Re: Carte Blanche dead (again)

[Nama <forums6000@mac.com>]

On Apr 7, 5:15 pm, Nama <forums6...@mac.com> wrote:
> Well, I'm not sure whats wrong with all my equipment recently, maybe
> the recent earthquake has caused some issues...but seriously, this is
> the second time I've had problems with this board and I've hardly used
> it for more than a few hours total. First time was a flash that went
> wrong, even though I followed the instructions to a tee. I fixed that
> by purchasing a Xlinix USB programming cable and re-flashing. However
> this time things are very different. (This is unrelated to the Apple
> II instability issue I'm having on another machine).
>
> I powered up my machine a few days ago and the VGA monitor connected
> to the CB card would not show anything. I powered down and powered up
> again and the JAT menu sprang to life. Since then the issue kept
> repeating and getting rapidly worse. Today...nothing. Dead, even
> though all the LED's are lit as usual. I have even tried re-
> programaing the firmware with my Xlinix cable, but I get an error. I
> have tried doing a 'IN#' command to the CB card directly to boot of
> the SD card, but the computer fails to do anything and drops into the
> monitor displaying some code.
>
> Anyway, it isn't like it's got TTL logic, so It's probably going to
> impossible for me to fix if it's a hardware issue. If it's some magic
> to do with reprogramming it, then I do have the Xlinix cable so that
> may be possible. I have emailed Steve, as I actually think the best
> solution would be to send it back for a fix (and may even ask if he
> can upgrade it to a 500 as discussed in a recent thread) or
> replacement, but if anyone has any insights I would be very grateful.
>
> Thank in advance (again).
>
> Phil

Just a quick update. I tried again to flash the card just incase I had
it set up incorrectly the first time...Unfortunately no luck.
Basically it seems like Xilinx impact tool can not see the card and
can not initialise the chain.

All the power lights are lit as normal. The 'DONE' light is also lit
but I can't recall if this is normal or not.

sigh...