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- > Hello Markus,
- > When I run loadbsd vmunix.644, the mouse pointer freezes.
- > loadbsd says "using 4MB FASTRAM at $200000, 1MB chipmem"
- > after that, nothing happens anymore,no hd activity or anything.
- > When I'm running the workbench on my Retina card, the screen stays as it is, that
- > means the workbench screen. When I startup without the retina software,
- > ( holding both mouse buttons during boot etc.), the systems reboots (sometimes) and the screen
- > stays gray, no initial console.
- > I put in some printf statements in loadbsd.c, and the last one that got printed
- > was just before the call to "startit". No hardisk activity anymore after that.
- > I have to reboot manually and then the system starts amigados again.
- >
- > -John
- >
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- You have two choices, either:
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- 1. binpatch the kernel so that the display mode is appropriate
- for the monitor you are using, OR
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- 2. unplug the retina and use the native display.
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- Problem is that turning off the retina emulation isn't enough, the
- kernel is still able to realise that you have a retina and so sends
- console output to the retina. Meanwhile you've turned retinaemu off
- and watching chip mem so nothing appears to be happening, but it is!!
- (I had _exactly_ the same problem at first).
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- Hope this helps.
-
- -Trevor.
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- | Trevor Elbourne | Computer and Systems Technology (CaST) |
- | trevore@vast.unsw.edu.au | Dept of Computer Science & Engineering |
- | trevore@cse.unsw.edu.au | University of New South Wales |
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