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#2000 crash

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#158751From: Jim BelantAug 6, 1994 3:35 PM

I am having trouble with my 2000. It started when I attempted to install the latest version of MUI. At the end of the installation, I rebooted as requested by the install script Now my machine crashes when launching some software. For example, AutoPilot and Term crash, but Final Writer does not. I attempted to remove all of the MUI installation, but the effect is the same. I also looked for some connection with the serial port, with no luck. At times I get a ramlib error #80000004. My 2000 has a GVP combo board with 9 meg, one meg of chip ram, GVP IOextender and a flicker fixer. I realize this is probably insufficient info, but thought someone might have an idea. Jim –In manual on my Psion.

#158761From: Luke H MontgomeryAug 6, 1994 6:37 PM

Jim, It's a long shot, but I just resolve 8 months of frustration with my GVP 040 — turns out I was pulling to much on the power supply after I added memory and a PAR… Just $0.02 worth..

#158762From: Jim BelantAug 6, 1994 7:00 PM

Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't think it would be the power supply, because I have made no hardware additions for over one year. The problem just arose last night. Jim — on line with my Psion.

#158766From: Robert ComerAug 6, 1994 7:20 PM

I'd say the MUI installation "replaced" one of your libraries, and some other software on your machine is incompatable with the new library. This happened to me last week when I installed DesktopMagic… For what it's worth, DesktopMagic replaced req.library, and the new version is incompatable with my DataFlyer SCSI driver. Bob Comer — Hakuna Matata! Cheyenne, Wyoming U.S.A.

#158774From: Jim BelantAug 6, 1994 8:37 PM

Bob Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! I reinstalled my libraries from my system floppies, rebooted and the problem magically disappeared. Jim Belant Cruising on AutoPilot

#158802From: Steve AhlstromAug 7, 1994 2:51 AM

Jim, Can you tell us WHICH library was the cause of the problem?

#158833From: Jim BelantAug 7, 1994 10:32 AM

Steve The asl.library seemed to be causing the problem. I kept the suspect libraries and tested them singly. The version of asl.library that works is 37.27 (29.4.91). The version causing the trouble is 39.4 (18.8.92). I believe this second version is meant for Kickstart/Workbench 3. I am presently running 2.04. I found no reference to asl.library in the MUI installation script. I also reinstalled MUI 2.0 after replacing the libraries, and it works fine. I don't know how that library was installed. Jim Belant Cruising on AutoPilot

#158838From: Robert ComerAug 7, 1994 11:34 AM

Your welcome! Bob Comer — Hakuna Matata! Cheyenne, Wyoming U.S.A.