rooijen@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl (A.J. van Rooijen) (10/15/90)
Does anyone experience software problems using the A590? For example if I use Xoper my Amiga will guru as soon as I exit, although I have opened a Custom Screen. Are there any known bugs concerning the AutoBoot roms or the FastFiling system. I happen to have an early version of the A590 (146xx) The reason I ask this is that I know that the A590 does something with location 0. In my opinion it should not do that, ie the Imploder will just hang up if the location isn't zero. To run it I will have to clear the location first. This indicates that normally, the location is 0. On other systems with hardcards the location is always 0. many thanks and greetings Erwin van Breemen Leiden
tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM) (10/18/90)
> >Resp: 11 of 11 About: A590 problems ><995@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl> [A.J. van Rooijen] (*Masked*@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl) >The reason I ask this is that I know that the A590 does something with >location 0. In my opinion it should not do that, ie the Imploder will just >hang up if the location isn't zero. To run it I will have to clear the >location first. This indicates that normally, the location is 0. On other >systems with hardcards the location is always 0. Well, just FYI .. the REASON that some software breaks is usually that the programmer of that software has a pointer bug. So if a program will not run with location 0 being ANY value in particular , then it is that programmers fault, not the A590's. Report this to the manufacturer. It is a bug. ========[ Xanadu Enterprises Inc. Amiga & Unix Software Development]======= =Also the mantra and spells, the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand= =and the work of the sword: these shall he learn and teach. = = He must teach; but he may make severe the ordeals. = =========== Ken Jamieson: uunet!tronsbox.xei.com!tron1 =================== = NONE of the opinions represented here are endorsed by either = = Xanadu Enterpises or its clients, AT&T Bell Labs or others. = === The Romantic Encounters BBS 201-759-8450(PEP) / 201-759-8568(2400) ====
hclausen@adspdk.UUCP (Henrik Clausen) (10/22/90)
In article <271cfba7-999.12comp.sys.amiga.tech-1@tronsbox.xei.com>, HIM writes: > ><995@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl> [A.J. van Rooijen] (*Masked*@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl) > >The reason I ask this is that I know that the A590 does something with > >location 0. In my opinion it should not do that. Certainly shouldn't. It's a known bug in an early FFS version. I seem to remember the 1.3.2 update containing a fixed FFS. > So if a program will not run with location 0 being ANY value in particular , > then it is that programmers fault, not the A590's. It's a fault on *BOTH* programs - you may call it a binary bug, it takes another bug to expose the first one. VirusX, JRComm e.a. have this 'using $0 as pointer' bug that shows when something weird is in $0. > Report this to the manufacturer. It is a bug. So true. VirusX and JRComm where fixed. So is FFS - get it, and you're all set. -Henrik | Henrik Clausen, Graffiti Data (Fido: 2:230/22.33) | | ...{pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmehq!adspdk!hclausen | \__"Do not accept the heart that is the slave to reason" - Qawwali trad__/