[comp.sys.amiga] FATTER Agnus & Mounting Harddisks

addison@pollux.usc.edu (Richard Addison) (06/19/89)

Well, I was having a bit of trouble mounting my SyQuest 555 (44 Meg removable
media harddrive) with my C-Ltd controller after I upgraded to a FATTER Agnus.

Boy, do I feel stupid.

You see, my MountList still had BufMemType=5, and I only have a megabyte of
RAM which is all CHIP now.  I was unable to mount VD0: or any of my harddisk
partitions because Mount was asked to allocate a type of memory I didn't
have!

So I changed my MountList for BufMemType=1, which asks for any PUBLIC memory.

Works like a charm.  The Fat Lady is Singing beautifully now!

Hint for do-it-yourselfers:  If you choose to install the FATTER Agnus
yourself and you don't have the special extraction tool, just remove the
main circuit board from the bottom of the 2000, remove the hex-screws
from the mouse connectors and pull the RF-shield away from the bottom
of the main circuit board.  This will give you access to two holes below
Agnus.  Just push 'er out!  Do NOT attempt to _PULL_ out Agnus without
the proper tool.  There is a jumper you need to change, and a trace you
need to cut, but I assume you can get that info with your purchase of
the FATTER Agnus 8372 IC (PN#318069-02).

Richard Addison
"Did you know that the word 'gullible' is not in the dictionary?"