#Silver/2091 problem
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Hey, a friend is having a problem with TS 3.0 and SV re the Commodore 2091
hard drive controller card. I seem to recall this being an issue some time
ago, and that there was a simple patch available? Anyone fill me in again?
What patch? Where is it? Any help appreciated… –jp–
I don't know about Turbo Silver in particular, but I have been told that
the 2091 card cannot save overscan files when an overscan picture is being
*displayed*. Whenever I try, the system freezes and crashes.
I was also told the solution is to go to a non-overscan screen and then
save the file, but that seems near impossible for some programs.
As for a patch, I certainly would like to hear of one.
-SJK
Steven, Had not realized the overscan problem… will check that one out…
the problem I mean is just the program crashing completely as soon as it
gets started. I did find a patch program, however, called `BANGZERO' in
the Amigatech lib, that fixes the problem. Works like a charm. (I gather
that Silver somehow looks at the loc -0-, and if anything is there —
boom/crash — apparently the 2091 writes there on occasion… oh well…
sounds like a bug in each program. It's fixed now, though… –jp–
Well, i'm glad someone else noticed the problem. Anyhow, i wrote about that
a few months ago. my dealer gave me a program, 590fix, which works on the
2091 (which i have). your right about writing on the loc 0, and the problem
is in the 590 also, since it's basically a 2091… Adam.
Am glad it worked out for you. So Silver is up and running? (Question: as
it was a hard drive controller problem (right?) did it affect any other
programs? Just curious, because all I ever heard was a problem with
Silver? –jp–
well, i only had problems with silver. I never encountered any other
problems with any other software…strange i think, but true. if you'd
like, i'll upload it, unless you have it, ok? …Adam…
Nah, I have not had any problems (don't use that controller), but was
curious because I run into people who have similar problems at times. Just
wanted more info on yours. Good luck. –jp–