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- From: Winfried.Krueger@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (Winfried Krueger)
- Subject: Re: A2286 AT Bridgeboard problems
- Organization: University of Oldenburg, Germany
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 10:34:29 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.104354.14490@arbi.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
- References: <1992Dec16.230512.7781@qucis.queensu.ca>
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- akerman@qucis.queensu.ca (Richard Akerman) writes:
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- >I just got a new A2286 AT Bridgeboard and installed it in my Rev. 4 German
- >motherboard A2000. I have Workbench/Kickstart 2.04. I ran the Amiga
- >Janus version 2.1 installer and put everything on SYS: except for a 30 MB
- >virtual drive on Work: At the end of the installation it couldn't start up
- >PCPrefs, "Could not open Janus.library". I added
-
- >assign LIBS: SYS:Expansion add
-
- That ain't necessary...
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- >before BindDrivers, so now when I start up PCPrefs it ponders awhile before
- >coming back with "Could not open..." (before it gave the message immediately).
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- I think you have a hardware problem.
-
- >SysInfo 2.69 reports address $FF000000, 0K, ZORRO II, and XTBRIDGEBOARD or
- >ATBRIDGEBOARD depending on which slot it is and how hard I bang it.
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- What do you mean with "hard banging"?
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- >I installed the 5.25" drive which came with no instructions. The cable is
- >one of those ones with a twist in it.
-
- >I also have a GVP Series II HC+8 card that works fine.
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- This _could_ be the reason for your problem. Remove the GVP from your system
- and then try again with the A2286.
-
- >A problem with the bridge connectors???
-
- Are they clean?
-
- >I got an XT BB with my A2000 in 1987 and it worked great for about a year and
- >then it blew and I had to replace it, and the replacement worked fine, but
- >then it was a bit flaky after I hadn't used it for a year or so.
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- Back in 1987 you didn't own the GVP, did you? =8-)
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- >--
- >Richard J. Akerman | akerman@QUCIS.QueensU.Ca | "There is no plot."
-
- winnie.
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