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Subject: Re: [MiNT] 1.17 Release & Aranym Memory Protection  ?
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On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 15:31 +0200, Vincent Rivière wrote:
> Helmut Karlowski wrote:
> >> Loading \AUTO\MINTARA.PRG ... Panic: bus error. misc = 0x0525, address
> >> = 0x07fffffc
> >> sr = 0x2300, pc = 0x00e0d3a6
> >> Aregs: 06ffffc6 01000000 07000000 00000000  01000000 0000a8ea 00005aa2
> >> 00005a22
> >> Dregs: 01000100 00013ab0 000865c4 00e04637  00e0cb34 00010013 00010001
> >> 00e30000
> >> Processor halted.
> >
> > You have to run setmmu before MiNT.
> 
> It would be nice if FreeMiNT could display a meaningful message in that 
> case, instead of crashing miserably.
> 
> What is the purpose of setmmu.prg ?
> If it is required for running FreeMiNT, it should be built and shipped 
> with it. Or maybe included into mint.prg itself...

I agree. Where is the source for it ?

Alan.


