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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: save2600 on February 10, 2010, 02:55:22 PM
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Okay - in trying to decipher Deneb's manual, am I reading this right?
1) Buster 11 is only capable of ONE active busmaster and that is being used solely for the built in SCSI. No workarounds.
2) Buster 9 allows several simultaneous busmasters, as long as all use a "special" workaround.
...since there's a Buster 11 in my machine and the only way I can get Deneb to work in my A3000 is if I force Zorro II mode, will putting a Buster 9 in the machine allow Deneb to use Zorro III/DMA?
If so and in this case, wouldn't that make the Buster 9 chip superior? A little confusing since one would think a later revision would be the better. In any case, if a Buster 9 is what I need in order to be able to use the Zorro III mode, I'm gonna need one...
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You can run it in Zorro III mode, just not DMA Zorro III mode. Just use denebpio.device with Poseidon.
Incidentally, this is exactly what I'm doing.
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Matt_H: I'll throw my A3000 back together here and investigate further, but the only way I could get this card to work is by setting that jumper to Zorro II mode. I don't remember off hand what .device is being used, but I do remember that I couldn't seem to add another easily.
What's the quick scoop on this and how do I enable that mode you're talking about? There are two other modes, dma.device is one and they're both ghosted and say 'offline'...
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Zorro III non-DMA mode = denebpio.device. Delete the others (from Poseidon, that is, not Devs:USBHardware).
You might need a firmware update if even that's not working. My board was a bit wonky until the V9 firmware.
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This thread is relevant to my interests as I obtained a 3000D for Christmas. I have contemplated replacing my Buster 9 with an 11 (as well as the complement chip, Ramsey, I believe.) Given my interest in a Deneb for my 4000D and a future one for the 3000D, I give this idea pause. Would there be any deleterious effects from staying with the Buster 9?
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@LoadWB
Ive got a Deneb board in my A4000D, Rev 9 Buster. The card only works without hitch by setting the jumper to force ZII on the deneb board. If I remove the jumper (ie allow ZIII) the Deneb is unstable - my USB mouse works ok, but transferring files to and from my flash card reader crashes the system everytime.
If I fit the Deneb in my A3000D the Deneb works fine in PIOMode.
Weed
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If I fit the Deneb in my A3000D the Deneb works fine in PIOMode.
Weed
I have yet to try this because I'd rather not dilly-dally around and mess something up experimenting this time. Are you guys saying that you can remove the Zorro II jumper IF you use PIO Mode? Is PIO mode faster than forcing Zorro II mode?
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Ive got a Deneb board in my A4000D, Rev 9 Buster. The card only works without hitch by setting the jumper to force ZII on the deneb board. If I remove the jumper (ie allow ZIII) the Deneb is unstable - my USB mouse works ok, but transferring files to and from my flash card reader crashes the system everytime.
If I fit the Deneb in my A3000D the Deneb works fine in PIOMode.
Well, that's a little discouraging. My 4000D has a Rev 11 Buster, so I would think it would be fine. But the Rev 9 in the 3000D not being stable would suck. I would very much like to run it in DMA mode to realize its full speed. Eh, we'll see. Thanks!
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I have yet to try this because I'd rather not dilly-dally around and mess something up experimenting this time. Are you guys saying that you can remove the Zorro II jumper IF you use PIO Mode? Is PIO mode faster than forcing Zorro II mode?
Precisely. I see no reason why it wouldn't be faster (just like the non-DMA CV3D and Picasso IV boards are faster on Zorro III), but I can't confirm first hand. Someone here probably can, though.
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"Are you guys saying that you can remove the Zorro II jumper IF you use PIO Mode? Is PIO mode faster than forcing Zorro II mode? "
Sure, it should work without problems in ZorroIII PIO mode. Depending on the cards you use perhaps you need to update the firmware (it's easy) but ZorroIII PIO mode is very stable and faster than ZorroII.
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1) Buster 11 is only capable of ONE active busmaster and that is being used solely for the built in SCSI. No workarounds.
Only A4000T SCSI. A3000 SCSI is not a Zorro III DMA master.
