Advice on best A1200 accelerator

[Snoozy]

If i can get my pcmcia sorted i will copy and paste my s:startup onto my cf and then paste it onto here if that is possible

[portarinos]

Hi there! Forgot to answer you on Amibay so i'm doing it here. I suppose there were some typo's, so the right line to add to your SS is indeed this one:

C:ACATune -maprom Devs:kick31 -cache on -burst on >NIL:

You already have a "kick31" in your DEVS drawer as far as i know so this is just fine

As for the cold/soft reboot "problem", i must admit that this happened also to an A600 (with ACA630) and quite the same startup sequence configuration. I think that this has to do with the 3.1 remapping but i couldn't think of anything else and of course i don't know if there is any way of avoiding the soft reboot  So, i couldn't actually answer to this and propose a solution but i suppose it's no big deal so you could live with it as long as the board is working fine

[Snoozy]

Maybe i should just buy the 3.1 rom chips and put on a surgeons mask and gloves and attemp the transplant ? :laugh1:

[runequester]

If you are soft kicking a different ROM, I think you'll always get a soft reboot, ala how OS 3.9 does it.

3.1 ROMs are cheap to get, so I'd go for it.

[Snoozy]

Do you think i would need one of these...
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IC-Extractor-Tool-IC-Removal-Tool-IC-Remover-Tool-/270508640829?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item3efb924a3d
 
or would a long flat bladed screwdriver be ok? hmmm do you think i would need to remove the motherboard again ? :nervous:

[runequester]

I was able to do it without any special tools. Just be careful and patient. THere's a lot of tiny little legs

[Snoozy]

What did you use to remove them? Maybe i could try my chrome wheel nut cover remover from my car :roflmao:(it has little lips at the end to help pull off!!)

[runequester]

A screw driver and a thin knife. Just wedge it out very carefully and gently.

[portarinos]

I have a better solution:

stick with the soft reboot and live with it. It's cheaper and less fussy. It's not a big deal in the end of the day. On the other side you haven't written a word about your new and working board. Is it a nice boost for your A1200? Which  OS are you running? Are you enjoying WHDLOAD with it?

[Snoozy]

There's a significant improvement in the speed of the 1200 But i haven't had as much time to play WHDLoad because of other committments
 
Do you think the problem could be the jumper on the accelerator board, ie. now that i am kicking to a 3.1 rom i should now remove the jumper?:confused:

[desiv]

TDo you think the problem could be the jumper on the accelerator board, ie. now that i am kicking to a 3.1 rom i should now remove the jumper?:confused:

Nope, you need the Jumper still when you softkick to 3.1...

desiv

[NovaCoder]

If you are soft kicking a different ROM, I think you'll always get a soft reboot, ala how OS 3.9 does it.

3.1 ROMs are cheap to get, so I'd go for it.

That's how OS 3.9 does it normally you mean

With an ACA it's very easy to build a custom 3.9 ROM (eg the 3.1 ROM + the 3.9 updates and the Boing Bags), you can then use this with the ACA without the soft reboot

[runequester]

That's how OS 3.9 does it normally you mean

With an ACA it's very easy to build a custom 3.9 ROM (eg the 3.1 ROM + the 3.9 updates and the Boing Bags), you can then use this with the ACA without the soft reboot

Anything you can help with ?

It does annoy the heck out of me, to have it do the soft reboot, particularly if trying to access the boot menu.

[NovaCoder]

Anything you can help with ?

It does annoy the heck out of me, to have it do the soft reboot, particularly if trying to access the boot menu.

Here ya go -> Guide: How to burn a Custom Kickstart 3.9 (incl. 1MB ROM)

[runequester]

Here ya go -> Guide: How to burn a Custom Kickstart 3.9 (incl. 1MB ROM)

Amiga spirit indeed

I'll have to mess with that this weekend.

[Snoozy]

Runequester, why would you need to do the soft reboot if you have the 3.1 roms already installed ?