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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: divined on November 24, 2005, 04:47:00 PM
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Hello everybody
I`m using AmigaOS 3.9 under WinUAE. Whenever I start the emulation I get the error :
Intuition is attempting to reset the Workbench screen. Please close all Windows, except drawers.
Sometimes, by closing one or two message windows the Workbench indeed manages to get the screen to a workable resolution & depth screens. Other times I just can`t get it to work.
Any ideas on why I`m getting this error on every reboot?
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Well basically, there must be some program or requester popping up just before Intuition tries to change screenmode. The only thing to do is to try to find out what is causing it and either delay the start of that program, or fix it if it's a requester complaining about "Insert volume..." etc if that's whats causing it.
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There is a program which opens a window before the workbench screen appears. Check which program it is and remove it.
I guess it is the CD-ROM driver which is not properly configured. Probably there is a message saying "unable to open uae.device unit 2" or such in the background.
Move the CD-ROM driver from Devs/DosDrivers to Storage/DosDrivers if you don't want CD-ROM support. Otherwise correct the configuration, it should be uaescsi.device unit 0.
Didn't you use an emergency disk to install OS 3.9 ?
Bye,
Thomas
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Exactly, I also get the warning window :
Cache:CDFS Cannot open cdrom.device unit 0.
I`d used that unit to install the OS in the first place. I`ve now placed another cdrom but Workbench doesn`t seem to recognise it. What can I do about this?
[update]
I didn`t use an emergency disk. I just extracted the archive on the volume I eventually installed. Is that bad?
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What machine are you using? My guess is that the CD-ROM is unit 1 on your IDE port, not unit 0.
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I`m using WinUAE. The fact is that after removing the error message (clicking on cancel if I recall correctly), I can place the AmigaOS 3.9 installation cd and read it.
Nonetheless, when I press eject (the eject button of the pc cd-rom drive) and try to insert any other cdrom I cannot see the contents.
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divined wrote:
Exactly, I also get the warning window :
Cache:CDFS Cannot open cdrom.device unit 0.
Shouldn't the mountlist (devs:dosdrivers/CDO) use uaescsi.device instead of cdrom.device under WinUAE?
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@Doobrey
Yes, that's correct. It only recognizes uaescsi.device.
:-)
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So? What am I doing wrong after all?
I`ve selected the uaescsi.device under the misc options. I also used the Nero ASPI layer. I`m running under Windows XP.
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How on earth did you get cdrom.device in there ???
How did you install OS 3.9 ?
Bye,
Thomas
Edit: I guess I know it: it's not OS3.9, it's Amithlon installed on WinUAE. You shouldn't do this if you don't know what you are doing. Go and buy the original OS3.9 CD. It's probably a pirated copy of Amithlon anyway.
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I only wanted to try the OS out. I`m not gonna go buy a OS that I don`t find functional. That is why I`m using WinUAE!
Sometime later I just might buy myself a Pegasos based system. I`m just looking at what exists out there.
Bis Bald ( :-) )
George
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So you didn't buy OS3.9 like you said you'd do in this thread:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19064
The people here are actively using their machines and care. I can't shake off the feeling that you've pirated your entire Amiga setup and it bothers me then that you come here and expect the people to fix all your pirated problems.
Just my 2 cents
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I`m not gonna go buy a OS that I don`t find functional.
So why did you buy Windows ? There is no demo version available, either. How did you know that you'd find it functional ?
Bye,
Thomas
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So why did you buy Windows ? There is no demo version available, either. How did you know that you'd find it functional ?
It all stems from 10 years of Windows experience. You know that your cdrom or DVD-rom will play as soon as you insert it in the drive.
Until I`m sure I like it, I`m not buying! Guess I`m on my own!
:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Bye,
George
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divined wrote:
Until I`m sure I like it, I`m not buying! Guess I`m on my own!
Yup
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go to workbench:devs/dosdrivers, could be that there are 2 cd rom drivers in there and one is using scsi.device unit 0.
if so delete the icon that has scsi.device in tool types of the icon.
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Stop helping the guy ffs, hes a pirating little s**t , make him work it out for himself. Got no time for people like this
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JJ wrote:
Stop helping the guy ffs, hes a pirating little s**t , make him work it out for himself. Got no time for people like this
Glad somebody said it.
