NetSurf 3.4 released!

[utri007]

I don't know how to help you.

I have doubt that you system has unkown failure, because a RAD problems. RAD should work, memory error? or what?

Does AWeb work? It also uses reaction. Could it be a font problem?

When you start Netsurf first time, it creates choises file, path is something like program folder / users / user - > choises.

Maybe you could try to create it manually and put somethin like this to it?

use_diskfont:1
font_sans:Topaz
font_serif:Topaz
font_mono:Topaz
font_cursive:Topaz
font_fantasy:Topaz

[utri007]

Currently the content of "Choices" is:

"theme:PROGDIR:Resources/Themes/Default
pubscreen_name:Workbench"

Shall I leave that in or should I overwrite it with what you suggested?

Leaven them, if you try this.

[utri007]

Or could it somehow be due the "failed" actions in lines 13 - 18 of my SnoopDos-log in posting #83?

Those seems to be GuiGfx settings, they shouldn't matter. GuiGfx uses defaults, if not said other way. In guigfx lha archive has a folder wich should be copied to ENV: under it has three settings files, content is on 0 or 1, ie. on or off.

guigfx environment variables
----------------------------

  guigfx/USESCALEPIXELARRAY
  internal default: 0

    use ScalePixelArray() / cybergraphics v41

    if you have cybergraphics v41 (or later) installed to
    your system, this flag tells guigfx.library to use
    ScalePixelArray() for scaling truecolor data to truecolor
    displays.
   
    ScalePixelArray() scales inside the graphics card's memory
    and can thereof be very fast. it is NOT used by default,
    due to accuracy problems. ScalePixelArray()
   
    - uses an incorrect bresenham algorithm
    - overwrites areas outside the specified rectangle
    - overwrites areas outside the specified rastport
    - flickers

    set this flag to 1 if you prefer higher performance
    instead of higher accuracy.
 
   
  guigfx/USEWPA8
  internal default: 0

    use WritePixelArray() on native Amiga screenmodes

    the OS functions WriteChunkyPixels(), WritePixelArray8() and
    WritePixelLine8() are awfully slow and almost unusable on
    native Amiga displays. therefore, guigfx.library uses an
    internal chunky-2-planar conversion for planar displays.

    there are very fast third-party patches available to
    improve the performance of WritePixelArray(). if you
    are using such a patch for WritePixelArray(), set this
    flag to 1.
   
    note: this flag is meaningless for graphics card displays.

 
  guigfx/AUTODITHERTHRESHOLD
  internal default: 250

    set global default autodither threshold
 
    this setting allows you to set a global default for
    guigfx.library's autodither feature. the lower, the earlier
    dithering is activated.

    note: applications may override this global default value.

[utri007]

No problem with Picasso96, I use it too.

There is no Cybergraphix driver for my Graphics card.

[utri007]

Sounds that you have installed some unofficial stuff, could there be more of them?

[utri007]

I don't know would it work.

How about if you copy from your OS3.9 CD content of, libs, c and classes to equlent directories of your system partition?

After that install (or copy files) BB1&2?

[utri007]

O.K.
Just one question:
Are the numbers behind the red marked items the required version numbers?

Example (the underlined, bold number "37"):
AMINS_LIB_OPEN("asl.library",          37, Asl,         "main",        1, true)

If not, can you please provide the info which versions are required?

Then I can check the versions tonight when I'm, back home in front of my Miggy...
Thanks in advance!

If there is a risk that you have replaced more libraries with thrid party unofficial updates you just make it easy way if you revert back to OS3.9 and BB1/BB2 versions.

If you want to update system libraries, you should do it one by one and only if needed.

I don't know if there is any unofficial reaction classes / gadgets replacents? System:clasess/gatdgets

[utri007]

It must be something is system:s/startup-sequence or user-startup

Have you checked them?

[utri007]

Double check it again? Somewhere must be path to emergency boot disk.

What happens it you boot to without startup sequence and type setpatch and after reboot loadwb to shell?

You could also try echo ON command in startup sequence? That should display everything, or maybe someone remember better?

[utri007]

Just a though, is it so that you don't have monitor file system:devs/monitors?

That would explain Netsurf behavior and need of boot disk.

Try this :

Boot without startup sequence, open shell an type ->

set echo on

then - >

execute s:startup-sequence

Note if setpatch reboots you amiga you need to do it again.

[utri007]

Tried it and in the shell was displayed what happened. After "c:LoadMonDrvs" the requester pops up asking for the "Emergency Disk"...

OK now you know where the problem is. There is something wrong in you picasso96 install. If everything is ok with startup-sequence?? maybe you could try to copy files over eisting ones on you HD??

Maybe you could start snoopdos also before you execute startup-sequence?

[utri007]

Problem solved.
The above and



brought up the idea to check the timestamp of the "Voodoo"-file in Devs:Monitors/ as well.

It turned out it had the same timestamp as the "Voodoo"-file on the Emergency Disk.

So there was a great likelyness that the "Voodoo"-file in Devs:Monitors/ on the HD and on the Emergency Disk were the same and that this caused the problem.

As I had backupped my System3.9:devs/ before I started to re-install OS 3.9, I could delete the "Voodoo"-file in System3.9:devs/Monitors/ and replace it with the one from the backup.

Then I rebooted - et voila - no Emergancy Disk required anymore!

Could it be that some reason, it wants DEVS: from floppy?

There is a list of assigns if you add this end of it?


Assign >NIL: DEVS: System: DEVS

[utri007]

Netsurf doesn't use MUI, it uses Reaction for a GUI.

[utri007]

O.K.
Sorry - I somehow mixed it up...

Is there something special about Reaction?

Does it possibly conflict with Mui, if both is installed on a system?

Is there anything special about the Reaction prefs - special settings required?

As I just installed Reaction from the Contribution drawer in BB II...

Back to basics.

Do you have these exact versions installed?

http://aminet.net/package/dev/misc/guigfxlib
http://aminet.net/package/dev/misc/renderlib31

What happens if you rename render library something like render.lbrary_test? So that it can't be found?

[utri007]

Sources are open, compiling has made as easy it can be. Chris, DNADNL and Tygre will be happy if someone else can contribute to Project.

Currently it is very good proof of consept. I highly doubt thet i woun't get much faster. This page is rendered less than 20 seconds with my 68060 66mhz. There are some serious problems, like slow down effect, caused by memory fragmention or some unknown reason.