| From: | Nick Lamburn |
| Date: | 29 Aug 2000 at 17:23:34 |
| Subject: | Re: Another problems... Zip Drive |
Hi Alastair
>> So it looks like this now, with IDEFix '97 demo activated - i insert a
>> zip disk, and with or without any DOS Drivers activated the Zip Drive
>> will go active, and then about 4-5 seconds later, it crashes the A4000
>> with a Guru of code: 8000 000B.
>
> If you get Guru 8000 000B, it usually means that the machine has started
> executing random data as code - it's the FPU equivalent of 8000 0004, and
> it doesn't necessarily mean your FPU is incompatible with the running
> software.
I just thought I'd mentiion it for completeness really, though there must be
some reason for this behavior to cause data to be executed as program code,
maybe somethings stuffing the program counter with jibberish? Not that
helps to solve the problem really :)
>> Surely someone can help me? I tried formatting a Zip disk via
>> ShapeShifter but that resulted in the 'Mac' saying 'Disk is damaged' or
>> similar - which is more helpful than Error 3, 29 and 30!! :)) Could it be
>> a duff disk?
>
> How many disks have you tried? If these problems persist with several
> disks, it's unlikely to be the disks.
It's two disks, hiwever i shall ask for replacements tommorrow from the shop
in Barnstaple i bought 'em from. I know it's unlikely but worth a try...
> Is your Zip drive IDE or ATAPI? (If it's got the word "iomega" in red
> in the bottom left corner, it's probably IDE).
[snip interesting ide zip stuff]
No, it must e an ATAPI one as it's not made by Iomega, but rather Panasonic,
i've had the A4000 open enough to find that out :)
> Is it possible that your disk is write protected? (This caused *major*
> problems with some versions of IDEFix - usually a freeze)
>
> If I were you, I would remove IDEFix, insert a disk, reboot and then try
> HDToolBox. If it still doesn't work, then you've either got a suspect disk
> or a suspect drive. (My IDE Zip drive's been dead for over a year BTW -
> the machine won't even boot with it connected now).
I have tried just that with low level formatting and partitioning with
Errors 3, 29 and 30. I'd like to know what error 3 is! :)
> Finally, do you actually need IDEFix? If you've just got a CD-ROM on the
> second channel, you can use atapi.device without running IDEFix.
The CD-ROM is a proper SCSI-2 machanism on the GVP 4060 SCSI controller -
gvpscsi2.device. I have tried without running IDEFix, but as soon as
atapi.device is called, IDEFix is launched.
> Or were you hoping that IDEFix would sort out your Zip woes?
I was indeed :)
Regards
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