...since there's a Buster 11 in my machine and the only way I can get Deneb to work in my A3000 is if I force Zorro II mode
Should work fine in Zorro III DMA mode assuming you have no other Zorro III DMA masters.
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Hmm, I thought the built-in SCSI was a DMA configuration. Why else does that thing scream? lol
Yeah, I tried deleting the other devices in Trident and removed the Zorro II jumper on Deneb to no avail. Guess I need to upgrade the firmware, huh? I've updated the software to 4.3 (I think that's it) from 4.0, but that's not the same thing.
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The A3000 shipped with a Level 1 Buster 7 which did not contain Zorro III DMA in any shape or form.
The SCSI never changed over the years and so cannot be Zorro III DMA and in turn cannot interfere with DENEB.
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Okay... well, so you're saying that irregardless of which Firmware I have in the machine (there are no other Zorro III cards installed), Deneb should automatically default to Zorro III? In my case, it does not.
IS there a way to ask Deneb which version of Firmware I have installed before I dismantle the machine again?
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The A3000 shipped with a Level 1 Buster 7 which did not contain Zorro III DMA in any shape or form.
The SCSI never changed over the years and so cannot be Zorro III DMA and in turn cannot interfere with DENEB.
Makes perfect sense, there's no SCSI DMA over the Zorro bus (just to onboard RAM) so why would the DENEB be affected?
Wouldn't this also be the case with the A4000T (NCR motherboard SCSI)?
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Makes perfect sense, there's no SCSI DMA over the Zorro bus (just to onboard RAM) so why would the DENEB be affected?
Wouldn't this also be the case with the A4000T (NCR motherboard SCSI)?
The Deneb should work in ZIII DMA in A3000 with Rev 9 or Rev 11 Buster chip. Of course you have to have the denebdmausb in the flashrom.
And assuming you have no other Zorro 3 DMA cards like a FastLane Z3.
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Just updated the Firmware to V9 and still cannot get DMA to work.
denebdmausb and the other two devices are in the FlashROM of Deneb.
I have deleted the other two and only kept denebdmausb.device in Trident.
System will boot with the card in ZIII mode, but as soon as I insert a flashdrive, it's icon will pop up and if I attempt to double-click on my HD OR the flashdrive - the machine freezes...
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Should work if all your jumpers are right, latest Poseidon v4.3 software installed. Firmware updated to V9 and no other Zorro III DMA Masters present.
Ask Michael Boehmer of E3B. He's an nice guy and will give you all the support you need. Just read all the docs first.
Damion wrote:
Wouldn't this also be the case with the A4000T (NCR motherboard SCSI)?
Nope. The A4000T SCSI is a complete Zorro III DMA A4091 integrated into the motherboard.
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If I can't get this resolved here, I'll track down Mr. Boehmer on that board per your suggestion.
I do believe there is a conflict of some kind though with my HD. Is there a jumper on the mobo that could be to blame?
Deneb simply will not work in PIO or DMA mode on my A3000. Zorro II is really frickin' fast though, but as would be the norm in Amiga hardwareland, just wondering why these other modes don't work?!?
Looking at a data sheet of the pinouts, nothing says 'DMA' burst mode or anything... lol
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Try without the FlashROM for now - empty it with Luciferin (you shouldn't have to deal with any more jumpers by this point). Then set up Poseidon and start it the old fashioned way by putting PsdStackLoader in user-startup. Make sure to do a cold reset to make sure the Flash contents are truly cleared from memory.
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I did that as per a hint from the German site where I got the Firmware update.
I didn't disable Flash though... just emptied it.
PSDstackloader is in my User-Startup. There's a couple of things I am unclear of:
When the machine asks "clear all vectors", I always say yes - even though I have no idea what the hell a vector is - but it sounds good to flush anything... lol
Do I need to run the PSDROMTag at anytime? Not even entirely sure what installing or uninstalling them really does...
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It's so weird... in ZII jumpered mode, I can start Trident, hit the restart button on the bottom and it'll default to ZII and work fine. If I do not have ZII jumpered and hit restart, it'll find the PIO.device and then crash the machine. Same with dma...
To be clear, so you think there's nothing wrong with a setting my A3000's mobo?
