PhilC wrote: 06 Aug 2025 18:19
I fired up the Raven to see if I could emulate your issues and well, now it's broke :roll:
Gets as far as intmfp and nothing else, #annoying
:roll:
Sorry if I transferred my chaos to you!
Re: dml attempts a Raven
Posted: 06 Aug 2025 18:25
by dml
...I might finally be onto something here... but I'm also cooking now and kitchen is never a good mix with computers. I'll update shortly....
PhilC wrote: 06 Aug 2025 18:19
I fired up the Raven to see if I could emulate your issues and well, now it's broke :roll:
Gets as far as intmfp and nothing else, #annoying
:roll:
Sorry if I transferred my chaos to you!
It's not your fault but I'm blaming you anyway :lol:
Re: dml attempts a Raven
Posted: 06 Aug 2025 18:45
by agranlund
dml wrote: 06 Aug 2025 18:25
...I might finally be onto something here... but I'm also cooking now and kitchen is never a good mix with computers. I'll update shortly....
o_O
Last time I got stuck in front of the computer while cooking the fire alarm went off, alarm company rang, and I had to explain that no I'm not going to be needing a fire truck today :)
Re: dml attempts a Raven
Posted: 06 Aug 2025 18:48
by agranlund
PhilC wrote: 06 Aug 2025 18:19
I fired up the Raven to see if I could emulate your issues and well, now it's broke :roll:
Gets as far as intmfp and nothing else, #annoying
To be fair, your signature does say "If it ain't broke, test it to Destruction." so it's perfectly in character :)
Re: dml attempts a Raven
Posted: 06 Aug 2025 18:50
by dml
agranlund wrote: 06 Aug 2025 18:45
Last time I got stuck in front of the computer while cooking the fire alarm went off, alarm company rang, and I had to explain that no I'm not going to be needing a fire truck today :)
:D
I haven't quite managed that but got close a few times. Definitely more than a few 'charcoal offerings' have appeared.
So here is what I found!
I stopped juggling the two short cards (ET4000AX <-> ATI Mach32) and dug out the Diamond Hercules W32i. Shoved that in... and...
It's not crashing anymore. I did all the same stuff - same tests - and so far it is still running without a single LineF panic.
So I upped the stakes by swapping to the 48MHz clock - and it worked too. And it is still working....
o_O
Huh.
Of course, I'll try again after writing this and it will crash instantly! but it is certainly not behaving as badly as before. Much more stable.
Re: dml attempts a Raven
Posted: 06 Aug 2025 19:14
by dml
....and after all that - and what looked like a success - fortune decides otherwise!
I think this Hercules is on its last legs. :p
oops2.jpg
oops1.jpg
You can has crashes or you can has many dots! Ok thanks between the two, I'll go for the dots...
These are the problem candidates. The bottom two provide the LineF option. The top one, many dots. Especially if you put your hand near the ram chips.