CompuServe Thread

MountList Help

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#83069From: David CrockettDec 29, 1992 7:53 PM
I have an A1000 with a MiniMeg addon (one meg RAM). I just added an InsiderII with 1.5 meg RAM and now I can't create a recoveable ram drive. The MiniMeg configs to $200000 and the Insider installs at $C00000. The two memory pools conflict and GURU whenever I try to mount RAD:. I think I can specify a single memory block with the 'MASK' entry in the MountList, but the 1.3 Enhancer manual doesn't give any examples. Can anyone give me the format for this entry? Thanks.'
#83139From: Richard EricksonDec 30, 1992 3:56 AM
I had a Starboard II and Spirit board on my 1000. With both installed I never got the RAD: to work until I moved up to 2.0. None of the Abacus books have the format for MASK either. Maybe ASDG's VD0 might work better.
#83509From: Joanne DowJan 2, 1993 3:43 AM
Abacus books >> nil: Mask value for a Starboard II can be anything. For compatability reasons I'd make it $7ffffffe. {@_@}
#83632From: Richard EricksonJan 3, 1993 12:12 AM
I was looking up the format for mask for a person using a Minimegs and a Insider II. His 1000 would guru when trying to mount RAD:. I no longer have my Starboard, when I did I could not get the RAD: to survive a reboot. Thanks anyway. Richard -> via the Amiga 1000 AutoPilot
#83670From: Joanne DowJan 3, 1993 10:32 AM
What version of the OS? What memory mapping for the Insider? It is possible that there is an interaction of softwares here that corrupted a critical piece of information RAD sticks away in interesting portions of memory. (Under 1.3 "setpatch -r" command must be run. (Or something like that. It is so long since I ran 1.3 that I am no longer sure. I do remember it was caps sensitive and format sensitive on that command.)) {@_@} BTW – MASK for RAD: on an A1000 ought to be 0xffffff.
#83820From: Richard EricksonJan 4, 1993 3:34 PM
He said he was using 1.3. It sounded like he solved the problem by changing the jumpers on the Insider and running addmem to configure it at the right address, then mounting RAD:. The Insider was at $C00000 before he changed the setup, $200000 after. Not having experience with the Insider just the Spirit board, Starboard, RAD: and also notrunning 1.3 for a while, I wasn't alot of help. Richard -> via the Amiga 1000 AutoPilot
#83160From: DKB SoftwareDec 30, 1992 12:11 PM
David, Is RAD: the only thing that crashes? If so then I believe your problem is solvable. If I remember correctly, RAD will not span memory blocks. This means you cannot set RAD's size larger than the largest available chunk of FAST ram available. My guess is that you have it set for 1.5 meg exactly. Reduce it to 1 meg and see if it does any better. Dean DKB Software