In message <c0029d7352.dougjwebb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In message <51ad967352.D_Lane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > David R Lane <D_Lane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [snip] >>> >> I have had another go at creating an SD card using SDCreate. In >> SDCreate control panel I chose BeagleBoard for Machine type, supplied >> a riscos rom from ROOL, v3.18, chose correct SCSI drive (2, according >> to the iconbar names) and supplied my own cmos file that I had written >> to using !WriteCMOS previously. "Create image" and "Write image" were >> ticked. I am also using SDCReate v1.21. I also got the following: >> "Loading CMOS Image >> Decompressing blank image ......................................... >> Copying BOOT/SCR >> Copying UENV/TXT >> Copying RISCOS >> Writing CMOS image >> Done" >> I think the order of copying was the same as this. >> However, when I looked at the card produced, UENV/TXT was not on it; >> but the other 3 files were. > Well I didn't check that far. Can you check it? Do you know whether or not my set up (BB, no widget etc) needs UENV/TXT? >> On booting my BB (BeagleBoard) with this I get, from Reporter, the >> following as the first chunk. >> Reporter 2.65b (27 Jan 2011) List Tue 20th Mar 2012 >> 15:50 >> 15:49:13.46 *** Loaded Reporter 2.65b (27 Jan 2011) *** >> Heap RMA=&20000000 Max=252M Size=2364K Free=678K Largest=678K >> Used=1685K (660) Freed=192 (4) Unused=678K >> 20000014 448 Alloc >> 200001D4 3,232 Alloc >> 20000E74 64 Alloc >> 20000EB4 192 Alloc >> 20000F74 32 Alloc >> This continues for another 660 lines before getting to: >> | End of Reporter !Run file >> What can it all mean? > I don't have reporter set up here but the latest version is 2.66 so > how about updating to that and seeing what the output is then. Mine is version 2.65b and dated 27/1/11 and so fairly recent; but that doesn't seem to be the problem. If there was a problem with reporter it would show up in other ways too. How many things does one check? >> Another thing I have been getting recently on boot up is the line >> Repeat: Internal error: abort on data transfer at &FC0207D8 >> Reporter gives more detail in the following chunk: >> ....... >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.DesktopMod >> 15:49:27.54 vrmload >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.DesktopMod >> 15:49:27.56 RMLoad >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.DrawPool >> 15:49:27.56 vrmload >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.DrawPool >> 15:49:27.58 RMLoad >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.PaintPool >> 15:49:27.58 vrmload >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.PaintPool >> 15:49:27.63 RMLoad >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.WimpPool >> 15:49:27.63 vrmload >> SCSI::HardDisc1.$.!BOOT.Resources.!+Resource.WimpPool >> 15:49:28.00 ** Error ** >> Error : &80000002 >> Message: Internal error: abort on data transfer at &FC0207D8 >> 15:49:28.00 Set LoadWindowTools 1 >> 15:49:28.00 RMEnsure WindowTools 0 Set LoadWindowTools 1 >> ....... > Have you tried a *where on &FC0207DB? No. But from the above it seems to be in Resources.!+Resource.WimpPool . >> The version of !+Resource I have is dated 30 Oct 2011 and the version >> of WimpPool is 2.00 dated 26 Nov 2010. These may have come from the >> ARMini users site as I updated with an "SP" from there recently. > Was it with SP3? Yes. >> Oh, another thing, when I click on Filer in the Configuration window, >> I get an error from Filer Setup which is described as "Invalid >> Component ID (0x3f)". If I click continue, then I get the usual range >> of configuration options. >> On the plus side, my preferred digital view of the Alarm Clock (not >> the default) is now followed after boot up. Other options are being >> followed too: Size of RAM disc and "Windows have iconise buttons" in >> the Windows configuration. I notice that there is a file called Alarm >> in Choices.Boot.PreDesk that I don't remember being there before. This >> seems to hold the choice I have made for the Alarm Clock display. Does >> that mean that this configuration is no longer held in the cmos file >> on the SD card? > Well the Alarm file is set when you save Alarms settings so perhaps > you have in the past or it has been added in your updates/testing. >> Which of the various configuration options are held in the cmos file >> on the SD card? > Not sure of all the options as some are stored and other not. > One other check may be to save your old !Boot file and copy over a > totally new version either from the ROOL site or use Beagleboard > scheme SP3 and then try reboot and see what happens. If you rename the > old boot file then it should be easy enough to revert back to using > it. > Doug Yes, I may try other versions of things when I get time. Dave Lane -- Join SASAUG, the military wing of Acorn User Groups, and fight Mickey$oft. --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/armini-support List-related queries to support@xxxxxxxxxxxx