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- From: shotgun@slip.net
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 3.1 Kickstart in Rev. 5 A500
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 96 21:24:12 GMT
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- In article <4dp5hn$dne@ionews.io.org>,
- kummerer@ionews.io.org (Mark Kummerer) wrote:
- :In article <4djhdq$f32@huron.eel.ufl.edu>, <rayrob@freenet.ufl.edu> wrote:
- :>I decided to upgrade my wife's A500 with a 3.1 ROM. I had previously
- :>done this with my A2000 with good success. The A500 won't boot up with
- :>the new ROM though. I have jumpered pins 1 and 31 as the instructions
- :>directed.
- :
- :I've been having the same problems. Connected the jumpers, but it will not
- :boot. Haven't had a chance to work it out yet, but thought you'd like to
- :know that this is not an isolated occurrence.
- :
- :>
- :>By the way, the tech at De Vine Computer Sales where I purchased the
- :>3.1 ROM says that I need to get a Multistart adapter (DKB) and that
- :>will solve the problem. Is that true? I hate to invest another $35
- :>to try that experiment...
- :>
- :I have heard from other people that some kickstart switching boards will work
- :with 3.1, without requiring the jumpers. Regretfully mine isn't one, but it
- :might be worth the investment (I don't have a DKB multistart btw). If it
- :doesn't work, you can always return it.
- :
- :
-
- I have the DKB multi-start and it does have the jumper for the older Rev. 5 or
- the Rev. 6 on the board itself. I use it to switch between OS 1.3 and OS 3.1
- and it works fine. However, I have a Rev. 6 A-500, so I can't give you any
- more information than that, sorry.
-
- Michael (shotgun@slip.net)
-