NIL:

notes:
SKIPROMMODULES skips selected update modules in the update file.  AmigaOS ROM Update is in Devs: drawer.
FastFileSystem 45.15
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36609

I have some SCSI drives > 10gb, that i never bothered using with A2000.  If i have time i may try prepping it for use with gvp scsi controller as a test.  
I ask again, the time you've spend on it, wouldn't it be easier to pickup a scsi hard disk with < 10gb capacity???
 :-?

[nishtek]

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=32256
this should help too.   :-D
And after reading it, you'll realize quickly why I said its not worth the hassle to setup a large hard disk.  :-P