Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!joe
From: joe@cbmvax.UUCP (Joe O'Hara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sidecar Problems
Message-ID: <5199@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Nov 88 20:11:21 GMT
References: <59690RSK100@PSUVM>
Reply-To: joe@cbmvax.UUCP (Joe O'Hara)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <59690RSK100@PSUVM> RSK100@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
>I have a 20 meg Plus hardcard, which works fine. The default address of the buf
>fer to the amiga is at $E000. In this location, everything is fine, but when I
>reboot the sidecar, it locks up.. Without the hard card, it reboots fine.
>
>If someone knows what I can do to make the hard card reboot at $E000, or modify
> janus.device or whatever to work at $D000, please help me..

Our experience with Plus hardcards during compatibility testing showed a six
minute reboot time on both the Sidecar and Bridgeboard. We suspected, but
could never verify, a conflict with the Phoenix BIOS we're using on both
systems.

>             Randy Katz    (working on a signature file)


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