[comp.sys.amiga.hardware] Help!: ZKick and -NORESET

rbabel@babylon.rmt.sub.org (Ralph Babel) (05/13/91)

In article <1991May13.160444.30679@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>,
markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

> What is the nature of the incorrect behavior of RAM boards and the
> hardware RESET that causes Kickit and Zkick to die?  I know the
> problem was originally with the GVP HD+RAM boards.

Nope.

GVP's original '030 accelerator boards didn't pass the RESET
signal during a software RESET. This has been fixed with a
set of new PALs, see GVP Technical Bulletin #4 for details.

Ralph

markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (05/13/91)

A quickie question?

What is the nature of the incorrect behavior of RAM boards and the
hardware RESET that causes Kickit and Zkick to die?  I know the
problem was originally with the GVP HD+RAM boards.

Now I have a RAMWorks 2000 that will only boot into 2.0 with the
-noreset option (the sometimes the checksum fails too, but not
always), and I need to know the nature of the probmem so I can tell
Applied Engineering what is wrong.  They seem interested in fixing it
if it is a legitmate "bug".

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davidc@contact.uucp (Ice Weasel) (05/15/91)

In article <07887.AA07887@babylon.rmt.sub.org> cbmvax.commodore.com!cbmehq!babylon!rbabel (Ralph Babel) writes:
>In article <1991May13.160444.30679@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>,
>markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>
>> What is the nature of the incorrect behavior of RAM boards and the
>> hardware RESET that causes Kickit and Zkick to die?  I know the
>> problem was originally with the GVP HD+RAM boards.
>
>Nope.
>
>GVP's original '030 accelerator boards didn't pass the RESET
>signal during a software RESET. This has been fixed with a
>set of new PALs, see GVP Technical Bulletin #4 for details.
>Ralph

Keep an eye out for a new version of Zkick called LKICK. It's made the
rounds up here in Toronto, and has further fixed some problems people
are having... (and no, I don't have FTP access or i'd do everyone a favour)

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