_The Doctor__

esc esc is used in basic programs very often, NEXT

didn't you say you 'purposely' limited the time for a tnfs connection in previously talk? If I left a connection to the tnfs server active while searching the directories or mounted a disk from your server and tried the next evening or day it wouldn't work until I did a new trip to your tnfs server and perused it fresh and remounted the image to the slot. This was the behavior before the update.

that is so strange, your linux install must really be locked down tight. Wonder if doing the same with RespeQT would solve it's issues, but maybe it's best to leave it be if you have something working now, we wouldn't want it to break.

Because it is listed as a Personality card/upgrade slot (1) and RAM/Upgrade Slot (1) Where as the 800 Had 1 Personality card/upgrade slot and each of the other slots had differing uses but the last slot seemed to be used alot video board or I/O boards Both the 400 and 800 did have a complete board or single chip to purchase when the GTIA update etc came out. Didn't even check to see if the developer side boards and video side boards were listed.

You aren't paying attention, You use a new power supply with a new sdrive max. The hope you are holding out is for the Atari to be fine and a new SDrive max to work properly with it. If you keep using a suspected damaged SDrive Max it may very well damage other things you attached to it at some point. Playing with fire for no reason, You can easily replace the ardy for cheap and program it up.

If using another SDrive do not use the same power supplies you used with the possibly bad SDrive.

I would still look at everything, I would verify voltages under load, whatever power supply used to power the machines at the time of the mishap may have over current damage because power was put to them in reverse by-bassing their in built protections

Starting to look like it depends on the 800 and it depends on the FujiNet hardware, some 800's appear ready slightly faster as do some Fujinets, it's close/real close. Works for some not for others type close.

The cap mistake is only on Freddie equipped PCBs The oscillator equipped PCBs have more pronounced jailbars and including some of the crystals section components help keep the noise off the video. It's outlined in the threads on the forums. The are a number of video clean up threads and mods that explain the inductor to jump or bodge etc to help remove the starvation to the video section. Blurring caps and other things also discussed in those threads.

In theory the pcb for routing the wires to the connectors on these are thin enough you migh be able to mount them over or under the RF modulators possibly just pulling the RCA nub off the RF can and putting the connector through there as well. All it appears to be is a PCB to make the connections and pinouts easier for a person to do, at least on the earlier ones we've been shown

You have shorted 5V to ground through the power loop of supplies, damage may have happened to both the computer and the SDRIVE. You will have to thoroughly go through each. You have indicated you are not a technician and in so doing I would suggest it be taken to an experienced tech who can verify all functions including scope reading to verify timing edges/voltage/rise/fall/and frequencies. A visual look over the most direct power pathways to and from the SIO port and power supplies of both devices are in order. You may have damaged some capacitors and what not. So give all components a look for leaks, bulges, distortions, or burns on all such components.

Ironing board soldering 101 might be a little hard on the PCB, maybe infrared heat detecting gun used to set temp?

Jail bars, Shielding issue of cables, they need to be shielded on each lead and then shielded as a group, then motherboard shielding. Power to video circuit issue. When restricted can amplify another issue. The other issue involve oscillator vs crystal and Freddie decoupling cap routing issues ( I add the cap when missing and complete part of the crystal circuit to clean it up) Some power supplies introduce video issues as well. Lastly make sure all of the system is plugged into same outlet or strip/power controller.

odd in that others use it in past just without issue. looks like something is being over looked as the method the joystick employ are the same the only difference being power pin and return, otherwise dpad is high or low for direction weather it be Sega, C64, or Atari.

Great to see it's working so nicely ! very worried about the static hum bars travelling up the screen on your setup. Ground loop, shield, power, cabling, something in the setup is making it's plight known. Nice to see it all in action and you've started putting it through it's paces.