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V1200 Onboard IDE

Manfred Bergmann

Posts 226
23 Aug 2021 19:36


Hi.

I'd like to know what is the onboard (the Vampire IDE) situation.
I still have my CF card connected to the Amiga IDE for some reason. AFAIR the Vampire IDE wasn't working some time ago.
Does it work now?

Cheers,
Manfred



Henrich Raduska

Posts 62
23 Aug 2021 20:58


Yes, with GOLD2.13.
https://wiki.apollo-accelerators.com/doku.php/vampire:v1200-v2:updates


Havard Spring

Posts 18
25 Aug 2021 08:49


So - just checking - if I move my CF card from my buffered interface, connected to the V1200 ide then it should just work from there?  Nothing else to do?

Also, I have a cd-rom attached to the buffered interface on the internal ide, is there anyway to keep this attached?  I know that trying to run the cd-rom off the V1200 ide works but slows it down?

I don't think the V1200 boots from SD card so I'm guessing this wouldn't be an option?


Manfred Bergmann

Posts 226
25 Aug 2021 20:14


I've installed GOLD2.13.
And, the harddrive on the Vampire is detected and loads.
But as soon as I maprom AOS 3.1.4 the harddrive is not detected anymore.
Any idea?

Manfred


Manfred Bergmann

Posts 226
25 Aug 2021 20:16


Havard Spring wrote:

  I don't think the V1200 boots from SD card so I'm guessing this wouldn't be an option?

No, I don't think that'll work.


Henrich Raduska

Posts 62
26 Aug 2021 08:24


It will probably be that there is no driver for the 2nd IDE controller in your version of kickstart ROM 3.1.4.


Manfred Bergmann

Posts 226
26 Aug 2021 12:32


Henrich Raduska wrote:

It will probably be that there is no driver for the 2nd IDE controller in your version of kickstart ROM 3.1.4.

Hmm, ok. But the Vampire 500 works with the Vampire onboard IDE AND with AOS 3.1.4.


Sean Sk

Posts 488
26 Aug 2021 15:00


Henrich Raduska wrote:

It will probably be that there is no driver for the 2nd IDE controller in your version of kickstart ROM 3.1.4.

   
This is not likely to be the issue as I have both maprom'd and flashed the KS 3.1.4 to my V1200 and the Vampire IDE still works.
   
Manfred, not sure what your problem could be, as I have no issues with mine and KS 3.1.4. Granted, I don't boot from the drive that's attached to the Vampire IDE, I just simply use it for storage at this stage.

Are you tying to boot from that drive?
Have you tried flashing the KS 3.1.4 to the V1200 instead using VampireFlash? I prefer this option as it doesn't require you having to add VampireMap to the startup sequence nor having the Amiga double boot from cold.


Manfred Bergmann

Posts 226
26 Aug 2021 15:17


sean sk wrote:

Henrich Raduska wrote:

  It will probably be that there is no driver for the 2nd IDE controller in your version of kickstart ROM 3.1.4.
 

   
  This is not likely to be the issue as I have both maprom'd and flashed the KS 3.1.4 to my V1200 and the Vampire IDE still works.
   
  Manfred, not sure what your problem could be, as I have no issues with mine and KS 3.1.4. Granted, I don't boot from the drive that's attached to the Vampire IDE, I just simply use it for storage at this stage.
 
  Are you tying to boot from that drive?
  Have you tried flashing the KS 3.1.4 to the V1200 instead using VampireFlash? I prefer this option as it doesn't require you having to add VampireMap to the startup sequence nor having the Amiga double boot from cold.

That's good idea. I will give that a try. Forgot that this is possible.


Manfred Bergmann

Posts 226
26 Aug 2021 15:58


No. Unfortunately that doesn't make a change (except the faster boot).
  The CF card is not detected on the Vampire IDE.
  I should maybe try to attach something to see if it is detected once the system got loaded from onboard IDE.

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