Advice needed re: SIO2IDE

[Harry]

Hi from New Zealand,

 

I recently installed an SIO2IDE interface in an Atari 130XE.

 

It’s functioning in so far as allowing me to access my 2.5” hard-drive, however when I run Mydos453, and then FDISK, I get the following error message:

 

WRONG SW VERSION

 

Does anyone know what this means?

 

My interface is labeled SIO2IDE ver. 4.0

 

I’ve tried the following software:

FD44.com

FD42.com

FD33.com

 

I’ve been unable to find an FD40.com on the Web (if there is such a thing).

 

H E L P!

[krupkaj]

It looks like you have to flash new firmware to CPU in your SIO2IDE. If you do not dare to do it just contact author at http://atariarea.histeria.pl/sio2ide/

[Gury]

Do you dare?

[Harry]

Do you dare?

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he he, I just might be crazy enough to try it.

 

Actually, I'm not fully convinced that the problem isn't a configuration error on my part.

 

I've been pre-occupied with some other - non Atari - projects lately. When I get some time I'm going to start from scratch and see what unfolds.

 

I've tried for more info from the atariarea.histeria.pl/sio2ide/ site, but it seems there is no-one home

[Gury]

Hello, Harry!

 

I hope you will make it work - good luck. Inform us of your progress. Keep in touch

[Pigula]

Update sio2ide to version 4.4 (firmware for Atmel), and use fd44.com

[Pigula]

Hello!

Yes I do! (sio2ide, in few days sio2sd, idea)

[Harry]

Hi friends.

 

I have an sio2ide interface installed and functioning with my 130XE.

I'm thinking about doing the optional RESET MODIFICATION refered to in the sio2ide documentation.

 

I understand from the schematic (a fuzzy jpeg included with early versions of the sio2ide package) that I need to identify and locate the following chips on my 130XE motherboard: U8, U17, and U18C.

 

After some web-searching and detective work I believe I know the chips in question, but I'd like to see it confirmed in a motherboard layout document. I have three questions:

 

1. Where can I find a document showing the layout and location of chips on a 130XE C070067 Rev-5 motherboard?

 

2. Can someone explain the IC numbering system to me, U1 U2 U3....etc. There's a secret to learn here, no?

 

3. Has anyone else tried this modification? I'd like to know if it works well.

 

Thank you,

-Harry-

[Pigula]

Hi friends.

 

I have an sio2ide interface installed and functioning with my 130XE.

I'm thinking about doing the optional RESET MODIFICATION refered to in the sio2ide documentation.

 

Install Qmeg 4.04 Rom on Your Atari 130XE - it's better hardware modyfication -> You Can boot Atari from disk drive 1-8

(on original Rom only from D1), and Switch ON/OFF Ultra Speed for any mounted ATR files. Buy IDE-CF adapter and use CF Card!

Edited August 27, 2007 by Pigula

[guus.assmann]

Hi friends.

 

I have an sio2ide interface installed and functioning with my 130XE.

I'm thinking about doing the optional RESET MODIFICATION refered to in the sio2ide documentation.

 

I understand from the schematic (a fuzzy jpeg included with early versions of the sio2ide package) that I need to identify and locate the following chips on my 130XE motherboard: U8, U17, and U18C.

 

After some web-searching and detective work I believe I know the chips in question, but I'd like to see it confirmed in a motherboard layout document. I have three questions:

 

1. Where can I find a document showing the layout and location of chips on a 130XE C070067 Rev-5 motherboard?

 

2. Can someone explain the IC numbering system to me, U1 U2 U3....etc. There's a secret to learn here, no?

 

3. Has anyone else tried this modification? I'd like to know if it works well.

 

Thank you,

-Harry-

@1: Find the schematics of the 130XE.

My (paper) schematics state PCB CO70067.

@2: U8=CPU=CO14806

U17=GTIA=CO14889 (Pal) and U18C=74LS08 pins 8-9-10

@3: I don't know

 

Good luck.

Guus

[Harry]

Guus> Thanks for your efforts, and your speedy reply to my questions. The chips you've identified were my prime suspects.

 

All the chips on my ATARI PCB are soldered in such a way that their 'U' designators are covered up! I thought maybe there was a convention for numbering IC's on a PCB;....left to right....top to bottom,....that kind of thing.

 

 

Pigula> Your ideas sound mighty good. A project for me to do next year perhaps .

[Marius]

I have another SIO2IDE question.

 

Thanks to Beetle and Marek M. my old Sio2IDE is now working with 3.3a

It works great.

 

But I have one problem. It does not recognise my 180KB ATR images. Some do, and some don't. First I discovered a problem: some ATR's are 721 sectors in stead of 720. Those 721 sector sized won't work. So I converted them to 720. About 50% of them works now (the FDISK program actually does show those double density 720 sector size atr's) but the other 50% is not on the screen.

 

And they ARE on the disk... that's for sure.

 

Who knows a solution?

Marius

[Pigula]

I have another SIO2IDE question.

 

Thanks to Beetle and Marek M. my old Sio2IDE is now working with 3.3a

It works great.

 

But I have one problem. It does not recognise my 180KB ATR images. Some do, and some don't. First I discovered a problem: some ATR's are 721 sectors in stead of 720. Those 721 sector sized won't work. So I converted them to 720. About 50% of them works now (the FDISK program actually does show those double density 720 sector size atr's) but the other 50% is not on the screen.

 

And they ARE on the disk... that's for sure.

 

Who knows a solution?

Marius

 

Try http://trub.atari8.info/files/FIXATR.ZIP

But first make backup!

[Fred Olivas]

On 9/8/2005 at 5:04 AM, Pigula said:

Update sio2ide to version 4.4 (firmware for Atmel), and use fd44.com

Very interesting.  How does one actually FLASH firmware on the Atmel chip?  And what software in needed within the CF to get the Compact Flash cards recognized?