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Re: Newbie A1XE & OS4 user
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 22:41
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Home away from home 
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@quenthal Welcome. Jack has already answered your questions. However, I thought I'd just add that you should make sure that the CPU cooler is firmly attached. It shouldn't be loose. It would be a shame if your machine died because of a loose heat-sync. I'm actually planning on replacing the heat-sync/fan on mine with this one. The temperature probe I have says that it gets up to 50 degrees (at the heat-sync, so it's actually hotter), and I'd prefer it to be a bit lower. Hopefully I'll be able to put the clock speed back to 933 MHz, where it should be. I use a SIL card and external USB hub, and have no problems. Hans
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Re: Newbie A1XE & OS4 user
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 22:04
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Quite a regular 
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@quenthal Welcome  Quote:
1) DMA and USB: Is this SIL card and USB-hub enough to avoid those hw/dma-problems? What about ethernet usage? If DMA-problem can cause errors with ethernet, should I use PCI-NIC? What about PCI USB? Are DMA-modes possible/recommended with SIL?
Imho yes. I would comment out a1ide.device.kmod from the kickstart/kicklayout just to e on he safe side. Quote:
3) CPU & cooling: There is (probably original) heatsink and fan on the CPU, which seems little "wiggly" when I accidentally touched it. Is it normal that it's not nowhere near as tightly attached to CPU as it is with C2D/Athlon CPUs? What do you recommend if I wanted quieter and more efficient cooler?
Chipset cooler. I got one with the module from ACube, can't remeber the name. And get a descent thermal grease... Quote:
4) Where I can locate mixer?
os4depot: http://os4depot.net/share/audio/misc/mixer.lhaQuote:
5) Other recommendations or possible pitfalls when fiddling with OS4 and A1 hardware?
Batteries If you have sigmatel chip I would throw out the SBlive! There are threads on aw.net with pics of its whereabouts Jack
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 "the expression, 'atonal music,' is most unfortunate--it is on a par with calling flying 'the art of not falling,' or swimming 'the art of not drowning.'. A. Schoenberg
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Newbie A1XE & OS4 user
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 21:33
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Just popping in 
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I just got my first OS4 capable system: A1XE, G4@800MHz, SIL(?) PCI-card, SB and Radeon DMA and USB are not fixed according to seller. I've few questions here, which I'm in the process here to find out by reading older topics, but I put them here too, if someone could point me to right directions...  1) DMA and USB: Is this SIL card and USB-hub enough to avoid those hw/dma-problems? What about ethernet usage? If DMA-problem can cause errors with ethernet, should I use PCI-NIC? What about PCI USB? Are DMA-modes possible/recommended with SIL? 2) I'm not sure if this is because I haven't done clean install yet (it would seem that this is clean install, I just installed July-update and nothing else is here), but when I try to open 'USB' from Prefs, I get Guru Mediation/Grim Reaper. No USB devices are connected. This probably is not normal? 3) CPU & cooling: There is (probably original) heatsink and fan on the CPU, which seems little "wiggly" when I accidentally touched it. Is it normal that it's not nowhere near as tightly attached to CPU as it is with C2D/Athlon CPUs? What do you recommend if I wanted quieter and more efficient cooler? 4) Where I can locate mixer? 5) Other recommendations or possible pitfalls when fiddling with OS4 and A1 hardware? Hopefully you guys have some time to give me some pointers!  I'm really enjoying my OS4 experience so far!!
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Re: BattleChess
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 21:11
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Just can't stay away 
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@Snuffy Quote: I finally found my copy of BattleChess. I discovered I can't use the A1 floppy to load it.
Why is this? Do you have a Catweazle controller? Quote: So, I formatted a 880 floppy in the A1 OK, but the A1200 doesn't recognize it! I formatted a another in the A1200 and the A1 says that cylinder '0' is invalid.
 So what's wrong with the track-disk floppy? If you use CrossDOSFilesystem on the A1 (PC0:) you can read it on the A1200 by mounting PC0:, if you use FFS (FD0:) you have to create a mountlist on the A1200 for 720 KB PC format floppies using FFS (make a copy of PC0 and change FileSystem to L:FastFileSystem and DOSType to 0x444F5300).
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Re: Amiga-way
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 21:03
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Quite a regular
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@joerg Quote:
No DVD burner in the A1, or why did you transfer the ISO image to another computer?
The one I have is an external, usb interface, usb stack doesn't support this one (yet?) Quote:
For a 3.8 GB image a SFS\2 partition isn't required, only for files > 4 GB.
Yup, for some reason the limit of 2GB was stuck in my head... Next backup it'll be true Jack
Edited by Jack on 2007/10/9 23:30:21
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"the expression, 'atonal music,' is most unfortunate--it is on a par with calling flying 'the art of not falling,' or swimming 'the art of not drowning.'. A. Schoenberg
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Re: "could not insert post"
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 20:54
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Quite a regular
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@Severin
my settings :
remember passwords for authorizations
cookies : accept and save
cookies temp : accept all
save cookies when exiting
javascript ON
dont execute slow script
move/resize javascript
what should be the settings to avoid this problem ?
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Re: Any news on Cygnix?
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 20:49
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Just can't stay away
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Hi @cygnusEd
Sorry for the long silence. I think you're right, it's time for some news
Wow, that's "some" news Edgar!
The reason for the silence is, that I have recompiled the Cygnix package completely...
I'm looking forward the new programs! Thanks...
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Re: Did Ya miss me?
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 20:31
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Not too shy to talk 
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@magic What's your name again ? Jerry
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 Defender of my A1XE-G4 / AOS4 Final Update ! Looking for a new toy ? Then try a GP2X...
