Daystar Turbo 601

[pondosinatra]

So I have a 100Mhz model.

I've installed in my IIci and it recognizes it so far so good. But going through the manual it states:

Advanced system information

Turbo 601 Control will provide a display of your current system information by pressing COMMAND-CONTROL and clicking on the Turbo 601 logo in control panel's main screen.

I can't seem to get this to work. I've held down COMMAND-CONTROL while clicking on the icon in the menu bar, while clicking on the Turbo 601 control panel entry in the drop down, and by going into the Control Panel folder and clicking on it there.

Anyone else been able to get to the advanced screen on this accelerator?

 

[olePigeon]

I don't have mine anymore. It says to do it while inside the control panel. So load up the control panel, then hold down Command-Control and click on the logo on the main screen of the control panel.

 

[pondosinatra]

That was it! Thank you.

Does anyone know what the last ROM version was?

 

[trag]

Lots of Turbo601 information here:

http://www.brinnoven.co.uk/turbo601/index.html

It will take a while to read through it all. If you use a JackHammer with the Turbo601 you need to disable SCSI Manager in the Turbo601 or maybe the JackHammer. I can't remember which any more. They both try to load SCSI Manager from their own ROM and two sets causes problems.

BTW, I'm not posting that link to end the thread. I just don't remember the information any more. I would enjoy reading of your discoveries as you work through the use of the Turbo601 and its mysteries.

 

[pondosinatra]

Well I got it all working, have OS 8.1 installed.

But my current roadblock is getting OS 8.5 on it. I know I had it running OS 8.5.1 before my hard drive crashed so many months ago. I need to figure out how to get there again.

I tried Sonnet's PPC 8.5 enabler boot floppy, but it comes up saying it's not a supported system or some similar message. :'(

 

[Brooklyn]

Hey, I just installed OS 8.5 and then OS 8.6 using the information at the sites below. I used a PM6100 as the installer instead of using the "wish I were" extension. (the iici would freeze up during install)

Anyway , let me know if you have any questions.

http://www.jagshouse.com/OS8.5On68KMacs.html

http://macfaq.org/software/iicihack.shtml

 

[pondosinatra]

Thanks. I managed to get it up to 8.5.1.

The trick was the Sonnet 8.5 enabler didn't work when used as a boot disc, but by just copying off the enabler and PPC ID into the System folder it allowed the 8.5 setup to proceed.

Next up to try 8.6

 

[pondosinatra]

Anyway , let me know if you have any questions.

With the Hex Find.....is there just one instance you replace? Or do you do a replace all?

 

[Brooklyn]

Just the one instance.

 

[pondosinatra]

Ok, this is a dumb question, but the instructions say to make a copy of the System folder. How do I do that? I can select Copy. But I can never Paste it anywhere as that option is grayed out.

 

[Brooklyn]

Goto "File" and then "Duplicate" I think the shortcut is open-apple + D

 

[pondosinatra]

Ah crap. Maybe it's not meant to be. It gets to about 3 mins left in the install and then hangs. I've tried it twice now and each time it hangs at the same spot.

 

[Brooklyn]

Same thing happened to me. I think it was more than 3 minutes left though. I had to use a PM6100 as the machine to install the system, then used resedit to modify, and then moved the HD over to the IIci.

 

[pondosinatra]

Don't suppose if I send you a flash card you could do that for me????

 

[Brooklyn]

I might be able to burn the contents of the drive to a cd using my pm8500. I think that would work?

 

[pondosinatra]

Ya, all I'd have to do is simply copy the System folder over correct?

PM me and I'll give you my info.

Thx

 

[pondosinatra]

Success!

 

[Brooklyn]

Awesome!!!

 

[ClassicHasClass]

Very nice! I had a user once who got 8.6 running on his 601+IIci, and then ran Classilla on that. With the full 128MB of RAM he described it as "poky, but useable."