problems running AFA_os

[Craven1200]

hi,

i have some problems getting afa_os to run.
when i install it and add the afa_os_loader to the s-s
my system halts during boot (no errors/info whatsoever)
or when i get the WB shown i get an empty screen with only the titlebar,

im running:

OS3.9
Birdie
VisualPrefs
Powericons
Fullpalette
Blizkick (with homemade 44.1 rom) with patches

anyone had this problem before ?

[Amigaz]

Craven1200 wrote:
hi,

i have some problems getting afa_os to run.
when i install it and add the afa_os_loader to the s-s
my system halts during boot (no errors/info whatsoever)
or when i get the WB shown i get an empty screen with only the titlebar,

im running:

OS3.9
Birdie
VisualPrefs
Powericons
Fullpalette
Blizkick (with homemade 44.1 rom) with patches

anyone had this problem before ?

Yep

You run ATE, right?

When I use to run it according to it's docs I had the same probs...it's better to run VisualPrefs, FullPalette, Birdie "on their own" for it to work.
I can post my startup-sequence if you want.
A helpful tip is also to check how they are set up in AmiKit..there's so many patches there running together and you can learn alot by studying how it's set up

[Craven1200]

yeah i tried looking at amikit s-s

can't find much wrong with mine however and i discarded ate (i think, i dont know how much "garbage" it leaves on my system)

im also running WarpDT  datatypes can those be a problem ?

[Amigaz]

Craven1200 wrote:
yeah i tried looking at amikit s-s

can't find much wrong with mine however and i discarded ate (i think, i dont know how much "garbage" it leaves on my system)

im also running WarpDT  datatypes can those be a problem ?

Nope

I run AfA sometimes but I commented it out of my SS but I can post my SS if you want..so you have a template

[Craven1200]

yes please

[Amigaz]

Craven1200 wrote:
yes please

Coming up  :-)

Just gotta finish some chip ram testing on my A4000  :hammer:

[Craven1200]

oki

[Amigaz]

Ok, here's my startup-sequence
I thought I had AfA still in there but I had removed it, where you see IconBefast is the correct place to put the AfA OS Loader

; $VER: Startup-Sequence_HardDrive 45.2 (19.1.2001)
; Startup-Sequence for AmigaOS 3.9
C:BlizKick workbench:devs/kicka4000.rom QUIET
If EXISTS C:SquirrelSCSI
    C:SquirrelSCSI
EndIf

Set SCSIUpdate 1
If EXISTS C:IDEFix
    C:IDEFix
    Set SCSIUpdate 0
EndIf
If EXISTS SYS:Expansion/XSurfIDE
    Set SCSIUpdate 0
EndIf
If EXISTS SYS:Prefs/Env-Archive/NOSCSIUPDATE
    Set SCSIUpdate 0
EndIf
If $SCSIUpdate EQ 1
    SetPatch NOROMUPDATE QUIET

;BEGIN ShowAmiga96
C:env-handler
Workbench:Utilities/Expansion/ShowAmiga96/Bin/ShowAmiga96_Rev239C18
;END ShowAmiga96

StackAttack
Else
    SetPatch SKIPROMUPDATES "scsi.device" QUIET
EndIf
Unset SCSIUpdate
C:PatchControl
C:TagLiFE
C:Version >NIL:
C:AddBuffers >NIL: DF0: 15
FailAt 21

C:MakeDir RAM:T RAM:Clipboards RAM:ENV RAM:ENV/Sys
;C:Copy >NIL: ENVARC: RAM:ENV ALL NOREQ

Resident >NIL: C:Assign PURE
Resident >NIL: C:Execute PURE

;Assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:ENV
Assign >NIL: T: RAM:T
Assign >NIL: CLIPS: RAM:Clipboards
Assign >NIL: REXX: S:
Assign >NIL: PRINTERS: DEVS:Printers
Assign >NIL: KEYMAPS: DEVS:Keymaps
Assign >NIL: LOCALE: SYS:Locale
Assign >NIL: LIBS: SYS:Classes ADD
Assign >NIL: HELP: LOCALE:Help DEFER

BindDrivers
C:Mount >NIL: DEVS:DOSDrivers/~(#?.info)

C:LoadMonDrvs

;SYS:Utilities/Expansion/ShowAmiga96/Bin/ShowAmiga96_Rev239C18     ;shows the picture during startup

SetEnv Language "english"
SetEnv Workbench $Workbench
SetEnv Kickstart $Kickstart
UnSet Workbench
UnSet Kickstart

