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  1. Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

    If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

    #px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

  2. Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

    If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

    #px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

  3. Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

    If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

    #px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

  4. Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

    If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

    #px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

  5. Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

    Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  6. Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

    Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  7. Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

    Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  8. Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

    Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  9. I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

    Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  10. I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

    Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  11. I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

    Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  12. I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

    Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  13. Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

    I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

    I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

    But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  14. Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

    I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

    I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

    But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  15. Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

    I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

    I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

    But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  16. Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

    I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

    I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

    But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  17. I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

    It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

    I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

    #retrocomputing

  18. I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

    It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

    I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

    #retrocomputing

  19. I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

    It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

    I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

    #retrocomputing

  20. I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

    It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

    I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

    #retrocomputing

  21. #px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

    Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

    Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpr

    But I will resume here on the original thread.

  22. #px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

    Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

    Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpr

    But I will resume here on the original thread.

  23. #px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

    Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

    Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpr

    But I will resume here on the original thread.

  24. #px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

    Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

    Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpr

    But I will resume here on the original thread.

  25. Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

  26. Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

  27. Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

  28. Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

  29. Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

    Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

    #retrocomputing

  30. Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

    Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

    #retrocomputing

  31. Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

    Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

    #retrocomputing

  32. Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

    Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

    #retrocomputing

  33. @retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

    I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

    modarchive.org/index.php?reque

    I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

  34. @retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

    I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

    modarchive.org/index.php?reque

    I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

  35. @retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

    I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

    modarchive.org/index.php?reque

    I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

  36. @retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

    I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

    modarchive.org/index.php?reque

    I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

  37. Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

    #retrocomputing

  38. Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

    #retrocomputing

  39. Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

    #retrocomputing

  40. Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

    #retrocomputing

  41. Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

    #retrocomputing

  42. Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

    #retrocomputing

  43. Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

    #retrocomputing

  44. Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

    #retrocomputing

  45. Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

    All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

    Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

    I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  46. Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

    All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

    Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

    I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  47. Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

    All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

    Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

    I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  48. Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

    All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

    Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

    I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  49. After committing this latest bodge atrocity, I touched up all the black carbon pads with fresh carbon paint designed for the purpose. I’m letting that cure now and, tomorrow, will see if I’ve improved or worsened the overall functionality of my keyboard.

    Should have the new #BlueSCSI board in a few days to tackle the next big improvement in the system.

    On a related note, I am pondering options for best replacing the battery to retain the date and SCSI settings.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  50. After committing this latest bodge atrocity, I touched up all the black carbon pads with fresh carbon paint designed for the purpose. I’m letting that cure now and, tomorrow, will see if I’ve improved or worsened the overall functionality of my keyboard.

    Should have the new #BlueSCSI board in a few days to tackle the next big improvement in the system.

    On a related note, I am pondering options for best replacing the battery to retain the date and SCSI settings.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  51. After committing this latest bodge atrocity, I touched up all the black carbon pads with fresh carbon paint designed for the purpose. I’m letting that cure now and, tomorrow, will see if I’ve improved or worsened the overall functionality of my keyboard.

    Should have the new #BlueSCSI board in a few days to tackle the next big improvement in the system.

    On a related note, I am pondering options for best replacing the battery to retain the date and SCSI settings.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing

  52. After committing this latest bodge atrocity, I touched up all the black carbon pads with fresh carbon paint designed for the purpose. I’m letting that cure now and, tomorrow, will see if I’ve improved or worsened the overall functionality of my keyboard.

    Should have the new #BlueSCSI board in a few days to tackle the next big improvement in the system.

    On a related note, I am pondering options for best replacing the battery to retain the date and SCSI settings.
    #amiga3000t #retrocomputing