AmigaOne X1000 User manual

Quick Start Guide
AmigaONE X1000 First Contact System

AmigaONE X1000 First Contact System
Developed by: A-EON Technology
Guide design by: ACube Systems Srl
Distribution: AmigaKit LLC
Original Guide layout:
Stefano Guidetti
X1000 Guide Updates:
Darren Eveland
X1000 ISO preparation:
Carl Moppett
1st edition - December 2011
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Warranty and Disclaimer
The AmigaONE X1000 hardware carries a one year limited return-to-base warranty.
This covers against product failure due to sub-standard manufacturing of the goods.
The warranty does not cover: accidental damage, incorrect product installation,
inappropriate product use, electrical surge damage, electrostatic discharge damage,
product abuse, cosmetic damage and wear-and-tear. To initiate a claim under this
warranty you will have to provide sufcient proof of your original purchase and contact
us within the guarantee period. Where applicable, all returned goods must have intact
and unbroken warranty seals with serial/model numbers matching our records of the
original transaction. We reserve the right to repair all defective products returned to
us during the guarantee period. All repairs are warranted for 3 months. We will refund
the goods if we cannot repair or replace them while the product is still under warranty.
We cannot be held liable for any consequential loss resulting from a product failure.
The product warranty can only be claimed by the original purchaser of the product
and is non-transferable to a third-party. We do not refund shipping costs or any costs
associated to consequential loss arising from the failure of the product.
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Table of Contents
Table of contents
Limited Warranty and Disclaimers ....................................................... 3
Welcome ..................................................................................... 5
Introduction ................................................................................. 6
System Specications.................................................................. 6
What is in the box?..................................................................... 7
Motherboard Features ................................................................. 7
Getting ready for rst start ............................................................... 9
Connecting your Monitor .............................................................. 9
Connecting your keyboard and mouse .............................................. 9
Connecting Speakers and Network .................................................10
Connecting the Power Cable.........................................................10
Boot Menu ..............................................................................10
Starting AmigaOS 4.1 .................................................................11
Tips and Tricks – Advanced Users ........................................................11
Memory .................................................................................11
Peripherals .............................................................................11
Hard Drives and Optical Drives......................................................12
Debugging ..............................................................................12
Miscellaneous ..........................................................................13
Troubleshooting ............................................................................14
How to get Support........................................................................15
AmigaKit ofcial AmigaONE X1000 distributor ....................................15
Ofcial Hyperion Support forums ...................................................15
Ofcial AmigaOS Website ............................................................15
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Installing AmigaOS 4.1
Welcome
Thank you for purchasing the “First Contact” AmigaONE X1000 system, the most
powerful “Next Generation Amiga” computer custom designed to run AmigaOS.
The AmigaONE X1000 is not like other computers. It is a culmination of efforts by
real Amiga enthusiasts and developers to create modern desktop hardware for the
Amiga Operating System. It is the natural evolution of the Amiga’s PowerPC lineage and
is based on the P.A. Semi Dual-core PA6T-1682M CPU and includes XENA, a “Software
Dened Silicon” co-processor. Above all, it runs the latest version of the AmigaOS de-
veloped by Hyperion Entertainment which traces its roots directly back to the original
Amiga 1000 released in 1985.
Your “First Contact” AmigaONE X1000 system is supplied with AmigaOS 4.1 Update
5 and a license for AmigaOS 4.2 which can be downloaded from the Hyperion Entertain-
ment website when it is released.
We hope you get as much enjoyment from using your AmigaONE X1000 as we had
designing and developing the system. All that remains to be said is:-
Let’s “Keep this party going”
A-EON Technology Hyperion Entertainment
http://www.a-eon.com http://hyperion-entertainment.biz
Amigakit Varisys
http://www.amigakit.com http://www.varisys.co.uk
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Introduction
Welcome to the pinnacle of Amiga
Computing! A-EON Technology would like
to thank you for purchasing your Amiga-
ONE X1000 First Contact system. We hope
that you have many hours of Amiga fun
with your new system! This quick refer-
ence guide has been written to help you
get up and running. For detailed technical
information on the AmigaONE X1000 First
Contact system please consult the Amiga-
ONE X1000 Technical Reference Manual in-
cluded in the Documentation directory on the AmigaOS 4.1 Installation CD. This Quick
Start guide does not cover AmigaOS 4.1 basics. Please refer to the documentation
included on the AmigaOS 4.1 CD shipped with your system for information on congur-
ing AmigaOS 4.1.
