Von
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Here is the Wednesday wack-a-mole update...
I tried with a different switch (Hawking tech wifi router with 4 ethernet ports) and the Asante card works fine even after power off restart. That is great news...Nic works.
So the reason I got the IIci was so that I could run the Daystar Turbo 601 and I couldn't resist giving that a try. I also added in an Adtron SCSI SSD:
I installed the Daystar 601 software on 7.5.5 and when I tried to boot for the first time, both the Radius and Asante were installed and I just got a gray screen. After I pulled both NuBus cards and rebooted it worked and I was able to get it running accelerated and it was snappy.
I then added the now working Asante and rebooted in "601 Turbo Startup" mode and and got this error at boot:
If I toggle back to 030 mode the Asante works fine. So if I run Turbo, Asante does not work. Turbo off, Asante works fine... this is the newest mole to wack.
In reading the 601 compatibility sheet, it calls out an Asante TokenRing card:
I don't know if this is my model as mine has 3 different network connections, ethernet, one that looks like the video port, and a round one (I think they may be AUI and BNC?). The fix appears to be software so I will quest for that unless someone knows the specific bits I may need for Turbo 601 compatibility.
I may also try 7.6.1 and see if it has newer versions of the networking bits that may help here.
Then I moved back to the Radius card...
I took a look at the ROM and is does not appear to have the window to reflash. When I was running the tests I did check to see what the card was outputting and it was like this:
When I look at the 601 compatibility sheet, it does list that my card does need a ROM update to work with the 601. Is it possible to program a new ROM chip with the newer ROM bits?
THx for the input!!
I tried with a different switch (Hawking tech wifi router with 4 ethernet ports) and the Asante card works fine even after power off restart. That is great news...Nic works.
So the reason I got the IIci was so that I could run the Daystar Turbo 601 and I couldn't resist giving that a try. I also added in an Adtron SCSI SSD:
I installed the Daystar 601 software on 7.5.5 and when I tried to boot for the first time, both the Radius and Asante were installed and I just got a gray screen. After I pulled both NuBus cards and rebooted it worked and I was able to get it running accelerated and it was snappy.
I then added the now working Asante and rebooted in "601 Turbo Startup" mode and and got this error at boot:
If I toggle back to 030 mode the Asante works fine. So if I run Turbo, Asante does not work. Turbo off, Asante works fine... this is the newest mole to wack.
In reading the 601 compatibility sheet, it calls out an Asante TokenRing card:
I don't know if this is my model as mine has 3 different network connections, ethernet, one that looks like the video port, and a round one (I think they may be AUI and BNC?). The fix appears to be software so I will quest for that unless someone knows the specific bits I may need for Turbo 601 compatibility.
I may also try 7.6.1 and see if it has newer versions of the networking bits that may help here.
Then I moved back to the Radius card...
I took a look at the ROM and is does not appear to have the window to reflash. When I was running the tests I did check to see what the card was outputting and it was like this:
Does it sound like I have a card that just has a dead ROM?
When I look at the 601 compatibility sheet, it does list that my card does need a ROM update to work with the 601. Is it possible to program a new ROM chip with the newer ROM bits?
THx for the input!!
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