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#memory tweaking
Message #135534
Steven and Ron, I got HIDOS.SYS to work with Janus EMM.SYS. It got some memory. It seems that attempting to relocate DOS to upper memory with /B=FFFF block my system from reading drives. EMM386.SYS will definitely block the bridgeboard with /B=FFFF and make reboot of the entire system necessary to…
#SCSI_DEVICE_NAME
Message #135438
Brian, Can you get HDToolBox to recognize more than one device driver? My system uses scsi.device with the 50 Meg drive on the A2091 and gvpscsi.device on the 100 Meg attached to the G-Force 030 accelerator. Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via AutoPilot 1.03a
Steven, PCPrefs is set to D000. One of the variations that I tried in DRDOS is as follows: DEVICE=C:\EMM386.SYS /F=AUTO /K=2048 /B=AUTO /V /E=D000-DFFF /R=AUTO /A=1000-FFFF I got the '1701(C) — Controller #0 Error' on reboots of the 386 bridgeboard (BB). The first time it simply could not find any…
Ron, Thanks! Yours and Steve Kapplin's messages may help me to make better use of the bridgeboard memory! Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via AutoPilot 1.03a
I posted a copy of my MEM file to Ron Legro in AmigaUser. Could I see your setup in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files? I could probably get these working sooner than Autopilot 1.061. With the DRDOS EMM386.SYS attempting to load, I got a "1701(C) — Controller #0 Error." Without any…
Ron, I don't have Novell 7 although I have been over to the NDSG forum. It may be shipping; however, I have not gotten any upgrade notice. I am using SuperStor on the D: drive of my hardcard which has two 20 Meg harddrives on it. (Marion Deland can tell…
Kevin, You may have to post your startup-sequence and your MountList for us to help you with that. I know that, for my configuration, the high density drive (HDD) had to go into the DF0: position. I put the PC0:, PC1:, and PC2: icons in my WBStartup drawer. PC2: is…
VGA / 2386SX BB
Message #134740
Ed, You probably need to check your setup and manuals. I also have a Commodore (C=) 2386SX bridgeboard(BB). Right now a multifunction card from Ellite Microcomputers (908) 541-4214 is handing the VGA video output to a small multisync. Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via…
> Think the Japanese have got it right.. They call America the 'Paper Tiger' I remember Krushchev's retort that the 'tiger' has nuclear teeth according to an anecdoete sometime after the Cuban missile crisis. BTW, there are only 3 lawyers' jokes: The rest are true stories!
Steven, I have Enforcer running. It was downloaded from here. I've also downloaded an even later version but haven't put in yet. The DATA CACHE was turned off because the keyboard input to the bridgeboard (BB) was freezing. Now both Enforcer is running, and DATACACHE is off. Presently, I'm running…
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more monitor debugging
Message #133964
Brian, The Creative Computing ad probably had an extra letter K. Leaving it off would give the correct value. Anyway, the small NEC 13" multisync is working fine for me in analog mode. Eventually, I shall probably get a switchbox to use it also on the Amiga video output. The…
Ron, I haven't tried anything on the IDE connection yet. (I need to refill my piggy bank.) I haven't even tested the extra parallel and serial ports yet. Fortunately, the small 13" multisync works fine. The memory manager that came with DRDOS 6.0 was clobbering the 386 bridgeboard (BB). Evidently,…
Brian, I believe the 386 BB is 16 MHZ. Gayle via AutoPilot 1.03a
CTX Monitor use
Message #133952
Bruce, I've purchased a NEC JC-1401P3A Multisync 13 inch monitor here locally from a man who was willing to sell it for less than half the published price of the CTX monitor. (And no shipping & handling except for gas and time to pick it up and socialize a little!)…
#1.44MB format
Message #133948
> For some reason I can't get PC0: or PC1: to work on my machine. Kevin, What version of Amiga OS do you have? In version 2.1 which includes CrossDos you use the FORMAT program out of the System directory/drawer/folder on your SYS: partition. (If you have a bridgeboard (BB)…
#more monitor debugging
Message #133158
Brian, Well, I found out the cause of the error. Somehow the memory manager with my OS was messing up the bootup, perhaps with incorrect parameters. Things work fine with the memory manager or with the Janus driver. Anyway, I have more exploring to do! Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless…
Brian, Thanks for the tutorial! I have already set CPU NODATACACHE in my user-startup to keep the BB from locking up. As you may already know from my message on AmigaUser, now I'm trying to figure out a 1701(C) Controller #0 Error. Oh, well Onwards! and Upwards?
