#040 hangs 2000
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* * * * * P R O B L E M R E P O R T I N G F O R M * * * * *
Name: Bernard Karmilowicz Address: 7425 Hickory Log Circle
Columbia, MD 21045 USA Phone: 410-381-3356 E-Mail:
76334.3530@compuserve.com
Customer #: E/40764 Date: March 25, 1994
Product: A2000-040/33/4 Serial #: LXX0002852 Revision: unknown
** PROBLEM DESCRIPTION **
Synopsis – Product intermittently hangs the system. At non-periodic
intervals, the system hangs. Problem occurs independently
of loaded applications. No warning prior to hanging up.
Symptoms – Program activity, including Workbench, ceases. No output
provided or input via mouse and keyboard accepted. Must
reboot (soft reset) to recover.
Conditions – No consistant set of conditions trigger the hang. Has hung
on several occasions when no input was given following
boot-up. Appears to hang more frequently during the first
hour after the machine has been turned on.
Problem Frequency – varies between once and several times an hour.
** MACHINE CONFIGURATION **
Amiga Model #: 2000HD (A2090A has been removed. Original Rodyne hard
drive replaced with a Quantum drive.)
Motherboard Revision: 6
Kickstart (ROM) Version: 37.175 Exec Version: 37.132 Disk
(Workbench) Version: 38.36
Chip Set Version: ECS NTSC Agnus, Normal Denise
Amiga CPU Installed: Motorola 68000
Amiga clock speed: 7.14 MHz
Chip RAM: 1 Mb Fast RAM: 16-bit wide of 2 Mb, 32-bit wide of 4 Mb
** EXPANSION PRODUCTS **
CPU Slot: GForce-040 (4 Mb of 32-bit wide RAM)
Expansion Slot #1: vacant
Expansion Slot #2: vacant
Expansion Slot #3: vacant
Expansion Slot #4: SupraRAM 2000 (2 Mb of 16-bit wide RAM)
Expansion Slot #5: vacant
Video Slot: vacant
PC Slot #1: vacant
PC Slot #2: vacant
** DRIVES **
Unit ID Manufacture Capabilities
0 Commodore 880 Kb internal 3.5" floppy
0 Quantum 210 Mb internal fixed
1 Syquest 88 Mb internal removable cartridge
** FEEDBACK **
Please let me know what you believe the cause of the problem may be, and
provide a workable solution.
Feel free to contact me via either Compuserve or my answering machine, if you
require additional information.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
BK
I have the same problem as you, but it occurs only when I do something
with Imagine ( because only then I let the machine run for more than two
or three hours). I have quite the same specs as you have (Rev.6 etc.)
I hope someone can give a solution !
I have also the same problem ! sometimes the computer crashs during the boot
process ! When I want to use the serial port on the G-Force 040 I need to boot
twice the computer : any idea ? The first time I can't use my modem, I have no
error but nothing is transmitted.
My computer does not crash "sometimes" during the boot process, but
"every" time.(The second boot goes well ! ) I do not use the serial port
of the G-Force 040, because of so many problems :).But I'm so used having
problems that I am really sad if an item that I add to my Amiga works fine
the first time. For a laugh, you can try the "vmm"-programm in
amigatech_Forum or a GoldenGate_Emulator with the G-Force 040.
This happens to me, too. Do you have an external scsi unit attached? For
me, I power up everything except the CPU and wait a few seconds. Then, I
turn on the computer. With few exceptions, it boots-up normally.
BTW, I have an A2000 with GVP '040. I used to always warm boot following a
bad cold boot. Then, I read on these forums about problems with the GVP
not letting enough time pass for devices to get up to speed.
Stephen Bailey
Sawyer & Bailey Film and Video CIS # 72773,2451
Yes I power up all external units, I wait 20 seconds ( the external disk must
do no noise ! – sorry my english is bad – ) and turn on the computer… With
this method I can, boot many times ( not not all the times ). If I need to use
the serial port of the accelerator I wait fews minutes ( I can use the computer
) and I do a warm-start ( ctrl-Amiga-Amiga ). Another problem with this card
G-Force 040 for A2000 is that the Retina ( zorro 2 version ) doesn't work very
often : I need to reboot too ! MacroSystem explains this by a timing problem on
accelerated A2000….. I have buy a Picasso card now. Is it possible to use the
bus on the card to add memory ? ( more than 16K ? ) or this connector is only
for the very expenssive EGS-110/24 ? I have 12Mb on the card but now if I buy
16Mb simms I can't re-use them… If I add 4Mb the card is fully populated (
and 16Mb are expensive ).
I think you are right with doing a warm boot after a bad cold boot. I do
the same thing every time I start the Amiga. Before the GVP-Card I had the
Commodore A2620-Card and I had to "cold-boot" the Computer everytime
twice.
Bernard,
The first item to check is in the S:User-Startup file, where the GVPCPUCTRL
FASTROM MOVESSP command is called. Immediately before this command you should
see the command CPU NOCACHE — if it is NOT there, then please insert it. The
first command AFTER the GVPCPUCTRL line should be CPU CACHE. Again, if it's
not there then insert it.
You noted that the Amiga motherboard is revision 6; please look around the
motherboard for a sticker with a revision number of 6.2 or higher. If you have
a plain rev.6 (nothing higher), then this is part of the problem. The rev.6 &
6.1 have known expansion problems, which is why they were eventually revised to
6.2 and higher. If you don't have a 6.2, then have your dealer make the
modifications necessary.
GVP TECH
If you get any answers to GVP 040 hangs such as you describe, I love to get a
copy…
I have been facing multiple random hangs while running Lightwave/Toaster 3.1…
Thanks,
Luke (Pat) Montgomery "REAL" E-mail: compvid@tyrell.net
CompVid Computer Video Graphics Services CompuServe: 70274,2177
Greater Kansas City Voice: (913) 780-0222
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