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- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- % RunIt version 1.6 %
- % Updated: 11th July 1993 %
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-
- %%%%%%%%%
- % NOTE: %
- %%%%%%%%%
-
- Just a short note about version 1.5 which is a "butchered" 1.4 with
- a BORDER option added , it was released by Thomas!/SP NOT me!, the
- routine he added did not work correctly with the Degrade and Scrblank
- routines and caused the machine to GURU.
-
- I was *VERY* annoyed to see that someone had altered Version 1.4 and
- added an option without even consulting me , in fact BORDER was already
- due to be added! , the BORDER option ive coded for this version WORKS with
- ALL options available on the RunIt command line!.
-
- Next time , if anyone wants an option added , just call The Krypt
- and leave mail to me , or get a message to someone who DOES call the
- Krypt , and they will pass the message on!.
-
- Its that simple.
-
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- % Future Options %
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-
- I will be doing updates to RunIt every 3-4 weeks or so.
- Version 1.7 is already being coded with a few newboot options
- + an option that will allow you to use Runits "options" on
- 100% full dos disks!
-
- I will hopefully be adding a GUI version of Runit in future archives
-
- %%%%%%%%%%
- % About: %
- %%%%%%%%%%
-
- Runit must NOT be distributed without this document file.
-
- Runit is charityware, if you use it, please give help to those in need.
-
- If you have any questions or ideas for more utils Call
-
- The Krypt BBS (UK) on 021 789 6845 (Oversea`s +44 21 789 6845)
-
- %%%%%%%%%%
- % Usage: %
- %%%%%%%%%%
-
- Runit can be used in the startup-sequence as a cli command or used
- from the cli/shell as a tool to run game/utility boot blocks that
- refuse to work on 680x0 or newer machines such as A1200/4000/3000
-
- Tested on kickstarts 1.2 to 4.x ,and should work on all future kicks
-
- Runit with no options will display a help screen explaining the
- options available, i will describe here in what circumstances
- they may need to be used.
-
- It does not matter what order you type the options in.
-
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- NOCACHE - Use this option if diskloads fail, graphics corrupt
- or if programs crash for no reason
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SCRBLANK - Have you ever noticed how using the boot options
- screen sometimes cause`s screens to be corrupted?
- or when software that ran from workbench on kick 1.X
- has corrupted screens on kick 2.X / 3.X.
-
- Also use this option if the colours appear wrong
- when running the game on your AGA or AAA machine!
-
- This option opens a Fake 1.X screen and blanks it until
- the software in question opens its own.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SPRITE - If your sprites are corrupt / to large / small use this
- option to reset them to normal resolution
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- FAKEFAST - An enhanced version of FAKEMEM , this will give you
- 512k chip / rest of chip ram: classed as fast ram: on
- 1meg + chip machines.
-
- Use this when "no fast mem" requesters appear , or when
- games just lock , due to no fast mem.
-
- Remember this resets the machine the first time it is run
- so any other options on the command line will be ignored
- first time , but will function correctly next time they
- are called.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- NTSCMODE - Ever noticed that annoying gap at the bottom of some
- softwares screens , try this option!
- ECS chipset or above needed.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- PALMODE - Returns you to normal screen mode
- ECS chipset or above needed.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- OLDKICK - Because of certain changes in kick 2.X , 3.X , certain
- games failed when libraries returns were slightly
- different to those on kick 1.x , this routine patches
- these to return old 1.x values.
- Try these on games such as Silkworm IV , Saint Dragon ETC.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SET??? - This needs some explaining , what it does is to select the
- chipset you specify , if that chipset is available , or can be
- Mimic`d then the system / hardware is told to use that chipset.
- Currently AGA can mimic the OLD & ECS chipsets, use this option
- when GFX / Sound corrupt etc.
-
- You could also use this option under AGA to speed up GFX
- routines that use the operating system. ( Use SETAGA )
-
- SETOLD = Select/Mimic OLD chipset
- SETECS = Select/Mimic ECS chipset
- SETAGA = Select/Mimic AGA chipset
- SETBEST = Use the best chipset available
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- VBASE - Use this option if games fail to load , no music etc.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- NEWVBASE - I have noticed that some games put code around the $c0
- memory area , while this is ok for the majority of games
- that disable the operating system , it will cause a lot
- of problems for HD installable software that does not!
- Use this option if for NO reason a game locks up or fails
- to function correctly on your 680x0 machine, but works fine
- on a 68000 based one!
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- CHIP512K - Many programs fail when more than 512k chip memory is
- available , especially demos , try this option if a game
- or demo/etc fails to load on your 1meg+ chip machine
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- FASTOFF - Its stupid isnt it! , ive seen some NEW programs that have
- been written for the A1200/A4000 that HATE fastram when
- present and just lock up when its around!, try this option
- if all else fails!
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- BORDER - This routine is for those BADLY written intuition programs
- that cause problems in certain screen modes / monitors.
