Comments on: Akai S3200XL sampler operating system upgrade

By: ian

ian — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:50:42 +0000

Hi Jared,

sorry – been busy and not checking the blog.
Don;t know if you got OS2.0 on your sampler but if not you might be in luck.
I have just found two EPROM’s that I had already put the 2.0 software on in my stash.
Let me know if your still interested and I’ll send you one.

By: ian

ian — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:49:01 +0000

don’t know I’m afraid…

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:14:23 +0000

Do you know if the S3000XL and the S3200XL use the same EPROM image?
Thanks,
Tony.

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:11:59 +0000

Hey it’s me again. I’ve been talking with a sampler/EPROM company and they’re trying to help me figure this out as well. I bought an EPROM from them which they said would work but it doesn’t. They’re going through their old files to see if they can fix something up.

But hey man, I’m seriously willing to give you some Paypal cash if you can dig that old EPROM file out for me. I’ve got a programmer but I’m not sure what to edit in the cod file that I have to get it working and if I’m supposed to use a Hex editor or what. If you can’t find the file I’ll still give you some Paypal cash for telling me what to edit in the file to get it working.

– Jared

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:12:23 +0000

It’s me again. Did you ever find that program? I’m at wit’s end with the sampler and the EPROM issue. I’ve invested over $600 into this sampler so right now it’s a waste unless I get an EPROM image for it. I’ve got a programmer and some EPROMs so I’m ready to go.

I don’t know where else to get the image file and I also don’t know what to edit in the floppy image to get it to work on the EPROM. If you could help out in any way you’d be a lifesaver man. – Jared

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:32:24 +0000

Hey man, don’t mean to keep bugging ya but I’ve got some blank EPROMs and a programmer en route. Which software did you use to take out the preamble of the S3200XL OS to get it to function an as EPROM, and exactly which part of it do I need to take out? Appreciate your help man, have $600 worth of a sampler and can’t even use it right yet.

By: ian

ian — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:48:39 +0000

I can’t remember I’ll have to look at my archive.

As I recall I had to modify the floppy image in order to burn to EPROM – nothing too complicated, just some preamble form the file had to be removed.
If I can fish out the modified EPROM image I’ll send it on to you.

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:11:21 +0000

Hey sorry for another comment but I wanted to check on that S3200XL program file. What kind of file is it? I’ve got a .cod file that I use to make a floppy disk with. I’ve located a couple of people with EPROM programmers so I’ll be getting some made shortly.

Can you possibly email me that program? I’d appreciate it, thanks a lot. – Jared

By: Jared

Jared — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:32:03 +0000

Yeah, it’s looking like I’ll have to buy an entirely new sampler with an EPROM of v. 1.5 or 2.0 to get it working. That, or I’d have to find someone with a programmer. I think I may be able to find someone with one somewhere. Is the program image a cod file? That’s what I loaded onto a floppy via OSMAKER. Thanks for your help, appreciated.

By: ian

ian — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:19:21 +0000

Sorry my friend, I have EPROMS but alas no programmer. I’d be happy to fish out an EPROM and see if I can find the program image for you but you’d need to find a way of programming it.