Amiga boot error code colours

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When the Amiga boots, if it encounters a hardware fault the system will displace a solid single coloured screen, or a series of these screens if more than one error is detected.
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When the Amiga boots, if it encounters a hardware fault the system will display a solid single coloured screen, or a series of these screens if more than one error is detected.
The following colours are valid for all versions of AmigaDOS since Kickstart 1.3.  However, there were several more colours in 1.3 compared to anything included after Kickstart 2.0 was released.  However all of the colours listed below are the same for all versions of Amiga kickstart.
The following colours are valid for all versions of AmigaDOS since Kickstart 1.3.  However, there were several more colours in 1.3 compared to anything included after Kickstart 2.0 was released.  However all of the colours listed below are the same for all versions of Amiga kickstart.
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In addition to colour screen error codes, Guru Meditation error screens are also a common error screen encountered when an Amiga encounters a problem.  These and the meaning behind their error codes will be covered soon.
In addition to colour screen error codes, Guru Meditation error screens are also a common error screen encountered when an Amiga encounters a problem.  These and the meaning behind their error codes will be covered soon.
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Revision as of 20:15, 13 December 2008

When the Amiga boots, if it encounters a hardware fault the system will display a solid single coloured screen, or a series of these screens if more than one error is detected.

The following colours are valid for all versions of AmigaDOS since Kickstart 1.3. However, there were several more colours in 1.3 compared to anything included after Kickstart 2.0 was released. However all of the colours listed below are the same for all versions of Amiga kickstart.

  • Red - An error in the Kickstart rom as detected.
  • Green - An error in the Chip Ram was detected.
  • Blue - An error in the custom chip set was detected.
  • Yellow - The CPU encountered an error before the system's error-trapping code (the code the calls up the Guru) was in place.

In addition to colour screen error codes, Guru Meditation error screens are also a common error screen encountered when an Amiga encounters a problem. These and the meaning behind their error codes will be covered soon.

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