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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: danwood on November 25, 2014, 10:47:20 PM
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Got my rapidroad for X-Surf 100 today, seems to have installed ok in my A4000 and showing up in Trident, but getting the following errors and no USB devices will work!
Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/PCCMRpm.png
Any idea what's gone wrong?
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This may or may not help, but I've been fighting a boot lockup and USB dropouts on my A3K ever since I got my DENEB a few years ago. Those errors are very familiar to me.
I finally resolved the lockup and errors this week by removing the PsdStackloader line from the User-Startup; this was saved in the ROM of the DENEB as well so I wondered why it was running from both places and took a chance. It paid off. Since I removed the line, I haven't had a single boot lockup. I'm thinking there is something that gets confused when this command tries to re-do what was done from the ROM call.
The only downside now is that when I warm boot, I lose my USB network dongle. I guess I now know why it was in both the ROM and User-Startup now. But a power cycle to it in Trident brings it back and to me that's a lot easier to live with than a boot lockup that happens 9 out of 10 times.
I'm going to try to fiddle with the PsdStackloader in User-startup when I get time to see if I can correct the locks without having to remove the line for good but at least I'm in a better place now.
I don't know if the ROM on the Rapidroad has the PsdStackloader in it but maybe you'll get lucky and this is the trick you're looking for...
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And it seems that my network card dropping on warm boots is not as consistent as I thought... I just warm booted a few times and it came back no problem.
Classic computers... hmph. :)
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Getting back to Dan Wood's problem, it seems that you have a hardware problem that I had happen with a partially bad Buster 11. Replacing it my X-Surf 100 and RapidRoad worked fine. I also had the MB recapped, but I don't believe that cleared any issues but weak audio in one channel.
Kernel, the wrong programs in Deneb ROM have caused me issues as well.
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Getting back to Dan Wood's problem, it seems that you have a hardware problem that I had happen with a partially bad Buster 11. Replacing it my X-Surf 100 and RapidRoad worked fine. I also had the MB recalled, but I don't believe that cleared any issues but weak audio in one channel.
Kernel, the wrong programs in ROM have caused me issues as well.
Oh ouch, that sounds a lot more severe than I hoped. I was thinking it was just a config error. I have a new Buster 11 chip from Amigakit in my system, and my board was recapped in the last 6 months.
I'll get in touch with Jens and see if he can help then, if not I'll probably just return the Rapidroad, USB isn't that big of a deal to replace everything else.
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Did you try cleaning the Zorro slots and reseating the Buster?
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Did you try cleaning the Zorro slots and reseating the Buster?
I cleaned the Zorros thoroughly last month, and replaced my Buster 9 with a new 11 from Amigakit a few weeks ago. Everything else on the system seems to be working flawlessly, the X-Surf, Picasso IV, Bigram +
I've had some suggestions that it could be a PSU issue as the A4000 PSU might be pushed to its limit with an RTG Card, RAM and the X-Surf.
I don't have the Rapidroad connected to the floppy power though, is that mandatory? The included instructions suggested it was just optional for high powered USB devices. I have ordered a molex to floppy adapter so I can plug it in though.
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Confirmed by Jens on EAB it's a A3640 problem.
http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=988633&postcount=210
Downgraded to Zorro 2 mode and works fine. Hoping for a bug fix so I can run my Ethernet back in Z3 mode!
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Interesting since the A3640 A4000 is the stock (and most common) setup. I was using a CS MKII @50 and prior to doing stuff, had tried the Z2 mode.
Good find on that one, though!!
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I cleaned the Zorros thoroughly last month, and replaced my Buster 9 with a new 11 from Amigakit a few weeks ago. Everything else on the system seems to be working flawlessly, the X-Surf, Picasso IV, Bigram +
I've had some suggestions that it could be a PSU issue as the A4000 PSU might be pushed to its limit with an RTG Card, RAM and the X-Surf.
I don't have the Rapidroad connected to the floppy power though, is that mandatory? The included instructions suggested it was just optional for high powered USB devices. I have ordered a molex to floppy adapter so I can plug it in though.
The a4000 psu should power all that without breaking a sweat,assuming its in good shape and such. check voltages while it is loaded with everything in use. voltage is not the whole story but its a starting point.
doh, i didn't read far enough,i see the problems solved.
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Confirmed by Jens on EAB it's a A3640 problem.
http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=988633&postcount=210
Downgraded to Zorro 2 mode and works fine. Hoping for a bug fix so I can run my Ethernet back in Z3 mode!
what revision is your a3640?