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Bus error/bomb on SE/30 repeatable in one game

hunter44102

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Is there anything non-hardware related that would cause bus error/bomb restart?

On Lode Runner everything is great, then I click start new game, all is good, then I click the mouse button and I get the bus error bomb.   I can let the demo run forever and start game, but as soon as I click the mouse it bombs.

SE/30 with 7.5.5 and 8MB ram.

I tried the -exact- game (exact files) on my SE with 7.5.3, and it does not crash.

This is the only place this happens so far.  

The board has been re-capped and looks pretty clean. Could it be memory or other chips?

Thanks

 

Byrd

Well-known member
Software incompatibility is the most likely cause - try System 7.1, or it's a '030 thing

 

Boctor

Well-known member
The SE/30 did that to me in Netscape 2.0 and later somehow gave Finder "illegal instruction" errors. I may have fixed it by enabling Mode32 and fixing the folder structure on my HDD with Apple Personal Diagnostics. If you're unsure of your logic board or hard disk, APD is one program that can test their integrity.

 

jrwil

Well-known member
Installing more RAM on my SE/30 greatly reduced the number of time bombs I saw in day to day use. You can also increase the amount of memory allocated to a program with File --> Get Info.

 
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