Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!olivea!uunet!cbmvax!drysdale From: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations Subject: Re: And another (AT) BridgeBoard problem ... Keywords: BridgeBoard, Problem Message-ID: <22232@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 7 Jun 91 00:59:34 GMT Article-I.D.: cbmvax.22232 References: Reply-To: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 52 In article ftegerer@faui09.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Frohwalt Egerer) writes: >Hi, > >I got another problem with the BrigeBoard: > >I got the AT Board with 8Mhz, and it works fine - if it wants. But every now >and then at the startup it doesn`t install itself at binddrivers and AMOUSE >brings up an system request: JANUS SETUP FAILURE The big problem is, I could >not find the cause why this happens. In fact, I boot once - it works, then I >reboot - it doesn`t work. Programs which look for expansion cards tell me some- >thing like: `It is there, but turned off` there are a few known problems with the bridgeboard starting up. usually it's something like 1 in 10 times it won't come up. the forthcoming janus software release fixes that. it may also be that the chips on the board need to be reseated (push down firmly on all socketed chips), but that sounds unlikely since you've got two bb's with the same behavior. >There also is another problem - but on the Software and the Amiga side: >The Janus software doesn`t close it`s screens (most time ...) and I got to >zap them with xoper. i don't understand what you mean by "doesn't close it's screens". the only "screen" that the janus stuff opens is when you run pcwindow in color mode, or in "own screen" vs. "shared" mode. please explain a little more clearly. >The last thing brings up the question: Is it the software? Could someone >please post the current version of the Janus Software? (Yeah - mine tells >me it is 2.0, but it also writes something about V36.xx) janus 2.0 is the latest release available for purchase. please tell me the janus.library and janus.handler version messages displayed under the bios copyright box after you boot the pc. also, do you have any cards plugged into the pc/at slots besides the bridgeboard? >Hoping for help, > > Froh --Scotty -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Scott Drysdale Software Engineer Commodore Amiga Inc. UUCP {allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!drysdale PHONE - yes. "Have you hugged your hog today?" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=