[comp.sys.amiga.programmer] Snap1.4_ljr - BETAtest - BUG

ptavoly@cs.ruu.nl (Peter Tavoly) (03/22/91)

Willis F York writes:

>Well i got the snap program installed.. (But lost the Email adress of
>the writer.. :'|    )
>
>I'll load it... do a snap... CRASH.....
>repeatable... 100%....
>
>only thinbg i haven't tried yet is to boot with a 
>100% cbm normal disk.
>
>anyone else having any problems?
>
>error # is 0....00008.######
>
>yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu  
>Willis F York   

I have got the same problem:

My setup:
A500 - Kick 1.2 v33.180 (HQC antivirus) (on piggyback board)
       Kick 1.3 v34.5 (The regular ROM that my machine came with)
       2.5 MB memory (512K chip + 1.8 MB of *usable* fast = 2.3MB)
I also use ARP and various other programs running in the background.

What I do:

Foo> mkdir ram:libs
Foo> cp libs:* ram:libs
Foo> mv smallIFFparse.library ram:libs/iffparse.library
Foo> assign libs: ram:libs
Foo> snap
(This was not done with Snap :^)

Now the three lines with copyrights come up,
then I snap some text; as soon as I release the left
Amiga key: GURU 00000008.00C*****, where the value of the *
varies from 10000 to 4FFFF, 100% repeatable. This happens
with graphics as well.

This is with memory expansion enabled.

With NoFastMem, the same happens except the GURU no.
is now 00000008.00035*** or around that.

I have tried Workbench 1.2 D v33.56 (the German version
my machine came with, difference lies only in that some
of the 'secret messages' were cleaned up)
WB 1.3 v34.20 - the vanilla C= one, and
WB 1.3 v34.20 - my own customized Workbench with ARP, several
residents and programs in the background like PopCLI, PIP: device,
VirusX 4.01 etc.

The problem lies NOT in ARP as I have tried several setups without it.

I have also tried all combinations of Kickstart 1.2/1.3 and WB1.2/1.3
In all cases: GURU.

It does not seem to trash anything else, as I could in some cases (where
just a requester comes up instead of the flashing red box) continue
working with other programs.

My hunch: the extra memory is causing problems, as I cannot switch it off,
(well I could take it out, but I broke a pin when I was installing it (not
my fault, just 'poor-student' quality hardware) and only my faith is holding
it together)

Do you (WFY) have any extra memory installed?

A note to the author: could you let Snap say something when it does not find
the iffparse.library? As it is now you do not know what is wrong, it just
does not work.

PS.: the address of the author is lrg7030@uxn.cso.uiuc.edu or
			      l-rittle@uiuc.edu (from the README file)


 -Thomas Tavoly

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