@Swoop

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The files are renamed to an 8*3 format with chk as the exytension, so windows dosn't recognise them as mp3's, but the player will play them fine and display the correct names (as far as I can tell) so the id3tags are ok.

Dude, those are chkdsk automatically recovered files! Something's trashing your filesystem on your Windows box. You'd better find out (soon!) what it is before something important ends up like that and you can't boot any more; I suggest running a good virus scanner and spyware checker.

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hi folks,

this is the first time I've a serious issue with my A1. After installing upd4, sometimes as soon as booted or when I start
some apps like NotePad, ANotice, AWeb I get a GrimReaper pointing to an ISI (instruction storage interrupt) and/or a DSI
(Data Storage Interrupt)

these are the crash-logs

Crashlog_NotePad.txt
Crashlog_GrimReaper.txt
Crashlog_AmiDock.txt
Crashlog_YAM.os4.txt
Crashlog_AmiDock2.txt

I can't point to a specific reason why this occurs. I made a clean install a few times, tried to boot and reboot without WBStartup and User-StartUp but it seems the error happens randomly.

I followed the install instructions verry carefully and I burned different install-CDs too. Each time i checked the iso-file. the CD's were made with both MakeCD and NeroBurningRom.

I really don't know what to do. Well I'm going to try a memtest now.

edit: Memtester passed all the tests with ok.. mumble, mumble what is the problem?!?! :-/

my HW:
A1-XE 933MHZ V-Core 1.84 FSB 133 (Changed Fan)
256 MB RAM, Sii0680, SB Live!, Radeon7500,200GB Samsung,DVD-RW LG4163B.

I got back to pre3 and the problems where gone..Wen I'm starting from the upd4-install-CD the system seems stable. It's a pity I can't drag something in WBStartup. But then again the installed one gives me errors even if booted without US and WBS..

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@broadblues

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Is there a way to capture the ouput to the paralell port to a file?

install printmanager from os4depot. it is a printer spooler which buffers the output of (a1)parallel.device into a file on disk.
one of my all time favorites!

byebye...

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@Amigo1

check boot priority, check that workbench version update 4 is booting, check that kickstart modules of update 4 is loaded, remove any cdroms, check uboot settings.

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i have a weird problem.
i am using the swedish keymap/language.

here's the prob, RAmiga and . doesn't clean up my icons anymore.

i've tried to remove everything from the wbstartup, but no go...

sometimes i've seen in the wb titlebar that some program is trying to load when i press RAmiga+. does someone have a clue?

EDIT: OK, problem found. It's the Swedish locale that is wrong. I am running the WB in English mode now, and all works as it should. The one responsible for the swedish locale should get back to the school bench ;) there's that amiga input problem in it too, I am ditching the swedish locale for now, let's hope it'll get solved in the final version.

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Would be nice if someone would make an article on intuitionbase about all this tips & trix and update it when there comes new stuff. Would make it easier for many os4 users just readin an article on intuitionbase.

@CodeSmith

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CodeSmith wrote: @Swoop Dude, those are chkdsk automatically recovered files! Something's trashing your filesystem on your Windows box. You'd better find out (soon!) what it is before something important ends up like that and you can't boot any more; I suggest running a good virus scanner and spyware checker.

This is on my mp3 player, and only when I either get the read errors from my OS4 partition, or possibly when I first delete mp3 files (on the a1) and then transfer files to the player.

At the moment I have just re-created my 'Music' partition with a block size of 2048, I will try to isolate the problem, and report back.

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@Kicko

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Kicko wrote: Would be nice if someone would make an article on intuitionbase about all this tips & trix and update it when there comes new stuff. Would make it easier for many os4 users just readin an article on intuitionbase.

I agree this thread is too long to read thoroughly, and although I agree with you about a central reference, I think Scott is trying to keep the initial post updated to reflect all the problems contained in the thread.

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@all

Occasionally I get an ELF.library error window, but before the computer gets a chance to write something in there, it freezes so badly that warm reboot does nothing to it!

What does elf.library do anyways?

Thanks,
Firbodi

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@Tomppeli

There's a small problem with "Bitstream Vera Sans" font. Two dots on top of
"a" is in wrong place. Other letters are good. In update3 they are all good.
But update4 fonts look a little bit more nice.

Thats what you get when you use a free font. It doesnt happen with all sizes,
and changing the hinting method back to "Always Autohinter" with TypeManager
will give you back the update 3 look.

@broadblues

> I did another print test this with aweb amd then with ImageFX and then multiview.
>
> Using a hp815C driver and printer.
>
> In all three cases there were extraneous characters preceding the printer output, cause the "4x" graphics distortion.
> In AWebs case the initial distortation "reset" after the first strip, the other two seemeds to print in one large strip.
>
> Is there a way to capture the ouput to the paralell port to a file?
>
> The out put to the printers:File driver appeared to be a valid ilbm with no corruption.

First, sorry for answering late.

