With FBlit, do I need to set the Workbench Prefs to use graphics memory in other?
You definitely can, and it will save some chipmem and speed up icon rendering a bit. First you need to download the
wbctrl program, stick it in c:, and place the line "c:wbctrl imt=iconfast" in your startup-sequence, right before the "loadwb" command. Also, add the tag "simplegels" after loadwb. You will lose the "transparent drag" effect of the icons this way, but the speed increase is nice. (Actually, you can screw with the configuration to retain the transparent drag, but I don't remember getting that to work correctly.)
Another idea may be top try running fblit (using fblit gui) in "exclude" mode, that way it will attempt to promote all programs aside from those you specifically exclude. Default is "include" IIRC. (Sorry if this has already been mentioned.)
The boingbag ROM update is installed by setpatch, so you should be all set there. You can also manually check the version numbers of the patched ROM components, and setpatch will tell you (type c:setpatch in a shell) what patches have been installed.
Between installing programs and actually using my computer in useful/productive ways, my modern Amiga experience is more of an exercise in frustration than anything else. Would REALLY like to do more with my Miggy's than the occasional game or two :-)
LOL! They are quirky and frustrating at times, I suppose that's part of their charm. Now you can laugh next time one of the amiga.org oldtimers says "Why can't WinBLOWS just
work like AmigaOS does?" :-P
