| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
I've tried everything but can't seem to mount a recoverable ram
disk.
I tried redifining the amount of cylinders in my start up sequence
but it seems to make it smaller and chews up my memory,(a contradiction
in my mind).
I realize I'm doing something wrong, can anyone point me to a
startup-sequence that does this?
I'm using an Amiga 500 with 1.2 meg ram and 1.3 Workbench.
Unfortunately I only have 1.2 kikstart rom.
If I could find someone to let me burn a copy of there 1.3 rom
I would appreciate it.
Thanx;
Ed
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| 2370.1 | devs:mountlist | AYOV28::ATHOMSON | C'mon, git aff! /The Kelty Clippie | Fri Mar 17 1989 07:58 | 29 |
| 2370.2 | O.K., But...? | SHARE::DOYLE | Fri Mar 17 1989 10:46 | 10 | |
I heard that you could only get it if you let a service center
install it.
Buying it doesn't bother me, paying big bucks for a service center
to install it does.
Can I buy it and install it myself?
My amiga is second-hand so warranties aren't an issue.
Thanks;
Ed
P.S. Whats the going price for the rom?
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| 2370.3 | CSOA1::LEN | David M. Len | Fri Mar 17 1989 12:36 | 26 | |
I have recently been doing some research on RAD: and .1 is not totaly
accurate. Memory for the RAD: is not allocated on an access (i.e.
dir, list, or cd). The entire chunk of memory is allocated after
the first write operation to RAD: (i.e. format or copy). And this
is when it shows as a usable file system, with the info command.
The documentation for 1.3 does have an example of using RAD: in the
startup-sequence.
One of the Amiga publications reported that the RAD: must be formated
before it could be used, this is NOT true. It can be used immediately
after the mount. There has been a good bit of talk on USENET about
using Fast File System on RAD:, but I do not have any direct experience
using FFS on RAD:.
Before I got my hard disk, I set up a floppy sized RAD: and used
diskcopy to load WB1.3 to RAD:, redirect the logicals to RAD: and
complete the startup-sequence from RAD. A cold boot did take a
while, but the floppy didn't need to grind all over the disk. And
a warm boot was blazing fast. If you have the memory and no hard
drive, this is the way to go.
The fact the RAD: can be treated exactly as a floppy, does let you
speed up certain games. I use it for Rocket Ranger. You can diskcopy
one of the Rocket Ranger game disks to RAD and then use the other
one from a floppy drive.
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| 2370.4 | Try Mail order | DPDMAI::ANDERSONA | Sat Mar 18 1989 01:28 | 7 | |
I bought a 1.3 rom from Abel for $39.95 and installed it myself.
I tried to buy it from a local store and they would only sell it
if I let them install it. It was $45.00 plus installation I never
bothered to ask them what the installation cost was.
Alan
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