Vortex GoldenGate 486slc on A2000 rev. 6.2

[Tryphon]

Hi,

I am trying this bridgeboard with my A2000.
The digger and setup program freeze and I have to reboot.
It is the same thing with or without a 10 nF capacitor on the pins 12 and 14 of the 68000 CPU. I do not know if the capacitor voltage is important to consider.

The ShowConfig program returns :
Board + ROM (HD?) (unidentified): Prod=8215/9 ($2017/$9) (@$400000 1 meg)
Board + ROM (HD?) (unidentified): Prod=2017/22 ($7E1/$16) (@$F00000 8 meg)

The GG INFO command returns :
Golden Gate system information:
Machine-Type : A2000
Current version : 1.31
SCAT-SX version : 1.04
Pylon Birthday : 02/03/94 09:11:19
Frame-Base : 400000H
Frame-Size : 1024 kB
Local-RAM : 16128 kB
Ram-expansion disabled

I do not really understand why the ShowConfig command says that this board is unidentified.
Could we say that board is in good condition looking at these informations ?

Owner of this board, what informations do you have with ShowConfig and GG INFO ?

Which kind of memory do you use ?

I have noticed that GG INFO command freezes the Amiga when there no memory installed on the GoldenGate card.

Your help will be well appreciated.

Thank you.

[Tryphon]

Well, I have read something about that but I only have fast ram on a TekMagic 68060.

My config is:
A2000 rev. 6.2
TekMagic 68060 + 128 Mb + two hard disks
Picasso II+
A2320 display enhancer
Ethernet card A2065
Golden Gate 486slc

Thank you.

[Tryphon]

Thank you for this help. Unfortunatly, I do not have the manual. I have tried to disable my TekMagic (Amiga with the 68000 only) without more results. No more chance with other Zorro slot. I have several sets of 30 pins memory. I am going to try all what I own.

Meanwhile, I can receive any other informations.

[Tryphon]

Thank you for these advises.
I have tried two sets of 9 chips memories. GG program freezes after turning on the green LED on the GoldenGate board.
I have used the CPU NOCACHE with the 68060 and the 68000 and the issue is the same : Amiga freezes. Sometimes I have this message box :
DIGGER Program failed (error #80000003h)

Could you tell me what jumper setting do you have on your board ?

[Tryphon]

I have taken away the Picasso card. But the freezing is still there.

I am waiting for the Keropi' jumper settings.

Any other advise are welcome.

[Tryphon]

I continue to try ...

Only once, with the Digger program, I have obtained a yellow guru meditation style message :

GoldenGate Loader reports Error : 90
Diagnosis : cannot coldboot goldengate (no busactivity)

If someone have a troubleshouting section in his manual, may I have more information ?

I am quite afraid about the health of this card ...

[Tryphon]

Yes, Jeff, your manual could help me, thank you.

Thank you for this picture. Jumper settings was good.

At the left down corner, I see something strange : one resistor is missing (just in front of the U10 chip).

I do not really know what to do now.

[Tryphon]

Thank you again. Nethertheless error 90 is not documented.

I mentionned a missing resistor. I think it is a capacitor. I do not know if there is a way to have its specifications.

[Tryphon]

Keropi, Jeff, I am quite happy to have your help.

Sure I will try with the resistor. I leave my Amiga during the week. Next week-end I will decide what I am doing with this card : ask a refund or test it in your Amiga (I do not have an Amiga 3000 or 4000 and no friend who have it).

Thank you.