Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!UREGINA1.BITNET!CRONEJP From: CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET (Jonathan Crone) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: 2090 dies with FFS Message-ID: <8806270251.AA04347@jade.berkeley.edu> Date: 26 Jun 88 17:15:40 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Lines: 46 [Morgan Jones writes] >I suppose that the title is a bit of a misnomer, I don't know that the problem >it with the 2090 specifically, but here is the problem: > >The hardware is a B2000 with 2090 and 28ms SCSI hard drive. Naturally, the >system starts generating errors when the screen is in overscan mode. But, >under the FFS, the problem doesn't stop here - the drive also generates >errors in hi-res or interlaced with more than 4 colors. This is REALLY interesting/.... my local dealer has been installing 2090's in quite a few B2000's an NO ONE, absolutely NO ONE has had any problems of this sort with SFS (Ie, overscan crashes...) no idead aobut this with FFS. > >The most interesting part of all this is that once the drive hangs because >of the errors, all you have to do is use Left-Amiga-N to switch to a normal >screen and the drive continues on without any problems. Switch back and >the file is loaded. Sounds strange to me. > >The dealer called several controller manufacturers to see if they knew of >this problem. CA said that they'd never heard of the problem but would >look into it. SCA and ASDG both (after much digging) admitted that they >knew of the problem (I got the impression that they admitted that their >controllers suffered the same problem). The dealer is now ordering a >controller from C-LTD to see if their controller overcomes the problem. > >Time will tell (and I hope quickly because I've got the money sitting in >my pocket and can't see buying hardware that I know doesn't work). >Morgan Jones mwjones@lily.waterloo.edu Hmmm thats also interesting,,, one of the local BBS'es is running on a Cltd a2000 controller, and he is having no problem.s... JpC -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan P. Crone Vice President, AURA, (Amiga Users of Regina Associated.) (Regina, Sask. Canada ) (eh???) CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET ....rutgers!mimsy!uunet!mcl!cronejp come on now.... does ANYONE give a damn about what i have to say? --------------------------------------------------------------------