Do I need to update V8 of the Firmware and then V9? I skipped directly to 9...
Would the way the mobo or the HD is terminated be a problem?
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USB on Amiga?! Unnatural! Unheard of! Absurd!
..seriously though, that's one of the few things I've absolutely never been inspired to try.
Good luck, though.
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USB on the Miggy rocks when it works and it DOES work in ZII mode all_day_long. Not just this purported super-high-speed mode. lol
Screw SCSI drives and the HD limitations of OS3.1. With USB, you can have as large a flashdrive as you want! The setup on my A3000 is an old 40mb Quantum HD with OS3.1 on it and the Deneb software. System boots uber-quick and I read/write all extraneous stuff via the flashdrive. Works extremely well and will be happy with ZII mode if I am forced to for whatever reason.
Tone, I assume that's you in your avatar? Always good to place a face with a name. We should all do that, but I've noticed on these kinds of forums, more choose not to than do.
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Okay... Got her working in DMA mode finally! Seems I had to completely erase the Flash part of Deneb a few times and then made sure ONLY denebdmausb.device was flashed to it (not the other two). I was trying 2-3 different things at the time (alternating between flashing the ROM and deleting the devices in Trident), so can only conclude something was funky residing in envarc or the Flash of Deneb.
Other "new" artifact I am experiencing is a green screen (maybe 2 flashes of green) before the computer starts up. IS that Deneb saying she's okay finally? lol
Okay... the system has been off for a while now. Going to re-boot and see if the damn thing still works... lol
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Yep, spoke too soon. Seems dma only wants to work with a small 124mb card. Stuck a 4gb thumbdrive and she either crashes or pops an icon and then crashes :(
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Tone, I assume that's you in your avatar? Always good to place a face with a name. We should all do that, but I've noticed on these kinds of forums, more choose not to than do.
Yeah, I figure if I'm putting a picture on Facebook that's available to the whole world, might as well use the same one here. I think my Joker pic was a little too weird.
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So yeah, tried every Flash combo & Deneb jumper combo to no avail. I must have the only A3000 in the world where Deneb doesn't work in PIO or DMA mode. lol
Zorro II or bust for this Amiga spud I guess! :(
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A thought just occurred... because the ZIII DMA mode was flaky (big time) and caused computer freezes, might it have been because my 4GB HP thumbdrive needed to be hooked to a self-powered hub??
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Let's see. In no particular order...
Reset vectors are something to do with reset-resident stuff. So if you've changed the contents of the Flash, clearing the reset vectors will make sure that the Flash is re-read when you reboot. It also clears out stuff like BlizKick, IDEFix (if it's been made resident), maybe even the 3.9 modules (don't remember). I've had mixed results clearing Poseidon stuff. A push from this tool (http://aminet.net/package/util/cli/crvectors) sometime helps. A cold reboot usually works better.
Green flashes are normal. That's a good sign.
PsdRomTag makes your current configuration reset resident. Useful if you don't have a Flash ROM and you don't want to reload from disk at every boot. Also means that you can boot from a USB stick once the modules are loaded in. Makes more sense with a Highway or Subway card.
It sounds like you're almost there. I've got a few more ideas you might try. First, unset the Zorro II jumper. Comment out PsdStackLoader and (cold) boot with the Flash disabled (LMB by default). Pop into Trident and make sure the only hardware controller is denebpio.device. Go into the Configuration panel and delete everything there (except the core, which you can't delete). Go to Classes, massstorage.class. Set the Startup delay to 1000ms. Hit Save Defaults. Hit Save in Trident itself.
Now go into Luciferin. Clear out the list of modules on the Local tab. Now select Poseidon USB from the Quick Setup menu (should work out to be about 1300 blocks). Upload that to the Flash. Loading in the device alone isn't enough, because the rest of the stack needs to be there to know what to do with it :)
Make sure PsdStackLoader is still commented out from user-startup, and cold boot. Any luck?
The startup delay under massstorage.class is something that I only figured out last weekend. Whenever I tried to boot with a Flash drive attached, it wouldn't be detected and opening Trident would hang the machine. Maybe the same mechanism is behind your problems.
