Re: Problems updating GE disks in OS 2.0

Eric,

THanks for the info. I did actually follow this protocol (with 6 
disks, etc). The install failed when trying to load the GE1 disk. 
Korg is sending new files in case the version I had was corrupted 
somehow during my initial download.

Jeff

--- In [email protected], "Eric J. S
awyer" <doubleejprojects@y...> wrote:
>
> You need more than 3 disks.  Try following these directions to 
a "t":
> ...................................................................
..
> Loading System Software 2.0 (in Detail!)
> Note: we are going to completely erase the contents of the 
keyboard's 
> memory. If you
> have any data you want to save, do it now!
> You must not only upgrade the system software (OS), but you must 
> reload the factory
> GE data (which resides in static RAM), since the data format of 
the 
> GEs has changed
> slightly. Since this will erase the internal memory, you need to 
load 
> your sounds back
> also.
> You will need 6 new floppy disks (well, you could get away with 3, 
> and reuse them in
> between, but why make it difficult?) If you ever need to reload 
the 
> OS, GEs and
> PRELOAD, you will have all 6 floppies ready and available.
> In order to make things go smoothly, I suggest formatting each of 
the 
> 6 floppies first in
> the Karma Keyboard itself, using the QUICK FORMAT option. Go to 
Disk 
> Mode and
> insert each disk, hit [F3] Utility, press [F8] UTILITY and 
> select "Format." Select "Quick
> Format" (default) and answer OK.
> 1. Creating the System Files (OS) Disks:
> a. Open the folder "OS_DISKS." There are three folders inside, 
each 
> one
> corresponding to one floppy disk. You do not drag the folders onto 
> the floppies.
> You drag the contents of the folders onto the floppies.
> b. Open the "OsDisk1" folder, and copy the two (2) files onto 
Floppy 
> #1.
> c. Open the "OsDisk2" folder, and copy the one (1) file onto 
Floppy 
> #2.
> d. Open the "OsDisk3" folder, and copy the one (1) file onto 
Floppy 
> #3.
> Again, copy only the contents of the folders, not the folders 
> themselves.
> 2. Creating the GE Disks:
> a. Open the folder "GE_DISKS". There are two folders inside, each 
one
> corresponding to one floppy disk. You do not drag the folders onto 
> the floppies.
> You drag the contents of the folders onto the floppies.
> b. Open the "GeDisk1" folder, and copy the two (2) files onto 
Floppy 
> #4.
> c. Open the "GeDisk2" folder, and copy the one (1) file onto 
Floppy 
> #5.
> 3. Creating the Factory PRELOAD Disk:
> Open the folder "V2_PRELOAD." Drag the one (1) file onto Floppy 
#6. 
> Note that if
> you have backed up your own internal data as advised prior to 
> starting this
> procedure, you can skip this step if all you want to do is restore 
> your own sounds.
> 4. Loading the System Software (3 floppies):
> Note: we are going to completely erase the contents of the 
keyboard's 
> memory. If
> you have any data you want to save, do it now!
> a. If your Karma is on, turn it off. Hold down the [Enter] + 
[Locate] 
> keys of the 9
> key pad and Sequencer section to the right of the LCD display 
> simultaneously,
> and turn on the power. Continue holding the two keys until you see 
a 
> blank
> display containing the words: "Please insert System 1 disk."
> b. Insert OS Disk 1. It will read in the data, and you will 
see "Now 
> loading…",
> "Now erasing ROM", "Now checking the system's checksum", and 
> eventually it
> will say "Please change to system 2 disk."
> c. Insert OS Disk 2. It will read in the data as above, and 
> eventually say "Please
> change to system 3 disk."
> d. Insert OS Disk 3. It will read in the data as above, and then 
you 
> will see
> "System load complete", and "Starting system." Then the familiar 
> screens will
> appear.
> 5. Loading the GE data (2 floppies):
> a. If your Karma is on, turn it off. Hold down the [Enter] + 
[Locate] 
> keys of the 9
> key pad and Sequencer section to the right of the LCD display 
> simultaneously,
> and turn on the power. Continue holding the two keys until you see 
a 
> blank
> display containing the words: "Please insert System 1 disk."
> b. Insert GE Disk 1. It will read in the data, and you will 
see "Now 
> loading…",
> "Now erasing ROM", "Now checking the system's checksum", and 
> eventually it
> will say "Please change to system 2 disk."
> c. Insert GE Disk 2. It will read in the data as above, and then 
you 
> will see
> "System load complete", and "Starting system." Then the familiar 
> screens will
> appear.
> 6. Resetting memory:
> a. Power off again. Power on, this time while holding down the 
> [Enter] + [0] keys.
> You will see "Starting system" followed by "Now writing into 
internal 
> memory."
> At this point, the entire memory is wiped clean (except for the 
GEs 
> you loaded
> in step 5).
> 7. Restoring the actual Sound Data (Program, Combis):
> a. Insert the Factory PRELOAD disk you created in Step 3, go to 
Disk 
> Mode [F1]
> Load, cursor so that "PRELOAD.PCG" is selected, press [F8] UTILITY 
and
> choose "Load selected." You do not need to load .SNG or .KGE data 
> also, so
> leave them unchecked, OR…
> b. Reload your own data that you backed up prior to starting this 
> procedure.
> Congratulations! You're now ready to proceed with 2.0 System 
Software.
> 
> ...................................................................
...
> 
> Hope that helps.
> Cheers,
> Eric
>






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