Tom Thul, 8 meg, A500 instructions please?

[AmmoJammo]

Are there any clear instructions around on how to setup/configure this? as well as configure WB3.1 to automatically do this when it boots?

The hardware came with a disc, but no "you're a dumba$$" instructions, which is really what I'm needing.

thanks!

[djos]

arent there some files in the "Devs" folder on the disc you can copy over (iirc the HW drivers live in that folder but it might be called something else)?

[desiv]

Boot off of the disk.  That should configure it for you.
The RAM doesn't autoconfigure.

You need to use the program autoaddram.
autoaddram needs a file (s:memorylist.aar), which is a text file that lists the memory locations.

If you have a hard drive and you want to add the RAM to your hard drive boot, copy autoaddram to c:
Then copy the memorylist.aar from df0:s to your hard drive s:

Then add, as the first line in your s:startup-sequence

c:autoaddram

desiv

[AmmoJammo]

Whats the easiest way to edit the startup sequence file? :p

[AmmoJammo]

Shell window, type ED s:startup-sequence

[amiman99]

Nevermind...

Edit: Looks like they beat me to it...

[AmmoJammo]

sorted, thanks!

the disc wasn't adding the ram, as the 1meg in the A590 was still enabled

Only think is, ED Player wants more chip ram

[djos]

if you have the rev6 500 board with Fat_Angus 2MB you might be able to use Toms new 1mb trapdoor board to get 1.5mb chip ram.

[desiv]

I have a REV 6 A500 with a standard 512k trapdoor.
A jumper cut and a solder dab and I had 1M CHIP and 8M FAST (with Toms 8M).

Then I managed to get a MinimegaChip, so now I have 2M CHIP and 8M Fast.

No hard disk tho.  Running from floppy, although I do have an AEHD High Density floppy drive....
It's pretty workable actually...

I am thinking of going to WB 2.x (I have 1.x in my A1000 and 3.x in my A1200, so it kind of makes sense).  That's the highest I can go and still use the AEHD apparently.

Oh, make sure you have the command FASTMEMFIRST fairly early in your startup-sequence to save some CHIP RAM.

Don't run you WB in interlace mode either.

desiv

[AmmoJammo]

I was under the impression that if you did the 1meg internal hack, that the first 512k of the trapdoor ram won't be used anyway?

I'm probably wrong though :p

so, this "FASTMEMFIRST" line? just add it exactly like that, in the startup-sequence file? directly after the S:autoaddram line?

is FASTMEMFIRST a program/whatever that I need to also copy?

thanks

[desiv]

The 1M CHIP ram mod takes the 512k trapdoor slowRAM and makes it CHIP RAM.  

As for fastmemfirst, it comes with the OS..
Might be in sys:system (instead of c: ), my machine is off now and I'm getting braindead (cleaning the garage..  :-(   )

Just add it in your startup-sequence somewhere after the autoaddram (probably right after would be fine).  
It might already be in your startup-sequence somewhere...

desiv

[AmmoJammo]

I didnt realise there was a difference between chip and slow, thanks. Got a link to the mod ?

[desiv]

Got a link to the mod ?

Yes, but I can't find it now..
It's in my favorites on my laptop at home, so I'll post it when I get home..

desiv

[zipper]

You can find the mod instructions for instance in the DKB Megachip manual http://amiga-manuals.xiik.net/hardware/DKB%20MegaCHIP%20-%20Manual-ENG.rar

[AmmoJammo]

interesting... a piece of hardware that requires you to "hack" your motherboard... :p

I assumed you guys were talking about the mod where you add another 512k onto the motherboard in the spare spots...