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  help please ... not booting properly Chris <decordova@ukgateway.net> - 2012-04-29 12:37 +0100
    Re: help please ... not booting properly "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 12:57 +0100
      Re: help please ... not booting properly "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 14:07 +0200
        Re: help please ... not booting properly Tennant Stuart <tennant@orpheus.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 23:37 +0100
          Re: help please ... not booting properly "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 06:20 +0000
          Re: help please ... not booting properly "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 08:32 +0200
          Re: help please ... not booting properly "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 10:18 +0100
    Re: help please ... not booting properly Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-04-29 13:14 +0100
      Re: help please ... not booting properly "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 14:04 +0100
      Re: help please ... not booting properly Chris <decordova@ukgateway.net> - 2012-04-29 13:29 +0100
        Re: help please ... not booting properly "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 16:24 +0200
        Re: help please ... not booting properly Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-04-29 15:42 +0100
          Re: help please ... not booting properly Chris <decordova@ukgateway.net> - 2012-04-29 16:29 +0100
            help please ... not booting properly "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 17:48 +0200
              Re: help please ... not booting properly SG nws <nwsgrp@ntlworld.com> - 2012-04-29 16:59 +0100
                Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 03:32 -0700
                  Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 14:03 +0200
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid - 2012-04-30 13:31 +0100
                      Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 05:53 -0700
                        Re: help please ... not booting properly Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 15:24 +0100
                          Re: help please ... not booting properly "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 16:44 +0200
                          Re: help please ... not booting properly "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 16:05 +0100
                          Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 08:20 -0700
                        Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 21:19 +0200
                          Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-05-03 09:47 -0700
                        saving a Taskwindow Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2012-05-07 17:00 +0100
                          Re: saving a Taskwindow John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-05-07 18:15 +0100
                          Re: saving a Taskwindow Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-05-07 19:24 +0100
                            Re: saving a Taskwindow Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-05-07 20:07 +0100
                              Re: saving a Taskwindow John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-05-07 22:02 +0100
                                Re: saving a Taskwindow Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-05-07 22:08 +0100
                                  Re: saving a Taskwindow Martin Bazley <martin.bazley@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-05-07 23:14 +0100
                                    Re: saving a Taskwindow Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-05-08 00:10 +0100
                                      Re: saving a Taskwindow Martin Bazley <martin.bazley@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 11:34 +0100
                                        Re: saving a Taskwindow Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-05-08 15:12 +0100
                                      Re: saving a Taskwindow John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 03:46 +0100
                                  Re: saving a Taskwindow Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 04:29 +0200
                                    Re: saving a Taskwindow Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-05-08 03:45 +0100
                              Re: saving a Taskwindow Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 06:13 +0100
                                Re: saving a Taskwindow Frank de Bruijn <zuiderduin@hotmail.com> - 2012-05-08 08:01 +0200
                                  Re: saving a Taskwindow Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 07:27 +0100
                                    Re: saving a Taskwindow Brian Debenham <brian@bdebenham.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 08:14 +0100
                                      Re: saving a Taskwindow Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 09:00 +0100
                                        Re: saving a Taskwindow "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-05-08 11:24 +0100
                      Re: help please ... not booting properly Alan Griffin <ajg@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 18:28 +0100
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 05:44 -0700
                      Re: help please ... not booting properly Chris Hughes <news@noonehere.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 14:16 +0100
                      Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 21:26 +0200
                        Re: help please ... not booting properly Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-04-30 22:20 +0100
                          Re: help please ... not booting properly Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-04-30 22:49 +0100
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly Fred Bambrough <fred@[127.0.0.1]> - 2012-04-30 22:42 +0100
              Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 03:30 -0700
                Re: help please ... not booting properly Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 13:59 +0100
                Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 21:31 +0200
                  Re: help please ... not booting properly Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-04-30 22:35 +0100
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 16:34 +0200
                      Re: help please ... not booting properly Fred Bambrough <fred@[127.0.0.1]> - 2012-05-01 16:01 +0100
                  Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-05-03 09:54 -0700
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-05-03 19:16 +0200
                      Re: help please ... not booting properly "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-05-03 17:54 +0000
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-05-03 18:32 +0100
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-03 18:02 +0000
                      Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-05-04 03:38 -0700
                        Re: help please ... not booting properly cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid - 2012-05-04 12:48 +0100
                          Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-05-04 08:07 -0700
                            Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-05-04 09:06 -0700
                              Re: help please ... not booting properly Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-04 17:12 +0000
                                Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-05-04 10:20 -0700
                                  Re: help please ... not booting properly "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-05-04 19:36 +0200
                                    Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-05-04 11:07 -0700
                                      Re: help please ... not booting properly "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-05-04 18:40 +0000
                                        Re: help please ... not booting properly Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-05-04 21:03 +0100
                                      Re: help please ... not booting properly cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid - 2012-05-08 08:49 +0100
                                  Re: help please ... not booting properly Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-04 18:15 +0000
                                    Re: help please ... not booting properly cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid - 2012-05-04 19:47 +0100
                                    Re: help please ... not booting properly Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-04 22:26 +0000
                                    Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-05 05:10 +0200
                                      Re: help please ... not booting properly Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-05 08:16 +0000
            Re: help please ... not booting properly Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-04-29 16:42 +0100
            Re: help please ... not booting properly Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 17:04 +0000
              Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 03:27 -0700
                Re: help please ... not booting properly cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> - 2012-04-30 04:29 -0700
                Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 22:24 +0200
        Re: help please ... not booting properly "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 15:39 +0100
          Re: help please ... not booting properly Barry Gray <barrygray@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 14:51 +0100
            Re: help please ... not booting properly druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2012-04-30 22:34 +0100
              Re: help please ... not booting properly Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 16:39 +0200
            Re: help please ... not booting properly Fred Bambrough <fred@[127.0.0.1]> - 2012-04-30 22:57 +0100
            Re: help please ... not booting properly "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 23:57 +0100
              Re: help please ... not booting properly Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 14:05 +0100
                Re: help please ... not booting properly Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 15:33 +0000
                  Re: help please ... not booting properly Alan Griffin <ajg@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 17:46 +0100
                    Re: help please ... not booting properly Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2012-05-01 21:21 +0100

