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Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 09 May 2020 22:34
by PhilC
@terriblefire will give that new firmware a try tomorrow.
My rev 1 is installed in a finicky 500 plus, so cant really use it to test as it took me ages to get it to work reliably in it. (Computers fault not TF536)
I do have a few spare caps if you think its worth trying to change them.
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 09 May 2020 22:36
by terriblefire
PhilC wrote: 09 May 2020 22:34
@terriblefire will give that new firmware a try tomorrow.
My rev 1 is installed in a finicky 500 plus, so cant really use it to test as it took me ages to get it to work reliably in it. (Computers fault not TF536)
I do have a few spare caps if you think its worth trying to change them.
Well on that firmware everything is running at 8Mhz. which is weird... only difference is the pull ups.
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 12:30
by PhilC
terriblefire wrote: 09 May 2020 22:36
Well on that firmware everything is running at 8Mhz. which is weird... only difference is the pull ups.
Good so far. I'm able to boot the exxos IDE to desktop and run stuff from it.
If I have a CF connected to the 536 ide then the computer doesnt boot but that's an obvious conflict of the two Ide I suspect?
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 12:59
by terriblefire
PhilC wrote: 10 May 2020 12:30
terriblefire wrote: 09 May 2020 22:36
Well on that firmware everything is running at 8Mhz. which is weird... only difference is the pull ups.
Good so far. I'm able to boot the exxos IDE to desktop and run stuff from it.
If I have a CF connected to the 536 ide then the computer doesnt boot but that's an obvious conflict of the two Ide I suspect?
OK.. im almost convinced its caps.
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 13:07
by PhilC
@terriblefire I presume it would be unreliable on an Amiga also if that was the case?
I've left it running Gembench and it happily runs that, albeit slowly. It 2 bombs when I tried to run Frontier though.
I've got a few of the larger 100nf caps, not sure about the smaller ones though, so just let me know what you want me to try.
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 14:37
by terriblefire
I got paranoid so i dug out the CDTV. Its working fine :/
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 14:42
by Subzero79
We have a terriblefire
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 14:42
by PhilC
terriblefire wrote: 10 May 2020 14:37
I got paranoid so i dug out the CDTV. Its working fine :/
Good news, so just a case of tweaking the firmware I take it?
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 15:01
by terriblefire
Think so. Maybe just need to let @agranlund work his magic when he gets his.
Re: TF536 Rev 2 Design Complete (all gone)
Posted: 10 May 2020 15:13
by PhilC
terriblefire wrote: 10 May 2020 15:01
Think so. Maybe just need to let @agranlund work his magic when he gets his.
Sounds like a plan to me.