Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    Here's the box-stock v1.3 Mountlist file...
    
    /* MountList for V1.3 */
    
    /*  Mount Entry for the new Console Handler */
    
    NEWCON:
        Handler = L:Newcon-Handler
        Priority = 5
        StackSize = 1000
    #
    
    /* This is an example of a non-filing system mount using a handler
    written in C. */ 
    
    SPEAK:
        Handler = L:Speak-Handler
        Stacksize = 6000
        Priority = 5
        GlobVec = -1
    #
    
    /*  This is an example of an alternative type of non-filing device
    mount, used to mount the non-buffered serial handler */ 
    
    AUX:
        Handler = L:Aux-Handler
        Stacksize = 1000
        Priority = 5
    #
    
    /*  This is a non-filing system device */
    
    PIPE:
        Handler = L:Pipe-Handler
        Stacksize = 6000
        Priority = 5
        GlobVec = -1
    #
    
    /* This is an example of a mount list entry for using the recoverable
    ram disk.  Depending on the amount of memory you wish to devote to it,
    you may want to change the HighCyl value. */ 
    
    RAD:       Device = ramdrive.device
               Unit   = 0
               Flags  = 0
               Surfaces  = 2
               BlocksPerTrack = 11
               Reserved = 2
               Interleave = 0
               LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 21
               Buffers = 5
               BufMemType = 1
    #
    
    /* Mount a 5.25" disk drive to be mounted as DF2: */
    
    DF2:       Device = trackdisk.device
               Unit   = 2
               Flags  = 1
               Surfaces  = 2
               BlocksPerTrack = 11
               Reserved = 2
               Interleave = 0
               LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 39
               Buffers = 20
               BufMemType = 3
    #
    
    /* An example mount entry using the fast file system with a partition
    of the hard disk using the 2090 disk controller.  PREP has been used to
    create the first partition (up to cylinder 20).  The second partition
    is MOUNTed, using the following entry: NOTE: Some hard disk drivers
    require more stack than specified here. Some may required less. (The
    hard disk is not included; this is only an example.) */ 
    
    
    
    FAST:
        Device = hddisk.device
        FileSystem = l:FastFileSystem
        Unit   = 1
        Flags  = 0
        Surfaces  = 4
        BlocksPerTrack = 17
        Reserved = 2
        Interleave = 0
        LowCyl = 21  ;  HighCyl = 800
        Buffers = 30
        GlobVec = -1
        BufMemType = 1
        Mount = 1
        DosType = 0x444F5301
        StackSize = 4000
    #
    
    /* Let's say you have an A2000 with an internal drive, and an external
    drive, and you want to refer to the external drive as DF1: as well as
    DF2:   Well, this MountList entry will do it for you.  This technique
    can be extended to provide you with a drive A: and B: if you really
    want. */ 
    
    DF1:       Device = trackdisk.device
               Unit   = 2
               Flags  = 1
               Surfaces  = 2
               BlocksPerTrack = 11
               Reserved = 2
               Interleave = 0
               LowCyl = 0  ;  HighCyl = 79
               Buffers = 20
               BufMemType = 3
    #
    
    Ed.
    

    Thanks alot.  Still don't know how it vanished, as someone said
    earlier: some diagnostics and/or accounting/process-monitors would be
    nice.
    
    George
    

I also got the 1.3, finally, and I tried to set up the RAD: drive and
some of the resident commands as described in the manual of A-DOS.

I edited the startup file and when I boot and open a CLI, I keep getting
a message saying:

Alias command not found.

Now I saw the startII file and in there it defines some aliases but I do 
not understand why I get this message.

Also the prompt is not changed as it supposed to be.

but I could not tell were the problem is.  

Any ideas of easy stupid mistake I might have done (maybe the best way 
would be to upload the Startup sequence)

thanks,

...gss...

    Re 2084.3 by GLORY::SPATOULAS 

    > I edited the startup file and when I boot and open a CLI, I keep getting
    > a message saying:
    >
    > Alias command not found.
    >
    > Now I saw the startII file and in there it defines some aliases but I do 
    > not understand why I get this message.

    It sounds like you are trying to do this directly from
    S:Startup-sequence.  It is run under CLI, not SHELL.  You need
    Shell for Alias.  This is the reason 1.3 does the kludge with StartII.
    Personnally I don't like the kludge, so I am just using a straightline
    startup-sequence under CLI.

    > Also the prompt is not changed as it supposed to be.

    Same answer as above.  The prompt is actually changed by a command in
    the s:shell-startup.

        Paul

    The prompt and other items may also be defined or changed in 
    S:Shell-Startup and/or S:Cli-Startup.
    
    You might want to check there.