ajahn@digi.lonestar.org (Alfredo Jahn) (06/29/90)
HELP!!! I am having problems booting my A2000. This problem started the
day I installed my new Rodime 210 mb drive and a GVP controller. The GVP
is the one with the optional 8 meg of RAM (I put in 2 meg). I never saw
this type of problem with my old A2090 and 40 mb ST-506 setup... Here is
what happens:
1. I reset the machine
2. I get the AmigaDos screen (with Copyright notice...)
3. The floppy chuggs for a bit and stops but the LED remains lit.
I wait and wait but nothing happens (LED is still lit).
4. I pop the floppy out and reset again
5. I get a GURU ( #0000000B.00C050A8 )
6. I press the mouse button
7. I get the "insert boot floppy" screen
8. I insert the floppy
9. I again get the AmigaDos screen
10. A few seconds later I get another GURU. This time it is a different
number: #00000004.00C050A8
11. I turn off the power to the Amiga
12. 20 seconds later, I power it up again (with floppy removed)
13. I get the "insert boot floppy" screen
14. I push in the floppy
15. The system comes all the way up!
I tried different boot floppies to make sure it wasn't a read error
BTW, I still have the 1.2 ROMs so I boot from floppy. I leave my system
on 24 hours/day so I rarely boot, but when I have to, it would be nice
to not have to do this same dance every time...
Maybe the extra 2 Meg of RAM on the GVP is having a problem initializing?
If this were the case, would I get an error message on my screen?
When things work correctly, I get the usual AmigaDos screen then within a
few seconds I get the first line displayed from my Startup-Sequence file.
This first line is displayed before I do anything else in the startup!
(this is the first line in the startup file...). Does anyone out there
have any ideas? I still have time to return the GVP. I realy can't see
how it could be the GVP, since it is the floppy that appears to be hanging
up... Enough said.
Thanks in advance,
- alfredo jahn
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