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From: terry@helios.ucsc.edu (Terry Ricketts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The A-590/2091 FFS problem
Summary: doesn't work for me eithor
Keywords: Location 0
Message-ID: <5244@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Date: 18 Jul 90 15:12:37 GMT
References: <2085@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk> <6600012@okcusr.UUCP> <1449@nyx.UUCP> <1581@nyx.UUCP> <38886@sequent.UUCP>
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In article <38886@sequent.UUCP> cseaman@sequent.UUCP (Chris Seaman) writes:
>
>OK, here goes.  My setup is/was not new with the 2091.  It worked for over a
>year with a 2090a, with nary a problem.  My startup sequence HAS NOT CHANGED
>since adding the 2091, other than to remove the commands which transferred
>control to the 2090a FFS partition.  I have booted the machine (a 2500/20)
>from my generic, unmodified 1.3.2 disk, with the SAME results.  I did a
>binary compare on the FastFileSystem which came with the 2091, and the one
>which came with 1.3.2, and they are identical.  The file size is 12248.  I
>am willing to try the fix suggested by Peter Cherna (although I have tried
>it three times already), and will report my results tomorrow.
>
>As far as which programs break, I realize that 'MANY' was probably too strong
>a word, but there are programs I need to use regularly that do go straight
>to the GURU when the address zero problem exists.  These include Turbo Silver
>3.0, and Post 1.1.  I also realize that the fault lies with the program(s),
>and not with Commodore, but that doesn't correct anything.
>
    I also tried Peter's fix (exactly as he stated). It allowed virusx to come
up ok but other programs seem to not function in strange ways. After putting
'zeroclear' back in my strartup-sequence everything functions normally again.
I don't think that this change of file systems does much to solve the problems.
Whatever it is that is causing this it is insideous, and the fix is small and
simple. Until I get some more definite info on what the problem REALLY is I
plan to leave 'zeroclear' in place. My son's A500 with a A590 behaves the same
as my A2000 with A2091. Both work with 'zeroclear' after doing Peter's fix &
don't work without it.
					Terry


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