flashjazzcat Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 ps - got headers ok.. 3pk - a proper crimper for those pins $65!! anyone know what to look for on ebay? I would like to buy a cheaper crimper., Pretty much any generic crimper can be persuaded to work. If desperate, use pliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Found this and ordered... http://www.ebay.com/itm/361096760461 fingers crossed.. but yes for now I used pliers, not pretty but it works. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) If you're not afraid of a bit of soldering get a MegaSpeedy instead of a Happy. It works just like a Happy and also like ALL other hardware upgrades there ever were for the 1050. The biggest advantage is the Speedy mode which boasts track buffers large enough to make your 1050 fly. Also has multiple "fake" drives that you can program with f.i, your favorite DOS and Sector copier programs. These are loaded from the internal memory of the MegaSpeedy so extremely fast. Be sure to run a modded OS from your U1MB to get the best SIO performance. On the other hand, a 1050 is not really needed these days. Oh and get a The!cart. Edited July 20, 2016 by Level42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Oh and stereo POKEY yes, do it. It's cheap and indeed not too many programs use it, but the newer games that do, like Yoomp!!! alone is worth it, Also plenty of stereo demo music. Pokey in stereo is simply awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Oh and stereo POKEY yes, do it. It's cheap and indeed not too many programs use it, but the newer games that do, like Yoomp!!! alone is worth it, Also plenty of stereo demo music. Pokey in stereo is simply awesome. Hmmm, Stereo Pokey... "not too many programs use it"... errrm, look here: http://a8.fandal.cz/search.php?search=stereo&butt_details_x=x It currently shows 435 records. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android8675 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I know The!Cart is pretty good, but I got one of the Ultimate SD Cart and I love it as well, does .xex, .rom, and you can pretty much load any SD Card into it. Quite nice. Not exactly sure what the advantage is of one over the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 If you're not afraid of a bit of soldering get a MegaSpeedy instead of a Happy. It works just like a Happy and also like ALL other hardware upgrades there ever were for the 1050. The biggest advantage is the Speedy mode which boasts track buffers large enough to make your 1050 fly. Also has multiple "fake" drives that you can program with f.i, your favorite DOS and Sector copier programs. These are loaded from the internal memory of the MegaSpeedy so extremely fast. Be sure to run a modded OS from your U1MB to get the best SIO performance. On the other hand, a 1050 is not really needed these days. Oh and get a The!cart. As my signature shows.. already have a Mega Speedy! Actually Floppy drives.. I have too many.. I have 810 2 x 1050(1 work right) 2 x IndusGt(1 work right) and an XF551. phew!! James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) SHE's ALIVE!! So I got it to boot, wiring is ok, HDD switch still working on "adjusting" it in the slot.. but all the wiring is there and seems to be fine. Wires routed well, I have a little bit of excess wire, but nothing huge, and I have plenty of room I think I have a bad battery, I am sure at this point its old, everytime I boot it resets everything. But uflash did boot fine, and as soon as I compile all the latest versions of Flash's bios' I will be updating! Is there a guide anywhere on how to use the CF card?? James Edited July 21, 2016 by Bikerbob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Verify that the battery in place correctly.. Those little fingers go to the top of the battery. Battery Life is pretty long on this type of battery.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) WOW, had some time this morning before heading to work, saw your post, and who's the smart guy! bang on!! Were those fingers down from the get go? or did I bend them down somehow.. either way.. you were right!!! (battery tested great btw.. still has surface charge on it.. measured 3.4v) thank you. James Edited July 21, 2016 by Bikerbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Were those fingers down from the get go? or did I bend them down somehow.. either way.. you were right!!! I guarantee the battery holder didn't leave Candle's house with the fingers bent down, but it's remarkable how many of them eventually end up that way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 FJC has a good guide about FDISK/APT on his site. Step 1: Read it Step 2: Read it again. Step 3: Partition your CF Step 4: Curse Step 5: Redo everything. I'm speaking from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 FJC has a good guide about FDISK/APT on his site. Step 1: Read it Step 2: Read it again. Step 3: Partition your CF Step 4: Curse Step 5: Redo everything. I'm speaking