24 March 2022, 21:34 | #1 |
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Library $FFFA
Odd one I can't solve...
When I install and run Blitz Basic (the ultimate version) virtually in WinUAE using a CF card as a hard drive, it's fine. When I put the CF card in my real A1200, on running Blitz complains about a library not found $FFFA. I can then load and view code, but when trying to compile I get a similar message but this time $FFFD. My virtual Amiga is the same as my real Amiga (A1200, 030, 16Mb). Any ideas? |
24 March 2022, 21:53 | #2 |
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Can you check with SnoopDOS, if the compiler can successfully load the file ACIDLIBS?
That files contains the most important blitzlibs that are necessary to startup. |
24 March 2022, 22:55 | #3 | |
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But what's confusing me is this CF OS3.1 HD install will load, run and compile my Blitz game fine under WinUAE, but as soon as I put the CF card in my real A1200, it display the $FFFA message. Really odd! |
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25 March 2022, 04:39 | #4 |
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MaxTransfer?
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26 March 2022, 00:00 | #5 |
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Adjusting the MaxTransfer is good advice, I did that anyway so there are no future compatibility issues. But that didn't solve the problem.
I ran SnoopDos on my real A1200 and there were a few 'fails', but nothing glaringly obvious from a library point of view. See a photo at the bottom of this post. In fact, there is nothing different there than when the same CF card is used as a HD within WinUAE and Blitz runs fine. When I put the CF cardback in my real Amiga, I ripped out the Blitz installation and tried a reinstall. The install kept hanging when trying to copy some fonts over from some examples folder or other (possibly something to do with RedShapeZ?). I then tried installing without letting it install any documentation or examples and it worked! But then I realised that, because I was rushing, I'd installed it on my System partition. I ripped it all out again and did the same install (no docs or examples) to my Work partition and when running it fails again! So for now, I installed on my System partition again so at least I can get some code done natively when required. But I'm still none the wiser as to why the $FFFA library not found error pops up when the install is done to anything other than my System partition! Or why when it is installed on my Work partition it runs fine in WinUAE but not natively! All very odd! |
26 March 2022, 01:27 | #6 |
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What kickstart is your A1200? Kick3.0 or Kick3.1? (I don't think it will make any difference)
Have you tried disabling FastMEM and running the Blitz2 with just CHIP RAM? You may have to set Workbench to 4 colours for more memory? |
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Will try disabling Fastmem later to see if that has any effect, thanks for the suggestion... [EDIT] Disabling Fastmem made no difference. Last edited by aNdy/AL/COS; 26 March 2022 at 12:28. |
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26 March 2022, 22:04 | #8 | |
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Maybe try running Enforcer because you have a 030? I'm guessing Bruce and Thomas can help you with that, I've never used it. |
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27 March 2022, 11:42 | #9 |
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To be honest, maybe I should just leave it since it works from my Sys: partition, but...
1) I'm not comfortable with it on my system partition, and... 2) I don't like unsolvable mysteries! I may try Enforcer, or just ripping the 030 card out and seeing what happens on a plain vanilla A1200. Thanks for suggestions everyone! |
28 March 2022, 19:29 | #10 |
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This is really odd.
Maybe it is related to the cf-card-problem on A1200 that uses the same address-space for fast ram and the cf-card itself? I don't believe the cause is in Blitz2 itself. |
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I'm leaving it be for now. Blitz works from my System partition and I won't be coding using it for hours at a time; it'll only be used for tweaks if I notice a bug when testing on real hardware. Again, thanks to everyone for suggestions/help! Much appreciated! |
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