Amiga 3000, Deneb and the different Busters

[save2600]

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...

[save2600]

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.

[save2600]

Damn tone, another great band name totally going to waste...

I can provide the percussion. lol