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Offline DrakonTopic starter

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Minimig 1.97ITX not booting to kickstart
« on: September 27, 2025, 09:33:09 PM »
Hi. I recently assembled a Minimig 1.97ITX. Unfortunately, after programming the ARM, uploading the minimig1.bin files, and the Kickstart image, the machine won't start.

I can access the OSD menu, select files, and change the configuration, but after a reset, there's no response—a black screen. Without the ADF file selected, the Kickstart screen doesn't appear.

The LEDs are behaving strangely: after powering on, the DISK led flashes, reads for a moment, then goes out along with the POWER led, only showing +5V. I double-checked the soldering; there are no bridges, cold solder joints, nothing. I tried a different microSD card—no effect.

Could this behavior be caused by, for example, a counterfeit Xilinx? I bought it on Aliexpress, but from a seller where a friend of mine also bought them—they all work fine after soldering. Does anyone have any ideas?



 

Offline DrakonTopic starter

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Re: Minimig 1.97ITX not booting to kickstart
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2025, 07:41:30 PM »
Well, it turns out that at my age, you can't trust your own eyes anymore. Only after using a microscope did I see that I had a jumper on two pins of one RAM chip. I fixed it, and everything worked fine.