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[Bloodwych]

What rulz mfilos are your hardware setups plus those magical touches you add to the ClassicWB.

[NovaCoder]

Originally Posted by Bloodwych

Thanks for the useful feedback NovaCoder. I'll look into all that. Never tried Amplifier, but if it's better and causes no issues then I will replace.

Yep Amplifier is the default OS3.9 audio player so you won't need to include it in your packs (unless of course you can update it to the newer version for people [part of BB3]).

Originally Posted by Bloodwych

Thanks I wish iBrowse didn't require registering, but I tend to shy away from including software that requires registration apart from WHDLoad. They are both pretty average for websurfing anyway, but I will consider and try out iBrowse if that's what 99% Classic Amiga users use.

Yep web browsing on classics is pretty much a waste of time with any browser but iBrowse is the pick of the bunch and the key file thing is just crazy for software that you can no longer buy (and never will be able to buy again).

[Bloodwych]

Of course, silly me! Amplifier is part of OS3.9 so Songplayer, which I've used for 3.5 and below for MP3 playback, can be removed if it no longer serves a purpose. I'll look into it next round - plus iBrowse.

I'm also going to add an enable/disable option during the install for Cyberbugfix, warning about how it breaks ScummVM. Then people can make an informed choice to run it from the start and be aware of the issue.

Thanks for ClassicWB, Bloodwych! I've only used it for 5 minutes and can already see how it's saved me hours of grief and boredom.

One thing which caught me up was getting multiple "bad zipfile offset" errors during installation. Perhaps you could put a list of the most common causes in your FAQ section? I ask this because whilst zipping in windows etc. may be the most common cause, in my case it was a MaxTransfer issue with my CF 'hard drive' which wasn't readily apparent to a novice Amiga user like myself and it might help someone in future.

Anyway, thanks again for your hard work!

[Bloodwych]

Thanks for the feedback sir inferno.

I'll certainly try to remember to add that to the FAQ - you are right, it is a very common error that deserves to be in there.

[NovaCoder]

Hiya,

Looks like CPU specific versions of CopyMem() and CopyMemQuick() might be worthy additions for a future release.

[DH]

Bloodwych my old mucka

I installed your version of ClassicWB P96 along with your Config file installed everything perfectly with no problems until I ran WB for the first time. Now bare in mind this is not a problem with it, but it's just a small tweak that I think you need to adjust in your config file.

Ahem!

DirectDraw is set in Miscellaneous/Graphics API (WinUAE 2.3.3) This has proven to be far to slow.

As soon as I changed it to Direct3D it runs as smooth as an Amiga should, so my guess is that your config file needs updating to use Direct3D instead, certainly for this version of WinUAE. Of course WinUAE older versions may run perfectly OK using DirectDraw, so maybe a note explaining this would suffice

Other than that, marvellous work, it's AWESOME!!!

[Bloodwych]

Thanks for the heads up DemonHellraiser.

Yes indeed the ClassicWB config files are getting long in the tooth and it looks like they need updating for the latest WinUAE.

I never would have realized without your feedback, so much appreciated. I'll try and get them updated soon along with updating WHDLoad to the non-beta v17.

Thanks for the kind words.

[Peter]

Hi Bloodwych,

Just wondered if you had ever considered creating a WB Boot intro like the one Amisys uses?

It's a purely cosmetic feature but the boot screen Amisys uses together with the little jingle does look and sound pretty cool - although I know some people will just say it's a Windows type feature, a Classic WB version would be fun...

Just a thought... :-)

[Bloodwych]

Thanks for the suggestion Peter.

I'm kind of running out of things to add to the packs now, so you never know I might add it as an install option in the next version! As you said, intro screens/music are not for everyone.

Also might add some more wallpapers. Just have to see how I feel when I get around to updating.

[CritAnime]

Just wanted to say I am in love with the 86k versions of ClassicWB. And the GAAE version... it obvious a lot of love and passion has gone into it.

