A600 with fast ram expansion crashes with ClassAct and/or net apps

duga · 10 May 2013, 20:02

A600
3.1 ROM
Kipper2ks 4 MB RAM expansion
Roadshow68k with 3COM PCMCIA NIC

ClassAct Prefs - crashes as soon as started
AWEB 3.2 demo - crashes as soon as started

ramlib error (#80000004) in both cases, Snoopdos doesn't help in any way.

Actually, AmIRC and AmFTP crashes too as soon as they are doing a successful connection (error #8000003).

Some more info:
Tested three different PSUs. No difference.
Removed the chip ram expansion (gives me 1 MB chip and 4 MB fast), makes no difference.
Removed the fast ram expansion (gives me 2 MB chip only), still ramlib failure trying to start ClassAct Prefs.
WHDLoad works great, eating up most of both chip and fast mem.

Bad caps perhaps?

duga · 11 May 2013, 20:02

I'm running ClassicWB 68K on this system. One theory is that some files requires 020 or FPU and therefore crashes when running on 68000.

duga · 12 May 2013, 10:55

One more hint:

NCFTP quits with "bus error" as soon as it's successfully connected to a FTP server.

duga · 14 May 2013, 22:48

Someone with the exact same ClassAct problem:

http://www.forum64.de/wbb3/board314-...hler/?3a39fff7

Solution: Changed from Classic WB to default WB 3.1. Seems like something in Classic WB is really broken on 68000.

Bloodwych · 23 June 2013, 16:05

Hi, sorry for the late response. You need to download the classact2demo file from Aminet, then manually copy across the layout.gadget file 68000 version. I must have left a 020 version in there and the installer for classact will not replace newer files, hence the crash.

This version was converted across from the 020 LITE and I removed classact as it wasn't required for the default install, so never noticed that a Classact 020 layout.gadget file was left in the drawer. This will be fixed by the next version.

duga · 23 June 2013, 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloodwych

Hi, sorry for the late response. You need to download the classact2demo file from Aminet, then manually copy across the layout.gadget file 68000 version. I must have left a 020 version in there and the installer for classact will not replace newer files, hence the crash.

This version was converted across from the 020 LITE and I removed classact as it wasn't required for the default install, so never noticed that a Classact 020 layout.gadget file was left in the drawer. This will be fixed by the next version.

Great to hear that!

10 May 2013, 20:02	#1
duga Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 528	A600 with fast ram expansion crashes with ClassAct and/or net apps A600 3.1 ROM Kipper2ks 4 MB RAM expansion Roadshow68k with 3COM PCMCIA NIC ClassAct Prefs - crashes as soon as started AWEB 3.2 demo - crashes as soon as started ramlib error (#80000004) in both cases, Snoopdos doesn't help in any way. Actually, AmIRC and AmFTP crashes too as soon as they are doing a successful connection (error #8000003). Some more info: Tested three different PSUs. No difference. Removed the chip ram expansion (gives me 1 MB chip and 4 MB fast), makes no difference. Removed the fast ram expansion (gives me 2 MB chip only), still ramlib failure trying to start ClassAct Prefs. WHDLoad works great, eating up most of both chip and fast mem. Bad caps perhaps? Last edited by duga; 10 May 2013 at 22:49.

23 June 2013, 16:05	#5
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Hi, sorry for the late response. You need to download the classact2demo file from Aminet, then manually copy across the layout.gadget file 68000 version. I must have left a 020 version in there and the installer for classact will not replace newer files, hence the crash. This version was converted across from the 020 LITE and I removed classact as it wasn't required for the default install, so never noticed that a Classact 020 layout.gadget file was left in the drawer. This will be fixed by the next version. Last edited by Bloodwych; 23 June 2013 at 17:02.

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11 May 2013, 20:02	#2
duga Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 528	I'm running ClassicWB 68K on this system. One theory is that some files requires 020 or FPU and therefore crashes when running on 68000.

12 May 2013, 10:55	#3
duga Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 528	One more hint: NCFTP quits with "bus error" as soon as it's successfully connected to a FTP server.

14 May 2013, 22:48	#4
duga Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 528	Someone with the exact same ClassAct problem: http://www.forum64.de/wbb3/board314-...hler/?3a39fff7 Solution: Changed from Classic WB to default WB 3.1. Seems like something in Classic WB is really broken on 68000.

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