Re: Re: Re: [emax] Anyone Boot Emax from an External SCSI CF reader?
2013-10-22 by Ted Summers
32MB of whatever flash media is sufficient on Emax 1. Any bigger is wasting money. 32MB SD are cheap on ebay - like $3-4 new.
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RE: Re: Re: [emax] Anyone Boot Emax from an External SCSI CF reader?
2013-10-22 by windrumscoggin@...
That is what I did, and why I uploaded the Emax 1 factory images to the box- so other people wouldn t have to redo that So basically all I should have to do
Re: Re: [emax] Anyone Boot Emax from an External SCSI CF reader?
2013-10-22 by Ted Summers
... External SCSI drive (CF or DCDROM) to ID zero then hook it up to the Emax external DB-25 connector to the SCSI CD Rom or FlashCard Reader, the Emax should
RE: Re: [emax] Anyone Boot Emax from an External SCSI CF reader?
2013-10-22 by windrumscoggin@...
Excellent Once again, ted comes helps clarify So I imagine if I unplug the internal SCSI HD in the Emax and set the External SCSI drive (CF or DCDROM) to ID
Re: [emax] RE: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by krikor kouchian
wwwoooo i saw they find a solution by posting the link! weird i didn t receive the post update! i can t ID the IC16 on the SM, anybody knows what is its
Re: [emax] Anyone Boot Emax from an External SCSI CF reader?
2013-10-22 by Ted Summers
PLUS OS let s you see an ID other than 0. That s it. It doesn t have any affect whether said drive is internal or external, only that otherwise the only drive
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by krikor kouchian
i didn t know about this. is there a way of going back to pre SE update? i was in contact with esynthesist at one point, i also saw someone else having the
Anyone Boot Emax from an External SCSI CF reader?
2013-10-22 by windrumscoggin@...
Being my Emax I HD boots from its internal, 20 mb SCSI HD just fine, I thought about going with one of these
RE: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by sweetsynthchuck@...
Prehaps the newer OS s changed the midi protocol as i recall the se update fixed direct midi dumps between a emax and sp1200? has esynthesist been made aware
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by krikor kouchian
the only os i could manage to get midi dump was the original 3.2, all other ones failed for me. None worked with RS422 protocol. ... -- http://www.krikor.fr
RE: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by sweetsynthchuck@...
So what OS that you have tried work flawlessly? ... Yes it does fail, and it also does fail with the SE HD os. http://www.krikor.fr http://www.krikor.fr
RE: Re: [emax] RE: EMAX 2 werid characters on LCD and no boot!
2013-10-22 by sweetsynthchuck@...
I would suggest trying another zip drive , as all the problems seem to point to the actual drive or something worng with scsi controller. did you preform any
Re: Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by krikor kouchian
Yes it does fail, and it also does fail with the SE HD os. http://www.krikor.fr +33632199413 For Live&Dj bookings contact: cedric@referenceprods.fr 2013/10/22
RE: Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by sweetsynthchuck@...
I think you made a good call, the emax s full ram contents fit onto a floppy drive. let us know how you get on. ... Yeah, I must say, trying to get my system
RE: Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by sweetsynthchuck@...
Are you saying that a se 1.1 os ? makes your emuser fail with bad packets? If so what OS do you recommend to boot with to use emxp properly? ... I must say i
RE: Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by windrumscoggin@...
also with a hxc floppy emulator you still need to create images emxp is the fastest way to get sounds into an emax So I can use a regular multi-card reader
RE: Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by windrumscoggin@...
You might have a very good point there as both of the drives I purchased Used a Weird Stuff in Sunnyval and have no idea their history or use. I am going to
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by jammie
i have serviced repaired and done lots of scsi upgrades and cf combo,s and never had problems with emxp or scsi the cf hotswap drives works and you can format
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by jammie
i would say that the floppy drive in the pc has mis alligned heads and is giving you problems as emxp works period i have been using it since it first came and
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Windrum Scoggin
Yeah, I must say, trying to get my system to see SCSI has been anything but an easy task. I just want to make ONE Plus OS floppy and get it to boot into the
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Krikor Kouchian
I must say i should have gone for the floppy emu. I went to do the scsi mod SE upgrade, install a card reader and a slim floppy instead. Since that nothing is
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Windrum Scoggin
Well, looks like Route 666 has earned himself quite the devils repuation ha ha. The guy that makes the HxC on the otherhand, has a 100 percent feedback score
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Robert Van Kuran
I would do the same -RVK ... I would do the same -RVK On Oct 21, 2013, at 8:43 PM, Windrum Scoggin wrote: Yeah, I have heard some
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Windrum Scoggin
Yeah, I have heard some pretty shady stories regarding that outfit as well...especially in regards to people getting replacement FDD s that once installed, did
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Robert Van Kuran
Interesting... FYI once paid route 66 for some EII parts I have still yet to receive... -RVK ... Interesting... FYI once paid route 66 for some EII parts I
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Windrum Scoggin
Well, I would do that, but this is a big EGO thing with me in that I don t wan to let something so simple beat me . with EMXP s claims, it also it seems that
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-22 by Michael Padilla
Seeing all of these listserve posts on this floppy disk OS issue: Windrum, have you considered paying the $5.95 plus $3.00 domestic shipping to just order an
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
1) You cannot use any IDE interface drives directly with Emax. 2) I downloaded and double click the dos exe and it said please insert floppy here at work.
troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
Ted Not quite sure how I d execute That Dos622.exe from within windows So that I can then use EMXutil Gonna experiment If worse comes to worse there s HxC
Re: [emax] Re: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
NO- Download the file. Then simply double click it. On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Windrum Scoggin
Re: [emax] Re: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
OK, do I just drag and drop the boot622.exe onto a floppy disk within windows? If not, how do I get it onto a bootable floppy? Thanks for you patience with
Re: [emax] RE: Anyone install & boot Emax off an internal IDE Zip ?
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
AH THERE IS MY ANSWER! EMXP might just work fine with my external SCSI controller card on my PC and the external SCSI zip drive attached. I can then write the
Re: [emax] Re: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
Floppy drive should already be a default boot device where floppy is inserted on boot. Formatting a floppy in XP does not put the OS files on it, and XP OS
Re: [emax] Re: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
One last question, How do I boot my PC into DOS if I cannot seem to get the necessary DOS onto a floppy? I should just be able to format a floppy in WinxP and
Re: [emax] RE: Anyone install & boot Emax off an internal IDE Zip ?
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
Not from BLUE external SCSI zip. But people have bought SCSI PC INTERNAL Zip and mounted it where the floppy goes or attached external in a case and booted
Re: [emax] Re: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
So are you saying I can dump the DOS (you have posted up on the user group) onto a floppy and boot the computer from the floppy? Once booted into DOS I simply
Re: [emax] Re: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
No, you can t run it within XP as it works to write raw to the device. Windows will interpret the I/O and make the disks not useable...it doesn t use
Re: [emax] RE: Anyone install & boot Emax off an internal IDE Zip ?
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
UH oh. that means there is no booting from SCSI ZIP OK, so then is there a way I can take those Plus OS you have listed on the Dropbox and get them onto a
Re: [emax] RE: EMAX 2 werid characters on LCD and no boot!
2013-10-21 by Daeron
Yes, I ve used it for several years! sometimes start and works fine but when restart the machine appear the rare characters and fail! then need to unplug and
Re: troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
Will EMXUTIL run within DOS executed from within Windows (into case XP)? If so I ll try to make the Plus OS disks that way. If so, where can I get a copy? Do
Re: [emax] RE: Anyone install & boot Emax off an internal IDE Zip ?
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
If you are on the DROP box, shared file- I have put up BOOTABLE EMAX factory images which could be written to Zip or flash with EMXP and have the PLUS OS on
Re: [emax] RE: EMAX 2 werid characters on LCD and no boot!
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
Are you sure it s a SCSI Zip drive and not a parallel? -T
Re: [emax] troubleshooting EMXP
2013-10-21 by Ted Summers
EMXUTIL booted from DOS does work, as that is how I make SE Update disks. I still format in EMAX first. But I haven t had any customer come back and say the SE
Re: [emax] RE: Anyone install & boot Emax off an internal IDE Zip ?
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
Emax HD SE Rev 1.1 but it won t see anything connected to the SCSI connector that I installed (with the help of Ted thanks Ted!) Mine was already pinned
RE: Anyone install & boot Emax off an internal IDE Zip ?
2013-10-21 by sweetsynthchuck@...
a ide zip will not work on the floppy bus, you would need those ripoff scsi/ide solutions. what os is your emax currently running i Would have thought you
RE: Re: [emax] RE: EMAX 2 werid characters on LCD and no boot!
2013-10-21 by sweetsynthchuck@...
disconnect scsi drive boot emax press MASTER, 9, 9 Secret Code is: 3 - 6 - 2- 9 - Enter press 8 5 HD Error Correct Allows investigation and change of the drive
Anyone install & boot Emax off an internal IDE Zip ?
2013-10-21 by Windrum Scoggin
I am having a hell of a time getting EMXP to work with my floppy drives on my PC Errors and whatnot and I am trying to upgrade to the Plus OS so I can use its
Re: Re: Re: [emax] RE: EMAX 2 werid characters on LCD and no boot!
2013-10-21 by Daeron
Ok, hands on work! Thanks! Rodolfo... ________________________________ De: ronen_sabo@yahoo.com Para: emax@yahoogroups.com Enviado:
RE: Re: Re: [emax] RE: EMAX 2 werid characters on LCD and no boot!
2013-10-21 by ronen_sabo@...
I m not sure if this led was lit, but the Emax definitely went into a crash. nothing worked when those caracters started to appear... I;m still not sure the
Re: Re: [emax] RE: EMAX 2 werid characters on LCD and no boot!
2013-10-21 by Daeron
Thanks Ronen! I ll clean the LCD board and I ll see what happens! the transpose pad liting when you had the problem? Rodolfo...