[Bloodwych]

Cheers CritAnime, thanks for popping by.

[Synthesize Me]

Plain and simple: Classic WB freaking rules!
It really makes it easier and more fun for people new to the scene to get into the classic hardware and also saves everybody a lot of time and effort. You really made a big impact on the scene by doing this and also ensured that the Amiga lives on or even gets discovered for the first time in some cases!
I, and I'm sure many of us, can't thank you enough Bloodwych!

Congrats for the latest release!

Have you ever considered doing a version for Amiga Forever? I like the way you can just click on the AmigaSys and AmiKit titles in Amiga Forever, and installation is automatic and fast. Today they released the AmiKit 1.6 update, and it was just two clicks to get that running.

[Anemos]

thanks for your work Bloodwych

[fitzsteve]

Thanks for the updates Bloodwych - you da man

[lolafg]

Wanted to thank you for the V27 releases , i've now the 68K 1.3 theme in my Minimig and the 68K 3.1 in my Chameleon !!
Will do a video today as it's snowing a lot in France....

Thanks again

[spannernick]

Classic WB is great on my A1200 2mb..
Thanks Blood..

[desiv]

Should have posted here before, but didn't notice this thread.
I've been using ClassicWB FULL on my A1200 (now with an ACA1230/28) for a bit now.
Love it!
Thanx for putting this together!!

Just installed Tool Manager on it for a DOCK application.
I finally got that configured and I must admit, I really like that.
Might be worth looking at installing it and configuring it with a default of a few apps, like DirOPUS, iGame, etc.. Maybe leave it disabled, but if someone enables it, it comes up with a few prepopulated icons.
(The initial config can be a bit confusing if you don't read the manual, which I didn't ;-)

Anyway, love ClassicWB!

desiv

[Leandro Jardim]

Bloodwych, I keep playing with ClassicWB Lite all the day! I love your 1.3 themed Workbench versions!

[spannernick]

Hi here is my feedback,I am running Classic WB ADVSP on only 4mb and it works ok..thats 2mb Chip and 2mb Fast..

Im using a PCMICA 2mb card BTW

Love Classic WB..

Oh can you put Tiny Launcher in it please..??

[jonathan]

The 1.3 retro theme for os 3.9 would be cool.

[john1979]

My first post on EAB!

I managed to trash my Classic Lite install so instead of opening the case and getting the CF out I thought I would serial the System.zip and real_amiga_install.adf over.

Unfortunately the adf included with lite seems to be broken. Winuae can read it but writing to disk using transadf from the A1200 gives an NDOS disk which doesn't boot. I tried several writes and downloaded a fresh copy from the website but no luck.

Someone here also seems to get the same problem:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=63186

Another issue is the Real_Amiga_Install.adf file. If I extract this file with ADF-Blitzer it creates a No-Dos disk.

My way round it was to mount it in Winuae and copy the contents out to the A1200. Then format-install a floppy and copy the files to it. This got me going.

Anyway thanks for classic wb it is absolutely amazing.

[spannernick]

Just tried the 24 bit version of iBrowser on CWB AVDSP and it works fine but the only thing thats annoying is its a demo so only works for 30min and you can't register it at the moment thats what it says on there site.."IBrowse 2.4 is temporarily unavailable for purchase. Apologies for any inconvenience." but that been there for a long time..??

(anyone got a key) - JOKE..lol

[Peter]

I may be going mad but... where is the "Execute Command" pull down that exists in Workbench 3 found in classic Workbench? It must be hidden within the Scalos menu system some where...?

[PeterK]

Shortcuts --> Defaults --> Execute Command

[groundplayer]

Thankyou Bloodwych for absolutely amazing newOs experience for amiga ! Just quick question, to start avi with doubleclicking icon (ACTION player) i had to enable write,executable and script bit for S/Start-ACTION.rexx file and rename "C/Action" file to "C/Action_" before it works. Is that a known bug or do i have to install everything again to make sure ?

Thankyou !