If this all works, you can probably swap in denebdma.device, save, and re-Flash to get going at full speed.
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There is no known reason why the Deneb should be run in Zorro II mode in Zorro III capable machines. Zorro III PIO should always work in A3000/A4000D/A4000T. Zorro III DMA should also work in A3000 with no other DMA masters.
If you're using a Buster Rev. 9, you should install the DenebBuster9IDTag in flashrom and/or set the enviroment variable to reflect this (there is a readme about this in the Poseidon and Luciferin archives). As far as I know, this only is necessary for DMA mode on Buster 9 machines.
Some CPU board incorrectly set the Zorro III space to cachable at init even before the Poseidon kicks in and this can cause the hardware driver to fail to open (this does not seem to be the case here though). However, it might be still wise to check the MMU setup of the Zorro III region (because Zorro II is always cache-inhibit, but Zorro III might not be) especially on 68040/68060 machines. You might want to try out Thomas Richter's MMU library.
The DMA engine of the Deneb is only activated on larger transfers, so mice and keyboards will not trigger it -- you will need an USB stick to test it.
It always helps to have the latest firmware version, which can be obtained at http://www.e3b.de -- there were some specific fixes I cannot remember though. Michael will know (if you send him an email today, it's his birthday).
In Zorro III mode, the denebz2usb.device will fail to open. In Zorro II mode, both denebdmausb.device and denebpiousb.device will fail to open. So you need to select the right device in trident for your system configuration.
I know at least one user who is using the Deneb in Zorro III mode in his machine without problems.
Other than the Buster9IDTag and the wrong cache settings, Zorro II/III has no relevance to flashrom whatsoever (except that the Zorro II space is limited and putting the card in Zorro II mode will take up 128 KB address space instead of 64 KB).
Be aware that some software system hacks in the past have caused trouble of all sorts. To be sure that your system is clean, boot without startup-sequence with Poseidon in flashrom (use the quick setup menu item). Mount the stick, check if you can access it. If this doesn't work, try running setpatch before and after mounting the usb stick.
Also, other Zorro III board have known to interfere because of them violating the Zorro III timings and specs (Picasso IV). For the latter, all known problems have been fixed.
The latest version of Poseidon is V4.4.
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The latest version of Poseidon is V4.4.
Oooo, released today.
I see from the README that the RTL8150 Ethernet adapter class was commissioned? Are we going to see one of the Amiga shops selling USB ethernet adapters?
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Oooo, released today.
I see from the README that the RTL8150 Ethernet adapter class was commissioned? Are we going to see one of the Amiga shops selling USB ethernet adapters?
I doubt it. I was merely bribed with gifts :-)
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Thanks Alex, Chris and Matt - but PIO or DMA does not want to work in my A3000. I've double checked all my mobo jumpers and everything seems to be in order. I tried all the good suggestions from Matt to no avail. System locks up every time I go to double click on either a HD partition OR the thumbdrive. Only way it seems to work is in ZII mode.
Really does seem as if there is a "conflict" of some kind between SCSI and the ZIII modes.
I'm running out of ideas here, 'cept for maybe that MMU.library program - which I'm looking at right now.
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Damn! It seems like you're so close...
You say the system locks when you double click a partition. Can you get access to a Shell (from the Execute Command menu option)? Maybe if you can get SnoopDos or Sashimi running you can figure out more of what's happening...
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SnoopDOS reveals that it seems to hang at the L:Fat95 stage, so I installed the latest handler from Chris's V4.4 of Poseidon. Same result. System crashes and the thumbdrive blinks rapidly.
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Okay, after installing the MMULibs goodies, it appears PIO mode now works! I had to change the startup delay to 2000ms though. System still crashes however when Deneb is used in DMA mode. Almost there!
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Okay, after installing the MMULibs goodies, it appears PIO mode now works! I had to change the startup delay to 2000ms though. System still crashes however when Deneb is used in DMA mode. Almost there!
Hi! Any update on this? I've got the same issue here. PIO mode was also "fixed" for me by running MuForce prior to loading Workbench.
Do you know what causes this problem?
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Are you guys saying that you can remove the Zorro II jumper IF you use PIO Mode? Is PIO mode faster than forcing Zorro II mode?
