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Resurrected RiscPC

From Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com>
Subject Resurrected RiscPC
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.misc
Date 2012-07-21 00:31 +0100
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Hi all,
Posting this to comp.sys.acornmisc  &  Archive on Line

I've got a RiscPC working after a fashion. Lots of things are working. It
boots up OK (apparently). The Unipod seems to be working and I can access
drives as before. I've installed Adjust 4.39 fron the CD & that appeared to
go OK.
Networking is OK & I can access the internet. USB seems to work & I can
access pendrives. Many apps work correctly but there are a series of faults
which baffle me. I have no idea if it is one thing at fault causing all these
problems or several...

Paint reports..  This version of Paint needs Colour  Picker 0.46
Verma reports ColourPicker 0.47 in ROM is dormant but there is no Colour
Picker in RMA to replace it.

Despite my downloading Netsurf & the relevant bits again it still suffers
fatal errors or locks up.

System variable not found - USBDeviceDriver$Path (internal erro code 120)

I ran an old memory test program but it can only test memory in the NEXT slot
up to 28MB but anyhow it gave a series of fail errors in th form...

Memory test failed Phase 1 fail at &00ABB430 with &98612D2D instead of
&B8612D2D
There were &00000053 failures in total

On shutdown I got   Application may have gone wrong. Clicking 'Describe' gets
'Internal error: abort on data transfer at &00012000' any other choice causes
the Task Manager icon to disappear & have to power off to shut down (F12
doesn't work).

Shift + Power on to by-pass boot gives...

Error: Internal error: No stack for trap handler : Internal error . abort on
data transfer at &03A3F  pc = 23A3F77C: Registers at 00012358 (error number
&800E07)  However I can do * Desktop & get to desktop. Can access both hard
drives OK.

If anyone can shed a glimmer of light....

Regards,

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Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-17 09:30 +0100
  Re: Unipod query "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-17 09:06 +0000
    Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-17 17:34 +0100
      Re: Unipod query Brian Carroll <bric-nospam@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-17 20:05 +0100
        Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-18 12:56 +0100
          Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 00:31 +0100
            Re: Resurrected RiscPC "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 05:39 +0000
              Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 12:29 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 14:05 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-21 18:09 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-07-21 18:56 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Bruce Goatly" <ss4@goatly.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 19:19 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 20:26 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 14:46 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-07-21 21:39 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-22 13:53 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 15:09 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Fred Bambrough <fred@[127.0.0.1]> - 2012-07-23 16:36 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-21 20:22 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Brian Howlett <news-spamtrap@brianhowlett.me.uk> - 2012-07-22 10:03 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 11:09 +0100
              Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 11:29 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC John Sandford <lists@thesandfords.me.uk> - 2012-07-23 16:28 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 18:27 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-07-23 20:38 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-23 22:25 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-24 06:03 +0000
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-24 07:49 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-07-24 12:23 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-24 21:08 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2012-07-24 22:05 +0100
                Re: Resurrected RiscPC Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-24 22:36 +0100
  Re: Unipod query Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-25 16:40 +0000
    Re: Unipod query "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 08:34 +0000
      Re: Unipod query "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 10:22 +0100
      Re: Unipod query Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-26 10:15 +0000
    Re: Unipod query Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-07-26 10:22 +0100

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