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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Mauro73 on March 07, 2008, 09:56:03 PM

Title: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: Mauro73 on March 07, 2008, 09:56:03 PM

Hi guys,

this evening something strange has happened: I've launched a graphic demo to test the Amiga but I think that the demo was a bad file.
I was forced to reset the Amiga.
After the reset the workbench came up to a blank AmigaDos window where the only words written are these:

AMIGA ROM Operating System and Libraries
Copyright 1985-1992 Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Then everything stops and never arrive to WorkBench.
And at this point the only thing I can do is to write down the only dos command I can remember:

startwb

Now the Workbench loads and works fine.

How can I come back to a normal situation?

Thank you in advance

Mauro

Title: Re: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: Mauro73 on March 07, 2008, 10:06:25 PM

I beg your pardon...

...anything I write, when the AmigaDos comes up, the Workbench starts.

But it doesn't start automatically.

Title: Re: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: davideo on March 07, 2008, 10:27:38 PM

It sounds as if the Startup-Sequence is waiting for a keypress  :roll:

Especially if you type anything and it starts up  :crazy:

Have you looked at your Startup-Sequence  :rtfm:

Try it again and just press any one key and see what happens.

Dave G  8-)

Title: Re: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: Mauro73 on March 07, 2008, 10:49:18 PM

Yes, pressing any key makes workbench start.

But I haven't modified the Startup-Sequence, also because I think I don't have any chance to do it.

I remember, looooot years ago, I used to do this with some text editor whose name I really can't remember.

Mauro

Title: Re: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: davideo on March 08, 2008, 12:40:22 AM

Can you dump your Startup-Sequence on here for us to check it?

Can you also see if you've got a User-Startup and dump that on here too?

Both these files are in the S: directory of your workbench.

Dave G  8-)

Title: Re: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: AMC258 on March 08, 2008, 01:00:44 AM

The `any key` thing is the reason why `startwb` worked for you ;-) It's `LoadWB` btw...

Title: Re: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: rkauer on March 08, 2008, 03:27:04 AM

 And the built-in Amiga Workbench text editor is called "Ed".:roll:

Title: Re: Workbench doesn't start
Post by: Mauro73 on March 08, 2008, 12:37:12 PM

Ok thank you all very much  :-D

I've told you, it's too long time I don't touch Amiga Os stuff so my memories are quite confused  :lol:

Finally I've reinstalled the Workbench (the one installed previously was the one of the precedent owner).

For the next time I'll take onto account all the advices you good guys have given to me  :-)

I'm taking notes of anything is written here  :-D

Thank you everybody once again

Mauro