From: | Jim Cadwallader |
Date: | 1 Jun 2001 at 14:24:00 |
Subject: | Re: O/S 3.9 what's good and what's not? |
Hello Richard
On 01-Jun-01, you wrote:
> Yep, wouldn't be without MagicMenu! Fblit causes problems on startup,
> don't know what the others are!
BlazeWCP replaces some OS chunky-pixel writing functions with faster ones.
CopyMemQuicker does same for memcopy functions. artser.device is the "most
compatible" serial.device replacement I've found. RemApollo remaps
kickstart for Apollo 040/060, speeds up system nicely.
* For FBlit with OS3.9, If you're not sure what you're doing, keep notes of
any changes you make so you can undo them, or don't bother. Even the OS3.9
FAQ states none of the configurations is GUARANTEED to work on your system!
*
If you want to give it another go, I'd say get latest version from Aminet.
Copy FBlit & FBlitGui to C: & fblit.library to Libs:. When you get an
update make sure you copy all these files over any old ones. Note you need
MUI for FBlitGUI. Add FBlit in startup-sequence after "Assign ENV:" line,
as "C:FBlit". If you changed your old FBlit configuration delete FBlit.cfg
from sys:Prefs/Env-Archive.
For me, these work, I find 2) gives more chipmem but is trickier to setup:
1) For 3.1 style dragging, change the LoadWb line in startup-sequence to
"LoadWb SIMPLEGELS", and leave Workbench Prefs set as Icons .. Images In
Graphics Mem. Reboot.
or
2) For transparent dragging, keep LoadWB line as it was. Set Workbench Prefs
for Images In Other Mem, save. Click FBlit icon and in GUI select
AddBobPatch, untick both Installed & Activated. Do same for RemIBobPatch.
Select QBSBlitPatch and tick both Installed & Activated. Save. Reboot.
On my system, I see gfx mungs if it's not set up ok, it doesn't stop
booting, yet an old version I used to have WOULD hang the system if it was
run twice, which is why I suggest getting latest. Also, I find that with
QBSBlitPatch, dragging can be a bit slow & upset timing of some sound
module players, unless they have an option to use CIA timing instead which
fixes that.
I don't mention use of WBCtrl utility with FBlit which is mentioned in FBlit
docs, since OS3.9 FAQ says that WBCtrl functionality is now built in. I
find that my system works without it.
Regards
Jim Cad*
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