SyStem SpecificationS
The AmigaONE X1000 First Contact system includes as the centre piece the “Nemo”
2.1 X1000 motherboard. This board has been designed specically to be the fastest
next-generation Amiga ever made. The AmigaONE X1000 First Contact system includes
as standard:
• The Nemo 2.1 motherboard
• P.A. Semi 1.8GHz dual core PowerPC
• 1GB DDR2 RAM
• Radeon HD4650 graphics card
• 500GB HDD
• DVD R/W optical drive
• Audio & Ethernet PCI cards
• AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 pre-installed
• Special “XENA” XMOS chip
Please note that the motherboard audio and ethernet drivers are currently in de-
velopment and will be available in the near future, so your system includes separate
audio and ethernet PCI cards. Please read the section “How to get Support” for infor-
mation on downloading the drivers when they become available. Once the drivers are
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available you will be able to remove the PCI add-on audio and ethernet cards. Please
be aware that drivers for the X1000 system are a work-in-progress and updates will be
made available. See the “How to get Support” section for information on obtaining
future updates.
You may have purchased other peripherals or upgrades and, in addition, a Dual-
Boot linux software conguration. Please refer to the section “How to get Support”
for further information on additional items you may have purchased.
What iS in the box?
In the box you will nd your AmigaONE
X1000 First Contact system, a power cable,
the AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5 Installation CD and
this Guide. In addition, there are additional
guides and documentation, including Linux
installation instructions and AmigaOS 4.1 In-
stallation instructions in the Documentation
drawer.
motherboard featureS
The AmigaONE X1000 includes a large number of advanced on-board features.
A P.A. Semi PA6T-1682M PowerPC CPU running at up to 1.8GHz
An ATI SB600 Southbridge
4 SATA connectors
One PATA (IDE) connector
One CF (Compact Flash) slot
Onboard Gigabit Ethernet
8 rear USB 2.0 ports
Two PCIe x16 slots
Special “Xorro” slot
Two 5V 32-bit 33MHz PCI slots
S/P DIF and PC99 compatible Audio connectors
An XMOS XS1-L2 “XENA” SDS “Software Dened Silicon” chip
4 DIMM slots for standard 1.8V DDR2-800MHz memory
Three PCIe x1 slots (one in-line with the special “Xorro” slot)
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In addition, the X1000 motherboard has headers for two RS-232 serial ports (mainly
used only for debugging), two front USB ports, a front panel Audio connector, a CD
audio connector, a PLD JTAG Header, various fan headers and a standard 24-pin ATX
2.3 power connector.
For detailed technical reference please refer to the AmigaONE X1000 Technical Ref-
erence Manual which is included on the AmigaOS 4.1 Installation CD. Look in the
“Documentation” drawer. The Technical Reference Manual lists detailed Architecture
information including CPU, Southbridge, DIMMS, XENA, and a listing of all connectors,
switches, jumpers, and LEDs. Detailed pinout listings are also available for the XENA
connector, the PCIe/PCI slots, USB connectors, etc.
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Getting ready for rst start
Please ensure that you unpack your AmigaONE X1000 First Contact system care-
fully and set it on a at surface. Make a quick visual inspection to ensure everything
looks in place and nothing has come loose during shipment. Find a suitable place to
put your system and connect your peripheral cables.
connecting your monitor
Connect your monitor’s white DVI connector to the graphics card DVI connector
in the expansion slot area at the rear of the X1000 case. Ensure the DVI connector
is rmly attached to the X1000 DVI connector. If you are using a 15-pin blue VGA
connector, ensure the connector is rmly attached to the back of the X1000 VGA
connector.
connecting your keyboard and mouSe
The AmigaONE X1000 supports the connection of a USB keyboard and mouse.
Please note: Your USB keyboard MUST be connected to the lower USB port clos-
est to the Audio ports as per the diagram below:
Your USB mouse can be connected to any of the other available USB ports.
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It is not recommended to use 3rd party USB hubs, switch boxes, or extension ca-
bles. The X1000 system has enough USB ports to ensure all your devices can directly
connect to the system.
connecting SpeakerS and netWork
Connect your speaker cable to the green audio-in jack on the rear of the PCI sound
card. Remember that you should connect the speaker cable to the green audio jack of
the PCI sound card and not the back of the X1000 motherboard. Connect your Network
cable to the RJ45 connector to the PCI network card - not to the back of the X1000
motherboard. At a later date, when the motherboard sound and network drivers are
ready, you will be able to move the cables to the motherboard ports.
connecting the poWer cable
Connect the included power cable to the back of the X1000 power supply.
