Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!spool.mu.edu!news.nd.edu!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!en.ecn.purdue.edu!doctorj From: doctorj@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeffrey W Davis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Lucas and a Hardrive Message-ID: <1991Jun5.200719.2536@en.ecn.purdue.edu> Date: 5 Jun 91 20:07:19 GMT References: <1991Jun2.024350.2163@osceola.cs.ucf.edu> Distribution: na Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network Lines: 65 In article <1991Jun2.024350.2163@osceola.cs.ucf.edu> wampner@acme.ucf.edu (Eric Wampner) writes: >Well, I haven't seen any info on this, haven't looked too hard, but >who has the time..... > >I was hoping that somone had managed to get a hard drive and the >Lucas+Frances boards working in a 1000. > Well, I have a few tidbits of advice here. First of all, CLtd. controllers do not work well with Lucas/Frances and I haven't heard of anyone successfully breaking the 16MHz barrier. Nuff said there. Secondly, I am currently running Lucas/Frances @20MHz w/4M 32-bit. I use a SupraDrive 4x4 controller and it works flawlessly. There is a slight problem with using the -r (resident) and -k (load KS) options on AFM together though. This combo will prevent the SupraBoot program from seeing the Harddrive (blows by too fast I guess). This drove me crazy for a while. I could either give up RAD: booting OR give up KS in 32-bit memory. That ticked me off enought that I changed the AFM program! Now with the -k option AFM will allocate space for the ROM but not load it or enable ERKS. After the HD is mounted, KS can be loaded with Kick32 and everything possible will be in 32-bit memory! For the boot-only games, AFM will load and enable KS in 32-bit if you hold down the left mouse button during boot. I am also adding right button support to control the processor cache (on/off) during boot. I do recommend this controller now that I have it working at optimum performance. If you go this way you will want my software or to change your own. Also, I have only run it with a Seagate 296N (85M SCSI) HD. Oh, and it has a battery backed up clock (that's why I initially chose this one over the CLtd. controller). --- Golem SCSI II Controllers --- You may want to check out the newer GOLEM controllers. They are 16-bit controllers and claim a 1.42MB/sec transfer rate. It is available in an external case for the A1000. I have not heard much about these since they are from a European company and apparently do little advertising in the states. I have heard that thir controllers work much faster with an accelerated system (2.6+ MB/sec). Here's their US location : Golem, Inc. 421 Hudson, M12 New York, NY 10014 Tel: (212) 727-0548 Fax: (212) 627-3965 >Thanks in advance, No problem. >Eric Wampner > >NOTE EMAIL ADDRESS "Silly Quote" >eww@engr.ucf.edu *********************************************************** * Jeff Davis * Relax! And get into /// * * doctorj@en.ecn.purdue.edu * the STRESS!!! /// * * * \\\///030 * * * -Gigahertz!- Amiga\XX/ 882 * *********************************************************** -=[ In Stereo Where Available ]=-