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Title: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: mikeymike on March 18, 2004, 01:46:07 PM
1 - Soon I'm going to be putting a new, big fat disk in my PC (http://www.legolas.com/mikes/mypc.txt), and I'm thinking about allocating some space for a future install of an alternative OS.  I'd like to try out AROS.

The setup of the disk would look something like:

first partition, bootable: NTFS, 2GB

(partition in between for alternative OS)

data partition, NTFS, rest of space on disk

Could I boot into AROS if it were the second partition on the disk?  (I don't mind changing the active partition using a partitioning util every time I want to boot whichever isn't the current active one)  How large should the second partition be?

2 - can I have a read-only NTFS driver running to be able to read at least the NTFS data partition?

3 - state of graphics driver - GF4 Ti4200?

4 - apps support under AROS?

I'll probably make the alternative OS partition 10GB in size so that I could use it for say FreeBSD in the future.

I don't want to have a second disk in the same machine due really to sound, heat and expense problems.  I'll be using the current disk in another machine anyway.
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: bloodline on March 18, 2004, 02:48:15 PM
1. That should work. It's a Grub issue :-)

2. Well, we will be getting FAT32 support soon...

3. It works!!! :-)

4. Um... :-(
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: mikeymike on March 18, 2004, 02:52:09 PM
1 - Grub?

2 - Remind me of the Linux/AROS relationship again...

3a - How about sound support?  SBLive card.

4 - so what do you do then for apps?  Run UAE for AROS?

4a - (UAE for AROS) Does it talk to the filesystem you have in place already?

Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: bloodline on March 18, 2004, 03:02:24 PM
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mikeymike wrote:
1 - Grub?

2 - Remind me of the Linux/AROS relationship again...

3a - How about sound support?  SBLive card.

4 - so what do you do then for apps?  Run UAE for AROS?

4a - (UAE for AROS) Does it talk to the filesystem you have in place already?



Grub = Grand Unified Boot Loader... it's the loader we use to boot AROS, I also use it to boot between Linux and Windoze too.

2. Um... Linux is Open source... AROS is open source... AROS can run Hosted in Linux, sort of like Vmware but faster.

3. We have AHI, also a bounty for SB128, and with our new PCI drivers the AHI SBLive! should be easily portable.

4. One can use any AmigaOS app that has been compiled for the x86 CPU :-)

4a. The Plan is to hide UAE in AROS so that you can run your 68k apps without knowing there is UAE there, unless you run a hardware hitting app/game then you will get the gfx output on it's own Intuition screen. Right now, UAE is just UAE :-)
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: mikeymike on March 18, 2004, 04:03:00 PM
2.  Oh ok, I thought the typical config was to piggyback on Linux.

So wrt filesystems, it would probably be easiest to put stuff on CD I want to use in AROS and copy from there?

3.  The SB128 and Live don'thave much in common though do they?

4.  Practically speaking though...?

4a.  but with UAE for AROS, do you have to have your own emulated Amiga setup like I do currently with WinUAE?  If I want to run say IBrowse I'd have to do it like I do on WinUAE?
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: bloodline on March 18, 2004, 04:15:44 PM
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mikeymike wrote:
2.  Oh ok, I thought the typical config was to piggyback on Linux.

So wrt filesystems, it would probably be easiest to put stuff on CD I want to use in AROS and copy from there?

3.  The SB128 and Live don'thave much in common though do they?

4.  Practically speaking though...?

4a.  but with UAE for AROS, do you have to have your own emulated Amiga setup like I do currently with WinUAE?  If I want to run say IBrowse I'd have to do it like I do on WinUAE?


2. Ahh right, yeah, developers tend to run it piggy backed on Linux so that they can treat it as a virtual machine. I only use the Native version... It's boring messign around with linux :-)
Putting stuff on a CD ROM is the best way to move data at the present time.

3. No they don't. but we will get support for them shortly, I have written a little test tune for AROS when they are working.

4. There is a bunch of AmiNET recompiles that come with the AROS CD-ROM. mostly games and demos.

4a. At the moment UAE works just as it does in Linux, we have a GUI, but AFAIK Adam hasn't conencted yet... In future we want to get UAE running the 68k version AROS, with would allow all system function calls to be passed to the x86 AROS, thus making the emulation invisible.
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: mikeymike on March 18, 2004, 04:24:05 PM
So if I want to do anything more than play around with the OS and UAE, I should wait a while yet?
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: bloodline on March 18, 2004, 04:30:33 PM
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mikeymike wrote:
So if I want to do anything more than play around with the OS and UAE, I should wait a while yet?


If you want to do more than that then you should be using WindowsXP, anyway :-D

To be honest, I would say that until we get decent newtork support AROS is not going to be of great use to most people, but I would say the same about all hobby Operating Systems.

