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V4SA Newest Core Update Help!

Jari Tuovinen

Posts 25
20 Feb 2023 07:45


I don´t able to get update any core except 7.4 and earlier.
  I have tried everything.
 
  1. I have change SS to use Apollo Map
  2. Installed newest SAGA drivers
  3. Flashed newest core STANDALONE_9226.jic using Apollo Flash
  4. When started machine i get ENV error which is fine, when selecting cancel i get black screen.
  5. In ApolloDos i flashed Amiga OS 3.2 rom
  6. Booted and get black screen
 
  I can go Early startup screen and everything in there looks fine but no booting to Amiga Os 3.2.
 
  Please help, everything works fine after newest updates, what´s wrong with them???


Jari Tuovinen

Posts 25
08 Mar 2023 11:43


I'm wondering if no one has had the same problem or if we don't dare to talk about it here?

The answer is not that I put the latest Apollo os 9.2 on the cf card and it works, but that I would like to use the existing os 3.2.


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6197
08 Mar 2023 13:24


Jari Tuovinen wrote:

I would like to use the existing os 3.2.

This is absolutely no problem.

1) make sure to install Latest SAGA 3.0 driver
2) Update the CORE
3) Flash the KICK of your chose using ApolloFlash tool from the latest SAGA driver package.
4) enjoy


Jari Tuovinen

Posts 25
09 Mar 2023 09:17


Thank you for answer.

I have done that not work only black screen. I have used 3.0b saga, that was new few weeks ago.


Willem Drijver
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 127
09 Mar 2023 10:03


Hi,
ApolloBoot SOLO R91 is about to become available.
This could help you setup Amiga OS 3.x (3.1/3.9/3.1.4.1/3.2.2) on your V4.
It will take care of all necessary Apollo configurations.
 


Jari Tuovinen

Posts 25
20 Mar 2023 15:33


Now I have tried the following things.

1.Updated core 9226.jic
2.Flashed new Apollo Os 9.3 to cf card
3.Flashed Coffin R62 to cf card.

All these works fine but my os3.2 wont start even i have flashed os 3.2 rom.

I tried ApolloBoot SOLO R91 which works fine, i noticed that i get following message (Apply ApolloPatch-3.2.2 to fix flash issue, it will downgrade exec.library), is this why my os3.2 wont run?


Jari Tuovinen

Posts 25
17 Apr 2023 15:56


I just wonder how stable is that new core 9228 or previous one.
I have installed Amiga OS 3.2.2 using Apollo SOLO 9.1.

I get random lockdowns when opening some program e.g Ibrowse, it not do it everytime.

I just noticed that the core 9 version is apparently not compatible with the PFSAIO3 filesystem (PDS/03) or am I wrong???

Installed  system use SFS filesystem. I Changed it using Winuae and now it´s PDS/03 but it not work, that black screen is back!!!

I hope i get some answer either from the creators of Apollo Solo or from the development team of v4 standalone.

Jari Tuovinen wrote:

Now I have tried the following things.
 
  1.Updated core 9226.jic
  2.Flashed new Apollo Os 9.3 to cf card
  3.Flashed Coffin R62 to cf card.
 
  All these works fine but my os3.2 wont start even i have flashed os 3.2 rom.
 
  I tried ApolloBoot SOLO R91 which works fine, i noticed that i get following message (Apply ApolloPatch-3.2.2 to fix flash issue, it will downgrade exec.library), is this why my os3.2 wont run?




Jari Tuovinen

Posts 25
17 Apr 2023 18:32


Now i have tried system that cannot start (blackscreen), it using pds/03 but if i change it to sfs/00 it boots right away.

Why this is not informed???


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6197
17 Apr 2023 22:02


Jari Tuovinen wrote:

  I just noticed that the core 9 version is apparently not compatible with the PFSAIO3 filesystem (PDS/03) or am I wrong???
 

   
This looks like a misunderstanding.
   
 
Your test shows: that PFS works fine with the core.
For example: Coffin that you tested, Coffin uses PFS and works according to your test perfect with the core.
Your test shows therefore that there is NO incompatibility problem.

Also many users use OS 3.2 and PFS works perfectly fine with the Core for them.

Of course when formatting a fileystem there is room for mistakes
Please mind that when installing a filesystem for Amiga there are a few things you need to correctly setup. For example max transfer - and a mistake on setting the correct parameters can cause problems.
   


Jari Tuovinen

Posts 25
18 Apr 2023 16:54


It was different block size that prevents starting os. I was made dh0: using 512 block size and other partitions use 1024 so it was black screen.

When i change all partitions using 512 block size everything works fine.

Now i can finally use my standalone with newest core :)

Gunnar von Boehn wrote:

Jari Tuovinen wrote:

    I just noticed that the core 9 version is apparently not compatible with the PFSAIO3 filesystem (PDS/03) or am I wrong???
   

   
  This looks like a misunderstanding.
   
   
  Your test shows: that PFS works fine with the core.
  For example: Coffin that you tested, Coffin uses PFS and works according to your test perfect with the core.
  Your test shows therefore that there is NO incompatibility problem.
 
  Also many users use OS 3.2 and PFS works perfectly fine with the Core for them.
 
  Of course when formatting a fileystem there is room for mistakes
  Please mind that when installing a filesystem for Amiga there are a few things you need to correctly setup. For example max transfer - and a mistake on setting the correct parameters can cause problems.
   



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