guru meditaion anybody?

hello,

does anybody have the guru meditation book of amiga errors?

can you look up what error #80000004 is?
tnx

erik

[xeron]

Don't need to look it up, i know it off by heart. Its basically an illegal instruction error. Usually caused by badly installed software, a bad patch, wrong 680x0 libraries, dodgy hardware, running 020 software on an 000 ... etc.

tnx
i get this error when i try to start up some(basically all) applications... how do fix it?
i have allready reformatted and reinstalled WB 3.1, but to no result...
tnx

erik

[Acill]

It sound like you just may have some bad hardware then. Check all you connections and make sure all your chips/boards are well seated.

well,

when i boot up with only my WB 3.1 disk, everything works fine... so it cant be any chips. think it might be  a bad HD?

erik

[Thomas]

Do you have a 68040 or better ? Then it could still be a software problem. The original Workbench 3.1 disk does not contain a 68040.library and thus runs the 68040 (or 68060) in a slow compatible mode. Once you install a 68040.library, this becomes active upon boot and accelerates the processor (enables caches etc.)

Now, if you run a 68060 without the correct 68040.library (dummy) and 68060.library installed, it is a wonder that you get a desktop at all. Or if you run a non-Commodore 68040 card with the Commodore 68040.library you might get trouble, too.

Bye,
Thomas

[SilvrDrgn]

What accelerator are you running?  Are you sure you have the proper 680x0 libraries installed?

i have the standard 030 25mHz a3000
i think so, there is no reason why not from a clean WB install...

erik

but i do have an xsurf and a spectrum GFX

Guide on Amiga Errors

[whabang]

So that's what it means?!?!
I have been getting those errors for ages now, but I've never found out what it means.
I have an EC030 @ 40.
On the other hand I have a pretty meager PSU ( Bog standard A500 one ), could it be that?

[SilvrDrgn]

It could be the power supply.  How much extra stuff do you have in your machine??