AmigaOS 3.1.4 FAQ Revision 3.6 (21.06.2019) Copyright 2019 Hyperion-Entertainment Please note: This file contains a list of frequently asked questions along with answers, sorted by topics. Index of topics covered in this FAQ: 1. Installation 1.1 * What are the hardware requirements for AmigaOS 3.1.4? 1.2 * Why won't AmigaOS 3.1.4 boot with 512 KB of RAM? 1.3 * Ok, I get it; 512 KB is not enough anymore, but can I get my way with less than 2 MB of RAM? 1.4 * I get a "Please insert a volume containing workbench.library..." during start-up. What is going on? 1.5 * Why are workbench.library and icon.library no longer in ROM? 1.6 * But why didn't you make the ROM larger then? 1.7 * I purchased the disk-based installation, and installed all the files in the right places, but the OS does not seem to pick them up. Instead, I just get the OS 3.1 Workbench back. What's wrong? 1.8 * Some file permissions on my installation look really weird. Is that normal? 1.9 * Why doesn't Shell or Workbench respect the "h" protection bit and hide the files whose "h" bit is set? 2. Hard Disks and file systems 2.1 * Can I use partitions beyond the 4 GB boundary? 2.2 * How do I setup a new drive with HDToolBox? I do not see the drive in the selection box at all; what is wrong? 2.3 * Long filenames--I was promised long filenames! How do I use them? 2.4 * But Workbench still limits my filenames to 30 characters! 2.5 * I read something about a setting called "Max Transfer", which is a value which I need to manually adjust according to my system. How do I set it up? 2.6 * When mounting the CD file system on an XSurfIDE device, reading large DVDs results in an error -3 being shown. 2.7 * My Amiga now takes about 10 minutes to boot my new 3.1.4 64 GB partition. What is going on? 2.8 * I am trying to format and/or validate my 32 GB drive and I can't; the system gives me an error saying that there is not enough memory, but I have 8 MB of RAM. What is happening? 2.9 * Should I defragment my drives? 2.10 * What is a "SuperFloppy"? 2.11 * How do I mount a SuperFloppy? 2.12 * How do I properly create CrossDOS mountlists? I have no clue. 2.13 * Why is it that HDToolBox does not allow me to use my CF (Compact Flash) card? 3. CPU Support / ROM Modules / SetPatch 3.1 * I manually installed (and now get a warning from) SetPatch on unknown options. 3.2 * Where did the extended functionality of SetPatch go? 3.3 * Does my 68060 work out-of-the-box now or do I still have to hack the ROM? 3.4 * When booting the system, the Startup-Sequence stops and gives me a warning about an incomplete installation. What is missing? 3.5 * Where do I find the CPU libraries, and how do I install them? 3.6 * ...but I lost my original support disk of my turbo board! 3.7 * Where do I find a 68030.library? My board did not come with one. 3.8 * Couldn't you just package the CPU libraries with the OS? 3.9 * Couldn't you just ship the Commodore 68040.library? 3.10 * What about the dummy 68040.library? My old turbo board manual mentions that I have to install it, and rename it. 3.11 * I get a note from the CPU command on CPU errata. What should I do? 3.12 * Why is it that when I use the 68030.library, 68040.library or 68060.library from the MMULibs package some extra megabytes of memory are consumed? 4. Performance and compatibility 4.1 * Pointer preferences render incorrectly on my screen. 4.2 * The Locale preferences renders incorrectly on my screen. 4.3 * Why is SetPatch so slow? 4.4 * OS 3.1.4 is terribly slow! 4.5 * But why doesn't LoadModule load the modules into FastRAM in first place? 4.6 * The system crashes as soon as I play a stereo 8SVX audio file. 4.7 * What about all those widely-used system patches? Can I use them? 4.8 * Can I use the FBlit patch with AmigaOS 3.1.4? 4.9 * I tried to install a demo/game which uses WHDLoad and the Installer warns me that it is outdated! 5. Intuition Library V45 5.1 * What is the V45 intuition.library? 5.2 * Why isn't the V45 intuition.library enabled by default? 5.3 * How do I install the V45 intuition.library? 5.4 * I purchased a ROM upgrade option, but I still need to reboot twice to get the new V45 intuition library. Why is that? 5.5 * How can I load icons into Fast RAM? There's no program or Preference setting for it. 5.6 * I have now 28K less of Chip RAM; where did the RAM go? 5.7 * But I really need the 28K back! 6. Printers 6.1 * Which printer drivers do I need, and which driver supports which printer? 6.2 * I have a printer that is not listed, but was supported with OS 3.1. What should I do? 6.3 * My OS 3.5/OS 3.9 printer drivers refuse to work with OS 3.1.4. Where is the problem? 