C:AddDataTypes REFRESH QUIET
;C:IconBeFast
;BEGIN TitleShadow
Run <>NIL: SYS:C/TitleShadow
;END TitleShadow
Run > NIL: "Workbench:Utilities/Expansion/VisualPrefs/VisualPrefs"
;Run >NIL: SYS:Utilities/Expansion/VisualPrefs/TRAP ALL COMPLETE     ;enables the customization of Amiga ReAction GUI
C:IPrefs
SYS:Utilities/Expansion/FullPalette/FPPrefs     ;applies FullPalette settings
C:ConClip
Run >NIL: SYS:Utilities/Expansion/Birdie/Birdie ?
Path >NIL: RAM: C: SYS:Utilities SYS:Rexxc SYS:System S: SYS:Prefs SYS:WBStartup SYS:Tools SYS:Tools/Commodities

SYS:System/REXXMast >NIL:

IF EXISTS S:User-Startup
  Execute S:User-Startup
EndIF

Resident Execute REMOVE
Resident Assign REMOVE
Run >NIL: PowerIcons NOGHOSTSELECT GHOST=50 SELR=80 SELB=80 SCROLLSPEEDUP TEXTMODE=1 BETTEROUTLINE
StackAttack AUTO
C:LoadWB
;C:LoadDB
EndCLI >NIL:

[Craven1200]

thanks ill check this against my own s-s

[Craven1200]

still no go im afraid it hangs as soon as it runs afa_os_loader



here is my own s-s
(i've tried with and without my blizkick line same result)

=========================

C:ATA3.driver RESIDENT QUIET
C:stack 8192

; $VER: Startup-Sequence_HardDrive 40.2 (25.2.93)
; Startup-Sequence for hard drive systems
c:LoadModule libs:icon.library libs:workbench.library REVERSE NOREBOOT
BlizKick DEVS:Kick3.9 EXTRESBUF=150000 HOGWAITBLIT SPEEDROM MODULE NoClick Romfixes MoveVBR RebootFix MuMove4k FixMath404 SpeedyIDE BBlank NewAlert RemCards BPPCFix QUIET

C:SetPatch NOROMUPDATE QUIET

CyReq ;one of most important patches in your OS!

C:Patchcontrol

C:Version >NIL:
C:AddBuffers >NIL: DF0: 15
FailAt 21

C:MakeDir RAM:T RAM:Clipboards RAM:ENV RAM:ENV/Sys
;C:Copy >NIL: ENVARC: RAM:ENV ALL NOREQ
L:env-handler ADDVOLNODE

Resident >NIL: C:Assign PURE
Resident >NIL: C:Execute PURE

Assign DH0: WDH0:
Assign DH1: WDH1:
Assign DH2: WDH2:
;Assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:ENV
Assign >NIL: T: RAM:T
Assign >NIL: CLIPS: RAM:Clipboards
Assign >NIL: REXX: S:
Assign >NIL: PRINTERS: DEVS:Printers
Assign >NIL: KEYMAPS: DEVS:Keymaps
Assign >NIL: LOCALE: SYS:Locale
Assign >NIL: LIBS: SYS:Classes ADD
Assign >NIL: HELP: LOCALE:Help DEFER
Assign >NIL: Downloads: WDH2:Downloads
BindDrivers
C:Mount >NIL: DEVS:DOSDrivers/~(#?.info)
C:LoadMonDrvs

SetEnv Language "english"
SetEnv Workbench $Workbench
SetEnv Kickstart $Kickstart
UnSet Workbench
UnSet Kickstart
C:AddDataTypes REFRESH QUIET

;Assign AFA_OS_LIBS: WDH0:Afa_OS_Libs
;C:AFA_OS_loader

C:IconBeFast
Assign THEMES: SYS:Prefs/Presets/Themes
Run > NIL: c:VisualPrefs


C:IPrefs
c:FPPrefs
C:ConClip
Path >NIL: RAM: C: SYS:Utilities SYS:Rexxc SYS:System S: SYS:Prefs SYS:WBStartup SYS:Tools SYS:Tools/Commodities

IF EXISTS S:User-Startup
  Execute S:User-Startup
EndIF

Resident Execute REMOVE
Resident Assign REMOVE
Run >NIL: c:Birdie ? Run >NIL: PowerIcons NOGHOSTSELECT GHOST=50 SELR=80 SELG=80 SELB=80 SCROLLSPEEDUP TEXTMODE=2
C:LoadWB
EndCLI >NIL:

[Craven1200]

if i run c:afa_os_loader  after booting up my system slowly grinds to a halt (when i open a window no icons show up)

[Amigaz]

I don't think it's wise to run both IconBeFast and AfA at the same time  :-o

[Craven1200]

oki,  ill disable the iconbefast (ill check if the icon.library is also default )

[Craven1200]

using non iconbefast patched icon.library and without c:iconbefast running  my system still halts when c:afa_os_loader is invoked

[jmbattle]

The earlier versions would occasionally cause my AIAB system to lock up, so I experimented by deleting the AFA libraries (exec/datatypes/graphics etc. one by one) until the system became stable.

However, this has not been a problem for quite some time.

Perhaps the issue lies with your custom kickstart?

Cheers,
James
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