+mytek Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, kenames99 said: hi mytek, I got to it again, had to let the grumble die down a bit. put the hammer away then sat down with the 1088xld. took out the topram brand cf card (which works in every cf device I have) and replaced it with an old canon brand cf card and everything started working fine! so I dug thru my flash card stash and found a 4gig Kingston cf and tested with that one also. it works just fine as well. end result is I am happy now and wife does not hear me cussing every time I walk by the 1088xld. so, thank you for your help and chevymad also. moral of story is - make sure to use a known good quality CF card! Ken Yeah sorry about that, but happy that you got it sorted out. It seems like every CF or SD related Atari device has its preferences for cards. I was playing around with a new IDE circuit that I installed into my 600XL, which I was hoping would open things up, but it prefers Chinese clones of the 1GB SanDisk only. Won't even work with a real SanDisk card, go figure. Anyway glad that your cussing has ceased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I ordered a few CF cards yesterday - man they sure are expensive these days! I'll post the brands and results when they get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenames99 Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Stephen said: I ordered a few CF cards yesterday - man they sure are expensive these days! I'll post the brands and results when they get here. hi Stephen, that would be great. I need to order some but am scared to pull the trigger. your results will help. I have successfully used Topram 2gig and 4gig cf cards in side2, IDEPlus 2.0d, and blackbox scsi2ide to cf adapter. *heavy sigh* Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 I've got an 8g sandisk ultra I use with my XEL. On my XLD i'm using a 512mb and 1gb SimpleTech cards I stole from an old automotive scanner. So if anyone runs into any of those, they seem to work too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenames99 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 hi chevymad, great info you provided. I have my eye on a sandisk ultra but was scared. now that you confirmed they work I can go ahead and buy some. thanks! Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Sorry to bump this thread, but I didn't want to start a new one. While perusing my latest ABBUC 145 disk, I noticed it has a newer version of SysInfo on it. When running the GTIA tests, the "top test" for P0-M3 collision fails (does not register). I've not noticed any other symptoms on this machine, it's been my daily driver since I finished the build. It is configured as PAL and has a VBXE. Any ideas what to test (besides the obvious swap a different GTIA)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 @Stephen Also try one of the older version os SI2.xxx and see if it still fail with the older one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 What is the best way to put an XLD / CF interface in a U1M 1200XL? I do NOT want to use an SIDE type thing that would occupy the cart port. I need the cart port open. Is there a ready made kit for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 16 hours ago, Roydea6 said: @Stephen Also try one of the older version os SI2.xxx and see if it still fail with the older one. Tried 2 older versions and same with both. I guess I'll have to write some test code. This is not my only PAL machine, but it is my only machine with a VBXE in it. Wonder if it could possibly be a VBXE issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 15 hours ago, Kyle22 said: What is the best way to put an XLD / CF interface in a U1M 1200XL? I do NOT want to use an SIDE type thing that would occupy the cart port. I need the cart port open. Is there a ready made kit for this? I think there was talk at one point of a standalone CF3 type module for non 1088 machines, but I honestly do not know if the idea was abandoned due to technical issues or if it was only just talk. @mytek would be the one to ask about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, Stephen said: I think there was talk at one point of a standalone CF3 type module for non 1088 machines, but I honestly do not know if the idea was abandoned due to technical issues or if it was only just talk. @mytek would be the one to ask about this. I did do prototype a board called the XL-CF4 which I put into my 'Monster 600XL', a title that i gave it due to all the upgrades inside. It picked up all but one signal from the Antic piggyback, and even provided the extra signals that a U1MB requires. https://ataribits.weebly.com/blog/category/monster-600xl Although it did work, it only seems to like a small amount of Chinese Clone SD Cards I had purchased a few years back, and nothing else. Kinda funny actually, since it is normally the clones that are the problem, and not the solution. Once again it all comes down to timing, and because the stock 600XL uses a different glue logic vs. the 1088XEL, it was enough to cause issues with many of the normal CF Cards not working. Luckily I have 4 clone cards that work great in it, so I'm set 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Now that is yar. Wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenames99 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 yea that is one fine mamajama for sure. good job mytek. Ken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Thinking I'm going to have to open up my XLD and reprogram the TKII chip. Seems my Option key is sometimes non responsive. Tried another keyboard allready and same thing. Not so handy using fujinet this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, chevymad said: Thinking I'm going to have to open up my XLD and reprogram the TKII chip. Seems my Option key is sometimes non responsive. Tried another keyboard allready and same thing. Not so handy using fujinet this way. Also you might want to check if this either a connection problem or a bad GTIA chip. So to rule out a connection issue, reflow the soldering on: GTIA pin-14 and TK-II PIC pin-12 for starters. Could also be a cracked trace between those two points - maybe try temporarily adding a jumper wire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Thanks for the tips. Just realized this is the machine with a sophia too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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