Dear A2 users,
a new native A2 release (rev. 2731 of Dec. 11, 2009) is ready for
download at www.bluebottle.ethz.ch.
It contains the new interruptible garbage collector that now functions
properly for multi-core machines.
I want to thank all those who helped finding errors during the process
of making this release stable.
I wish everybody good luck with the new release.
Best regards
Ulla Glavitsch
--
ETH Zurich
Ulrike Glavitsch Eggler
Institute for Computer Systems
Clausiusstrasse 59
8092 Zurich
ulrike.glavitsch(a)inf.ethz.ch
+41 44 632 70 49 phone
+41 44 632 13 07 fax
>>http://bluebottle.ethz.ch/Current/Aos.Par
>>
>> HTTP 404 - File Not Found
Sven Stauber wrote:
> The link was broken (fixed).
No still 404 now.
>You will find more information on
>http://www.ocp.inf.ethz.ch/wiki/Documentation/Configuration
Thanks; since the CD boots OK on other people's newer PCs
I suspected the VDU-system.
I can't sacrifice my 'main' PC for testing Aos, which also
previously failed to run Aos, and my spare PC runs N-O with
a mono-display when I need it.
But the following test for 'Init=xxx' failed:-----
VESA mode numbers <-- try for mono-box
Mode Number (hex) Resolution Colors
100 640x400 256 <-- OBL3>c remains visible
101 640x480 256 == same
102 800x600 16 == same
103 800x600 256 == same
108 TEXT 80x60 == same
110 640x480 32K == same
111 640x480 64K == same
117 1024x768 64K <-- default ?
========= end of test results =====
Does the fact that I can't exit-to-reboot with
Ctrl/Alt/Del tell anything?
AFAIK if N-O didn't display, Ctrl/Alt/Del would
still respond ?
>From my brief test of Aos the 'change screen magnification'
seemed the most useful. Can this be used while running the
old-proven N-O apps under Aos ?
IMO the simplicity of S3 was a great achievement, which now
seems to have been lost - since Wirth's oversight is missing ?
Thanks,
== Chris Glur.
I read:--------
6. How to change the configuration when booting from a CD-ROM,
since the configurations strings are compelling.
A: When booting from a CD_ROM, the configurations strings
written on it may not be at all adequate for the installed
hardware. It is nevertheless possible to override them in the
early boot phase. The OBL bootstrap loader provides a facility
for doing this. The handling is quite tricky though. For
example, to change the video mode proceed as described
hereafter:
!=na + download http://bluebottle.ethz.ch/Current/Aos.Par and
print it out
+ in the section 2. DISPLAY DRIVER, find a setup that might
work on your computer
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>http://bluebottle.ethz.ch/Current/Aos.Par
>
> HTTP 404 - File Not Found
Please advise.
== Chris Glur.
