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AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« on: December 13, 2006, 11:49:54 AM »
The latest update of Aros is here, with lots of changes, improvements, and bug fixes.

For those running on a PPC linux, there is a hosted flavor to run.  Initial Drag and Drop has been incorporated into Wanderer.  The documentation has also been given a through going through, which should make it much easier for developers starting off, and work has been done to make Zune compatible to MUI programs.  Plus icon editing should be easier thanks to write support for PNG datatype.

On a side note there are ports of AutoDocReader for the AutoDoc format, and AmiGG 0.44.3 has been ported to AROS.  Making Instant Messenging a reality on Aros!  Murks IDE has also been made available for those developing projects on Windows using AmiDevCpp.
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2006, 02:56:54 PM »
Congrats on the new update. :-)

I have not tried AROS yet...

When can I easily install it to its own HD on my bgcpc?
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2006, 04:44:17 PM »
It's worth trying out, the installation guide is here.

http://amidevcpp.amiga-world.de/WinAros/Aros_HD_Install_English.pdf

It takes more fiddlying around than should be, but hey we'll get there in the end.

If you have a linux installation, you can run it hosted as well.
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2006, 06:18:36 PM »
I have Linspire.

I could be brave and try to run AROS hosted.
But my bravery stat is a little low right now :-)

Isn't hosted slower than Native?

I want speed... but I want reliability more... decisions decisions...

I want to set up my puter with quadruple boot capability.

1. Boot from CR-ROM for anything.
2. Boot from HD1 for Linspire
3. Boot from HD2 for WindozeXP
4. Boot from HD3 for AROS Native
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2006, 10:06:50 PM »
Chaoslord, it is easy to run AROS in Linux hosted I think.

Just download the latest build from aros.org, uncompress it. Go to the directory you put it in. Open a shell and type:
./aros --memsize32

If you have any questions, post on AROS-Exec or jump on the AROS IRC Channel.
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2006, 10:55:23 PM »
Yeah, if want to try Aros out the quickest way is to download & burn the latest nightly build to CD-ROM, stick it in your machine and hey presto!
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2006, 11:53:15 PM »
The other option is to use a mobile HD bay system.  Just have two cradles for your different hds.  Power down (unless it's hot swapping), slide the AROS hd out, slide in your other OS HD into the box and power up.  Nice thing is, for relatively little money, most mobile HD bays have additional fans blowing on the drives so they stay cool all the time.

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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2006, 01:57:12 AM »
Is this an official update, or part of the nightly builds? I ask because I just downloaded the 12-9-06 nightly build, and wonder if these features were included in it.
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2006, 04:45:09 AM »
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2006, 10:58:20 AM »
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Is this an official update, or part of the nightly builds? I ask because I just downloaded the 12-9-06 nightly build, and wonder if these features were included in it.


It's "Status" (or if you prefer, "News") update on what has been happening in AROS over the past three months.  It's a way to give the public a quick update of what's going on with AROS.

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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2006, 10:02:21 PM »
@ChaosLord, Don't bother installing it yet. Just burn the ISO to a CD, boot it and enjoy :-)
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2006, 12:50:13 AM »
WOW, I may just install this, it's a lot of fun! Looking forward to the future!!!
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2006, 02:49:59 AM »
Thanks Dammy... Now that I've reread the post, I feel kinda silly for asking that question in the first place. Not quite sure why I thought it would have all been crammed in in a single night. DUH!
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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2006, 06:45:37 AM »
No problem, there is now talk of creating a new stable AROS ISO release on the dev ml.  :-D

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Re: AROS Status Update 2006-12-10
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2006, 12:40:09 PM »
One ISO to rule them all...
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