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From: joostv@philce.UUCP (Joost Vroonhoven)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: 68020 BindDrivers gurus
Keywords: A2000 BindDrivers 68020
Message-ID: <310@philce.UUCP>
Date: 23 Feb 89 14:47:33 GMT
References: <9143@louie.udel.EDU> <01fHO47UiQ10108nPCk@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Reply-To: joostv@philce.UUCP (Joost Vroonhoven)
Organization: Philips Consumer Electronics
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Dear CATS, DOGS and other netters,

I've had this "problem" for some time now. I can live with it but
I would like to know the WHY of this ....

My Configuration is A2000B, A2058 with 2M, A2088 with 20M Hardcard,
68020/68881 daugtherboard in 68000 socket.
I run KS 1.2 V33.180 and WB 1.3 V 34.20.
Startup-sequence like :
	SetPatch		/* WB 1.3 */
	SetCPU			/* By Dave Haynie V1.3 */
	decigel			/* Patch Privilege Violation vector */
	FastMemFirst	/* WB 1.3 */
	BindDrivers		/* WB 1.3 */
	....

When booting my A2000 it executes BindDrivers (PC card drive light lights),
so it seems BindDrivers is finished,
and then a "Software Error, Task Held".
Examining with ROMWack shows a PC at 0x40000 with A6 0xc00038
task c05058 (the Initial CLI) and USP-4 pointing to a JSR -d2(a6).
(if a6 was SysBase that would be FreeMem).

This occurs frequently on a cold boot and sometimes on a warm boot.
I have no viruses.

Reproduction is rather difficult since it (appearently) depends
on the phase of the moon.
Even more interesting: the error occurred also with WB 1.2 V 33.56 when
I didn't had the A2058!
Using ROMWack the PC was 20000 , so it seems BindDrivers jumps 
to (the address of the last installed (or PC) card) << 4 !!!!!!!!!!

During the last week I read postings of three other people who had similar
problems with their A2500, so maybe BindDrivers doesn't always know
what to do when running on a 68020 ??

Here are the summarized messages of the others, since they may be helpful :

From: COIL%IGL2@eng.ohio-state.edu (Stacy D. Coil)
*I have a friend who has a 2500.  He has been having problems with it a cold
*start. Here is what it does. First it gives a software error, then it freezes
*up and gives a guru message. Then by clicking the left mouse button, it boots.
Stacy (MisTer C)
 HP28s			Coil-S@Eng.Eng.Ohio-State.edu

From: 8642420@wwu.edu (eric cosky)
*	Sometimes when I cold boot my 2500 it will guru #00000004; when I
*ctl-amiga-amiga it it boots fine. It seems to guru right around the time
*it binddrivers my 2090... Is this a known bug?
-eric cosky
InterNet: 8642420@wwu.edu
ATT: 206-733-1331

From: kevin@uts.amdahl.com (Kevin Clague)
*I have the same problem with my 2000 and my 2090A.
*I have:
   *B2000 with autoboot ROMs
   *2090A with Quantum Prodrive 80S SCSI drive
   *Commodore 8 meg board with 2 meg installed.
   *AmigaDOS 1.3
*Since I leave my machine on most of the time, it is not too huge a
*problem, but it would be nice to know what's happeneing.
Kevin
UUCP:  kevin@uts.amdahl.com
  or:  {sun,decwrl,hplabs,pyramid,seismo,oliveb}!amdahl!kevin


Who of the Amiga Wizards can tell us more on this ??

(PS. If I get interesting E-Mail I'll summarize)

Joost.

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