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From: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 and AT Bridgboard
Message-ID: <21617@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 15 May 91 21:19:39 GMT
References: <moore.673922859@pv031e.vincent.iastate.edu> <21523@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1991May15.093100.10112@cc.newcastle.edu.au>
Reply-To: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991May15.093100.10112@cc.newcastle.edu.au> birjt@cc.newcastle.edu.au writes:
>Hello, 
>      I have just put a '286 bridgeboard in the A3000 here at work. Their 
>idea not mine! The set up included a hard disk controller as well which 
>had to go in the slot below the BB. This works fine except that the floppy
>controller on the BB itself seems to be unavailable while the controller 
>card is in place. This was no real problem as the controller card had its 
>own floppy controller as well, which I used.
>
>	Now my main problems are:
>		1) I can't get windows to install, although I hear there is 
>	way to get aroung the keyboard.drv problem. This doesn't particularly
>	bother me as it was not one of the software items I guaranteed would 
>	work.
>		2) I can't get PCColor to work. If I follow the manual and 
>	type mode etc. the whole machine hangs. If I change the jumper on 
>	the BB (J14 from memory) then click on PCColor the machine crashes.
>	From what I can gather around here this is not normal behaviour, so
>	if there are no more hints from here I will return it to the dealer 
>	for possible repairs. 

since you're running a 3000, if you're using ks/wb 2.0 with the bridgeboard
you must disable data caching of bridgeboard address space.  if you *have*
already done this, then yes - try another bridgeboard.  try it under 1.3
just for kicks, anyways.

to disable data caching on machines with data caches (030 and up) running
ks/wb 2.x:

1)	put the line
	CPU NODATACACHE
	in your startup-sequence file *before* the BINDDRIVERS command.
	this method may slow your system down slightly, but everyone's
	got the CPU command.

2)	put the line
	ENFORCER QUIET
	in your startup-sequence file *before* the BINDDRIVERS command.
	this method assumes you have a "modern" enforcer which knows about
	bridgeboards.  your system won't be slowed down at all using this
	method.

>	The A3000 works flawlessly, same as mine at home.
>
>                             Thanks, have fun,
>                                  Russell
>
>       BIRJT@cc.newcastle.edu.au

  --Scotty
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