Yes. Zorro III PIO is ways faster than Zorro II.
Frankly said: if Zorro III PIO is not working in your setup, then either your hardware is faulty, or you have some software problems.
Regarding Buster11 and DMA - there are indications that a bug is inside Buster11, making the DMA arbiter to hang if one Zorro III DMA card is in operation and there's heavy busload on Zorro III.
We have a beta firmware ready which cures this problem, which is - to stress this - not a bug inside DENEB, but Buster 11. Apparently up to now nobody ever stressed Zorro III DMA on Buster 11 in the way DENEB does.
Michael
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Yes. Zorro III PIO is ways faster than Zorro II.
Frankly said: if Zorro III PIO is not working in your setup, then either your hardware is faulty, or you have some software problems.
Regarding Buster11 and DMA - there are indications that a bug is inside Buster11, making the DMA arbiter to hang if one Zorro III DMA card is in operation and there's heavy busload on Zorro III.
We have a beta firmware ready which cures this problem, which is - to stress this - not a bug inside DENEB, but Buster 11. Apparently up to now nobody ever stressed Zorro III DMA on Buster 11 in the way DENEB does.
Michael
Wow, maybe I'll fire up the 3KD now and try these improvements. Thanks Save2600 for continuing this topic again! Thanks E3B for listening, support! now where'd I put that buster 11...
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Wow, maybe I'll fire up the 3KD now and try these improvements. Thanks Save2600 for continuing this topic again! Thanks E3B for listening, support! now where'd I put that buster 11...
Well, the main point was from Save2600 for the MuForce thingy - which cured the problem.
Michael
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We have a beta firmware ready which cures this problem, which is - to stress this - not a bug inside DENEB, but Buster 11. Apparently up to now nobody ever stressed Zorro III DMA on Buster 11 in the way DENEB does.
Michael
Thanks for taking the time to write Michael. Kind of surprising more people haven't noticed the ZIII/Buster 11 DMA issue with Deneb.
Regarding this firmware update... you're talking about within the Deneb card right? So there's now or soon to be a workaround for our "defective" Buster 11's in using Deneb in DMA mode? Nice we have the option of flashing firmware than waiting forever for a new Buster chip :)
Love to give that a try when it's ready...
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Thanks for taking the time to write Michael. Kind of surprising more people haven't noticed the ZIII/Buster 11 DMA issue with Deneb.
There were rumours that some bug survived the Rev11 design. But now I can finally prove that Buster Rev11 indeed has some troubles under certain circumstances with only one busmaster, which was considered stable up to now.
But as DENEB has a nice huge FPGA with lots of resources unused, we can take some countermeasurements.
This bug was found during development of ZorRAM SDRAM card for Zorro III, were for the first time the bus was really loaded and heavy DMA operation going on... in the beginning I believed in some SDRAM bug, but could track it down to Buster finally.
Regarding this firmware update... you're talking about within the Deneb card right? So there's now or soon to be a workaround for our "defective" Buster 11's in using Deneb in DMA mode? Nice we have the option of flashing firmware than waiting forever for a new Buster chip :)
Yes, DENEB can do some workaround and take over some of Buster's work.
This will only work with one busmaster active (the DENEB), but I also think about a real fix on DENEB for enabling several busmasters on Buster 11 independently of their origin (like A4000T SCSI). This fix will need some hardware modification on DENEB, a CPLD upgrade and will most likely not be for free.
And yes, I particularily like firmware upgrades by simply running a flash program - this concept has proven to be the correct way to go :-)
Michael
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Hi! Any update on this? I've got the same issue here. PIO mode was also "fixed" for me by running MuForce prior to loading Workbench.
For the software guys here it would be nice to do as following:
run <> nil: c:muforce showpc datestamp stackcheck stacklines=2 rawio
run > nil: sashimi <>"CON:0/20/640/120/Sashimi/AUTO/CLOSE/WAIT/INACTIVE" ON NOPROMPT
(thx to Tobias Seiler for this hint :-)
You will get the MuForce output then in a sashimi window instead of SER:
Maybe this will give us some hint on what's going wrong.