#Controller #0 Error
Message #133076
Brian, Actually, I wound up buying a NEC Multisync JC-1401P3A monitor for half the advertised price of the CTX from a local man. It appears to come up in analog mode, but I keep getting a 1701(C) — Controller #0 Error. Anyway, it responds to the keyboard. I just have…
#cache/burst modes
Message #39610
> . . . manv programs and some hardware devices get confused when > the CPU is using cache memorv and fail to work properlv. For instance. > Commodore's 386SX Bridgeboard will not run in a svstem using data cache > memorv. Since the development of Amiga OS 2.X. Commodore…
BTW => By The Way OTOH => On The Other Hand ROFL => Rolling On the Floor Laughing => grin, duck, and run PMFBI or PMFJI => Pardon Me For Butting/Jumping In BTW, there are other abbreviations, but these will get you started! 🙂
Quarterback 6.0
Message #74544
Message 72226 (private) dated 14-Jan-94 08:58 > It made its way off of Compuserve through our in house mail and > finally to the Upgrade department. It should go out early next week. > Randy Brooks Randy, I held your message for a month to tell you when QB 6.0…
Paul, Then we'll have to meet sometime. Gayle via AutoPilot 1.03a
Paul, Why certainly! Or, if you prefer, since the BBS may be setup at the IEEE Computer Faire on Friday and Saturday, the 18th and 19th of February, you can just call the BBS number and have Scotty beam you in! B-> The Faire is held at the Von Braun…
> think about it. If the vertical scan rate were 50-90KHz Probably a misprint and it is really 50-90 HZ in keeping with the standard 60 HZ of U.S. power companies. Gayle via AutoPilot 1.03a
> Your Denise chip would vaporize . Hot chips and hot rockets! Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via AutoPilot 1.03a
Betty, Your friend's point is well taken! My parents like to visit during July 4th to see the fireworks over the lake. via AutoPilot 1.03a
#CTX Monitor use
Message #131722
Brian, I called CTX at the 800 number given me by the Creative Computers salesperson. Apparently, it is a 14" multiscan monitor. It is interlaced at 1024 x 768 and noninterlaced at 640 x 480. Two cables come with it: 9 to 9 pin and 9 to 15 pin. The…
Tim, The North Alabama Society of Amiga Users (NASAU) is sponsoring several tables at the IEEE Computer Faire to be held on Friday and Saturday, the 18th and 19th of February 1994. The exhibit will include graphics, animation, morphing, DTP, and emulation. With several Amigas in various configurations and planning…
Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee was formed in that earthquake. It's also a good place to eat catfish. Of course, if you miss it, Kentucky Lake is also a good place to find a good fish restaurant. My wife has a favorite fish restaurant near Nashville where she grew up.…
#CTX Monitor use
Message #131312
Brian, This is the Creative Computers ad in the March 1994 AMIGA WORLD on page 47. The ad goes from page 44 to page 59. >Frequency Range: 15-38K horizontal, and 50-90K vertical. Anyway, the ad copy could be wrong. This wouldn't be either the first or the last time that…
Probably after April 15. Depends on my 'rich uncle'! 🙂 via AutoPilot 1.03a
Paul, I use ATDT*70W. The 'W' means to wait for a dial tone. In our area it is called Controlled Call Waiting. Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via AutoPilot 1.03a
Hmm, not to invent a cliche but the one I'm thinking of requires an insane person to manage the memory! Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via AP 1.03a
#CTX Monitor use
Message #130574
The Commodore CTX Monitor on page 47 of the March 1994 AMIGA WORLD is advertised to have .28 mm pitch, 15-38K horizontal, and 50-90K vertical. The ad copy says that it supports OpalVision, Retina, EGS, Piccolo, and Picasso. Can this monitor also be used with the 386 Bridgeboard to support…
Leonard, I get the impression that you have another controller in your system. If your harddrive works with it, then I suggest using that controller. The same suggestion to switch the harddrive from the A2091 to the G-Force 030 was also made to me. I ignored it because it 'wasn't…
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#BB problem/help
