FastRobPlus Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Where did you download the bios-update.xex from? From this site (I'm not sure if there is anywhere else to get it) Is there a consensus of what a successful bios update looks like? Should it click the internal speaker for a few moments and then go to a brown/grey screen? Or should it return to a prompt of some kind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Getting closer! I now have the same problems as fandenivoldsk. When I select the file and hit enter, it boots, then seems to hang at a gray screen. It does not return to a prompt. Carts still are not seen, but I'm pretty sure that the update isn't taking. Any ideas? I can confirm the rtc holds time properly. When you reach the Gray screen, that means it's done, just verified it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 From this site (I'm not sure if there is anywhere else to get it) Is there a consensus of what a successful bios update looks like? Should it click the internal speaker for a few moments and then go to a brown/grey screen? Or should it return to a prompt of some kind? The latest bios update is on page two of this thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/206900-incognito-production-installation/page-2?do=findComment&comment=2670052 So if that's the one you used, then all is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) I soldered the two resistors last night, but cartridges are still not working, and when trying to run the latest bios update through SIDE, I can only get a brown screen. Any ideas of what I can do to fix these two things? The battery time is working, and I am able to run .xex games through SIDE. Edited September 19, 2013 by fandenivoldsk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I soldered the two resistors last night, but cartridges are still not working, and when trying to run the latest bios update through SIDE, I can only get a brown screen. Any ideas of what I can do to fix these two things? The battery time is working, and I am able to run .xex games through SIDE. Then the bios update should be okay. In the bios settings, if you have the Hardware type set to XL/xE and SpartaDOS X is Enabled, then that could be the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 sdx must be enabled in order to flash anything into the flash chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I did enable SpartaDOS X before flashing the bios... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 In the bios settings, if you have the Hardware type set to XL/xE and SpartaDOS X is Enabled, then that could be the problem... This was meant for the cartridge problem, not flashing bios Sorry for the confusion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Ok Well, neither works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 When you reach the Gray screen, that means it's done, just verified it Great - Thanks for taking time to check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I can confirm what fandenivoldsk says. All carts fail to be seen, regardless of which options I toggle. On my Atari, the resistors were replaced with 1.8s. All other Incognito/Atari 800 functions seem to work fine. One exception: Congo Bongo boots to a solid green, then solid yellow screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) After SDX boots to the drive you have set for Booting. Type 'CAR' and see if this loads your cartridge. Edited September 19, 2013 by rdea6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) After SDX boots to the drive you have set for Booting. Type 'CAR' and see if this loads your cartridge. Most of the cartridges just show a 1 sec. glitch and a few show "not present!". My resistors were replaced with 1.5s. Edited September 20, 2013 by fandenivoldsk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Most of the cartridges just show a 1 sec. glitch and a few show "not present!". Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Sounds exactly like what mine was doing before the bios update earlier in the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Sounds exactly like what mine was doing before the bios update earlier in the thread. Do remember if the bios updated returned your system to a prompt after executing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Do remember if the bios updated returned your system to a prompt after executing it? I believe I had much the same response as Stephen noted here, but I can't say at 100% certainty this far later. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/206900-incognito-production-installation/page-2?do=findComment&comment=2670081 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I had issues with the patch, I put on a floppy and ran it from there. I did not install the resistors and have 50+ that all work fine, and also the Atarimax 1 and 8 megabit cartridges also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I had issues with the patch, I put on a floppy and ran it from there. I did not install the resistors and have 50+ that all work fine, and also the Atarimax 1 and 8 megabit cartridges also. I'm tempted to try this. How did you get the file onto floppy? I'm dubious about just copying it from the CF card in case something is corrupted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I'm tempted to try this. How did you get the file onto floppy? I'm dubious about just copying it from the CF card in case something is corrupted. I sort of did the same thing with the 'to floppy' route, but in my case I just used one of my sdrives and an ATR editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Would anyone be willing to sell me a disk with the executable file already on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) I'm tempted to try this. How did you get the file onto floppy? I'm dubious about just copying it from the CF card in case something is corrupted. I used sio2pc, however from fat32 to apt I used MATR.COM from flashjazzcat , it allows you to copy from FAT 32 to disk drive or dos . PS: if your unable I can send disk. but try matr.com It is a bit buggy but works. Edited September 25, 2013 by bandit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Would anyone be willing to sell me a disk with the executable file already on it? I believe this is the ATR I mounted with the sdrive. It's not bootable so execute under Spartados. incogbup.zip I used sio2pc, however from fat32 to apt I used MATR.COM from flashjazzcat , it allows you to copy from FAT 32 to disk drive or dos . One thing to mention there that isn't always clear to new users - that FAT32 partition needs to be very small (<=32MB) for MATR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) One thing to mention there that isn't always clear to new users - that FAT32 partition needs to be very small (<=32MB) for MATR Not for MATR: it can (or should be able to) be any size you like. FAT partitions used with KMK's developmental FAT drivers (currently only FAT16 is supported) do however have that 32MB limit. I think you're confusing my MATR.COM with KMK's program of the same name. The latter is specifically designed for IDE Plus 2.0. Edited September 25, 2013 by flashjazzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Not for MATR: it can (or should be able to) be any size you like. FAT partitions used with KMK's developmental FAT drivers (currently only FAT16 is supported) do however have that 32MB limit. I think you're confusing my MATR.COM with KMK's program of the same name. The latter is specifically designed for IDE Plus 2.0. Oops, my speedread did not pick up the flashjazzcat there. Ok, so another thing to mention that isn't always clear to new users. MATR vs MATR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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