Michael
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There were rumours that some bug survived the Rev11 design. But now I can finally prove that Buster Rev11 indeed has some troubles under certain circumstances with only one busmaster, which was considered stable up to now.
But as DENEB has a nice huge FPGA with lots of resources unused, we can take some countermeasurements.
This bug was found during development of ZorRAM SDRAM card for Zorro III, were for the first time the bus was really loaded and heavy DMA operation going on... in the beginning I believed in some SDRAM bug, but could track it down to Buster finally.
Yes, DENEB can do some workaround and take over some of Buster's work.
This will only work with one busmaster active (the DENEB), but I also think about a real fix on DENEB for enabling several busmasters on Buster 11 independently of their origin (like A4000T SCSI). This fix will need some hardware modification on DENEB, a CPLD upgrade and will most likely not be for free.
And yes, I particularily like firmware upgrades by simply running a flash program - this concept has proven to be the correct way to go :-)
Michael
Hang on, is the ZorRAM board affected by the same only-one-busmaster bug that's preventing me from using Deneb DMA on my SCSI'ed 4000T?
Still interested in such an upgrade for Deneb, though.
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Hang on, is the ZorRAM board affected by the same only-one-busmaster bug that's preventing me from using Deneb DMA on my SCSI'ed 4000T?
Shoot. If that's the case, might just as well put off the purchase of the ZorRAM until a definite workaround and mod are offered to "fix" our Deneb's.
Or would ZorRAM be fine with Deneb under PIO mode? At least that way, modding the Deneb would be more of an option for some of us than a forced and necessary upgrade.
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You will get the MuForce output then in a sashimi window instead of SER:
Maybe this will give us some hint on what's going wrong.
I never managed to get any MuForce output. However I did get something after loading MuGuardianAngel, when trying to load Trident:
Task 07ffc790: Nearly out of stack. SP:07ffca6c LO:07ffc874 HI:07ffcd24.
PC : 00fc2778 USP: 07ffca70 (F)( ) Name: RAM
Data: 00000028 00000000 ffffffff 00000000 40000000 80000000 00000000 00000028
Addr: 07ffc4bc 07fffd94 00000000 07fffd94 07ffc1d8 07ffcac0 SysBase --------
Machine freezed after printing this. How can RAM be out of stack? :shocked:
Or maybe this is normal?
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Shoot. If that's the case, might just as well put off the purchase of the ZorRAM until a definite workaround and mod are offered to "fix" our Deneb's.
Only DMA operation is affected, PIO mode does not have any problems.
The bug occurs when there's a lot of PIO activity (which is the case of lot of system RAM is on Zorro) and one DMA card is in operation. Buster locks up in that cases from time to time, but DENEB can sense this and force Buster back to business then.
This needs *no* modding on DENEB.
DENEB modding is only needed if you want to operate more than one busmaster with Buster 11 (which is not possible at the moment at all). And this option is under evaluation only at the moment, if it works - ask me some weeks later.
As I said before: Zorro III PIO mode is always possible as fallback. If it fails, something else is wrong (in the case here, some workbench software issue).
Or would ZorRAM be fine with Deneb under PIO mode? At least that way, modding the Deneb would be more of an option for some of us than a forced and necessary upgrade.
It is fine, so there's no reason to avoid ZorRAM :-)
As mentioned, only DMA operation is affected, no matter which card it is (A4091, Fastlane Z3, DENEB,...). But DENEB can operate with PIO, so you're fine.
Michael
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It is fine, so there's no reason to avoid ZorRAM :-)
As mentioned, only DMA operation is affected, no matter which card it is (A4091, Fastlane Z3, DENEB,...). But DENEB can operate with PIO, so you're fine.
So Deneb Z3 PIO + ZorRAM + A4000T SCSI = okay?
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I think I need to start a band called "Deneb and the Different Busters."
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I think I need to start a band called "Deneb and the Different Busters."
Well, believe me for the hardware designer Buster can be a real trouble maker... especially DMA is something really tricky...
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So Deneb Z3 PIO + ZorRAM + A4000T SCSI = okay?
