Available now: AmigaOS 3.1.4

[tech3475]

Originally Posted by grelbfarlk

I didn't mean necessarily "be put in the kickstart" but say a system where a user could loadmodule individual components like rtg.library, their #?.card driver, picasso96settings, and if necessary their bus driver like pci.library.

The part where you would come in, in the imaginary universe where these libraries were romable/loadmoduleable, Early Startup Screen and lets say dos.library (probably more) were patched/rebuilt to come up on boot after restart on the RTG display.

Or maybe an achievable goal would be an after-boot version of Early Startup Screen that could be run in Workbench to select boot device, no startup-sequence and so on.

I don't know how OS4 does it, but on Classic I thought it was possible to get to the OS4 early startup screen on the Voodoo.

*Mods sorry this should have gone in the AmigaOS 3.1.4 successor wishlist.*

I think they'd rather people just use the Startup-Sequence and loadmodule.

One potential workaround may be to have a small 'boot' partition which can load the modules using a basic startup-sequence which then reboots using bootctrl, I haven't tested to see if it allows access to the early startup menu though.

[Jope]

Originally Posted by Daedalus

I guess such an approach could be done under OS3 too, but it would make for much longer boot times and soak up a lot of RAM.

This is what I was suggesting some time ago, but I made the mistake of referring to the A3000 superkick as inspiration so the idea was shot down as totally sucky! :-D (ok, there were some technical problems too, such as exec.library replacement)

Lesson learned: I need to communicate in simple terms only the core of my ideas so that there is no chance to conveniently misunderstand me and dismiss my ideas.

[Thomas Richter]

..3..

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by Daedalus

An alternative option might be to use one of the flash module that stores extra modules that are loaded as part of AutoConfig. There are a couple of Zorro cards that do this for big-box Amigas, but nothing that I'm aware of for the smaller models.

There is plans to add user configurable ROM module (also BlizKick module) support to ACA500plus. 1M of flash space is still reserved for this feature but nothing has happened yet.. It will be independent of already existing user ROM image support.

[Daedalus]

Ooh, nice!

[Thomas Richter]

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[Thomas Richter]

..1..

[ExiE]

**kaboom**

[LieutLaww]

Thunderbirds are Go !

[fryguy]

-1

[tech3475]

Originally Posted by fryguy

-1

Could be worse, could be 255 .

[patrik]

Originally Posted by tech3475

Could be worse, could be 255 .

Or 4294967295 =).

[BarryB]

Originally Posted by Thomas Richter

It is like opening Pandora's box.

Except it was a Jar, not a box!

-3.1.4

[malko]

Considering at what time Thomas usually posted his countdown, there should be a link or something now....
With this heat wave, everything alright Thomas ?

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by malko

Considering at what time Thomas usually posted his countdown, there should be a link or something now....

Agreed

Hopefully whatever announcement / news Thomas was prepared to make still occurs after 10 days of build-up.

[number6]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Agreed

Hopefully whatever announcement / news Thomas was prepared to make still occurs after 10 days of build-up.

I was trying to be respectful and give them time to cross post, which I did, but I agree with you, so:

from Thomas

#6

[DamienD]

My German is not existent

...but from running that post through a translator:

Originally Posted by thorfdbg

The timing is not mine. Costel would have to act. I do not know when it comes to that, just when we delivered it. That was Saturday evening. My plan was actually to finish on Tuesday, but unfortunately there was an accident in between.

[kublai]

Maybe that's why Thomas stopped the counter?

[number6]

Originally Posted by DamienD

My German is not existent

...but from running that post through a translator:

I've made the inquiries through the only channels I feel I have available to me.

Let's be patient.

#6

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by number6

Let's be patient.

Yes, but to be honest, it doesn't really bother me as I have no need for 3.1.4 in emulation.

Saying that, I do / can appreciate the work that Thomas / team have done though