- These problems only occur on kick 3.X / 4.X machines.
- There are no hard fast rules about this option , you could
- just use it to improve clarity on your WB!.
-
- It will create a Black border around the screen area on 1st
- running , run it again to return to normal screen mode!
-
- See NOTE: at beginning of this doc file!
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- DEGRADE - A lot of people asked for this, what it does is basically
- calls the nocache/scrblank/sprite/oldkick/setold/vbase
- routines in this program, but all in one simple command!
-
- For those of you who are lazy or HATE typing :)
-
- Use this option if you are unsure why the software crashes
-
- NOTE: You can still add other options on the command line.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- CLEAR - Resets machine if Virus or other contamination present.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- FILTER - Turns off the low pass filter , this will make sounds
- clearer and sharper.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- HIGHBOOT - Runit was originally written only as a cli command , but
- LOWBOOT its options were also usefull for NONDOS disks ie: games.
- I found the boot options screen did not help all the time.
- These 2 options were added so that a disk in df0: can be
- booted with any of the options above.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- Remember that runit can be used in a startup-sequence or used to boot
- NON DOS disks , in this respect i think it is unique.
-
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- % Some Examples %
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-
- You have installed a game from floppy on your HD,but when running
- the games screens are corrupted,even though they ran ok from floppy
- copy Runit to your hd,add these lines to the softwares startup-sequence
-
- Try : RunIt ScrBlank Sprite
- Or : RunIt ScrBlank Sprite SetOld
-
-
- GFX & sprites / sound are corrupt
-
- Try : RunIt Nocache Sprite scrblank setold
- Or : Runit Nocache Sprite scrblank setold Vbase
-
-
- Games memory reports fail and refuses to load ie: Silkworm (Nondos)
-
- Try : RunIt scrblank oldkick Highboot
- Or : RunIt scrblank oldkick Lowboot
-
-
- If you are unsure why the game fails and is standard dos
- Copy Runit to your disk,and add these lines to the startup-sequence
-
- Try: Runit Degrade
- Or : Runit Degrade Fakefast
-
- If it is NONDOS ie: No files , can not be dir`ed
-
- Try : RunIt Degrade Highboot
- Or : RunIt Degrade Lowboot
-
-
- If it still fails to load , try a mixture of options!.
-
- Remember if the game is NONDOS use the HighBoot / LowBoot options
-
- If you can alter the startup sequence,copy runit to the disk and
- insert the Runit command call + options in the startup-sequence!
-
- %%%%%%%%%%%%
- % Reminder %
- %%%%%%%%%%%%
-
- RunIt is charity ware , if you use it , give help to those in need ,
- in whatever way you wish , whether it be putting money in collection tins
- , or clothes to charity shops , etc.
-
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- % RunIts history - Versions 1.0 to 1.6 %
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-
- V1.0a The Initial release
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- V1.1a Bug fixed release
-
- Minor bug in the scrblank routines caused copper corruption / crashes
- in certain circumstance`s , this has now been fixed.
-
- Recoded , now totaly pc relative
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- V1.2 Added new options + colour :)
-
- OLDKICK option added , helps with software incompatability on 2.x ,
- 3.x Kickstarts
- SET??? option added , select OLD / ECS / AGA or BEST chipsets
- helps with GFX bugs , etc
-
- Memory routines rewritten for future Kickstart compatabilty
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- V1.3 added new option - Sprite & recoded scrblank routines
-
- SPRITE option added , helps stop sprite corruption on AGA &
- ECS chip based machines
-
- SCRBLANK option has been re-written - its screen / chipregs
- setup are now as close to 1.x as possible
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- V1.4 added two new options - Vbase and Degrade + scrblank recoded again!
-
- VBASE option added,helps stop mysterious crashes etc
-
- DEGRADE option added,combines all the options needed to get
- those stubborn games to run in one command!
-
- SCRBLANK option altered to also reset colour selection reg in
- AGA to palette #1,stops the wrong colours appearing!
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- V1.5 - lets just ignore this one eh!-Butchered 1.4 version by THOMAS!/SP
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- V1.6 A bug that crept into NTSCMODE & PALMODE from version 1.3 has
- been fixed!, In some circumstances they just failed to work!
-
- Added four new options Newvbase - Chip512k - Fastoff - Border
-
-
- NEWVBASE option added,helps stop crashing/lockups on software
- thats puts code at lower memory areas that are usually
- reserved for 680x0 vector
-
- CHIP512K option added,Turns off all chip ram > 512k
-
- FASTOFF options added,Turns off all fast ram
-
- BORDER option added,colours border colour to 0 , toggle back
- to normal screen mode by running again
-
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
- % Another reminder :) %
- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
-
- Remember , if you have any suggestions , or more ideas for utils call
-
- The Krypt BBS on (UK) 021 789 6845 (Oversea`s +44 21 789 6845)
-
- Leave mail to Software Solutions
-
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- % End of Document file %
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