After you have plugged in all cables and veried all connections you are ready to
power-on the AmigaONE X1000!
boot menu
When you rst turn on your AmigaONE
X1000 you will be presented with a boot
menu and the X1000 logo. Simply use
the cursor keys on your keyboard to select
which entry you want and press Enter. Or,
type the number of the Operating system
you wish to start. In the example shown
AmigaOS 4.1 is option 0, and Debian Linux
is option 1. Please note that Debian Linux
is an option that you would have chosen
when you purchased your First Contact
system.
If you press “F” you can exit the Boot Menu to the rmware prompt. Note that
there should be no reason why you need to enter the Firmware. Refer to the “Firm-
ware and Booting Guide” document on the CD for more information.
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Starting amigaoS 4.1
If you selected to start AmigaOS 4.1 from the Boot menu, the AmigaONE X1000
system will boot AmigaOS 4.1 from the hard disk. Before AmigaOS 4.1 loads, you will
see a second boot menu which is the OpenFirmware AmigaBoot menu. That will allow
you to select different AmigaOS 4.1 boot options or boot from the AmigaOS 4.1 CD. You
can choose here to wait for the countdown timer to nish, at which point the default
conguration will load, or you can choose an alternate conguration (such as booting
from the AmigaOS 4.1 Boot CD, if inserted prior to power-on). After that, AmigaOS 4.1
will show a splash screen and, shortly after, the AmigaOS Workbench will present itself.
You are now ready to begin exploring AmigaOS 4.1 on your AmigaONE X1000!
Tips and Tricks – Advanced Users
memory
1. DIMM placement - If you have only one memory DIMM (or “Stick”), it can be
placed in any of the four memory slots by the CPU. But if you have two DIMM’s, make
sure that you have one each side of the CPU. This will allow memory access to be
“interleaved”, letting it access twice as much memory at one time. First use the inner
pair of DIMM sockets (DIMM1 and DIMM3), then DIMM 2 and DIMM 4 if you have more
DIMMs.
2. Maximum memory - While the AmigaONE X1000 hardware can access up to
8GB, currently AmigaOS can only address 2GB of memory. It is planned this limitation
will be raised in upcoming versions of AmigaOS.
3. Virtual Memory with 2GB RAM - With the above 2GB limitation on AmigaOS
memory addressing, there is no need for to create and use a SWAP partition if you have
2 GB of memory (or more) installed in your AmigaONE X1000.
peripheralS
1. Keyboard - For your keyboard to be recognized by the CFE rmware, it must
be plugged directly into the rst (bottom) USB connector (next to the twin Audio tow-
ers). Your mouse isn’t used by the rmware and can go anywhere.
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2. PCI cards - The AmigaONE X1000 includes two “conventional” PCI slots (the
furthest from the CPU). All PCI cards to be used in those slots must be able to toler-
ate 5 volt signal levels. They should have a slot in the edge connector away from the
rear mounting plate. If they also have a slot towards the mounting plate, that means
they can work on 3.3 volt signals too, but they must have the 5V slot. Please refer to
“Conventional PCI” entry on Wikipedia.
3. Ethernet and Audio - Drivers for onboard Ethernet and Audio are currently
being developed. Until they are available, please use the Ethernet and Audio PCI cards
provided with your AmigaOne X1000. Once the new drivers for the motherboard Ether-
net and Audio has been released, then you will be able to remove the provided cards.
hard driveS and optical driveS
1. Optical & Hard Drive Connections - In order to be recognized by the rm-
ware, the CD/DVD drive must be connected to port 0 (labeled “SATA 0” on the mother-
board) and the hard drive connected to port 1 (labeled “SATA 2”). If you connect them
the other way around, the rmware/loader will always load Kickstart modules from
the rst unit (if it is there), making it impossible to boot from the CD unless it is unit 0.
Additional hard drives can be connected to the other ports, they won’t be recognized
by the rmware for booting, but can be used by AmigaOS.
