Re: ZipGS question

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Charles Claypoole writes ...
> 
> The installed boards in my rom3 are:
> 
> slot #1 SSC (for fruity dog communications - at least until I can get a
> pinout to make it work for the gs port)
> 
> #2: none
> 
> #3: ZipGS+
> 
> #4: none
> 
> #5:none
> 
> #6: Apple HS Scsi
> 
> #7: CFFA Ide controller
> 
> Memory is a GSRam 7 Meg
> 
> I have a disk in the drive (3.5") that creates a Ram disk for the bbs, and
> then runs acos to boot the bbs.  Zip gs works fine that way..  (prodos)
> 
> To boot GS/OS I usually just do a PR#7 since gsos is stored on slot 7 d1 on
> my hard drive.
> 
> No apple talk installed - it may be on the install disks but not on hard
> drive.
> 
> When I boot the gsos from the hard drive - either from the pr#7 or restart
> w/ boot slot 7 I either get some strange error like
> 
>  Address 00DB19
> Error Code 0043
> LC Bank 0
> 
> Then crash
> 
> or..
> the progress bar keeps going and nothing happens (freezes at the load).. If
> I hit Ctrl Reset I notice a small "e" in the right bottom corner - every
> time it crashes it is always there..  Weird..
> 
 ....

     The problem may be your memory.

     In a FAQs item at http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2HDWHACK.html#022 ,
Supertimer comments about extra memory on a ROM 3 ...


>>
     First, if your RamFAST is the Rev. C (full-length) card, it cannot DMA to 8MB; 
so, you will have to turn DMA off. The Rev. D can DMA to 8MB fine. 

     Second, make sure there are 8 SIMMs on the Sirius. Alltech used to say that you are 
supposed to take out one of the SIMMs when using the 8MB Sirius card on a ROM 3; 
but, this leads to problems.  Plug in all 8 SIMMs and use it that way. You lose the 1MB 
from the motherboard this way, but you gain it back on the 'extra' SIMM you put in. 
<<

     You could try either adding another MB to your card or going to 4MB on the card.



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