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- Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: other events + general event chat
- Topic: Please subscribe to the new ABug Youtube Channel!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1173
Re: Please subscribe to the new ABug Youtube Channel!
Subbed, excellent stuff!
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:21 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: A3020 has died or did I broke smth?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1310
Re: A3020 has died or did I broke smth?
A dead RTC shouldn't stop the machine booting. Just power-on with DEL. Then at least you could waggle the mouse about or try the bit of BASIC as above. If there's no response on either machine, that's when I'd guess something goofed with the mouse :( With no RTC it boots only to Supervisor mode, so...
- Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:02 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: A3020 - no HD or floppy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 554
Re: A3020 - no HD or floppy
You say you reset the CMOS and then replaced the battery, shouldn't that be the other way around?
- Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:02 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: (HELP) RISC PC & the black screen of Doom... :-(
- Replies: 6
- Views: 800
Re: (HELP) RISC PC & the black screen of Doom... :-(
Just a few thoughts;
When you replaced the CMOS battery, did you reset/clear the CMOS? If not, I'd try that, and then reconfigure.
To check the HDD, right click on HardDisc4 and select Verify, see if you get any errors
When you replaced the CMOS battery, did you reset/clear the CMOS? If not, I'd try that, and then reconfigure.
To check the HDD, right click on HardDisc4 and select Verify, see if you get any errors
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:13 pm
- Forum: for sale / freebies
- Topic: For sale - A2 Posters: Elite, Zarch, Ravenskull, Codename Droid, Crazee Rider, Palace of Magic, Repton
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5133
Re: A2 Posters: Elite, Zarch, Ravenskull, Codename Droid, Crazee Rider, Palace of Magic, Repton
Same here, I need to make some space!
- Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:51 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Electron internal mode 7 rom needed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1047
Re: Electron internal mode 7 rom needed
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- Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:45 pm
- Forum: for sale / freebies
- Topic: For sale - A2 Posters: Elite, Zarch, Ravenskull, Codename Droid, Crazee Rider, Palace of Magic, Repton
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5133
Re: A2 Posters: Elite, Zarch, Ravenskull, Codename Droid, Crazee Rider, Palace of Magic, Repton
Can I have a full set please Dave?
Money sent!
Money sent!
- Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: A5000 restoration - Floppy error 23 Fixed :)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1035
Re: A5000 restoration - Floppy error 23
Silly question possibly, but have you cleaned the drive heads?
- Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:03 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Femto Flash Floppy
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3584
Re: Femto Flash Floppy
You could just add a pair of 2 pin headers (or a single 4 pin) to the board. Then attach a couple of wires with momentary contact switches on them?
This would preserve real estate on the board and allow you to add the buttons as an option.
This would preserve real estate on the board and allow you to add the buttons as an option.
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:12 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Latest project ...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2049
Re: Latest project ...
Very nice and definitely needed. Does this work on any Arc with a standard podule slot?
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 12:50 pm
- Forum: off-topic
- Topic: Virtual Assistants - Return of the command line?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 619
Re: Virtual Assistants - Return of the command line?
Wouldn't touch one with a barge pole. They are always listening and aren't overly secure.
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:57 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Disc or Disk. Silly-Season debate.
- Replies: 96
- Views: 6537
Re: Disc or Disk. Silly-Season debate.
It's disc of course. Terry Pratchett would spin in his grave if you mentioned his Diskworld Novels!



- Fri Jun 14, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD
- Replies: 1408
- Views: 130669
Re: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD
If anyone decides to do a run of built boards, I'd be interested. Regrettably the soldering level required is beyond my skill level. 

- Tue May 07, 2019 3:45 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: RiscOS Hard disk formats
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1598
Re: RiscOS Hard disk formats
It sounds like a partial drive failure to me, I've had a similar fault on an SSD (In a PC) in the past, where I could only read from it.
Writes appeared to work, but when I went back and looked, all the changes had reverted.
Writes appeared to work, but when I went back and looked, all the changes had reverted.
- Tue May 07, 2019 1:18 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: RiscOS Hard disk formats
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1598
Re: RiscOS Hard disk formats
Umm.. silly question but,
If it's readable can't you just copy off the data and re-format? Or won't it format either?
If it's readable can't you just copy off the data and re-format? Or won't it format either?
- Thu May 02, 2019 7:35 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: hi purchased an a3000 ide drive and need help
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1925
Re: hi purchased an a3000 ide drive and need help
I can't see an IDEFSDiscs entry in the screenshot of the *Status output, so maybe that's part of the problem.
