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From: balzer@frambo.enet.dec.com (Christian Balzer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: VD0 help
Summary: Ya need "real" FastMem
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Date: 31 Aug 89 13:21:57 GMT
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In article <20932@sequent.UUCP>, dmose@sequent.UUCP (Dan Mosedale) writes...
[Lots of trouble with the new asdg.vdisk.device deleted]

Well, although I'm not Perry (at least until 10 minutes ago ;-) I might give
you some additional info.
The new VD0: works like a charm (after installing the new CRD and DRD 
utilities) on my 5 MB A2500 type system at home. It fails however 
miserably on my 1 MB A500 here in the office, showing the described 
symptoms (unable to load device).
Now the only "real" difference between the systems as far as VD0: is 
concerned, is the lack of "real" FAST memory in the A500.
So if your system doesn't contain FAST memory besides memory at
$C80000, the new VD0: will fail. 
And yes, I tried to set the BuffMemType to CHIP mem (3), but no go.

Looks like a very subtle campaign from ASDG to push the sales of 
FastMem expansion boards... :-) ;-) ;-)

Hope that this at least clears some fog, although this might not really 
help you.

Regards,

- <CB> 
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