@BeSilly
The IDE fix is a motherboard modification which fixes a bus arbitration issue between the VIA IDE controller and the Ethernet chip. Without the fix, using the VIA IDE controller with DMA enabled and Ethernet at the same time will lock up the bus.

@Fuzion
Yep, your settings have been put back to defaults. You should be able to get things booting again using just the "menu" command from uboot. The default is to boot off the internal IDE interface of course.

Good catch.

@fuzion
From my experience, a lot of A1s eat batteries like popcorn. But only one of my A1s eats batteries while the other two have yet to have a new battery installed. In any case, it is a simple and inexpensive way to fix your machine in a hurry. Replace the battery.

I would also recommend hooking up the serial cable. Without serial output you are totally blind and have no idea what could be wrong. With serial you can get valuable hints to pinpoint the problem fast. Note that 9600/8/N/1 is the default unless you changed it.

I could tell you but then I would have to kill you.

@Billsey
Nice pics! Thanks for sharing them.

@Orgin
I still believe OS4Depot is important and should continue.

Moved topic to the OS4Depot forum...

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He is still around. Just busy with real life more than his Amiga life for a while.

@Dirk-B
Great summary of various postings there. Thanks!

We should all keep in mind everything is subject to change without notice so please don't hold these postings against the guys if things end up changing in the end.

I'm looking forward to helping get OS4 going on one or all of these various boards any way I am able.

I prefer Radio Amigans for some reason.

I remember seeing a bug fix for the "crawling ants" some time ago now. You'll have to wait for the next OS4 release to get the fix.

I don't use ContextMenus and I have never had such a lockup. The rest of the stuff you mentioned I use. Try avoiding CM for a while.

My A3000D with P-IV and 68060 was my fav. Amiga box for the longest time. I still have it around but the 060 accelerator died on me so I'm back to the 030 which is just bloody awful.

Today, the MicroA1-C (750FX) is my current fav. Amiga box by far. The lack of slots is the only real downside. Just wish they gave us two or three slots.

Found this interesting article today.

I especially like this bit
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How many times have some Amiga developers shared information only to be beaten with it soon after. Miss a date? Don't worry, somebody will bring it up again and again. Your customer quickly turns from your best friend to your worst enemy as soon as anything goes wrong.

So is it best to keep secret and control when information flows to your potential customers or is it better to spam the web with your blog and endless announcements?

Good question.

Personally, I think we should have a couple of options.

We have already paid for the OS4 license so some people will rightfully refuse to pay any more. Those people can have an ISO to download and burn their own. For those without broadband I suppose Hyperion should offer a free CD via snail mail though.

There are also some people that would gladly pay some more for a nice OS4 final CD in a sleeve or similar. Maybe include a little special touch like you get with movie DVD special editions these days. I know I wouldn't mind paying some reasonable amount (e.g. $25 USD) for a fancy packaged OS4 final.

Printed manual? No thanks. I'll print it myself if I need it. For those that want one they can buy a printed manual in my opinion.

@Mitch
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You are correct. The Matrox thing applied to AmigaAnywhere (formally AmigaDE) only and is years in the past and long dead.

There is only support for some Radeon cards and the Voodoo 3 (maybe more Voodoo cards?) in the current OS4. What OS4 final will support is a decision for Hyperion to make.

I don't know what the status is of SNAP in OS4 but the makers of the technology have recently discontinued it. This doesn't mean we can't have SNAP of course but it does mean any future gfx cards beyond the current crop will not be supported by SNAP.

@RomanceClip
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Aren't we all.

OK, I'll give you some known public info. about Troika NG's projects. Keep in mind anything and everything can (and did already) change without notice.

The Amy'05 project (aka Prometheus) is being headed by a fellow named Ian Stedman. You can read up on him a bit at his web site if you wish. I had an old non-working prototype board (aka the show board) in my hands at AmiWest in October this year. Last we heard was that the actual product is expected to ship mid-2007.

The Panda project is based on UDTech's Home Media Center design. This board was on display at AmiWest as well and I was so happy with it, I took it home with me. I happen to be helping Troika out with some testing duties so I have one. The trouble with the HMC board is that it is a non-standard form factor and has some options Troika don't need for their target markets so it is being reworked before it can be sold to consumers. To the best of my knowledge there has been no further announcements regarding possible shipping dates.

There are some more details I didn't get into (e.g. what options are being removed from the Panda) but that is the gist of things as they are known to the public at this time.

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Yes they are along with a few OS4 developers as well.

@RomanceClip
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Personally, I'd rather they skipped any and all public announcements entirely and just ship the product. The "announcement" should be the product is now available for sale from our online store and is shipping immediately.

That said, the SAM440EP would make a fine Amiga computer. Not the most powerful in the world but with that FPGA and all those I/O options it should be a hacker's dream come true.

@Billsey
The story is long and the end result is we don't have any new Amiga computers to sell you. That is the sad truth.

While we have been waiting for new hardware products to be developed, AmigaOS 4.0 itself has been progressing. As a beta tester I know updates have been continuously appearing since the last update (#4) was released way back at the start of the year.

I also know of several hardware projects on the go. There have been some public OS4 hardware projects announced and being worked on by ACK Software Controls, Troika NG and Trio. To the best of my knowledge, none of these projects have demonstrated OS4 running on their respective hardware to the general public to date so it is very difficult for the public to judge how far along any of them actually are. Needless to say, the armchair critics are having a field day.

In the mean time, I'm using my Eyetech supplied Amiga computers (AmigaOne-XE, MicroA1-C) to keep busy. I haven't fired up my Amiga 3000 in a very long time now.