Hi Ingo,
On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 7:46 AM Ingo Jürgensmann <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am 06.09.2022 um 03:46 schrieb Stephen Walsh <[email protected]>:
> >> So, here is the error and a possible solution: using a memfile might
> >> help.
> > I've not done a memfile before so will need a pointer or two.
>
> Quick pointer was to look it up in my blog about the BigRamPlus:
>
> https://blog.windfluechter.net/2013/12/18/1677-debian-donation-m68k-arrived/
>
> There you can find a memfile. Basically it is quite simple. First line should
> be ChipMem and in that example there are my 64 MB FastMem on the Warpengine.
> And next parameter to the starting address is the size in bytes.
>
> > The memory layout is like this. Seams to be all the time, booting into
> > 3.1/ATK/SYSINFO
> >
> > $08000000 - $0FFFFFFF 128Mb (WarpEngine)
> > $07800000 - $07FFFFFF 8Mb (Fast Ram)
> > $00004000 - $001FFFFF 2Mb (Chip Ram)
> >
> >
> > Z3 Warpengine $40000000 (16Mb)
> > Z2 X-Surf $00E90000 (64Kb)
> > Z2 Buddha IDE $00EA0000 (64Kb)
>
> You’ll only need to include those address space that is actually RAM, not
> address space for firmware or IO stuff.
As there are only two regions of Fast RAM, and the second one should
not be used as it is slow motherboard RAM, I think a memfile won't
make a difference.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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