Help! Workbench is out of Sync!

[Thomas]

Try the following:

Boot without startup-sequence. At the DOS prompt enter the following commands:

cd devs/monitors
rename #? :storage/monitors
cd :prefs/env-archive/sys
delete screenmode.prefs
delete overscan.prefs

Now wait for the HDD to finish its work and a few seconds more, then reboot.

You should now see the normal Workbench on your TV.

Open the Devs/Monitors drawer as well as the Storage/Monitors drawer. Drag the icons labelled Multiscan and VGAOnly to Devs/Monitors and reboot.

Now run Prefs/Screenmode and choose Multiscan:Productivity 640x480. Click on Save. The TV should go crazy now, again. Better disconnect it to avoid damage.

Connect the Amiga to your PC monitor. It should display the Workbench with a resolution of 640x480.

Bye,
Thomas

[Thomas]

At this point, the machine doesn't have a CD drive, and I can't get the CompactFlash card to work. It just doesn't recognize it.

Unless there is some driver that has to be loaded before it does recognize a CF, I'm out of luck.

Enter

cd devs:dosdrivers

and

dir


Check that there is something like CF0 or CD0. If so, enter mount cf0: or mount cd0: respectively. The former activates the CF card, the latter the CD-ROM drive. But only if the L and Devs drawers are still intact.

Bye,
Thomas