Guide: How to make OS3.x faster and more efficient. (Updated)

[TNovosel]

Thank You for this nice tutorial.

Best regards, happy classic user!!!  :-)

[dannyp1]

I've come across another patch that so far seems OK.  It is PatchMult64 from Aminet.  It patches the utility.library.  The download includes a test program for checking the changed routines speed before and after installation.  Anyone else tried this?  I've had it installed for a couple of days now and as I said I've had no problems yet.   Dan

[arkanoid]

@AmigaMance

very nice guide. thanks!

I wasn't aware of WBAllocFast. it seems pretty good at preserving chip-ram. the only problem is it seems to dislike SystemPatch (v2.99) and whenever I use them together my WB Icon gfx become corrupt.

Anyone have a tip for getting it working properly?

[Piru]

@dannyp1

Aminet one is buggy, get my version (NewPatchMult64) from www.iki.fi/sintonen/sw/

[TjLaZer]

I am using FBlit and it seems to reduce chip RAM especially when loading large directories!  BUT I am having an issue that is making it hard to live with.  I get graphics corruptions on the screen.  Anyone know how to get rid of this?  This is a must have app for AGA users but the garbage on the screen is very annoying...

[Amigaz]

TjLaZer wrote:
I am using FBlit and it seems to reduce chip RAM especially when loading large directories!  BUT I am having an issue that is making it hard to live with.  I get graphics corruptions on the screen.  Anyone know how to get rid of this?  This is a must have app for AGA users but the garbage on the screen is very annoying...

Tried LoadWB SIMPLEGELS?

[stopthegop]

Only problem I've had with WBallocFast is it refusing to work under DOpus.  I think this is a fault with DOpus though.  

[Amigaz]

stopthegop wrote:
Only problem I've had with WBallocFast is it refusing to work under DOpus.  I think this is a fault with DOpus though.  

And with the new AfA Iconlib here

[AmigaMance]

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[gertsy]

AmigaMance wrote:
 Download Piru's Exec V44.1 from here: www.iki.fi/sintonen/sw/ and read the doc on how to patch your 40.x ROM image.
 Oh-oh, there is a message on the site: "My Amiga software will not be available while certain .au idiot keeps spamming amiga.org." I don't know what's the case, but those australian idiots should drop it!

Terminating classic users and Idiot Aussies (I'm sure Piru's reference was in the singular as quoted)

From the outset it's not immediately obvious if you're actually trying to help people or just show everybody how very clever you are.
If it wasn't for the sheer detail of the technical tutorial I would have passed you for an ineffectual recalcitrant with an unpleasant demeanour, or even the resurrection of that horse that's been so cruelly flogged recently.  But, as it is, I don't believe anyone could make that mistake.  :crazy:

Thanks for the detailed reference on performance hacking.........

From one Australian Idiot with 2 machines running 2.1 very nicely thanks.  :getmad:

[AmigaMance]

From the outset it's not immediately obvious if you're actually trying to help people or just show everybody how very clever you are.

 Yeah, Whatever... It's immdediately obvious to me that you are trolling.
 I don't know anything about that case; The plural was a mistake and i don't mind if you don't believe me. Now, if you are trying to say that i have something against the aussies just to make me look bad, i don't care about that either.

Edit: Anyway, i have just edited the post and corrected this error. I hope that this will make the troll happier.
(But i suspect that it will make him even more sad. )

[gertsy]

I have a Sinclair Spectrum too you know..!

[TjLaZer]

Yep I have LoadWB SimpleGels in SS.

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OK I found the problem:  Visual Prefs!!  Arrgh I like that tool!  Any work around?

[Gojirax]

This article mentions the following metric TON of OS mods to make your system faster. (Does ALL of this still apply to OS 3.9? I thought OS 3.9 incorporated most of these patches and was already optimized?)

I'm running an A1200 with a DKB Cobra 030 accelerator with 32 megs Fastram and an A4000 with an Warp Engine 040 accelerator, both with AGA.

While I've downloaded the following OS Mods and will read through their documentation when I get them home, can anyone give some personal opinions on their usefullness with the hardware listed above and OS 3.9? (I'd like to modify as little as possible while getting the most stability and speed from my systems.)

exec.library v44.1 (For DKB Cobra 030?)
env-handler
FBlit (Always loved this one!)
SystemPatch (Can I use this one with Fblit and call it good?)
CMQ
Taglife
IconBeFast
Amber RAM
Smart Filesystem (FFS replacement)
Modify AddBuffers (For a 32 Meg Fastram system what's a good number?)
PoolMem (WTH is with all the memory optimizers?!?)

P.S.
Where do I get the most current 68040.Library?

[Hyperspeed]

Personally I wouldn't bother with all that crap.

Here's the 68040 library though: http://aminet.net/biz/p5/68060-V44_3.lha

[AmigaMance]

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Where do I get the most current 68040.Library?

 http://phase5.a1k.org/files/040_060Libs.zip