When it works with Printers:File it may be a problem of the HP815C driver
(IIRC there exist different HP driver versions in OS3.9, 3.9BB1, 3.9BB2, and
the various OS4 updates, maybe you find a working version).

It also may only work with Printers:File because the IFF has a lower resolution
than the average printer. Try if using 600DPI in printer prefs also works.

To send the output to a file select printtofile.device as printer port device,
it will open a file requester when printing starts.

@broadblues

> > sys:tools/cmd does exactly this.
> doesn't seem to work for a1parallel.device

It can only work with parallel.device and serial.device and
only with the 68K versions of those (it patches the 68K jumptable
of the device).

All OS4 users are hereby encouraged to delete CMD, it cant work
any longer, select printtofile.device as printer port device in
printer prefs when you want to redirect printer output to a file.

While we are at it, you can select the "File" printer driver to
redirect print output (graphics only) to an IFF picture, the size
can be specified with the DPI setting in printer prefs.

@wegster

Hi,

I'm sure that I red something about directory corruption of a Flash Card with files writing with Windows XP when connected on my card reader of my A1 XE/900Mhz
but can't find the message anymore...

I would like to know if there is a solution for that problem or we must wait for an update?

Thank you.

@number6

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>LeftAmiga is occupied by PowerSnap. Guess that's why that didn't work...;) Not Left Amiga. Hold down both Shift and Left Amiga and click left mouse button once anywhere on the screen.

This does nothing. What should it do?

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Have you updated to #4 yet? This works too. Run your mouse to the bottom of the screen and it will scroll back into view.

Yes I updated, or I wouldn't be able to move the screen at all
Moving the mouse beyond any screen border doesn't scroll the screen. I know it did that in OS3.x, use to play with it. Now the screen can only be moved by dragging it in the titlebar, nothing else works.

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@Deniil715

I performed a fresh install and it does what I said.
In addition, there are an incalculable number of possibilities for settings in
Prefs/GUI, that undoubtedly affect many of the things we report.
For instance, a "window" on a public screen does not behave the same as a public
screen. "Shift" and mouse movement will move the "window". "Left Amiga" (start)
and mouse movement will move the public screen that the window is ON.
Again, this represents my system and yours may behave differently.

#6

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@Deniil715
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Yes I updated, or I wouldn't be able to move the screen at all Moving the mouse beyond any screen border doesn't scroll the screen. I know it did that in OS3.x, use to play with it. Now the screen can only be moved by dragging it in the titlebar, nothing else works.

I played around with screen dragging and noticed this:

If my AWeb screen is in front and active, after dragging I can scroll the screen back by moving the mouse beyond the border only if the screen has been activated by clicking on the screen background or a window in the screen. If I bring a screen to the front and drag it without first making it active by clicking on the background or a window, moving the mouse beyond the border does nothing. That sort of makes sense; the screen won't react to the mouse unless it's active.

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@Haymigga
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I had similiar sound issues and my system worked after i removed my mouse from usb and plugged in into ps/2...or if i took the devs/usb from update1 instead of update4 as i described in my thread ;) so...glad to hear i was not only one with the usb + sound issue

I've also discovered sound problems that go beyond "usb + sound". Either removing my USB mouse or using the pre3 USB files does cure my sound distortion problem but it doesn't affect another problem:

I have the device.audio file installed in my Devs:AHI drawer and have the Music Unit in AHI set to force programs that use the Music Unit to be played through Unit 0 so that multiple sounds can be played simultaneously. This works fine with OS4pre3 but with OS4pre4 datatype sounds will not play if a program like AmigaAmp or Amplifier (which use the Music Unit) is playing. It appears that device.audio does not do what it is supposed to when used with OS4pre4.

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@Xenic

About screen dragging:
I noticed that you cannot scroll the Workbench screen back
by moving the mouse down.

Bye,
TMTisFree

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I found a bug in Blanker:

If I select 5 seconds as Blank delay and then deselect the checkmark to inactivate the normal blank, select Hide from the menu, it still blanks after 5 seconds. Only way to disable the normal blank is to set the seconds to 0 otherwise the checkmark is ignored when the window is closed.

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@wegster

i have a problem with the menu.
here i've set it up as sticky, non-bloquant.
so, i RMB to open up the menu and i LMB on the stuff i want to do.
so far so good..

but if i press LMB without releasing it, i'm just hesitating now,
and i pass mouse pointer over few menu entries until i decide ..
then i decide which entry i want to select, i release LMB on it, and,
surprise ;)
all the menu entry over which i passed the mouse pointer will get started.

you can reproduce this with default workbench menus, or with customised entries.
here i use addmenu.rexx to add entries to the menu.

i have a menu entry called "internet" in which i have yam,ibrowse,atc,...
if i pass the mouse pointer over them all while LMB is keept pressed,
when i'll release the button, say on yam, all the apps will get start, yam, ib, atc ...

so you'd better not press LMB and wait to decide, passing over menu entries, they will all get executed .

i hope my explanation is understandable.