version and mount

dschallock · 11 July 2018, 09:13

I have a strange one...
Everytime I reboot my system I get a crash from either C:version or C:Mount.
I have a backup of my SYS volume so if I boot without startup and restore those two files it boots fine again.... until the next time I reboot and those two files are crashing again. How could they be changing!

meynaf · 11 July 2018, 09:34

First guess would be there is a virus in the system, that alters executables when they are run.

dschallock · 11 July 2018, 10:15

I don't think I have ever had a virus on my Amiga before. Do you recommend something to look for viruses?

meynaf · 11 July 2018, 10:23

Long ago i used VirusZ. I guess it should still be fine.

dschallock · 11 July 2018, 10:55

So I ran it and it found HappyNewYear96 virus in many locations. Im not sure if that virus could do something like what I described but it says it disinfected the files anyway.
Ill do some tests to see if the problem persists.

idrougge · 11 July 2018, 12:10

That actually sounds similar to my experiences with Happy New Year.

zipper · 11 July 2018, 14:18

Sounds familiar, I think I had over 700 infections long time ago and VT - Schutz got easily rid of them. It's not particularly dangerous but irritating. http://www.vht-dk.dk/amiga/desc/txt/hny-9697.htm

dschallock · 12 July 2018, 19:15

So I definitely had lots of that happynewyear96 virus and virusz most definitely helped clear that out, but the random crashes seem to unrelated to that problem.
I was reading another post by someone who was having alot of random crashes and for him it ended up being the PSU. I am using the original stock Amiga 3000 PSU. I do have quite a few cards in the machine.
The list of cards I have installed:
Warpengine 3040 w/scsi II controller attached to 1 HD and 1 CDrom
Personal Animation Recorder with 1 IDE HD
X-Surf 100
AD516 sound card
Picasso IV graphics card

So, I'm wondering if I might be dealing with a power issue that is giving me so many random crashes?
I ordered an ATX to Amiga 3000 cable adapter from Amigakit (thanks guys!) and my plan is to find an ATX power supply that will fit in metal case of the Amiga 3000 PSU and fit that in there and see if it fixes my issues.
Other than that, I was planning of getting the recap service done.
Not sure where to look after that.

volvo_0ne · 04 August 2018, 22:09

If you suspect a PSU problem, try to remove cards.

If you get a stable system after removing (say) one or maybe two cards, then the PSU is suspect.

But also bear in mind that one of the cards may be faulty, so substitution is the key here I think?

11 July 2018, 09:13	#1
dschallock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Northern California Posts: 174	version and mount I have a strange one... Everytime I reboot my system I get a crash from either C:version or C:Mount. I have a backup of my SYS volume so if I boot without startup and restore those two files it boots fine again.... until the next time I reboot and those two files are crashing again. How could they be changing!

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11 July 2018, 09:34	#2
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,323	First guess would be there is a virus in the system, that alters executables when they are run.

11 July 2018, 10:15	#3
dschallock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Northern California Posts: 174	I don't think I have ever had a virus on my Amiga before. Do you recommend something to look for viruses?

11 July 2018, 10:23	#4
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,323	Long ago i used VirusZ. I guess it should still be fine.

11 July 2018, 10:55	#5
dschallock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Northern California Posts: 174	So I ran it and it found HappyNewYear96 virus in many locations. Im not sure if that virus could do something like what I described but it says it disinfected the files anyway. Ill do some tests to see if the problem persists.

11 July 2018, 12:10	#6
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	That actually sounds similar to my experiences with Happy New Year.

11 July 2018, 14:18	#7
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Sounds familiar, I think I had over 700 infections long time ago and VT - Schutz got easily rid of them. It's not particularly dangerous but irritating. http://www.vht-dk.dk/amiga/desc/txt/hny-9697.htm

12 July 2018, 19:15	#8
dschallock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Northern California Posts: 174	So I definitely had lots of that happynewyear96 virus and virusz most definitely helped clear that out, but the random crashes seem to unrelated to that problem. I was reading another post by someone who was having alot of random crashes and for him it ended up being the PSU. I am using the original stock Amiga 3000 PSU. I do have quite a few cards in the machine. The list of cards I have installed: Warpengine 3040 w/scsi II controller attached to 1 HD and 1 CDrom Personal Animation Recorder with 1 IDE HD X-Surf 100 AD516 sound card Picasso IV graphics card So, I'm wondering if I might be dealing with a power issue that is giving me so many random crashes? I ordered an ATX to Amiga 3000 cable adapter from Amigakit (thanks guys!) and my plan is to find an ATX power supply that will fit in metal case of the Amiga 3000 PSU and fit that in there and see if it fixes my issues. Other than that, I was planning of getting the recap service done. Not sure where to look after that.

04 August 2018, 22:09	#9
volvo_0ne Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 360	If you suspect a PSU problem, try to remove cards. If you get a stable system after removing (say) one or maybe two cards, then the PSU is suspect. But also bear in mind that one of the cards may be faulty, so substitution is the key here I think?

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