STe dual TOS upgrade - 1.62 works fine, 2.06 does not
STe dual TOS upgrade - 1.62 works fine, 2.06 does not
I just installed the dual TOS upgrade in one of the STe boards I am working on and I've run into a strange problem: TOS 1.62 boots perfectly fine, but TOS 2.06 gives four bombs after the memory test. Diagnostic software shows CRC good for TOS 1.62 and CRC bad for TOS 2.06. I have verified with the schematic that every solder is good. All three jumpers are set 2-3. I've inspected and cleaned the socket and ROM. Is there anything that could cause this aside from a corrupt ROM?
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Re: STe dual TOS upgrade - 1.62 works fine, 2.06 does not
That normally happens when the floppy drive isn't connected.
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viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
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viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
Re: STe dual TOS upgrade - 1.62 works fine, 2.06 does not
Hahah, okay. It's not.
Edit: Yup, that was it. Boots fine now. Diag check still fails though. I won't worry about it.
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Re: STe dual TOS upgrade - 1.62 works fine, 2.06 does not
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/ All my hardware guides - mods - games - STOS
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/ - All my hardware mods for sale - Please help support by making a purchase.
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/ - All my hardware mods for sale - Please help support by making a purchase.
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1585 Have you done the Mandatory Fixes ?
Just because a lot of people agree on something, doesn't make it a fact. ~exxos ~
People should find solutions to problems, not find problems with solutions.
Re: STe dual TOS upgrade - 1.62 works fine, 2.06 does not
Afaik, the STE diagnostic simply does not know TOS 2.06. (It even says so on the screen: "New version number.") Therefore, it doesn't know which ROM checksum to expect, either, and fails. However, TOS 2.06 has a built-in checksum test at boot. As long as you don't see any error messages there, the ROMs are fine.
Re: STe dual TOS upgrade - 1.62 works fine, 2.06 does not
Yeah, that's kind of what I was suspecting, given the "new version number" text. With the floppy reconnected, it all seems good now. Time to reassemble.
Thanks exxos and czietz.