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Title: EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions Post by: lowpass77 on June 30, 2024, 08:46:34 AM Hello, i've introduced myself already in the "HELLO" section ,)
i got an EIII rack which does not boot - no floppy drive, no internal HD. i bought a ZULUSCSI mini (i already had been using one for y KURZWEIL with good results, so i know the basics how to use it) but the EIII does not recognize it, so here are a few q's (THANK YOU in advance!) - i found in the forum here, on the drive has to be ZuluSCSIv1_0-1.0.9-4e2112b.bin does it mean, on the card or the ZULUSCSI firmware itself = do i have to update the fw? - how does the SD have to be formatted? i am on mac - i downloaded the images from EMXP - with no results. Could one of you give me a simple step by step ? I am in no way good with deeper computer tasks ; - the second q would be: which oled would you recommend and can i do the swap myself? i do basic upgrades like changing Eproms, simple solder tasks and stuff but am not firm at all with electronics thank you! Title: Re: EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions Post by: lowpass77 on July 01, 2024, 02:13:56 AM Could it be, the ZULU mini needs to be powered externally? see screenshot
EDIT i powered it now via USB cable. I tried to put the OS containing EIIIOS242.img file ( from EMXP) on the 16b, fat32 formatted SD card via disc utilities, but it does not accept the image. Is the card too big maybe? thank you Title: Re: EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions Post by: who on July 01, 2024, 12:04:58 PM It sounds like you may be running into the same problem I am. See here:
https://eiiiforum.com/index.php?topic=4029.0 Out of curiosity, with your Mini installed, does the front panel display anything? Title: Re: EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions Post by: who on July 01, 2024, 12:08:02 PM As for the display, Noritake makes one that works very well in my experience. I had it installed many years ago, but I believe I found the make and model on this site.
Title: Re: EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions Post by: who on July 01, 2024, 12:13:50 PM I would try reaching out to this seller on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/luxdisplays/m.html?item=155660601206&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211 His parts aren't exactly cheap, but in my experience the items he sells are high quality and he makes installation easier. Just my two cents. Title: Re: EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions Post by: lowpass77 on July 02, 2024, 08:40:19 AM thanks, yeah, i've seen your thread before. Since there are are various files on EMXP,
which one exactly was it the EIII could boot from? And was the card just a blank fat32 card? (mine is 16gb = too big? ) The store i bought my Zulu Mini from told me, it has to be the typical ZULU .h01 etc file, so i've been wondering how you did it. thanks! Title: Re: EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions Post by: lowpass77 on July 03, 2024, 12:15:28 PM do i understand correctly in the link you posted, that
- it needs an internal hd to get the zulu recognized? ses (btw, the previous owner told me, at the time they had heir 3 modified at E-MU for "a delay of one of the SCSI busses") - and secondly, that there is a general (display black bars only) problem with the zulu MINI? thanks _______ EDIT weird, when i put the (fat32 formatted) card with the EMXP image , renamed as suggested to HD1.img, in the ZuluMini, then the Zulu blinks 3x = no image recognized. |