RCS Fusion Forty owners I need you help

[TjLaZer]

I got a Rev 2.0 card and installed a XC68040RC25B chip and it seems to be ok.  I install the card in my A2000 and when I turn on I get a cool looking RCS Fusion Forty screen saying it is maping the Kickstart!  It then boots normally.  But is still slow and when I check the CPU via SysInfo it says 68000!  With the switch in the other position (when turned off of course!) it simply boots normal in 68000 mode so I assume that is the 68000 fallback mode.  So should it show as a 68040 when it boots up or do I need to run software?  I did read I need to run a program to get the memory mapped.  Just not sure if I got it installed correctly.

[zipper]

For a 040 card you always need at least a library as at least the older OS's don't have support for 040 and have no idea how to handle it. Probably just 68040.library but check if some info is available. Don't you have any s/w for the card?

[alenppc]

That should NOT happen! It is possible that you did not install the 040 properly or perhaps that the board is defective... In any case even without the 68040.library the cpu should be recognised at least as a 030. It is normal for the system to be slow if you haven't got 32bit fast ram, however just check what the CPU command says when the board is active. You can also hold ESC during boot-up (or was it RMB?)... I can't recall right now, but you can try both combinations. This should bring the configuration menu. Try disabling the MapROM feature for the moment and running without it to see if it helps.
Also, being one of the earliest 040 boards on the Amiga, it is very sensitive to the 68040.library version used. It works the best with its own old V36.something but it can also be used with the OS3.9's V44, however this requires a particular software workaround in order to enable it to function which I can't describe right now but I think there are hints on how to do it on Aminet.
The on-board memory should be autoconfig so it should not require any manual configuration of the memory. If you haven't got the 3.1 ROM inside your A2000 you can use the SetFF command to softkick another file.

[Lando]

alenppc wrote:

The on-board memory should be autoconfig so it should not require any manual configuration of the memory. If you haven't got the 3.1 ROM inside your A2000 you can use the SetFF command to softkick another file.

I've never owned one of these cards but from an old review I read (here), the RAM is not autoconfig and needs special software for it to be made visible to the system.  The install disks are available here

It also mentions something about upgrading the Gary chip?

[AmiDude]

I already mentioned the link to the Fusion Forty
software in this thread:

www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20466

But TjLaZeR didn't seem to notice it... :-(

[alenppc]

Lando wrote:

I've never owned one of these cards but from an old review I read (here), the RAM is not autoconfig and needs special software for it to be made visible to the system.  The install disks are available here

It also mentions something about upgrading the Gary chip?

You're right, it does say that... Apparently that problem was only present with early board's ROMs, I guess the company didn't know how to use the autoconfig feature. I know that my FF with the newer ROMs does autoconfigure the RAM... So it probably depends on the "Plug and go ROM" version installed.

[TjLaZer]

OK I got the latest driver disk and it will not let me install it!  I get an error when it tries to copy SetFF.  So I manually copied all the files and got it to partially work.  It shows up as a 68040 with Sysinfo.  Then when I try to add the memory with SetFF ADDMEM it adds it but right when I try to do something I get a crash.  Seems the DMA or something might be wrong with my HD.  I have a GVP Series II card and a 2GB SCSI HD.  Any ideas?