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From: cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ** Read this message!! ** Bugs in Kickstart you should know about!!
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Date: 27 Feb 88 17:38:23 GMT
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In article <7231@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> bryce@eris.berkeley.edu (Bryce Nesbitt) writes:
>
>fix_1.arc    Patch file #1 to fix bugs in V1.2 Kickstart
>	     Written by Bryce Nesbitt.
>
>Kickstart V1.2 has some bugs that can randomly Guru the machine.  Running
>this file will protect you from these problems.  You must reboot to get rid
>of the protection.

Huh? Did you mean this last sentence... why would you *want* to get rid of
the protection?

>This program runs under Version 1.2 Kickstart ONLY.  If Version 1.3
>Kickstart needs these fixes, then a separate patch file will be provided.
...
>1>  On machines with $C00000 memory (like the A500 and A2000), the Alert()
...

I notice that you mention the A2000 explictily.  I guess this means
that this isn't actually a patch for kickstart (since I think we'ed
need new ROMs to really do that, no?) .  When I get it onto my Amiga
what _will_ it be?  Perhaps I'm (as usual) missing the obvious, but I'm
not sure what I'm supposed to do with this guy -- put it in my
startup-sequence?  If so, does its placement have any bearing on other
things in s-s (e.g., Andy's previous alert() patch).?  Should it be
"run patch_1" out of s-s?  Sorry to be so dense...
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