Os 3.9 gurus on a1200 8mb fast 030

_ThEcRoW · 02 March 2008, 15:02

Hello friends, some time ago while im waiting for my 32mb stick to arrive i installed 3.9 on a spare hd i had lying around just to see hot it could be on my apollo 030 50 mhz with 8mb fast ram. The thing is that i installed the os via winuae, as in this 1200 i have no floppy and couldn't use the rescue disk, and when i putted it in the 1200 it boots well and shows me a nice workbench, but i i begin to move around the workbench it gurus after a few seconds passed.
I tried to install the two boingbags, but no luck, the first keeps crashing, and the second starts well, but keeps me telling i need install first the bb1.
I was told that it could be related to the boingbags missing that the gurus appear, but for what i know my cpu is a 030 and it should go without many fuss with no bb installed.
What do you think?
Thanks in advance!!!!

DDNI · 02 March 2008, 16:06

Hi OS3.9 needs 3.1 ROMS. Do you have these?

Hewitson · 03 March 2008, 00:09

I'd recommend trying different RAM. The Apollo cards are extremely fussy with memory.

_ThEcRoW · 03 March 2008, 13:02

Yes i have the 3.1 roms. As for the ram it works ok on 3.1 so it should work as well on 3.9

_ThEcRoW · 04 March 2008, 10:56

Bump!
Anyone?

Chain · 04 March 2008, 23:55

just suggestion: try to run some memory test utility from CLI

Charlie · 05 March 2008, 11:36

Another (somewhat ramdom) thought may be power...
...if your computer is doing weird stuff then blame the PSU first.

Hewitson · 06 March 2008, 15:39

Certainly a possibility if he's using the shit A1200 PSU. I'll never understand why they shipped the machine with such an underpowered power supply when the existing A500 supplies they used were ideal.

_ThEcRoW · 07 March 2008, 16:30

I have been using at this 1200 my trusty a500 psu, but long time ago i began using an at psu of about 300w, so i don't think juice is the problem.
BTW, on a 030 boing balls aren't needed, am i wrong?

_ThEcRoW · 08 March 2008, 15:35

I have tested the memory with three memtesters from aminet.
Two of them are ok, but there is one that almost immediately launched gives a lot of lines with memory addresses and tells that there is errors in chip and fast, but i presume that could be the program that is not running well. The program in question is MemTest.lha with 2001 as the date. The other two 68k testers says that the chip and fast are ok.
Any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!!!

_ThEcRoW · 08 March 2008, 19:48

Bump!

_ThEcRoW · 15 March 2008, 17:25

Bump! Anyone?

Retro1234 · 15 March 2008, 17:44

Have you tryed swapping over the 8mb and 32mb stick?
Maybe try a fresh insyall?

_ThEcRoW · 15 March 2008, 17:56

I didn't have a 32 mb stick yet, so i 'm stuck with 8mb for the moment.
I have two fresh installs on two different hds and both of them gurus and freezes the same.

Retro1234 · 16 March 2008, 11:20

Try booting with no Startup-Sequence and implement every bit of Startup one at a time - I never run Os3.9 on 8mb but seems quite small also what screen mode is set installing under WinUae?

02 March 2008, 15:02	#1
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Os 3.9 gurus on a1200 8mb fast 030 Hello friends, some time ago while im waiting for my 32mb stick to arrive i installed 3.9 on a spare hd i had lying around just to see hot it could be on my apollo 030 50 mhz with 8mb fast ram. The thing is that i installed the os via winuae, as in this 1200 i have no floppy and couldn't use the rescue disk, and when i putted it in the 1200 it boots well and shows me a nice workbench, but i i begin to move around the workbench it gurus after a few seconds passed. I tried to install the two boingbags, but no luck, the first keeps crashing, and the second starts well, but keeps me telling i need install first the bb1. I was told that it could be related to the boingbags missing that the gurus appear, but for what i know my cpu is a 030 and it should go without many fuss with no bb installed. What do you think? Thanks in advance!!!!

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02 March 2008, 16:06	#2
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Hi OS3.9 needs 3.1 ROMS. Do you have these?

03 March 2008, 00:09	#3
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,772	I'd recommend trying different RAM. The Apollo cards are extremely fussy with memory.

03 March 2008, 13:02	#4
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Yes i have the 3.1 roms. As for the ram it works ok on 3.1 so it should work as well on 3.9

04 March 2008, 10:56	#5
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Bump! Anyone?

04 March 2008, 23:55	#6
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 50 Posts: 1,536	just suggestion: try to run some memory test utility from CLI

05 March 2008, 11:36	#7
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Another (somewhat ramdom) thought may be power... ...if your computer is doing weird stuff then blame the PSU first.

06 March 2008, 15:39	#8
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,772	Certainly a possibility if he's using the shit A1200 PSU. I'll never understand why they shipped the machine with such an underpowered power supply when the existing A500 supplies they used were ideal.

07 March 2008, 16:30	#9
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	I have been using at this 1200 my trusty a500 psu, but long time ago i began using an at psu of about 300w, so i don't think juice is the problem. BTW, on a 030 boing balls aren't needed, am i wrong?

08 March 2008, 15:35	#10
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	I have tested the memory with three memtesters from aminet. Two of them are ok, but there is one that almost immediately launched gives a lot of lines with memory addresses and tells that there is errors in chip and fast, but i presume that could be the program that is not running well. The program in question is MemTest.lha with 2001 as the date. The other two 68k testers says that the chip and fast are ok. Any ideas?? Thanks in advance!!!!

08 March 2008, 19:48	#11
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Bump!

15 March 2008, 17:25	#12
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Bump! Anyone?

15 March 2008, 17:44	#13
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Have you tryed swapping over the 8mb and 32mb stick? Maybe try a fresh insyall?

15 March 2008, 17:56	#14
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	I didn't have a 32 mb stick yet, so i 'm stuck with 8mb for the moment. I have two fresh installs on two different hds and both of them gurus and freezes the same.

16 March 2008, 11:20	#15
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Try booting with no Startup-Sequence and implement every bit of Startup one at a time - I never run Os3.9 on 8mb but seems quite small also what screen mode is set installing under WinUae?

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