jdb@mordor.s1.gov (John Bruner) (06/12/88)
Over the years I've upgraded my Mac 512, first by getting the 128K ROMs and then by adding a Dove memory upgrade. As a result, I now have a 2Mb 512Ke. I received System 6.0 a few days ago and I am very disappointed to discover that it doesn't work on my machine. Any attempt to touch the serial ports causes a crash, and although it installs the Sound Manager, the SystemBeep is always "Simple Beep", even when I've selected something else using the control panel. The same floppy runs fine on a Mac+ at work. My guess is that some of the patched-in code depends upon the small amount of hardware that differentiates a Mac+ from a Mac 512Ke (e.g. the larger parameter RAM). I'd appreciate any suggestions for a workaround. -- John Bruner (Supercomputer R&D, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) jdb@mordor.s1.gov ...!lll-crg!mordor!jdb (415) 422-0759
dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke) (06/12/88)
In article <22329@mordor.s1.gov> jdb@mordor.s1.gov (John Bruner) writes: >Any attempt to touch the serial ports causes a crash, and although >it installs the Sound Manager, the SystemBeep is always "Simple Beep", >even when I've selected something else using the control panel. I've had the same problem's exactly! I have the exact same configuration as John and have experienced the exact same problems. Does this mean I can't run the new system software, but I thought the 128K roms in my machine were the same as the ROM's in a Mac Plus, at least that's what the advertisments for the Disk & ROM upgrade said. I would really suck if I can't run the new system. >I'd appreciate any suggestions for a workaround. Me too, is this an oversight on Apple's part, or was the new system designed so that 512Ke's are left out. I'd be really interested to know. -- David M. O'Rourke Disclaimer: I don't represent the school. All opinions are mine!
thecloud@pnet06.cts.com (Ken Mcleod) (06/12/88)
jdb@mordor.s1.gov (John Bruner) writes: >Over the years I've upgraded my Mac 512, first by getting the 128K >ROMs and then by adding a Dove memory upgrade. As a result, I now >have a 2Mb 512Ke. I received System 6.0 a few days ago and I am >very disappointed to discover that it doesn't work on my machine... I also have a 512K->512KE->2 meg Dove upgraded Macintosh, but the System Tools 6.0 release works just fine on my machine. I noticed that someone else (David O'Rourke?) mentioned similar problems getting any term programs to work under 6.0, with an identical hardware setup. You didn't mention one thing, though: do you also have the Dove SCSI add-on port? I do... perhaps the new System needs to be able to find and initialize a SCSI port??? Comments? One other interesting item of note: the only other incompatibility I've ever run across which might be tied to the lack of a Macintosh Plus logic board is the fact that the "Macintosh SE Guided Tour" disk won't boot on my machine (it does boot on a 'regular' Plus). I can run it manually after starting up with another system, however. Disclaimer: I have more INITs in my System Folder than the mind can comfortably conceive. Ken McLeod ========================= ....... ====================== UUCP: {crash uunet}!pnet06!thecloud :. .: Chief Weapons of UNIX: ARPA: crash!pnet06!thecloud@nosc.mil :::.. ..::: "Fear, surprise, and INET: thecloud@pnet06.cts.com //// ruthless efficiency."
Tim_M_Dierks@cup.portal.com (06/15/88)
Re: Problems with System 6.0 & 512e --Dove--> 2Mb I've got the same upgrade, and althought 6.0 has beek working, I keep on crashes into MacsBug. One of the most annoying bugs is that I get a crash occasionally when playing a sound in Hypercard. The really strange thing is that even if I flick the power off and on, [OK, I didn't leave it off for 30 seconds to be sure, but it shouldn't happen anyway] when I reboot the first time, the mouse won't move. Button works [I can pull down the DA menu], but won't budge from its spot. So I hit the interrupt key and rb with macsbug [6.0b1] and then it works fine. I would _really_ appreciate some info on it- not that it's a big problem- it doesn't happen real often- but because I'd like to know what's going on.... +---------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+ | Tim Dierks Tim_M_Dierks@cup.portal.com | C4TKG3@IRISHMVS.BITNET | | {backbone}!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!Tim_M_Dierks | dierks@ndmath.UUCP | +---------------------------------------------------+ GEnie: T.DIERKS | | Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice Doggie" | ND Computing Center | | until you can find a rock. -- Will Rogers | Notre Dame, IN 46556 | +---------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+