| From: | Gary Beeton |
| Date: | 30 Jan 2000 at 22:07:44 |
| Subject: | Re: OS 3.5 FAQ v1.0 |
From: "Gary Beeton" <gbeeton@home.com>
On 29-Jan-00 08:38:15, Alex wrote:
> From: Alex <neurodancer@gmx.de>
> Okey,
> here the first version of the FAQ.
Thanks Alex for your hard work!
> Q: I have a GFX board. When I open a window with a lot of
> icons, a
> large amount of chipmem is used. Why is that, and how can I
> avoid it?
> A: By default (and for compatibility reasons), OS 3.5 uses
> chipmem for
> the new icon system. It is possible to use fastmem, the
> option is built into the OS - but in order to flick the
> switch, you need a 3rd party tool, e.g. WBC or WBCtrl (in the
> "Contributions" drawer of the CD - more recent version
> however on Aminet).
> The most common tool is WBCtrl by Stefan Rupprecht, GFX board
> owners just have to add "WBCtrl IMT=FAST" somewhere in their
> U-S, et voila.
> [these two tools are NO HACKS, no patching is done. "WB2Fast"
> however is the one program that hacks into the OS instead of
> using the legal
> built-in
> methods]
> NOTE: WB will *still* use a small portion of chipmem whenever
> you open a window, copy files etc. etc. - why? We don't know
> either. This can only be avoided by using WB2Fast.
You might consider adding another note stating that some people
experience a ChipRAM leak with OS 3.5.
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