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Re: "could not insert post"
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 20:06
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Just can't stay away
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@Lio
check that you haven't turned javascript off for those sites and turn on accept all for temporary cookies.
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Amiga user since 1985
AOS4, A-EON, IBrowse & Alinea Betatester
Ps. I hate the new amigans website. <shudder>
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Re: BattleChess
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 20:00
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Just can't stay away
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Hi @acefnq Enjoy the memories.? I finally found my copy of BattleChess. I discovered I can't use the A1 floppy to load it. Why is this? So, I formatted a 880 floppy in the A1 OK, but the A1200 doesn't recognize it! I formatted a another in the A1200 and the A1 says that cylinder '0' is invalid. So what's wrong with the track-disk floppy?
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Re: Amiga-way
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 19:08
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Just can't stay away
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@Jack Quote: Atm, all fits into 3.8GB here. Perfect for single-media-backup I recall the days I had backups spanning over 15 floppies
Even with all the hassle to transfer the iso to other box (btw: m68k ftpd managed to utilize almost full bandwidth of the network here, 7MB/s over 100 MBit ethernet, eating 75% of 1GHz G4). No DVD burner in the A1, or why did you transfer the ISO image to another computer? Quote: Oh, one more factor that allowed to perform the backup: the ~4GB image was created on SFS2 parition, Joerg strikes agaain For a 3.8 GB image a SFS\2 partition isn't required, only for files > 4 GB.
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Re: Amiga-way
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 18:56
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Quite a regular
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@emeck Quote:
Yes, it is really nice. I like to have backup CDs (yes, CDs, not DVDs) for my Workbench, Programs and Data partitions. Then if I need to, just copy them over again and thats almost all you need to restore.
Atm, all fits into 3.8GB here. Perfect for single-media-backup I recall the days I had backups spanning over 15 floppies Even with all the hassle to transfer the iso to other box (btw: m68k ftpd managed to utilize almost full bandwidth of the network here, 7MB/s over 100 MBit ethernet, eating 75% of 1GHz G4). Oh, one more factor that allowed to perform the backup: the ~4GB image was created on SFS2 parition, Joerg strikes agaain Jack
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"the expression, 'atonal music,' is most unfortunate--it is on a par with calling flying 'the art of not falling,' or swimming 'the art of not drowning.'. A. Schoenberg
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"could not insert post"
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 18:56
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Quite a regular
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Hi all, I am unable to login to some sites after some weeks and when I could, it would not let me post I tried to clear the caches, cookies and passwords and this problem is still here and I am seriously thinking of a reinstall. Anyone else notice this pb with latest IBrowse (2.4) ?
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Re: Amiga-way
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 17:34
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Quite a regular
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reminds me to backup my stuff too...
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Re: Amiga-way
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 16:24
#132116
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Just popping in
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@Jack Yes, it is really nice. I like to have backup CDs (yes, CDs, not DVDs) for my Workbench, Programs and Data partitions. Then if I need to, just copy them over again and thats almost all you need to restore. I'm glad you could finish the backup without any problems. Last one I did, after hearing some strange clicks from my HD, it stopped at the middle of the Programs backup, and never started again :( Luckily, the Data backup had finished and got a previous one for WB and Programs partition  Its been some months without my A1SE now, but I'm waiting a bit more before buying a new disk and a SATA card. I?ll be moving soon to Barcelona and then I'll have some time. Meanwhile, I use my new Dell Inspiron 1521 with Debian Lenny. It's very nice, but not the same. Edit: typo
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Re: Any news on Cygnix?
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 16:14
#132117
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Home away from home
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@cygnusEd Excellent work, I?m waiting in excitement
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(NutsAboutAmiga)
Basilisk II for AmigaOS4
AmigaInputAnywhere
Excalibur
and other tools and apps.
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Re: Any news on Cygnix?
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 15:31
#132118
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Just popping in
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@cygnusEd
Any news on rootless feature? :) Would be nice to have hw accelerated window moving.
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A1-XE/G4@933+Radeon7500/64MB, A1200BPPC+BVision
AmigaOS4 on both of course.
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Amiga-way
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 14:34
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Quite a regular
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Hi all,
I just want to share the pleasant Amiga-experience I just had.
Yesterday the HD twice sounded a click and system froze.
I schecked the drive using smartmontools and found it ok. Rechecked the cabling and (hopefully) nailed it: the power cable of the HD was a bit stressed (stretched), I used other conector on a longer cable and all seems well.
Anyway, I decided to backup all the Amiga stuff:
OS is on separate partition, apps on another, one is for data and one for storage/grbage/etc.
Archived everyrhing except the OS onto samba-mounted external HD hooked to linux
Added the backup utilities I used (one partition is lha without compression, then bzip2, other two I tried with ABackup, so lha+bzip2+abackup joined the archives)
Created SYS:backup
Softlinked the archives dir to there
Fired up AmiDVD, clicked AmigaOS4 and UBoot in bootable section, created the iso containing SYS:
Launched rc-ftpd, copied he iso to the linux samba was crawling) and burned it
Inserted the DVD into DVD drive and it boots into my WB (couple of complaints about read only media when trying to set the network up, but who cares!)
That's the way I like it! Kudos to Joerg (AmiDVD), to the OS and others that whoose software was involved!!!
Jack
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"the expression, 'atonal music,' is most unfortunate--it is on a par with calling flying 'the art of not falling,' or swimming 'the art of not drowning.'. A. Schoenberg
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Re: Any news on Cygnix?
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Posted on: 2007/10/9 14:11
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Quite a regular
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@SZAMAN
There is already an AOS4 theme and 2 others. Surely the substance is more important and by that I mean the programs that run on it. The authors have already done a fantastic job in the theming area.
ace
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