Can't Load KERN.ROM

zBeeble · Unread post by **zBeeble** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:11 am

So... I've tried a bunch of different rom files. I've even tried populating Amiga/KERN.ROM.

The screen I'm getting has white vertical bars and text ... telling me I've selected a 68020 with 2M chip and 8M fast... and that it can load KERN.ROM ... even if I've selected a file named differently --- or if I've populated that file.

any tips?

kolla · Unread post by **kolla** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:42 am

Huh - are you trying to use a C64 ROM with Minimig?

What do you mean by "populating Amiga/KERN.ROM"?

zBeeble · Unread post by **zBeeble** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 11:42 am

hrnh... no. I'm copying the rom from a file amiga-os-310-a4000.rom ... and yes... it's kick.rom

... that mixup is due to my having played with a few systems last night.

But the Amiga is still not loading with that message.

ExCyber · Unread post by **ExCyber** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:11 pm

Are you using ROM files from Amiga Forever? Those won't load unless the rom.key file is in the same directory.

zBeeble · Unread post by **zBeeble** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:39 pm

No. I'm not. I have a set of ROM files that I've used on various emulators over the years.

Lisko · Unread post by **Lisko** » Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:38 pm

Use an a1200 rom on 68020 and an a500-a500plus-a600 rom on 68000

zBeeble · Unread post by **zBeeble** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:38 pm

Ok. So as you can see on the screen... I've tried a number of different boot patterns. 8M fast / 2M chip AGA 68020 a1200 and 2M fast / 512 chip ECS and OCS a600. It doesn't seem to go. (see attached png)

zBeeble · Unread post by **zBeeble** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:40 pm

Note... that the ROM in each case is loaded by selecting from a list in the OSD.

Chris23235 · Unread post by **Chris23235** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:22 pm

Do you always have these vertical lines on the screen? Looks to me like faulty SD-Ram.

bazza_12 · Unread post by **bazza_12** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:24 pm

the rom has to be called kick.rom

kolla · Unread post by **kolla** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:43 pm

Those really look like roms from AmigaForever, just from the naming and what you have available there, heck... some of them are OS 3.X kickstarts.

Easy test, how large are they?

524288 bytes - original kickstart
524299 bytes - AmigaForever

zBeeble · Unread post by **zBeeble** » Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:28 am

Well... the SRAM appears to work find for the C=64 core. I realize Amiga uses a lot more. Does this thing have a RAM test core?

Lisko · Unread post by **Lisko** » Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:43 am

zBeeble wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:28 am Well... the SRAM appears to work find for the C=64 core. I realize Amiga uses a lot more. Does this thing have a RAM test core?

Yes the memtest core in utilities folder.

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