Re: IIGS partial success

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Aug 19, 11:01 am, Krishna  Sadasivam <kms...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's a brief update of my re-entry into IIGS land. It's been a bumpy
> ride so far, but here goes:
>
> 1) Error $0308 pops up (swapping RAM cards - a 4MB GS Sauce card with
> a 3MB GS-RAM card yields the same error). It could very well be
> possible that both cards have bad RAM. (or maybe, there's a bug with
> the SecondSight card?) Intermittent lock-ups and the "Ding!" sound
> (indicative of a RAM crash) are what I experienced. I hate to have to
> buy a new IIGS RAM card, but it's probably looking that way.
>
> 2) Swapping the RamFAST card with the Apple SCSI card (finally!)
> allowed me to access the contents of my 80MB hard drive. I've
> trepiditiously been copying over files (between a staggering number of
> reboots).
>
> 3) the battery kit I ordered from ReactiveMicro did the trick as a
> replacement for the dead NightOwl battery (last replaced in 1990!).
> Very easy to install and I now have a functioning Control Panel
> (Woot!) that keeps the correct time, date, and slot settings. :)
>
> -Krishna


Congrats on getting the hard drive and battery issues sorted out. As
for error $0308, I just did a quick search through Google Groups and
it appears that this error is a "Damaged Heartbeat Queue". The
suggested causes I read varied between:

a) Bad RAM
b) Overheating
c) A software problem (i.e. a piece of software writing to an area of
memory it shouldn't)

I would therefore suggest (if you haven't already), try booting GS/OS
from a bare-bones floppy and see if the problem persists (i.e. rule
out any software problems). If the problem persists, try cooling the
system down by running with the top off the case. If the problem still
persists, consult your nearest RAM diagnostic.  :-)

Good luck, and let us know how you get on.

Cheers,
Mike