Tyler, you're in retirement from compacts?

I have tried this experiment as well, and reported the same results. I guess you can't believe them until you try it yourself. The rumors of it working from Japan still haunt me. I tried it two different ways with a IIfx ROM. One way was using the Daystar PowerCache IIsi adapter. The other way was plugging a IIvx adapter into the CPU socket and soldering a new power connector (temporarily) to the back side of the motherboard since the IIvx adapter got in the way.

I got the same chime which was exciting, but the screen was just black. If this is a driver issue, could using a PDS video card be a potential solution?