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- ReadMe for ROMPatch version 2.02, 4 Mar 97
- -------------------------------------------
-
- This release of ROMPatches fixes some problems with RISC OS 3.60 and
- with 3.70. It supersedes ROMPatch 2.01 for RISC OS 3.70 (and provides
- additional patches).
-
-
- Purpose of patches
- ------------------
-
- The problems fixed are briefly as follows:
-
- 1) 3.70: Slow printing to some HP printers on parallel port. (Same
- as ROMPatch 2.01)
-
- 2) 3.70: Occasional "No stack for trap handler" on some StrongARMs
- (SA110, revision less than 3). (Same as ROMPatch 2.01; see
- TechNote for advice for code developers.)
-
- 3) 3.70: Errors from some applications using several in-memory
- transfers (SWI Wimp_TransferBlock) in succession.
-
- 4) 3.60,3.70: Crashes for very large in-memory transfers between
- applications.
-
- 5) 3.60,3.70: Failure of in-memory transfer if the transfer involves a
- dynamic area at a high address.
-
- 6) 3.60,3.70: System centisecond timing reference and system clock can run
- a few percent fast or slow for periods of about an hour.
-
- 7) 3.60: Floppy discs cannot be formatted if the hard disc is locked.
-
-
- Installing patches for RISC OS 3.60
- -----------------------------------
-
- If you have used any previous form of ROM patching for RISC OS
- 3.60, remove it from your !Boot first.
-
- The patches are easily installed by copying the supplied Obey file
- !!ROMPatch and the supplied directory (with contents) ROMPatch
- into your
-
- !Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks
-
- directory. To do this, open !Boot by holding down the Shift key
- while double-clicking on !Boot. Next, double-click to open Choices,
- then Boot, then Tasks. Now drag !!ROMPatch and ROMPatch into
- Tasks.
-
- Finally, restart your machine to activate the patches. You will
- notice a new dynamic area 'ROM patches 3.60/1' in the task bar
- display, if you click on the Acorn iconbar icon.
-
-
- Installing patches for RISC OS 3.70
- -----------------------------------
-
- The patches are easily installed by copying the supplied Obey file
- !!ROMPatch and the supplied directory (with contents) ROMPatch
- into your
-
- !Boot.Choices.Boot.PreDesk
-
- directory. To do this, open !Boot by holding down the Shift key
- while double-clicking on !Boot. Next, double-click to open Choices,
- then Boot, then Predesk. Now drag !!ROMPatch and ROMPatch into
- Predesk.
-
- If you have used the previous release of ROMPatch (2.01), this will
- update it.
-
- Finally, restart your machine to activate the patches. You will
- notice a new dynamic area 'ROM patches 3.70/2' in the task bar
- display, if you click on the Acorn iconbar icon.
-