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Can I listen to mp3 with my Milan? |
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Yes and no. While it is possible with the 68060 upgrade, a Milan with 68040 is not able to do that realtime.
All you can do in that case is save the m3 as WAVE in Aniplayer and listen to the WAVe then. I know, it's not
really a nice solution, but better than no solution.
But what helps quite a bit is a PCI card instead of an ISA card. The PCI bus is a lot faster and so that save
quite a bit of CPU time!
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| q: |
After a TOS update no SCSI devics are found. Why is this? |
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The SCSI driver is in the flash ROM. So when you flash a new TOS you not only have to specify the TOS image
file, but also the SCSI driver file. This is done under "extensions" in the flash program.
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| q: |
What is the maximum size of a partition? |
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Under single TOS it must not exceed 1GB. If you use MiNT or MagiC it can be any size. But be careful:
The boot partition may only contain the TOS filesystem and must not be bigger than 1 GB. Not surprising, since
TOS has to access it.
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| q: |
How does the Milan react, if the TOS in the Flash-ROM is damaged? |
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With bootblock v0.99.7 or newer the Milan can load a TOS from a floppy disc. This can be done by pressing F9
while the bootblock is running. It can be also done by setting a jumper (see Hardware). It is important that the TOS is not fragmented, so copy it onto an emtpy
disc!
With bootblocks earlier than that you're screwed. Then only Uwe Schneider or your dealer might be able to help
you.
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| q: |
Where do I get TOS updates from? |
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You find them on
Michael Schwingen's Homepage or here in
the download area. These are beta versions!
If you do not have an internet connection (how can you if you read this?) your local dealer should be able to hel
you, too.
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| q: |
I want to use SPINMAGC.XFS, but it doesn't work. What do I have to do?. |
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Rename METAXBS.PRG to METAXBS.SYS and copy it together with
SPINMAGC.XFS into the folder C:\GEMSYS\MAGIC\XTENSION. MetaDOS isn't needed anymore
under MagiC and can be removed from AUTOEXEC.BAT or be renamed to METADOS.PRX.
After rebooting you should have the CD-ROM Icon on your desktop.
It is important, too, that a SCSI driver is installed (e.g. the one in HDDRIVER) and that the device ID of the CD-
ROM is activated!
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| q: |
I have changed and saved the resolution under N.AES. But at the next start I have the same
resolution as before. Is it not possible to save it?
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| a: |
It is possible, however it is a bit unfortunate in N.AES. First you change to the desired resolution.
Then you call N_CHRES again and now you save the resolution ("aktuelle Auflösung sichern").
That does the job.
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| q: |
The Milan boots correctly, but after the MILANDRV.PRG has been started, I see no
picture or flickering or the monitor shows an error message. What's happening now?
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| a: |
Probably the graphic card driver switches to a resolution that you monitor can't handle. Simply boot without
MILANDRV.RG and then change the resolution in the last line of C:\MVDI.CNF to a lower
resolution. If that doesn't hel, either, search the line with "bandwidth" and make that value there somewhat
smaller. If that still doesn't help, set the flags in the MVDI.CNF so, that it tells the driver,
that you do not have a MultiSync monitor.
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| q: |
Can I use ROM port modules with my Milan? |
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That should be possible, yes! But you need to have at least bootblock 0.99.10 and the file
romport.lzh from the
download area.
You have to read the module on an original Atari with readcart.tos. On the Milan you have to switch
on the ROM port emulation. This is done with the MSETUP.PRG. With loadcart.tos you can
load the created file on the Milan. The ROM module is then available for all programs. With this method it is
even possible to change modules without rebooting like on an original Atari.
However, this is the theory! I have no ROM port modules to test this. I have no idea if it works! Would be nice
if someone could tell me if it does!
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| q: |
How exactly do I recognize if my Milan has that hardware problem (SCSI-sound-problem)? |
| a: |
There are several methods to find this out:
- Simultaneously play a sound and make an access to a SCSI device
- Switch on the VU meter in the MilanBlaster-ACC and make an access to a SCSI device.
- Use the TV card.
If your Milan freezes at any of these things you need to update the hardware!
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| q: |
My Milan doesn't run properly with 30 MHz and not at all with 33 MHz. What now? |
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There is only one solution to that, a little IC: 74ACT157 SO16
However, there are two version of this IC. A big and a small version. We need the small version which seems to be
incredibly hard to find. You can ask
woller, if they still have some left.
Also, ISA Creative Soundblaster cards never run at 33 MHz!!!
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| q: |
On my Milan I can neither flash a bootblock nor a TOS. It aborts with an error message. Why is
this? |
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The Milans of 2000/2001 have new flash ROMs. For these a new flash program is needed since the old one checks
for AMD chips. Check the download area for a new flash program.
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| q: |
Sometimes the screen simply stays black after a cold boot. Why? What can I do? |
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No idea! I know nothing to prevent this. The only thing that helps is reboot. Then everything is normal.
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| q: |
I have trouble running NVDI on my Milan. What do I have to do? |
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Just install NVDI normally. But before you reboot, go to your GEMSYS folder. There are some
files that have the extension SYS. Change that extension, e.g. into SYX. These files
are the screen drivers and since we have a graphic card, they are not neede any more.
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