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   michael dombrowski to Louis Ohland   
   Re: Lacuna 76 Boot ROM (XT-IDE)   
   24 Sep 25 20:27:30   
   
   From: ab1244@yahoo.com   
      
   On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 20:16:37 -0600   
   Louis Ohland  wrote:   
      
   > I'll watch your efforts from afar.   
   >   
   > michael dombrowski wrote:   
   > > Another Lacuna question... There is at least some PS/2 support for   
   > > XT-IDE (See McIDE). I have a 76i, and it has a 3c529 with a boot ROM   
   > > socket. I've tried the McIDE firmware, as well as the two official   
   > > XT-IDE firmwares labeled "ps2", but I can't seem to get the system   
   > > to use the boot rom. I set a ROM location using the REF disk. Is   
   > > there more magic to this? Is there a known PS/2-compatible boot ROM   
   > > that I can use to test my setup?   
   > >   
   > > thanks   
   > > mike   
   > >   
      
   I was able to achieve success with getting XTIDE to live in a 529:   
   https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/ibm-ps-2-mca-and-xt-id   
   .1251073/#post-1467078   
      
   I feel there is some nuance I am missing, but given that it works I'm   
   just going to roll with it   
      
   mike   
      
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