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In article <49c095420bRay@argonet.co.uk>, Ray Dawson
<URL:mailto:Ray@magray.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> Whenever I try and reinit a (lower) podule version it reinits the ROM one.
> I've tried *unplug dmamanager -1 *rminsert dmamanager 1
> but, although this unplugs the system version, it leaves the other
> dormant. If I then try  *rmreinit dmamanager 1
> then *help dmamanager shows that the ROM one is back.

As you've noticed the system ROM will always override the podules.
This is to prevent your system going tits up. The only way round it is to
save out the module from the podule, unplug it and the system version, then
softload it over.
 
> All this is to try and find out why my SCSI card is working at half speed
> since installing RISC OS 4. I want to see if using the older DMAManager
> has any effect.

It may well have some nasty side effects if it works at all - RISC OS 4 has
had some fairly major low level changes which could effect the DMA manager.
I certainly wouldn't try writing anything to a disc while you are trying this
out.

---druck