m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT) (01/24/91)
In article <42035@nigel.ee.udel.edu> fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes: >So far as I know, the only way to put Kickstart in RAM is to have a >68020/30 and to use Dave Haynie's SetCPU program, which, when used with >the FASTROM flag, copies the Kickstart ROM to 32-bit RAM, which makes a >lot of things go a lot faster. Of course, with a 68000 A500, the matter >is moot--get the 1.3 ROM! > --Rick Wrigley > fhwri@conncoll.bitnet Not True! The LUCAS/FRANCES pd accellerator for the Amiga 1000 will also remap the ROM image into fast ram. It does so by providing an program to move the ROM data, set a flip-flip to translate the addresses in the memory addressing hardware, and off you go! As far as I know, Dave's SetCPU program only works on systems with a MMU. Wildstar
rick@tmiuv0.uucp (01/25/91)
In article <674@tnc.UUCP>, m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT) writes: > In article <42035@nigel.ee.udel.edu> fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes: >>So far as I know, the only way to put Kickstart in RAM is to have a >>68020/30 and to use Dave Haynie's SetCPU program, [some stuff deleted] >> --Rick Wrigley >> fhwri@conncoll.bitnet > Not True! The LUCAS/FRANCES pd accellerator for the Amiga 1000 will > also remap the ROM image into fast ram. [still more stuff deleted] > Wildstar In fact, we developers (I'm one of the certified variety) got KS/WB 2.0x with a couple of programs which work on any Amiga that has a memory board "autoconfig"ged at location $2000000 (i.e. the first board to be configured). The programs are called "KickIt" and "ZKick". They use a special "KickFile" which is slightly modified version of the ROMs in a disk file. The programs load the KickStart into RAM and reboot your system. They both work niftily. The main difference between them is that ZKick can survive a warm boot, while KickIt can't. The last pre-release version of 2.0x I got is 2.04, and the disk says: "KickFile for A500/A1000/A2000". In fact, I'm using 2.04 on my 2500/30 right now in 68030 mode, but it works in 68000 mode, too. In 030 mode, the A2630 board's memory (2MB of 32 bit) gets configged first, so the programs load KS in there. In 68000 mode, the 8-Up! gets configged first and KS gets loaded in there. 'Nuff said. .--------------------------------------------------------------------------. |[- O] Rick Stevens | | ? EMail: uunet!zardoz!tmiuv0!rick -or- uunet!zardoz!xyclone!sysop | | V CIS: 75006,1355 (75006.1355@compuserve.com from Internet) | | | | "Software Feature": A bug that Marketing knows about. | |---------> All opinions are mine. No one listens to me, anyway. <--------| '--------------------------------------------------------------------------`
4225_5105@uwovax.uwo.ca (01/26/91)
In article <674@tnc.UUCP>, m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT) writes: > In article <42035@nigel.ee.udel.edu> fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes: >>So far as I know, the only way to put Kickstart in RAM is to have a >>68020/30 and to use Dave Haynie's SetCPU program, which, when used with >>the FASTROM flag, copies the Kickstart ROM to 32-bit RAM, which makes a >>lot of things go a lot faster. Of course, with a 68000 A500, the matter >>is moot--get the 1.3 ROM! >> --Rick Wrigley >> fhwri@conncoll.bitnet > > > Not True! The LUCAS/FRANCES pd accellerator for the Amiga 1000 will > also remap the ROM image into fast ram. It does so by providing an > program to move the ROM data, set a flip-flip to translate the > addresses in the memory addressing hardware, and off you go! As far > as I know, Dave's SetCPU program only works on systems with a MMU. > > Wildstar There are two other programs that load kickstart into memory. kickit by Bryce Nesbitt and zkick by developer Dan Zenchelsky. both of these programs are on the developer's release of 2.0 for developers. They are both for putting kickstart 2.0 in ram so I have no idea if they would work on any other kickstart. The basic requirement is that you have a autoconfiguring RAM board at $200000. john macdonald