from experience. Did you get your incognito Josch? everything go well in your install? James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Did you get your incognito Josch? everything go well in your install? James I just picked it up from customs. My experience comes from an Ultimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Did you get your incognito Josch? everything go well in your install? James Did you change RD4 and RD5 for your Incognito installation? Can someone tell me, what the purpose of the resistor change would be? When I'm at it: What is the purpose of unused headers, especially the really big one? Edited July 22, 2016 by JoSch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The 50 way header is a PBI connector, pin compatible with that found on an XL. One may - for example - connect IDE Plus 2.0 or Turbo Freezer directly to it via a 50 way IDC cable (tried both and both work). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The 50 way header is a PBI connector, pin compatible with that found on an XL. One may - for example - connect IDE Plus 2.0 or Turbo Freezer directly to it via a 50 way IDC cable (tried both and both work). Ah, that's a nice feature. I wonder, why Candle doesn't mention this on the Incognito page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) The RD4 and RD5 resistors are replaced just for some Cart compatibility... you have XL/XE compatibility but if you want to run XL/XE carts some of them are built to a different level than the older 800/400 carts and you might find that you still cant boot them even if the OS is compatible now.. Super quick and easy exchange.. and since I had to solder two lines on to them anyway.. got er done! I think the last header no one has mentioned is if you need to connect a direct flash updater rather than go through the system and Uflash.. a JTI flasher or something?? James Edited July 22, 2016 by Bikerbob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Ok, I installed the Incognito: I updated to FJK's newest BIOS: Now, I have two issues: 1.) When turning the computer on, it simply hangs until I press Reset. Then everything works just fine. What could be the reason for that? 2.) Running in XL mode, I often get the message "179 memory conflict" when running programs like FDISK, APTDEV and Last word. What's wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 SpartaDOS X 4.47 User's Guide, Appendix B "Error messages", page 241: 179 $B3 'Memory conflict'An attempt to load a program, which overlaps the DOS kernel or the I/O library area. Itoften indicates, that the program has to be executed using X.COM. You may want to consider adding COMEXE.SYS to your CONFIG.SYS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) SpartaDOS X 4.47 User's Guide, Appendix B "Error messages", page 241: You may want to consider adding COMEXE.SYS to your CONFIG.SYS. I should have stated that X didn't help. These are all programs I never have problems with on an Ultimate. Could the cause of the issue be that the SDX on the Incognito uses OSRAM? Edited July 23, 2016 by JoSch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) It can be. In any case, if X does not help, then MEMLO is probably too high. See what MEM (or MEM /X) displays. Also, could you post the CONFIG.SYS? Edited July 23, 2016 by drac030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Mem /X says: Main: $2C6B, $2C6B, $0000 Ext: $7F38, $7F38, $0000 Use: Banked, PORTB $0D Top: $9C1F ($BC1F),$7FFF Free: 28596 (36788),199 64 Banks total (1024 KB) 4 banks free (64KB) The config.sys is: DEVICE SPARTA OSRAM DEVICE SIO DEVICE ATARIDOS DEVICE ULTIME DEVICE JIFFY DEVICE PCLINK DEVICE RAMDISK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Here on identical configuration (and on SDX 4.47 - the only difference being that it is U1MB and not Incognito) MEM /X displays this: Main: $11A2,$11A2,$0000Ext: $74C7,$74C7,$0000Use: BANKED, PORTB $0DTop: $9C1F ($BC1F),$7FFFFree: 35453 (43645),287264 banks total (1024 KB)4 banks free (64 KB) Note how high is the MEMLO value on your side, both in the main RAM and the Ext RAM: $2C6B and $7F38, when it should be $11A2 and $74C7, respectively. I guess that for a reason one of the components - SPARTA.SYS maybe - is loaded twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoSch Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) Now I'm at a CATCH-22: I can't run UFLASH to flash a new SDX image. You're correct, there was a double "device sparta". I got the config.sys from the backup rom, I confused with the correct one. One other problem now surfacing is, that a soon as I try to boot without SDX in XL mode, I got "NO DOS" and no normal boot. It doesn't matter whether I disable SDX in BIOS nor via COLD /N. In Colleen mode the computer does an normal boot to MyDOS, but UF128.XEX (was in the Incognito BIOS package) crashes after selecting the hardware. Edited July 23, 2016 by JoSch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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