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Short: Reboot, toggle NTSC/PAL, disable autoconf boards
Author: John Davis
Uploader: mark_k@iname.com
Version: 1.0
Type: util/boot
Kill2090 v1.0 By John Davis, 26/08/1990
Includes source code.
What it does
------------
KILL2090/RESET are a set of programs to reset the amiga thru software
(first asking the user for confirmation), plus it will try to _DISABLE_
ALL the autoconfig devices in your machine. Since this will include the
hard-disk controller, this allows you to safely run software off floppies
without worrying about viruses etc getting at your autoboot/automount
hard-disk.
If you have the 1mb Agnus, it will also toggle your machine to PAL or NTSC
screen mode, depending on which version you use (useful for games if
you've got a PAL machine and useful for gaining screen area if you've got
a NTSC machine). If you ONLY wish to reboot to a different video mode,
then the RESET version will do that alone (without disabling your
hard-disk etc).
Since the actual screen toggle code is run from the cold capture during
reboot, this means it will work even with games which have a custom
bootblock (and hence can't have Nico Francois' PAL/NTSC bootblock used on
them).
In spite of the name, it will actually work with ALL autoconfig boards -
that includes the 2090a controller, the A590 hard-disk and ram system, the
2058/2052 ram boards and hopefully most 3rd party autoconfig devices.
When you reboot you should notice a pause, then the led will blink on/off
5 times and the screen will go pink. This lets you know Kill2090's at
work.
If you've run KILL2090, when it's finished, you should get the amiga
asking for a workbench disk - your auto-boot hard-disk and all expansion
memory is now disabled. If you've run RESET your machine should just
reboot to the chosen video mode.