EIII display and ZULUSCSI MINI questions

[lowpass77]

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!

[lowpass77]

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

[who]

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?

[who]

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.

[who]

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.

[lowpass77]

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!

[lowpass77]

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

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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.