Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!spool.mu.edu!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!phigate!philce!imladris!joost From: joost@imladris.cdi-as.ce.philips.nl (Joost van Vroonhoven) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: 2052 problem? Message-ID: Date: 21 Jun 91 08:10:36 GMT References: <1991Jun20.170531.23159@newserve.cc.binghamton.edu> Sender: news@philce.UUCP Lines: 52 Nntp-Posting-Host: nlvs08 chris@zork.cc.binghamton.edu (Chris Peck) writes: >Well, I bought an old C= 2052 (?) ram card for my A2000 yesterday.... > Here's the problem: > I see this one too! Every day :-( I have A2000B rev.4.1 with Kickstart 1.3 and Fat Agnus (1M chip RAM), 68020/68881 at 7.16/12 MHz or 68000 at 7.16 MHz, A2058/2 memory board, HardFrame SCSI controller with 44MB Rodime and A2088 BridgeBoard. A cold boot (power up) has a 99% chance of failing with SOME guru, mostly guru 4 with task 207aa0 which is the DH0 task. I then reset the machine (Ctrl-A-A) and try again. It normally :-( needs two to nine resets before it works OK. If the machine has been on for five minutes or more NO ERRORS anymore. >Well, I'm stumped! I noticed 2 jumpers on the 2052 (J1 & J2) but have no docs >on this card (neither does my local dealer). Does anyone know what >these jumpers are for? I have the docs, but at home. E-Mail me and I'll find out. >Could they help solve my problem? >Anyone wish to hazard a guess as to >why I get an error from my WorkBench(Hard drive) the first 2 power ons but not >the 3rd? Any suggestions (other than to sell the 2052 card?)??? >chris@zork.cc.binghamton.edu Chris Peck Well, I'm stumped too! Anyone wish to hazard a guess as to why I get an error from my System_HD(first hard drive partition) the first few power ons but not later ? Any suggestions (other than to sell the 2058 card?)??? I removed the A2058 as a test the Amiga booted fine. No errors. So I send the card out for repairs. It came back "repaired", ie. no visible changes and it STILL failed. So I now think it is some wierd incompatibility between my rev.4.1, my A2058/2 and my (DMA) HardFrame. No, CPU (68000 or 68020) does NOT matter. No, swapping the A2058 and HardFrame does not solve it either. No, the BridgeBoard is not started, I only run BINDDRIVERS if I need the A2088. HELP! -- Joost van Vroonhoven, Philips IMS CDI Authoring Support, building SFH-6, PO.Box 80002, NL 5600 JB EIndhoven, Holland, phone:+31 40 737184, secretary:+31 40 736299, fax:+31 40 735932 e-mail: joost@imladris.cdi-as.ce.philips.nl or ...optimg!nlvs08!joost