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From: peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: WorkBench 2.0, Help!!
Keywords: WorkBench 2.0
Message-ID: <13083@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 6 Jul 90 17:09:45 GMT
References: <18881@well.sf.ca.us>
Reply-To: peter@cbmvax (Peter Cherna)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <18881@well.sf.ca.us> sjm@well.sf.ca.us (Stephen Moehle) writes:
>I very recently purchased an Amiga 3000.  It has, I believe, Beta 2.0 ROMs.
>The versions are "Kickstart version 36.141. Workbench version 36.68" (Could
>someone please tell me what Beta release this is?).  I am having a few
>problems/questions with 2.0.  If anyone can help I would be most grateful.

The A3000 _Release_ version of 2.0 has these version numbers (Kickstart
36.141, Workbench 36.68).  The dealer demo units have a late beta with
smaller version numbers, but the "for sale" units have the release 2.0.

>1. When 2.0 first boots up, the machine is in Interlaced mode.  I used the
>Screen Mode editor to set it to Non-Interlaced because it is easier on my
>eyes.  When iprefs is run from the Startup-Sequence, I get a requester
>titled "Intuition Preferences", and the message is "To reset Workbench
>screen, please close ...."  I suspect that I need to update my
>devs:system-configuration file, but I cannot figure out how.  I have RTFM,
>but to no avail.  Why is it all windows must be closed any how?

You have put something in your startup-sequence that outputs text
to the CLI.  The initial CLI has been trained to not open until
the first text is spat out.  IPrefs can reset the screen for you under two
conditions:  Before any windows are open, and when only Workbench's
windows are open.  The standard startup-sequence runs IPrefs before anything
spits text out, hence no windows are open, hence IPrefs can do its job
silently.  Try moving the commands you added to after the "wait" command
after IPrefs.  Or redirect the output of the commands you added
to >NIL:.  Otherwise you have to wait until Workbench is up, and
hit "Retry".

>Thanks for all and any help.
>
>Stephe
>sjm@well.sf.ca.us     or      {ucbvax,pacbell,hplabs}!well!sjm 
>"You heard the weirdo man.  What is truth?"

     Peter
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