I do think you should dowload the CD and run it. you don't have to install it, but I assure you, you will enjoy it :-D
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: dammy on March 18, 2004, 05:34:34 PM
by mikeymike on 2004/3/18 11:24:05


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So if I want to do anything more than play around with the OS and UAE, I should wait a while yet?


Depends on what you want to do with AROS.  If you want to develope for it, I would suggest getting CVS access and run it hosted on Linux and then install it natively so you can dual boot.  If you want to beta test it, running it native will help the devs out alot.  

What is in the pipe right now is TCP/IP stack and FAT32 support. Once those have been released, AROS capabilities and ease of developement should be steadly increasing by the month, if not by the week.  If your just looking as an end user, just download the CD for now and enjoy it while the next several of weeks pass by and let the devs do their magick.  :-D

Dammy
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: mikeymike on March 18, 2004, 05:35:11 PM
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I do think you should dowload the CD and run it. you don't have to install it, but I assure you, you will enjoy it


Any particular version/nightly/whatever?  A direct URL would be nice :-)
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: dammy on March 18, 2004, 06:13:04 PM
Just grab the latest one and keep an eye out on these forums for annoucements.  Download it from here (http://www.aros.org/download.php#nightly-builds).

Dammy
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: ottomobiehl on March 18, 2004, 08:47:59 PM
I have a question.

I actually downloaded the latest iso for booting from the CD (i386).  When it booted I noticed the mouse didn't work.  I have a Logitech USB mouse so I was wondering if there is USB support at all? :-) Or do I need to swap out with a non-USB mouse.  I couldn't remember the commands to navigate with out the mouse. :lol:

Other than that it looks really good.  You guys really rock with this thing.
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: mikeymike on March 18, 2004, 09:53:57 PM
Oooh.  Pretty.  :-)
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: Methuselas on March 18, 2004, 10:05:50 PM
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mikeymike wrote:
Oooh.  Pretty.  :-)


Yeah, it's nice, isn't it??  :-P I have a 450 k6-2 I'm running it on. Works quite nice. I don't do much with it, but turn it on and go 'ooooooh' and 'aahhhh'.

It's mostly for show, so I can nag my mates that still have Amigas. Look, I have TWO versions of the Amiga OS running on an x86 machine (amithlon and AROS).

Shame I'm not a coder, or I would help the guys out. I'm REALLY liking how AROS is turning out. Make sure that you use a CDR/W for the ISO though, Mikey. That way, if a) there's a problem with a build or b) a newer update with better driver support or whatever, you can just reburn it, without losing a CD. I have a CDR/W that just has the word AROS on it.  :-D
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: 4pLaY on March 18, 2004, 10:10:42 PM
Nope ottomobiehl (funky nick) =) there is absolutely NO USB support yet =) go ahead and attach a PS2 and it should work just fine.
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: mikeymike on March 18, 2004, 10:58:56 PM
It only supports one pointing device at a time though.  My trackball is connected to PS2 (works as a standard mouse), and my gaming mouse connected to serial.  Only the mouse worked.  Though (just to keep things clear) it didn't require me to unplug the trackball or anything.
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: cecilia on March 19, 2004, 12:24:30 AM
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go ahead and attach a PS2
fortunately i have a adapter.  :-D

not that it's important, but what about being able to use touchpads on laptops (with AROS)? i notice my red hat linux dosen't seem to have support for that. but maybe i didn't try hard to find any.  :-D
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: bloodline on March 19, 2004, 10:47:49 AM
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cecilia wrote:
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go ahead and attach a PS2
fortunately i have a adapter.  :-D

not that it's important, but what about being able to use touchpads on laptops (with AROS)? i notice my red hat linux dosen't seem to have support for that. but maybe i didn't try hard to find any.  :-D


No, I've not been able to get the touch pad on my Laptop to work either... not really a problem as I mostly have a mouse plugged in :-)


if the mouse doesn't work for some reason, if you hold down the left amiga key (this might have a strange "Windoze" symble on some keyboard) and press the cursor keys , the pointer will move :-)

Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: ottomobiehl on March 20, 2004, 12:18:09 AM
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4pLaY wrote:
Nope ottomobiehl (funky nick) =) there is absolutely NO USB support yet =) go ahead and attach a PS2 and it should work just fine.


Thanks (about the nick), I thought that I was clever when I thought it up but I think that was just the beer talking. :-D

Changed out the mouse and it works awesome!  I am still impressed by what you all have mangaged to do here. :-)  :-)  :pint:
Title: Re: AROS potential newbie questions
Post by: ottomobiehl on March 20, 2004, 12:20:06 AM
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if the mouse doesn't work for some reason, if you hold down the left amiga key (this might have a strange "Windoze" symble on some keyboard) and press the cursor keys , the pointer will move


That seems so familiar for some reason.  Is that the same keyboard trick on a real miggy?  (I think it is)