"Nama" wrote in message 961d84aa-5d85-4dcc-bf9c-6fbdedc504fe@2g2000vbl.googlegroups.com">news:961d84aa-5d85-4dcc-bf9c-6fbdedc504fe@2g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
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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.
Try to determine if the CB is running and you are just not seeing it. Use another monitor on the Apple II's video output and after power up, press control-reset and then press the right arrow key to make sure you are on a JAT menu item and then press return. Now type PR#n (where n is the slot your CB is in) and if the CB is working it should boot a .nib image.
If it does boot an image check the VGA ribbon cable connector to the CB card. It can come loose pretty easily.
I have even tried re- programaing the firmware with my Xlinix cable, but I get an error.
If you mean a Xilinx iMPACT error, make sure your JTAG connections are good and try reseating the Carte Blanche card in the Apple II slot.
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.
With JAT you can't boot directly from the card unless you have mounted an image first.
Charlie