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Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:01 am
by elementalbeats
I upgraded to EOS4.70, and also installed a CF Card Reader from SCSIforSamplers ..
On loading, it takes a long time now, getting stuck on "72mb of memory installed" and then "Mounting IDE: 0" or similar. When it finally loads, all seems ok till I go to Disk/Browse. Then is just locks up, after a while screen goes blank.
Previously it had EOS 4.50, I installed the card reader before upgrading and seemed to be working fine. I wonder if EOS 4.7 does not like it.
I'll email the dude at SCSiforSamplers and see if he has any advice...
Cheers ppl.
Re: Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:14 am
by elementalbeats
Ok - finally managed to get it onto the disk page - and it shows no CF Card Reader :(
I will try going back to an earlier EOS version - can always use Chicken Sys Translator..
Re: Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:38 am
by mosrob
Check the SCSI-ID of EOS and the Cardreader.
After EOS-Update they might be the same.
To remove the delay at startup (because the floppy is not found) follow this:
(taken from:
http://www.emusonacid.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3189&start=15)
ninebynine wrote:Just a note on the delay in boot caused by disconnecting the floppy drive to mount a CF drive in place of the floppy drive.
This works in removing the delay. The pin-out of the motherboard floppy port can be found here:
http://pinouts.ru/Storage/InternalDisk_pinout.shtmlInstall a jumper between the two pins (33 and 34) on the "Data" conncetor (CN28 on a E4XT Ultra motherboard) that are futhest from the front panel.
Problem solved.
Re: Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:25 pm
by elementalbeats
Thanks for the tip about delay at startup...
I checked the SCSI ID of the Emu now and it is the default of 6... the CF-Card drive is 0. Should be fine.
I have a feeling I may have damaged the CF reader when I was trying to take out its SCSI connector. I've tried both EOS 4.70 and 4.61, same issue... If I put the floppy drive back it runs fine again.
Might have to send the reader back for repair
It might be a damaged connector plug (the one that bridges the CF reader board with the SCSI board) - I might try changed that connector cable....... wish me luck !!
Re: Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:35 pm
by elementalbeats
Success!!
Think I damaged the SCSI connector plug... tried another one and its all working now with EOS 4.70.
Re: Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:46 pm
by elementalbeats
Right, havent had much time to play with the Emu lately, but I have run into an issue with the CF Reader... EOS crashes when I try and save the bank.
This could be due to a faulty SCSI cable, or - maybe EOS 4.7 is not fully compatible with the CF Reader.
If anyone here has had luck with 4.7 and the card reader, please let me know.
Thanks
Re: Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Sat May 15, 2010 6:09 pm
by kalide
I have a CF reader and its working fine (multi type with SD, CF, MMC and PCMCIA interfaces).
Make sure that the SCSI termination is 100% correct. If its not then you will get errors during read and writes.
Cables can also make a difference I've found - even if it seems to work, a bad cable can be the culprit.
Termination is the first thing to check. Lots of posts on this and info the net.
M
Re: Upgrading to 4.70 and CF Card Reader issues
Posted:
Sat May 15, 2010 6:10 pm
by kalide
Also - is your CF card compatible with the unit ? Some CF cards are 5Vonly, some 3V only and I've had CF cards that had dodgy flash memories that failed after a few months. Try another card too.
M