New Minimig, possible problem

[CommodoreRock]

So, I just want to make sure I understand.  Is the lack of video output and only getting the two red lights and not a blue light (as the manual describes and as I've seen in online videos) part of the same issue, caused by the lack of a PIC or could the device be faulty altogether?

By the way, assuming the Minimig isn't faulty and doesn't have to go back, bbond007, I would be interested in the PIC.  I appreciate the offer.  I'll contact you to discuss price and shipping etc., once I know for sure I don't have a broken device.

[Darrin]

If you put a buzzer on pins 5 & 6 you get simulated floppy noise. It is pretty cool except those AntiClick and NoClick utils don't seem to work like they do on my 1200.

the bluetooth thing is this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812191154

I made a little program in .NET to transfer files to and from my MiniMig you can see in this post

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=672956&postcount=2

I also have been trying to get AmiTCP to connect with ppp.device to my windows7 machine over the bluetooth link, but I'm unsuccessful so far...

Oh, very nice!  

[amigadave]

Using Bluetooth to transfer files to a MiniMig or Replay board is very cool!

[Vlabguy1]

I bought the bare pcb and all of the parts (but think they sent me the wrong RAM.  I have had the parts probably for almost 2 years and have not started any soldering yet.  I am intimidated by the fine pitch surface mounted parts, so I might chicken out and send it to someone else to solder it for me, or maybe just the few fine pitch surface mount parts and have me finish it myself.

Any volunteers that have successfully soldered these kind of parts before?

Dave,

I was going to ask if the Mini-mig was still avail in kit form.. ??  Send me
yours and I will put her together for ya..

Rich
ny

[bbond007]

Using Bluetooth to transfer files to a MiniMig or Replay board is very cool!

Hopefully with the Replay board will have better options than serial port.

For the existing 1.1 Minimig it is not bad. With the speed in turbo the serial is able to go 115200 which is the limit for the bluetooth serial adapter anyway.

Before I was booting the SD card's HDF files on UAE and transferring files that way. This is much better for just getting just a few .LHA files from aminet.

the adapter was $75 which is expensive considering a USB BT adapter is $15 or so.

[Darrin]

Hopefully with the Replay board will have better options than serial port.

For the existing 1.1 Minimig it is not bad. With the speed in turbo the serial is able to go 115200 which is the limit for the bluetooth serial adapter anyway.

Before I was booting the SD card's HDF files on UAE and transferring files that way. This is much better for just getting just a few .LHA files from aminet.

the adapter was $75 which is expensive considering a USB BT adapter is $15 or so.

Same method I use.  I keep a "Minimig" config on WinUAE to boot from the SD card and then drag any files I need onto it from the PC side.  Not exactly an elegant solution, but fast and functional.  ;-)

[amigadave]

Dave,

I was going to ask if the Mini-mig was still avail in kit form.. ??  Send me
yours and I will put her together for ya..

Rich
ny

Yes, the box of parts hasn't moved in months.  I don't understand why it hasn't put itself together in all this time, but guess it is waiting for me to get off my lazy A$$ and plug in the soldering iron.

If you are confident with your soldering skills, let's take this to email.  You can reach me at earthlink.net via my same nickname.

[freqmax]

I keep a "Minimig" config on WinUAE to boot from the SD card and then drag any files I need onto it from the PC side.  Not exactly an elegant solution

Gimme Ethernet any day..

[CommodoreRock]

Just wanted to post a follow up here--my Minimig is now working great.   Thanks to all for suggestions/help.  I was able to purchase the PIC from Acube and install myself and resolve wrong/outdated kick.rom and minimig.bin issues.  It's been operational for a few weeks now.  While some games are glitchy, many run just fine and I'm now enjoying a whole new world of games and making up for lost time, having never owned an Amiga in the past.

Thanks to all who posted with suggestions.

[Darrin]

Just wanted to post a follow up here--my Minimig is now working great.   Thanks to all for suggestions/help.  I was able to purchase the PIC from Acube and install myself and resolve wrong/outdated kick.rom and minimig.bin issues.  It's been operational for a few weeks now.  While some games are glitchy, many run just fine and I'm now enjoying a whole new world of games and making up for lost time, having never owned an Amiga in the past.

Thanks to all who posted with suggestions.

Glad to hear it.  Have fun with it and try not to break too many joysticks.  

Edit:  Remember, if you're having trouble with a particular game then try switching between OCS and ECS, try adjusting the Chip and Fast RAM amounts, try different Kickstarts (I keep 1.3 and 3.1 on my SD card).

[CommodoreRock]

Ha-thanks!  I'm working with a pair of Quickshots now, which have held up quite nicely over the years.  I've got a spare Atari 2600 Joystick which is currently connected to my original console from '81--Still alive and kicking.  Played Defender on it the other day!

I'll experiment with those settings if I can figure it out.  Thanks!  Wierd glitch on Turrican (but I think it's the ADF, not the device--Level 1-3, no object to shoot to open gate to level 2-1.  Thankfully there's a level skip in the trainer!

Turrican II rocks hard though.  Never played that one on any platform.