AOS 4.1 FE reinstall and preparation for update 3

I want to reinstall my X5000 and A1222 computers with clean AOS 4.1 FE update 2, just to avoid mess which was caused by Enhancer Software installation and prepare for FE update 3. So I would like to get some opinion what is worth installation from ES 2.2 package? I think is it worth to install: RadeonRX drivers, Warp3D Nova, OpenGL, VA library.

But is it worth to use components which overwrite AOS4.1 FE original files in C, Prefs, Comodities, Datatypes folders? I understand that some of them might have some improvements/fixes to FE original files, however if at some point FE update 3 is released, that will be even bigger confusion.

Thank you

@hlt

Wait, an Update 3!

That would be nice.

It is nice to go back to a nice base OS though. I do that every now and then but admit I did that and ended up just installing all Enhancer 2.2 again.

I don't know enough to pick and choose as the installer is doing its thing.

But the ones you mention do seem like ones you want as the graphics drivers are a must if you have the newer cards, etc...

Good luck!

TJ

@hlt

I think you have captured the important files. There might be some specific drivers for X5000 or A1222. I don't own either system, so I don't know for sure.

In my humble opinion, you don't need anything else from the Enhancer Software 2.2 release unless you want to run software apps that requires it.

In my own case, I own a MicroA1. I have installed a minimum amount of Enhancer Software (basically the equivalent of the Enhancer core).

I would backup your prefs, envarc, s, and libs directories before you do the clean install. There is always something you need later.

Please note a clean install will wipe out everything on your SYS: partition including your existing Enhancer installation and take you back to 2023.

And, yes, I agree that it is messy to reinstall everything all over again. I've done it several times in the last two years. Each time, I install less Enhancer Software.

I personally do not anticipate an Update 3. I'm not a beta tester or developer. I'm just a person who bought an OS4 system many years ago and tries to keep it up to date.

Cheers,
redfox

@hlt
I will go just directory by directory, as you have it after you unpack Enhancer archive:

Soo..

C: dir. Copy only files which you don't have. No overwriting ! There will be not many, but few.

Classes dir: all the _new_ classes only from Gadget dir. Also infowindow.class and images/shared.image. I.e. nothing which will overwrite anything. That to have ability to use not so many, but still, apps which use those classes.

DEVS dir: can be also installed almost all, except Datatypes dir, there better go "one file at time" copy, just to be sure you not overwrite old one.

As a note for both dirs, dont bother to install those "AK" datatypes related things : Warp/OS4 datatypes for all those graphics filetypes from Oliver are faster and better.

Documentations dir: fully can be installed of course.

Firmware dir : also fully can be installed (need it for radeon video hardware accleration and co).

Internet : can be too (just single file)

Kickstart : all can be installed.

L: all can be installed.

LIBS: install all, just one by one, to not overwrite of what you already have. I.e. no datatypes.library overwrite should be done, no z.library overwrite as they originals. And no .zip and no .codesets, as you probabaly may have latest/better version version. General rule - copy all what you not have, and if when copy you will have "replace?" then skip, of course. So only new libs and co.

Locale: if you not in locale stuff and Enlighs lang is ok, skip it all together.

Prefs: There need to be carefull. They have overwrote there some, like Sound.prefs (and they have few bugs in, which wasn't ever fixed, and i tired years ago to asking for). Datatype as well no need it. And also, just nothing which overwrite originals.

SDK : if not in programming stuff skip it (and basically it anyway badly structured and not mantained well).

System: Be sure not overwrite some bits too (for example Format can at first looks more fancy, but it have bugs which original on os4 didnt' have).

Utilities: All can be installed.

But be sure you do it all by hands. No auto install.

Then, you will have clean os4 with bits from Enhancer which not broke your system and you will have best of progarmmers involved in (like work from Hans on 2d/3d drivers, warp3dnova, work of Daniel on ogles2, work of Andy on Multiedit,Multiviewer and XDock, work of Trixie on some classes, and some old and a bit updated tools like AmiDVD, SFS2, Tunenet, etc).

Hope it helps

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To be honest there almost none improvements over originals. Only replicas with bugs. Some was ok (like sound.prefs), if only it didn't have bugs (enhancer's one visually better).

But lately, they switch to their own classes, code of which done to have same code base for os3 and os4 , and , some bits just looks really dated in compare with os4 classes coming in original installs. I.e. some button to press and some titles of some replaced classes looks really dated.

In other words : install all what new, replace nothing, and that will be fine.

@hlt

Another gotchya ...

A clean install of AmigaOS 4.1 FE will reintroduce RinghioServer.

If you want to install bits & pieces of Enhancer Software you should delete RinghioServer and replace it with NotificationServer from the Enhancer package.

Enhancer Updater software sends notifications. RinghioServer will display the notifications but does not provide the responses expected by Updater. NotificationServer knows how to respond to Updater.

I know this because I got stung, and Andy Broad helped me sort out this mess.

This is an example of a replacement that simulates the original but provides enhancements required by other Enhancer Software products.

Cheers
redfox

I would say that more or less everything has been said, to this I would add PTP for any eventual connections with cameras... the version in the Enhancer package will overwrite the original version of OS4, but in this case it is a real improvement that I recommend installing... if you need it of course!

@samo79
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It seems to me that the original from the system was able to copy both photos and videos. The version with Enhancer only photos, due to which I lost several videos from the camera when I formatted the memory card, being convinced that all files were copied. After this unpleasant experience, I reverted to the original version of PTP.

I very thankful to everyone for replies, this was very helpful and all my doubts are answered now. Will reinstall soon and hope for FE Update 3 at some point :)