Message #129873
I have an Amiga 2000HD with a GVP G-Force 030. It has 5 Meg of 32-bit memory on it. Since I also have 7 Megs of 16-bit autoconfigure memory, I had to pull a jumper on the GVP accelerator board to map the 5 Meg higher in the address space…
IBM File Finder+ Forum Name: GRAPHSUP Library: 'Go Graphics' Help (1) Accesses: 2306 Size: 44381 File: LHA213.EXE Submitted: [75300,2050] 05-Sep-91 LHA is a free archiver (this version for MS-DOS), creating and unpacking LZH archive files. LHA replaces LHArc 1.xx. This is a self-extracting archive. Happy hunting! I haven't tried this…
>-bill at least they got this right: >"The less you know about computers – >the more you want Microsoft Windows" Bill, Where did get that interesting tagline quote? Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via AP 1.03a
Michael, You're welcome! 🙂 I found the same lha 2.13 file in a German forum with a '93 upload date. It's the same size and name. It's all over the different forums that have a lot of clone traffic. Not that I'm going to do an extensive search to poll…
Michael, How is he going to run LHA138.RUN on an 486? I run this program on my Amiga and certainly not the 386 bridgeboard! He may have to use one for IBM clones. Forum GRAPHSUP is just one of the forums with the following file: IBM File Finder+ Forum Name:…
Marion, No, I didn't try that option since I almost need the virtual Janus drives to have enough room to use some of these monster applications. The real harddrives for my 386 bridgeboard (BB) are the two 20Meg drives on my hardcard. SStor from Addstor has already been used on…
Marion, If you've been following my conversation with Brian Bartlett, then you know perhaps what I'm up against! I may be looking for an upper memory mapping utility once I get this FORTRAN debugged or at least running! Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via…
Brian, I probably will try it after I get over the learning curve with Microsoft FORTRAN 5.1. Using the command line compiler FL is easier for me than using the PWB (Programmers WorkBench, a Grapical Users Interface [GUI])! I need to learn it before this Monday to get my homework…
Don, Sometimes the only method is 'Change and try' and 'Don't fix it once it finally works!' My Amiga probably has a gap between the 7 Megs of 16-bit Autoconfig memory and the 5 Megs of 32-bit memory on the GVP G-Force 030 to accomodate the 386 BridgeBoard (BB). I…
Brian, I probably need to get a full upper memory map from Marion or find her back issue of CROSSINGS where she published it. I tried forcing EMM386.SYS to use A000 or E000. The BB would either freeze or put out messages in slow motion. The thought had also occurred…
Randy, Were you able to pass my E-mail order to your upgrade purchasing department? TIA for confirming my order! Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from The Rocket City! via AP 1.03a
#Can't take the heat?
Message #127972
Paul, Are you still frying your breakfast eggs on your CSA 12Gauge? I hope you have a fan by now! My system is running a GVP G-Force 030 (25MHZ). Happy New Year (belated, I know)! Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless 'Perfessor Fearless' from the Rocket City! via AutoPilot 1.03a
#upper memory management
Message #127971
Marion, Did you publish a memory map of the 386 bridgeboard upper memory? I've moved and can't find a thing, almost. The fine art of x86 memory management or black magic seems to be eluding me! Thanks! Also, thanks for handling my renewal to CROSSINGS and change of address for…
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#Mickey AMOUSE
Message #127970
Don, I have some of your setup. I also got in on the big '386 BridgeBoard (BB) rush last year. On my system there is a separate hardcard with two 20 Meg drives. The OS is DRDOS 6.0 with SSTOR PRO data compression on D: drive with C: (uncompressed) as…
Steve, I sent a copy of my Config.sys to Brian to see if I'd made any mistakes. I used the DRDOS 6.0 Setup utility to make the change after saving the old versions. I compared the new and old versions with the FC command (I suppose Comp would also work.)…
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