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Glad to see I wasn't the only one getting annoyed :)
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well,all of you got totaly right but..let us think outside of the box:I havea moral issue,is it moral soooooo old systems to be sold in soooooooo high prices just becose we are emotianly conected target group for sales?
I live in greece and i have no way to get any amiga stuff here.just think about it,price of the product+shiping+high life cost in greece=well,what do you know,a it high price for me!!I dont support pirates but in a way i understund them some how,the greeks that own such software.
Note:I own no pirate soft
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What is more immoral: being expected to (gasp!) pay for your software/hardware, or being expected to develop it and have it copied on the net for nothing?
My view - there is nothing immoral about expecting people to pay for software and hardware you have worked long and hard to create, and probably invested in financially yourself.
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moto
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Im following you,you right,there is no question about it
but...im thinkinig more emotional...im amiga user after all
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I understand your point of view, that it seems a little wrong that hardware/software vendors charge so much because they know Amiga users are emotionally attached to the platform and thus will be prepared to pay their high prices. Almost like they are trying to take advantage. (not my opinion by the way, but some people's)
But unfortunately we are now a niche market, which means prices will be high. Those who have made the decision to stay with the Amiga have to accept the high price of equipment.
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moto
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well,all of you got totaly right but..let us think outside of the box:I havea moral issue,is it moral soooooo old systems to be sold in soooooooo high prices just becose we are emotianly conected target group for sales?
The high prices have nothing to do with emotional connections. The reason for the high price is that if somebody rises his hand and whispers "I've got an Amiga for sale", thousands of people will offer him a lot of money for it. If nobody wants an Amiga, prices will go down.
New A1200s are sold for about 100 Euro. This is much cheaper than when they were built.
I live in greece and i have no way to get any amiga stuff here.just think about it,price of the product+shiping+high life cost in greece=well,what do you know,a it high price for me!!
So why do you bother ? If you are not emotionally connected to the Amiga, why don't you dish it and use a cheap modern PC instead ? Nobody forces you to use an Amiga.
Note: by "you" I do not necessarily mean you personally but anyone. Especially those considering to commit piracy. If they want something, it is worth buying it. If they don't think it's worth buying, they don't need it.
Bye,
Thomas
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Im 26 years old,I have a well paid job - my wife as well and if I want an amiga accesorie I will purchase it with no second thought,but in my teens if I had the way to download any illigal software I would have downloaded with no second thought also.
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/rant on
You know what I think? At this point in the game, if you are an Amiga fan you need to get off your high horse and buy a copy of Amiga OS 3.9 if you want to use it! It is pretty pathetic that some people are so cheap or stuborn that they will not support the Amigas latest effort to still stay alive. Let it be said right now, it is NOT a cutting edge modern OS so if that is what you want, get Windows XP or Max OS X and shut up. And I don't want to hear about how behind it is, or how this or that! The bottom line is that something was done and the OS was updated! Look at the Atari ST, nothing was done like what Amiga did. Yes I have pirated ADFs and DMS files over the years, but I spent the lousy $45 for a legit copy of Amiga OS 3.9! Plenty of places still sell them so there is no excuse!
/rant off
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/me shutting up
roger n out
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ok. guys. I`m gonna buy myself a copy of Amiga Forever. I think that package comes with a legitimate Kickstart version and the OS.
Just don`t jump to conclusions. I`ve bought my pc software. I just wanted to try it out before commiting myself to this purchase.
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@kefallinos
"I live in greece and i have no way to get any amiga stuff here"
I reckon that a 16 year old cannot afford to order Amiga stuff from abroad but there are no 16 year old Amigans left - as a matter of fact most of them are in their late twenties to thirties... and most have jobs...
As for the cost of living in Greece, I will agree. But I cannot see where the moral issue that you mention lies... it's just supply and demand.
Btw drop by #amigahellas on GrNet or visit www.amigahellas.gr if you want to chat with fellow greek amigans.
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#amigahellas ,,, no thanx,de 8a parw,dwsame dwsame!!!
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@Kefallinos
Sorry wasn't trying to be rude, what I meant to say, do not complain and support the Amiga! I think it came out a little harsh :)
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thats ok,no prob,but i think that we should have had as example linux community in order to survive