Memory problems

Belgarath · 17 August 2015, 20:35

I've been testing a lot of adfs recently and appear to be running into quite a few problems when it comes to memory..

Several games that definitely used to work with 512k chip + 512k slow no longer seem to work...And now I've just loaded Alien 3 with 512k chip and 512k slow and the game is telling me that it won't load because it needs at least 1 meg of memory...Surely this can't be right?

AMIGASYSTEM · 17 August 2015, 20:59

Alien 3 requires only 1 MB of RAM, in WinUAE use "Quicikstart" and Model A500 and you will see that the game starts without problems.

Toni Wilen · 17 August 2015, 21:02

I think something important information is missing.. But probable reason is too many floppy drives (assuming your config is sane)

Belgarath · 17 August 2015, 21:16

Only using the 1 floppy drive but apparently my config isn't sane as it works in quickstart mode...I shall investigate further and get back to you.

AMIGASYSTEM · 18 August 2015, 15:04

If you can help here is a screenshot indicative

waltc · 20 August 2015, 18:26

When I bought my first Amiga in the US, circa ~1987, an A500, all I can recall is 512k chip memory on board, although to be fair at the time I didn't even know what "chip memory" was, let alone "fast" or "slow"...

My first recollection of 1MB of ram in one of my Amigas was for 1MB chipram. Strange, that I can't recall the fastram in that first Amiga....it could have been there, but for some reason that configuration does not ring a bell with me. It was not long after buying the A500 and discovering that the Amiga was what I'd been looking for at the time that I recall moving to an A2000 and far beyond during the next ~six/seven years...

Arnie · 20 August 2015, 18:35

I had the 'Screen Gems' pack. It was a KS1.3 WB1.3 Amiga 500. I bought the 512kb memory upgrade at the same time which gave me 1mb. I didn't know about 'slow mem' then either, all I knew was that I had 1mb memory.

britelite · 26 August 2015, 17:47

I actually have the same problem, a setup that worked fine in 3.0 doesn't anymore in 3.1.

I have a directory mounted as a hard drive in a 512/512 OCS-setup for easy testing while developing, could it be that the hard drive config actually eats up more memory in the latest build (like on a real Amiga)?

EDIT: Nevermind, solved it already

17 August 2015, 20:35	#1
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	Memory problems I've been testing a lot of adfs recently and appear to be running into quite a few problems when it comes to memory.. Several games that definitely used to work with 512k chip + 512k slow no longer seem to work...And now I've just loaded Alien 3 with 512k chip and 512k slow and the game is telling me that it won't load because it needs at least 1 meg of memory...Surely this can't be right?

18 August 2015, 15:04	#5
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	If you can help here is a screenshot indicative Last edited by AMIGASYSTEM; 23 January 2016 at 08:11.

26 August 2015, 17:47	#8
britelite Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Espoo / Finland Posts: 818	I actually have the same problem, a setup that worked fine in 3.0 doesn't anymore in 3.1. I have a directory mounted as a hard drive in a 512/512 OCS-setup for easy testing while developing, could it be that the hard drive config actually eats up more memory in the latest build (like on a real Amiga)? EDIT: Nevermind, solved it already Last edited by britelite; 26 August 2015 at 17:53.

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17 August 2015, 20:59	#2
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	Alien 3 requires only 1 MB of RAM, in WinUAE use "Quicikstart" and Model A500 and you will see that the game starts without problems.

17 August 2015, 21:02	#3
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	I think something important information is missing.. But probable reason is too many floppy drives (assuming your config is sane)

17 August 2015, 21:16	#4
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	Only using the 1 floppy drive but apparently my config isn't sane as it works in quickstart mode...I shall investigate further and get back to you.

20 August 2015, 18:26	#6
waltc Martian Anachronism Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Railway Station, Mars Posts: 33	When I bought my first Amiga in the US, circa ~1987, an A500, all I can recall is 512k chip memory on board, although to be fair at the time I didn't even know what "chip memory" was, let alone "fast" or "slow"... My first recollection of 1MB of ram in one of my Amigas was for 1MB chipram. Strange, that I can't recall the fastram in that first Amiga....it could have been there, but for some reason that configuration does not ring a bell with me. It was not long after buying the A500 and discovering that the Amiga was what I'd been looking for at the time that I recall moving to an A2000 and far beyond during the next ~six/seven years...

20 August 2015, 18:35	#7
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	I had the 'Screen Gems' pack. It was a KS1.3 WB1.3 Amiga 500. I bought the 512kb memory upgrade at the same time which gave me 1mb. I didn't know about 'slow mem' then either, all I knew was that I had 1mb memory.

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