[Ql-Users] Dead QL

2011-02-22 Thread Francois Lanciault
Hi QL gang, I fired up my QL this evening and it would stay on the F1/F2 screen, no matter how hard I press the F1 and F2 keys... My setup is: Aurora board SuperGoldCard QUBIDE Minerva MK1 As I said, it would not boot past the welcome screen. Not even the Minerva timeout to the default F2

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-30 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Tony Firshman wrote: On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 at 14:14:26, Ralf Reköndt wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ralf/ I had a QL, where the surface of the 8301 seemed to be made of ceramic, instead others, which had a plastic surface. Mine works very reliable through the QL's whole life. Maybe

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-29 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jeremy Taffel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes I have a 14 inch Phillips colour TV with RGB input that used to be used with my QL. The TV tuner has died, but it should work fine as a monitor. Free to anyone who can be bothered to come to Watford to colllect it. If any one

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 at 14:14:26, Ralf Reköndt wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ralf/ I had a QL, where the surface of the 8301 seemed to be made of ceramic, instead others, which had a plastic surface. Mine works very reliable through the QL's whole life. Maybe that's the difference? I also had

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-29 Thread Jeremy Taffel
Robert Newson wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: ... I've had to resort back to my hacked (personal mod [again]) Phillips TX BW TV (hacked in a Video input to bypass the demodulator which doesn't work) as my colour monitor died when I tried to use the QL after a long break .big

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-29 Thread Tony Firshman
On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 at 19:33:26, Jeremy Taffel wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Robert Newson wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: ... I've had to resort back to my hacked (personal mod [again]) Phillips TX BW TV (hacked in a Video input to bypass the demodulator which doesn't work) as my colour

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-26 Thread Robert Newson
Derek Stewart wrote: The normal QL power supply is not enough to power the QL CPU - 68008 and the Gold Card. Remove the CPU from the QL and plug the Gold card into the QL and this may solve your problem, assuming there are no bent or damaged pins on the expansion port. It worked for

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Robert Newson
Tony Firshman wrote: On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 at 21:01:56, Robert Newson wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mine's still sitting on my desk; however it isn't working at the moment (I suspect a ULA) :-( What are the symptoms? Clears desk to get access to QL... It's been rather erratic when I last

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Stephen Usher
I have just tried to re-insert the GC and it crashes on boot. Without it, it booted ok, so haven't tried to re-re-insert. Have subsequently tried ICE ROM and it has booted ok. Would poss suggest GC, but that *WAS* checked and found Ok - implying poss fault on expansion port of QL? Or a

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Paul Holmgren
Robert Newson wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: I have just tried to re-insert the GC and it crashes on boot. Without it, it booted ok, so haven't tried to re-re-insert. Have subsequently tried ICE ROM and it has booted ok. Would poss suggest GC, but that *WAS* checked and found Ok - implying

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Robert Newson
Paul Holmgren wrote: Robert Newson wrote: Tony Firshman wrote: I have just tried to re-insert the GC and it crashes on boot. Without it, it booted ok, so haven't tried to re-re-insert. Have subsequently tried ICE ROM and it has booted ok. Would poss suggest GC, but that *WAS* checked and

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Derek Stewart
: Stephen Usher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL! I have just tried to re-insert the GC and it crashes on boot. Without it, it booted ok, so haven't tried to re-re-insert. Have subsequently tried

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 at 22:54:19, Robert Newson wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Tony Firshman wrote: On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 at 21:01:56, Robert Newson wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Mine's still sitting on my desk; however it isn't working at the moment (I suspect a ULA) :-( What are the

Re: [ql-users] Dead QL - long live my QL!

2006-01-25 Thread Tony Firshman
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 at 23:43:05, Roy wood wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) I have a lot of working QLs if you need one. US ones? I thought Robert was USA based? Ahha no - .co.uk Sorry Robert, but you could still come to the US show (8-)# Tony In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Newson [EMAIL