CompuServe Thread

#2286/A3000 indigestion

7 messages in this thread
#152840From: Pat LarkinJun 17, 1994 9:09 PM
I'm having some trouble getting a 2286 Bridgeboard to work with our A3000 (25MHz, 2Megs chip, 4Megs fast) running 2.05. With the proper disk drive (1.2Meg 5.25"), at least it finally boots, but it won't recognize the virtual C: drive I had set up for my old 2088 BB, which did work. Also, whenever I try to use AREAD or AWRITE I get this error message: Error: Server not running. Run PCDisk on the Amiga. I have tried running sys:PC/PCDisk in the Startup-Sequence immediately after BindDrivers, in the User-Startup, from the Shell and from the icon, all with no luck. Is there something in a 2286 that doesn't like the 3000, or is the board itself more likely to be the problem?
#153006From: Eulogio (DJ) GarciaJun 19, 1994 2:44 AM
You need to turn off the 68030's caching /burst mode off (I forget which one) before you run BindDrivers in your startup sequence, then you can turn them back on. I also remember something about running Enforcer as a cure, but never got a chance to try it. DJ
#153113From: Marion J DelandJun 19, 1994 5:26 PM
"Enforcer quiet" is a better choice than "CPU nodatacache", that's all. Some people prefer to run CPU, or SetCPU if you don't have WB 2.x or above. Marion CROSSINGS Newsletter for Amiga/PC/Mac compatibility
#153022From: bruno seibertJun 19, 1994 2:58 AM
Pat, So sorry, I possess neither A2286BB nor A3000 running KS2.05 (which WB & Janus versions?) and I don't use virtual drives. I can only guess. Try to disable CPU caches, make a Amiga warmstart and afterwards a PC reset, latter may help solving timing problems. I hope CROSSINGS or somebody with the same configuration will offer the real solution for your problem. Good luck! Bruno
#153116From: Marion J DelandJun 19, 1994 5:28 PM
Pat, You need to run "Enforcer quiet" before Binddrivers. But you also need to reboot the Bridgeboard after it starts–something in the timing between the Bridgeboard software and WB 2.x and above. Marion CROSSINGS Newsletter for Amiga/PC/Mac compatibility
#153311From: Pat LarkinJun 21, 1994 2:33 AM
Thank you DJG, bruno and Marion, for your suggestions. I'll try them. (Now where do I find a copy of Enforcer? I'll try my local Amiga user group BBS, I guess.) To quote a TV commercial I normally hate: I _LOVE_ this place!
#153333From: Brian BartlettJun 21, 1994 5:12 AM
Pat, ENFORC.LHA, library 10 (Programmer's Utilities) of AmigaTech. The Four Seasons of Southern California: Fire, Flood, Earthquake, and Riot.