2. Hard Drive Requirement - The AmigaONE X1000 requires a Hard Drive be at-
tached to be able to boot. The AmigaOS bootloader program will refuse to start and
will send the machine into an endless reboot loop if a hard drive is not present.
debugging
1. Problems During AmigaOS Booting - In case the computer repeatedly freezes
after the CFE Boot Menu, ×on AmigaOS splash screen, this problem can problem can
be diagnosed by adding the following command at the beginning of the “startup-se-
quence” script in the System:S/ directory:
set echo on
This command will cause each command in the script to be displayed in a console
window, allowing you to see the progress and any hold up in the execution of this
script.
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2. Serial Cable Debugging - While no connector is provided on the rear of the
motherboard, there are two headers marked “RS232 #0” and “RS232 #1” on the Amiga-
ONE X1000 motherboard. You can buy a cable from Amigakit or make one up easily
that will connect to those connectors and provide a standard 9 pin serial connection.
Contact AmigaKit for further information or to purchase a serial cable.
With that connector, it is possible to use a standard “null modem” serial cable and
connect your AmigaONE X1000 to another computer’s serial port. With that connec-
tion and “terminal” program it is then possible to observe and save debugging data
AmigaOS and its applications may be generating. In the event of a crash, this informa-
tion can be invaluable to developers in isolating and identifying the source of bugs.
miScellaneouS
1. Installation Program Text Gadgets - During testing it seemed a number of us-
ers needed to remember to press ENTER after entering / changing contents of the text
gadgets. Example: when setting up your monitor settings during AmigaOS installation.
Without the conrmation, some installations were not successful.
2. Turning Off Your AmigaONE X1000 - The AmigaONE X1000 uses a typical power
system like one would nd most modern PC’s. As such, one needs to hold the power
button down on the case for approximately 4 secs to cause the machine to shut down.
Normally you do not need to switch off the power supply (at the bottom rear of the
machine) unless you’re opening or unplugging the machine.
3. Battery backed up clock - You can set your AmigaONE X1000’s clock using
Time preferences in Sys:Prefs.
4. Multiple Kickstart Congurations - AmigaOS uses “kickstart” les to load the
actual operating system into memory. As in previous AmigaOS4 machines, it is possible
to congure multiple bootable systems. Please refer to the included Amiga Booting
Guide for more information conguring this.
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Troubleshooting
Q: I am not getting any signal to the Monitor, there is no image or boot menu ap-
pearing?
A: Please verify all cable connections. Double check the monitor is working on
another computer, if possible. Check for any bent pins on the monitor cable. Re-seat
the cable to your DVI or VGA port to ensure it is properly tted.
Q: My AmigaONE X1000 will not turn on.
A: Ensure you have properly hooked up the power cable and that it is rmly con-
nected, both to your wall outlet and the rear of the X1000.
The normal procedure is to rst turn on the power switch on the power supply
module (at the bottom rear of the computer - you should hear its fan start running).
Then you press the power switch on the case to start the computer (it should light up).
In some cases, if you have been reconguring components within your computer
and there is not enough electrical load on power supply, it may not turn on. In this
case, you should make sure you also have a hard drive and/or optical drive connected.
Q: My keyboard isn’t working in the CFE rmware?
A: Ensure it is connected to the proper USB port, which is the bottom port beside
the Audio connectors on the rear of the X1000 motherboard. See “Getting Ready for
First Start” at the beginning of this guide. Alternatively unplug your USB keyboard
and plug it back in.
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How to get Support
amigakit official amigaone x1000 diStributor
If you need specic AmigaONE X1000 support please contact the AmigaONE X1000
distributor, AmigaKit. They can be reached online at http://www.amigakit.com/sup-
port. On the website click on the Support link and login. If you do not have a customer
login, please create one. You will be able to submit a technical support request using
this method.
official hyperion Support forumS
Hyperion Entertainment has ofcial support forums for AmigaOS 4.1 specic ques-
tions. In order to gain access to the forums you need to register your copy of AmigaOS
4.1 on the Hyperion website. Go to http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz and click
on “Create an Account”. Enter your AmigaOS 4.1 serial number. After your account
is validated you will get access to download AmigaOS updates and gain forum access.
The forums are located at http://forum.hyperion-entertainment.biz and can even
be browsed without creating an account.
official amigaoS WebSite
You may visit the ofcial AmigaOS website at http://www.amigaos.net. Here you
will nd useful information about AmigaOS.
Additional documentation is located on the AmigaOS 4.1 CD in the Documentation
drawer.
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