6.4 * I have an unsupported printer. What can I do? 6.5 * Where is the "print to file" printer driver? 6.6 * Do I still need TurboPrint? 7. CLI/Shell and Tools 7.1 * Where is the PIPE program? I want to use pipes in my Shell. 7.2 * I cannot interrupt pipes from the Shell, or programs continue to run if I interrupt a piped command sequence. 7.3 * The menus of the Ed editor look all white on black. Why didn't you adapt this to the black-on-white style? 7.4 * ShowConfig is missing hardware expansion details and even then, my MMU is not detected. 7.5 * What does the new WBLoad command located in C: actually do? 7.6 * Are there any new command line arguments I should know of? 7.7 * Where are Lacer, MEmacs, HDBackup, Bru and MagTape? 8. OS 3.1.4 and OS 3.9 8.1 * Can I mix OS 3.9 components with OS 3.1.4? 8.2 * I prefer the nice OS 3.9 ReAction GUI, but now my printer ignores the printer graphics settings in the OS 3.9 dialog. 8.3 * WBPattern prefs does not include a "Layout" cycle gadget for Tile, Center, Scale, and Scale Well functions. 8.4 * The new preferences editors ignore my font settings! 8.5 * I'm using the OS 3.9 ReAction GUI for preferences, but the GUI contains unreadable strings. 8.6 * IControl preferences of OS 3.9 had a setting to render window gadgets in 1:1 aspect. Where is it? 8.7 * The background image of my Workbench now uses dithering, even though I'm using a True color screen mode. What's wrong? 8.8 * How do I set/change picture.datatypes settings? 8.9 * Why, when using MultiView and loading a text file, if I go to the Navigation menu all options are greyed out, and not available? 8.10 * How can I make the Euro symbol? 8.11 * Why didn't you base your work on OS 3.9 and instead used OS 3.1 as a basis? 9. Update 3.1.4.1 9.1 * What is this 3.1.4.1 thing? I am getting dizzy with so many numbers. Wasn't the Operating System labeled 3.1.4? 9.2 * How can I check whether I correctly Installed the 3.1.4.1 Update? 9.3 * I copied files from the 3.1.4.1 Update floppy and they appear to be corrupt. Is my system damaged? 9.4 * What new features does the 3.1.4.1 Update bring along? 10. Miscellaneous 10.1 * Why didn't you support feature XYZ ...as in "TAB Expansion", "Magic Menus"... you name it. 10.2 * Why is the "Find..." entry ghosted in the Window item of the Workbench menu? 10.3 * Can I use the modules from the modules disk to build my own custom Kickstart ROM? 10.4 * My PCMCIA network card cannot be detected. How do I fix this? 10.5 * How do I get nicely-coloured GlowIcons installed? 10.6 * How can I create a single bootable floppy disk that containts both the kickstart 3.1.4 updates, and combined Workbench 3.1.4? 10.7 * Can I get the guru back? 10.8 * Speaking of support--where can I get any for this product? 10.9 * Will there be more updates? I'm sick of waiting almost 20 years for OS updates! 10.10 * Are there any Easter Eggs in OS 3.1.4? 10.11 * Is there any other AmigaOS 3.1.4 documentation available? Before trying to contact support, please read through this FAQ to determine whether or not it answers your question(s). 1. Installation _______________ 1.1 * What are the hardware requirements for AmigaOS 3.1.4? 1. Kickstart ROM 3.1.4 (recommended), or an old 3.1 Kickstart ROM. We recommend the former as it will boot faster, require less RAM, and also includes fixes in the hardware configuration process, the latter of which cannot be replaced by code loaded from disk. 2. 2 MB of total memory. Total memory is calculated by adding Chip RAM and Fast RAM. 3. 5 MB of free hard disk space. And of course, an Amiga is needed. We cannot ensure that OS 3.1.4 operates correctly under emulation since we cannot control these environments. We tried our best, however, to keep it as compatible as possible. 1.2 * Why won't AmigaOS 3.1.4 boot with 512 KB of RAM? Well, we all heard the dummy phrase "512 KB ought to be enough for anyone", but this is 2019; not 1985. Along with all the relevant OS core improvements we made--especially to Workbench--it is not a reasonable expectation to run it in such a bare bones system. In other words, more changes require more RAM. It is the price of progress; embrace it! 1.3 * Ok, I get it; 512 KB is not enough anymore, but can I get my way with less than 2 MB of RAM? This is how we break down memory usage: We have rounded up the numbers to be on the safe side; besides, this is a round update. ;) 0.6 MB just to boot + 0.5 MB for loading ROM modules + 0.9 MB for free memory. Of course, in a system with a physical Kickstart ROM, 3.1.4 will work nicely with just 1.5 MB of RAM, but as said be...
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