Edit: I'm not sure "Drive" needs to be set to 4 either, since IDEFSDrive is already set to 4.
Edit: I'm not sure "Drive" needs to be set to 4 either, since IDEFSDrive is already set to 4.
- Thu May 02, 2019 5:56 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: hi purchased an a3000 ide drive and need help
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1925
Re: hi purchased an a3000 ide drive and need help
I'm not very familiar with these cards, but normally you need to configure the number of drives for each file system. I'm assuming the Watford Electronics file system is IDEFS, so you would need to specify the number of drives for it. This could be the 'IDE Discs' entry, which is set to 0, but I cou...
- Wed May 01, 2019 5:46 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: hi purchased an a3000 ide drive and need help
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1925
Re: hi purchased an a3000 ide drive and need help
Could you do a *status and post the results?
Also ensure that the drive select jumper on your CF adapter is set to Master.
Edit 2: Just looking at your photos, where is the CF adapter getting it's power from?
Also ensure that the drive select jumper on your CF adapter is set to Master.
Edit 2: Just looking at your photos, where is the CF adapter getting it's power from?
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:50 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: A310 restoration
- Replies: 116
- Views: 8780
Re: A310 restoration
Cheers for that, at least I know they work!simonm wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:49 pmI got this one Jon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HJUDHV8/
There's cheaper ones on ebay, but I didn't want to wait!![]()
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: A310 restoration
- Replies: 116
- Views: 8780
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 8:56 am
- Forum: for sale / freebies
- Topic: Sold Out: New ROM / RAM Expansion Board for BBC B
- Replies: 66
- Views: 6846
Re: FS: New ROM / RAM Expansion Board for BBC B
Hi Ken If I can be "right on the deadline" I would like to purchase one of your boards. Is postage about GBP15 to Australia still OK? Can't message you yet. Perhaps an Admin can enable me? Cheers Rod Just use the Contact Us button at the bottom of the page and an Admin should be able to d...
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:44 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Cumana CAA740 scsi hdd podule for A3000: dead 2.5" hdd
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1048
Re: Cumana CAA740 scsi hdd podule for A3000: dead 2.5" hdd
Seems to be one of these; https://www.ebay.ca/itm/254154458131?ul_noapp=true Not sure, but there looks to be another Internal SCSI header on the Podule itself, so it may be possible to attach a more 'standard' SCSI drive. Can you remove the drive and/or cable so we can see more of the podule? Edited...
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:13 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Cumana CAA740 scsi hdd podule for A3000: dead 2.5" hdd
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1048
Re: Cumana CAA740 scsi hdd podule for A3000: dead 2.5" hdd
Bit confused, SCSI and IDE are two different standards and aren't interchangeable.
Are you sure it's not a 50 pin scsi drive you have?
Are you sure it's not a 50 pin scsi drive you have?
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:27 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Design a logo for ABug!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4478
Re: Design a logo for ABug!
I have done some experimenting and have attached three files here: 1) The original logo as a PNG. 2) The logo with a transparent background instead of black. As I thought, this doesn't look great. 3) As above, but with a black outline around the edges. This is better but still not ideal. 4) A rearr...
- Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Raspberry Pi to 1MHz bus interface
- Replies: 144
- Views: 17632
Re: Raspberry Pi to 1MHz bus interface
Coulod you put me down for a couple if kits if there's any left? Cheers!
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 3:17 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: A310 mono output works - no RGB
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1124
Re: A310 mono output works - no RGB
As a matter of interest, have you reset the CMOS?
It could be a corrupt CMOS setting that's sending out something your monitor doesn't understand.
It could be a corrupt CMOS setting that's sending out something your monitor doesn't understand.
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:04 am
- Forum: for sale / freebies
- Topic: FS: 16-bit IDE podules
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5902
Re: FS: 16-bit IDE podules
Could you put me down for 2 please Ian?
- Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:48 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: What would a Master 128+ look like?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1380
Re: What would a Master 128+ look like?
You could put all the older connectors on an optional board to maintain backwards compatibility.
- Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:21 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Putting together a GOTEK, what do I need...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3934
Re: Putting together a GOTEK, what do I need...
Maybe post a few pictures of the board and how you've connected things up?
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Fitting external upgrades internally
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1583
Re: Fitting external upgrades internally
Yep, you're probably better off with a glue gun and insulating the side of the Gotek board facing the main board with something non-conductive.