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util/boot/Kill2090.lha

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Short:Reboot, toggle NTSC/PAL, disable autoconf boards
Author:John Davis
Uploader:mark_k iname com
Type:util/boot
Version:1.0
Architecture:m68k-amigaos
Date:2001-03-12
Download:http://aminet.net/util/boot/Kill2090.lha - View contents
Readme:http://aminet.net/util/boot/Kill2090.readme
Downloads:815

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.


Contents of util/boot/Kill2090.lha
 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[generic]                 2960    6127  48.3% -lh5- 709e Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.doc
[generic]                  256     354  72.3% -lh5- 488b Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.doc.info
[generic]                  534     760  70.3% -lh5- 3b69 Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.ntsc
[generic]                  262    1150  22.8% -lh5- ee72 Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.ntsc.info
[generic]                  533     760  70.1% -lh5- 257a Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.pal
[generic]                  262    1150  22.8% -lh5- 2f46 Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.pal.info
[generic]                  969    1881  51.5% -lh5- d726 Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/Kill2090.readme
[generic]                 3198    7920  40.4% -lh5- ee34 Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.s
[generic]                  256     354  72.3% -lh5- 488b Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/kill2090.s.info
[generic]                  498     704  70.7% -lh5- 4f40 Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/reset.ntsc
[generic]                  201     351  57.3% -lh5- a0ff Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/reset.ntsc.info
[generic]                  495     704  70.3% -lh5- 0e1d Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/reset.pal
[generic]                  200     351  57.0% -lh5- 6512 Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/reset.pal.info
[generic]                 2894    7059  41.0% -lh5- 6a7a Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/resetcode.txt
[generic]                  254     354  71.8% -lh5- 573c Mar  6  2001 Kill2090/resetcode.txt.info
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total        15 files   13772   29979  45.9%            Mar 12  2001

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