I can answer this question as soon as I have my A4000T running again. It suffered a little bit while replacing the capacitors (already planned for quite some time)...
Michael
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Will there be any performance penalty with these workarounds ?
"but I also think about a real fix on DENEB for enabling several busmasters on Buster 11 "
It's the only reason holding me from getting a Deneb. Though I think that if such an amount of logic is derived from Buster to Deneb maybe you could use that in some kind of multiple DMA enabled ZIII/PCI bridge. It would be the only one in the market (Mediator in NOT true DMA).
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Damn tone, another great band name totally going to waste...
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Will there be any performance penalty with these workarounds ?
No. In case of "no fix, but Buster hangs" you will wait forever, in case of "fix, Buster gets resync'ed" you may lose about 2us due to the DENEB rescue operation. So you win :-)
Michael
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Damn tone, another great band name totally going to waste...
I can provide the percussion. lol
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It's the only reason holding me from getting a Deneb. Though I think that if such an amount of logic is derived from Buster to Deneb maybe you could use that in some kind of multiple DMA enabled ZIII/PCI bridge. It would be the only one in the market (Mediator in NOT true DMA).
Or better, replace Buster with fpga like the Indivision does for Denise but with cables to a PCI solution. Fast PCI + ZIII would be sweet.
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@Michael
Great. Please let us know when and if the fixes are available:) If hardware modification is needed I prefer to wait and get an upgraded version.
José
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Hello,
I've installed the great DENEB on my AMIGA:
- A3000D 030@25Mhz + 2MB CHIP + 4MB FAST;
- KS3.1 / OS3.9 / HDD 100MB SCSI;
- USB multicard reader;
- DENEB (with lastest firmware);
- Buster 07 (and not 09);
- all others cards were removed !
- MUI 3.9 installed;
All perfect until the WB screen:
- my Compact Flash card appears as expected, but soon as I double-click on icon: my computer freeze, as the mouse.
I also have the crash of 'TRIDENT' when I try to run it (MUI is installed): with ou without the DENEB on ZORRO port.
When I move the Deneb jumper to Zorro-2 position: my USB LED multicard reader is OFF :(
Thank you for helping me.
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Also tested on my A3000(T) with BUSTER 11: I can't see the virtual drive "DenebInstall". Please how to reset my DENEB to install it as the begining ? Thx.
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The problem was half solved:
- works ONLY with DENEB jumper in RESCUE mode;
- with LUCIFERIN: I choose QUICK SETUP/POSEIDON USB";
- I change TOOLTYPES of TRIDENT software: "REGISTERMODE" + "SAVE";
- I create a false "TRIDENT.cfg" at "envarc:mui/";
- TRIDENT software crach anyway but I can use a part of it :crazy:
- I make a save: after this TRIDENT software crach definitivly and I must reboot :confused:
- after reboot I launch TRIDENT software and I make a RESTART: all USB device are recognized :biglaugh:
- after reboot: all USB devices are recognized at start :)
But I must stay in RESCUE mode!!!
Please, if I forgot something: HELP ME. Thank you
USB device recognized:
- USB Keyboard - T'nB - ACK-2080UM (100mA);
- Multicard reader "RYVAL" USB2 - ALL-in-1 Card Reader;
- USB TenKey Pad (with 2ports HUB): USB numerical pad => can't have correct caracters;
- ARCHOS Gmini 400 (HDD 20GB);
- HAMA (46945) 8-in-1 Card Reader;
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Hi!
But I must stay in RESCUE mode!!!
I have similar problems. Did you try starting MuForce before Poseidon? It greatly improves stability in my A3000D.
Please have a look at:
http://aminet.net/package/util/libs/MMULib
I could not figure what goes wrong without MuForce, neverthless installing it fixed (most) crashes for me.
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Hi!
I have similar problems. Did you try starting MuForce before Poseidon? It greatly improves stability in my A3000D.
Please have a look at:
http://aminet.net/package/util/libs/MMULib
I could not figure what goes wrong without MuForce, neverthless installing it fixed (most) crashes for me.
I'll try in few hours (the night was short for me: thank DENEB :) )...I read on other thread that it will be very nice if the CPU cache are OFF.
Thank you strim.