Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

I have a VFX-SD (it's really an SD-1) that I got as a loaner.   There is one patch on it that 
seems to cause the 129 fatal error.   All the other patches seem to be fine.   It does some 
other funky things, like sometimes you have to turn it on and off a few times before it 
boots up OK.   Hey it's old.   

Anyway, I was wondering if there was anything I could/should do to make it run a little 
more predictably...   

Thanks in advance...

what patch


----- Original Message -----
From: "voodoozy" <voodoozy@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:45 PM
Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] 129 error - recalibration problem


> I have a VFX-SD (it's really an SD-1) that I got as a loaner.   There is
one patch on it that
> seems to cause the 129 fatal error.   All the other patches seem to be
fine.   It does some
> other funky things, like sometimes you have to turn it on and off a few
times before it
> boots up OK.   Hey it's old.
>
> Anyway, I was wondering if there was anything I could/should do to make it
run a little

> more predictably...
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

The patch is "DIST-GTR."   Sounds great for about 2 notes, and the 129 fatal error kicks 
in...  

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Crawford" <fmc@t...> wrote:

> what patch
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "voodoozy" <voodoozy@y...>
> To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:45 PM
> Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] 129 error - recalibration problem
> 
> 
> > I have a VFX-SD (it's really an SD-1) that I got as a loaner.   There is
> one patch on it that
> > seems to cause the 129 fatal error.   All the other patches seem to be
> fine.   It does some
> > other funky things, like sometimes you have to turn it on and off a few
> times before it
> > boots up OK.   Hey it's old.
> >
> > Anyway, I was wondering if there was anything I could/should do to make it
> run a little
> > more predictably...
> >
> > Thanks in advance...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

I remember faintly a patch that did this years ago, i'm not sure if 
it is same patch as yours but I do rember it was on the talking 
owners manual disk, I never got that one to work, if it is your 
better off not to use the this patch. 

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "voodoozy" <voodoozy@y...> 
wrote:
> The patch is "DIST-GTR."   Sounds great for about 2 notes, and the 
129 fatal error kicks 
> in...  
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Crawford" <fmc@t...> 
wrote:
> > what patch
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "voodoozy" <voodoozy@y...>
> > To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:45 PM
> > Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] 129 error - recalibration problem
> > 
> > 
> > > I have a VFX-SD (it's really an SD-1) that I got as a 
loaner.   There is
> > one patch on it that
> > > seems to cause the 129 fatal error.   All the other patches 
seem to be
> > fine.   It does some
> > > other funky things, like sometimes you have to turn it on and 
off a few
> > times before it
> > > boots up OK.   Hey it's old.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I was wondering if there was anything I could/should 
do to make it

> > run a little
> > > more predictably...
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "bobratica1020" <bobratica1020@y...> wrote:
> I remember faintly a patch that did this years ago, i'm not sure if 
> it is same patch as yours but I do rember it was on the talking 
> owners manual disk, I never got that one to work, if it is your 
> better off not to use the this patch. 
> 

Actually, I was able to determine that it wasn't the patch causing the problem - it's the 
location in memory.   When I loaded the sound into another memory location, i was able to 
make the thing work.   Weird stuff!