AROS for Amiga OS (AFA OS) 4.6

[unusedunused]

Here can download

http://amidevcpp.amiga-world.de/AfA_Binaries/AfA_OS_V4.6.lha

 Bug fixed at SysIClass Checkimage that overwrite memory with the Palette
 program from AmigaOS 3.1.
 
 Optimized the Skinsystem to remove the flicker of the right windowgadgets by
 changes of the windowtitletext that was noticable on slow systems.
 Changed memory alignment size of the exec_lib.exe to the same size as the
 orginal AmigaOS exec.library use to increace the compatibilty and to reduce
 the fragmentation, this lead maybe in a little increased memory comsumption.

 Name of the default Font corrected in zune_lib.exe.

 Bug fixed in the function addglist that made Hits with DOpus4, if the right
 mousebutton was pressed over the Drivegadgets to toggle the listed of Drives.

nore about what AFA can do you can read here.

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49400
                       
its also since 24 December 2007 possible to scale Icons.Size 0(the default) do not scale.
when choose a size value then all Icons are scale to same value, so you can use Icons with diffrent size, and they look as same size.

[Crumb]

thank you bernd!

[MozzerFan]

Thanks Bernd !!!

[x303]

its also since 24 December 2007 possible to scale Icons.

You tell us that news only just *now* :confused:

x303

[ddniUK]

 Bug fixed in the function addglist that made Hits with DOpus4, if the right
 mousebutton was pressed over the Drivegadgets to toggle the listed of Drives.

Superb! The dopus issue was taking my system down with alarming regularity...

[unusedunused]

Superb! The dopus issue was taking my system down with alarming regularity...

The bug come in 4.5 because of new code and was report 2 days after afa 4.5 release and fix 2 days later,and i send to the User who report it(thanks to him).
so if you write a Bug report, you get a fix earlier. ;-)

I wait only with release 1 Month, because in 4.5 come much more AROS code, so if maybe other Bug reports come, then can all add in 4.6.But this Bugs are only that are in AFA found, and if somebody find a problem in 4.6 he should report.

Its really strange wy it can crash system,because it do a read of address 0.normaly adress 0 contain 0 and so the addglist code see list end.

only possible explain i have, is that you maybe use a program that illegal write to adress 0.
maybe you check your system with muforce running, if other programs you use do illegal mem access.

[koaftder]

What are y'all runing aros on? I'm using a p3 733 w/ agp radeon 9550. Graphics lagging somewhat.

[kolla]

A couple of things that annoy me with the installer:
* SYS:AfA_OS_Libs.info - why? I dont see the purpose of an icon here.
* I choose to install the AfA_OS directory to SYS:System, and then the installer overwrites my SYS:System.info

Apart from that - superb!

[haywirepc]

I haven't tried this installation yet but i will, this is great news for aros (and classic amiga people too).
 
I run aros on a 3ghz pc with a nvidia supported graphics card with gpu.
It will run on alot less, but to get the best experience you really need to use a 1ghz or faster main processor with a supported video card. Aros for x86 is becoming more and more usable as an everyday os every day. Now we have owb, USB support, dosbox (someone is even running windows 98 on it!) and the amiga classic emulation is getting more and more integrated now. Soon classic apps will run almost just like they were an aros native program.
 
Vesa works fine on most graphics cards but its somewhat slow on many.
The screen writes and things I mean, I'd suggest trying a supported graphics card with gpu, you'll be amazed at the difference.
 
Give aros another year or two and I'm sure it will be more stable and useable as an every day OS. Thats all I want right now, so please do support the bounties... Much more coming for AROS.
 
Steven

[utri007]

How big slow down this is for real Amiga? I ques that is moustly eye candy?

[MozzerFan]

How big slow down this is for real Amiga? I ques that is moustly eye candy?

I'm using it on my a4000/060 with PIV and there's no slowdown.
There's a speedup when displaying icons (glowicons, PNG icons).
 
The only thing that can cause a slowdown is when you're using TTF fonts.

[ddniUK]

I use an A1200T with BPPC and 060. No slowdown on my system unless I use TTF. I dont use the AfA OS picture.library though as it conflicts with my PPC picture datatypes. Bernd is aware of this issue.

[TNovosel]

Thank you Bernd!

[unusedunused]

A couple of things that annoy me with the installer:
* SYS:AfA_OS_Libs.info - why? I dont see the purpose of an icon here.
* I choose to install the AfA_OS directory to SYS:System, and then the installer overwrites my SYS:System.info

Apart from that - superb!

I find no string in afa installer script that contain system.

So i have no idea wy that happen, but we test that soon what happen when AFA is install in sys:system

I see in the AFA install files no afa_os_libs.info  

What installer you use ?.

AFA is test to install ok with the AOS installer and the Installer from geit.

http://www.geit.de/eng_index.html

[utri007]

I use blizkick to load kickstart from hard disk, would it be problem?

What system patches are problematic? MCP, MMUlib?