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Offline SACC-guy

Re: What would it take to be able to boot from >4BG devices
« on: September 18, 2017, 07:17:15 AM »
BTW, is this true from amigaworld dot net
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The Kickstart 3.X builds on the original Kickstart 3.1 ROM components and features the following improvements:

    Patches originally released under the ESCOM and Gateway Amiga ownership - no SetPatch or reboot required

    scsi.device and exec.library updates by Alexander Benedictov, Chris Hodges, Heinz Wrobel and Toni Wilen

    expansion.library fixes by Jeff Weeks

    FastFileSystem fixes by Etienne Vogt

    mathieeesingbas.library fixes by Harry "Piru" Sintonen

    The scsi.device updates included in the 3.X ROM make it possible to boot from disks larger than 4 GB. Additional elements, such as FastFileSystem 45.9 and Installer 44.10, are included in the [Cloanto] Classic Support Workbench 3.1 distribution, and complement the ROM-based enhancements (see below).



In a careful balance of preservation, restoration and innovation, fixes and features of [Cloanto's] Workbench 3.1 include:

    Dates were preserved, while file attributes and comments were restored (relative to the distribution by ESCOM, Village Tronic and Vesalia Computer)

    Updated C/Version command (Y2K patch)

    Addition of Libs/workbench.library (for A4000T 3.1 ROMs and 3.X ROMs)

    Updated S/Startup-Sequence (conditional SetPatch, for 3.X ROMs)

    Updated Installer 44.10 and FastFileSystem 45.9 (to support larger disks)

    Installer itself is now part of the system installation (inside the Utilities directory)



You use these Cloanto-versions of the Kickstart and Workbench in pair to get the cleanest possible setup, created by acknowledged preservation enthusiasts, where even things like having the correct date stamps on files are details that matters. No hack'n patch, no reboots, no hazzle, no problems whatsoever. Just power your computer on, and things like large disk support is just there! It's the ideal situation!
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