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#5327

In article
<15efc8f0-e289-4dd9-a48d-80f761897414@y11g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>,
   cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 30, 8:31 pm, Rick Murray <heyrickmail-use...@yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:

> > > Will my PC place be able to do this for me?

> > If your PC place is run by a scruffy bloke that talks in run-on
> > sentences, has piles of circuit boards on the counter, and the place
> > seems in total disarray (it isn't, a trained geek will know exactly
> > what's going on), then you've found somebody competent.

> My PC place, smartish but individually owned, did it for me and
> emailed:

> ."..have fitted the battery and now get no picture on a standard PC
> monitor. "

> Hope this isn't a major problem .... I use one of those flat screen PC
> things. I'll fetch it back tomorrow and see what happens.

Quite common on an RPC which has gone back to factory defaults as it will
when the battery was removed. The base screen mode can't be used by many
modern monitors. If you have a TV with a VGA input - many do these days -
that might well work.

-- 
*Starfishes have no brains *

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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#5330

On 3 May 2012, cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

> My PC place, smartish but individually owned, did it for me and
> emailed:
>
> ."..have fitted the battery and now get no picture on a standard PC
> monitor. "
>
> Hope this isn't a major problem .... I use one of those flat screen PC
> things. I'll fetch it back tomorrow and see what happens.

If there's no display, press f12 to enter the command line, then try
typing blind:

configure monitortype 4
<return>
configure wimpmode 28
<return>
configure sync 0
<return>
<return>

With luck, that will restore the display, and you can then set about
restoring the rest of the configuration.

Tony

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#5341

On May 3, 7:02 pm, Tony Moore <old_coas...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>
> If there's no display, press f12 to enter the command line, then try
> typing blind:
>
> configure monitortype 4
> <return>
> configure wimpmode 28
> <return>
> configure sync 0
> <return>
> <return>
>
> With luck, that will restore the display, and you can then set about
> restoring the rest of the configuration.

Thanks Tony,

That has got the display showing on the monitor.
Now another problem ....

*error: Abort on  data transfer at &038F6FCC (error number &80000002)

can anyone tell me what to do next, please?

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#5342

In message <43c9972e-78a6-430d-8d2c-949569834ea7@i8g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>
          cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 3, 7:02 pm, Tony Moore <old_coas...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >
> > If there's no display, press f12 to enter the command line, then try
> > typing blind:
> >
> > configure monitortype 4
> > <return>
> > configure wimpmode 28
> > <return>
> > configure sync 0
> > <return>
> > <return>
> >
[snip]
> 
> That has got the display showing on the monitor.
> Now another problem ....
> 

Did you first do a (switch on computer with the 'Delete' key pressed
down)
(to reset to CMOS memory to default)


Then a (switch on with the number key 4 pressed - those keys to the
righthand end of the keyboard)
(To obtain the monitor type 4)


-- 
Colin Ferris Cornwall UK

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#5343

On May 4, 12:48 pm, cfer...@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid wrote:
> In message <43c9972e-78a6-430d-8d2c-949569834...@i8g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>
>           cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:


Thanks Colin,

> Did you first do a (switch on computer with the 'Delete' key pressed down)
> (to reset to CMOS memory to default)


I have done that and am back to my computer! But big display mode 27
and no apparent way of changing it. (no choice on the Display menu) -
back where I started!

> Then a (switch on with the number key 4 pressed - those keys to the
> righthand end of the keyboard)
> (To obtain the monitor type 4)

And still the same ...

well, it is still usable, I suppose .....

In my Choices/Boot/Backup there is a PreDesktop ... ?

and running Boot - Screen - monitor type, colours and resoltion are
all set to auto.

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#5345

On May 4, 4:07 pm, cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 4, 12:48 pm, cfer...@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid wrote:
>
> > In message <43c9972e-78a6-430d-8d2c-949569834...@i8g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>
> >           cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Colin,
>
> > Did you first do a (switch on computer with the 'Delete' key pressed down)
> > (to reset to CMOS memory to default)
>
> I have done that and am back to my computer! But big display mode 27
> and no apparent way of changing it. (no choice on the Display menu) -
> back where I started!
>
> > Then a (switch on with the number key 4 pressed - those keys to the
> > righthand end of the keyboard)
> > (To obtain the monitor type 4)
>
> And still the same ...
>
> well, it is still usable, I suppose .....
>
> In my Choices/Boot/Backup there is a PreDesktop ... ?
>
> and running Boot - Screen - monitor type, colours and resoltion are
> all set to auto.

mistake - monitor type has a full list.

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#5346

On 4 May 2012, cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 4, 4:07 pm, cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

> > and running Boot - Screen - monitor type, colours and resoltion are
> > all set to auto.
>
> mistake - monitor type has a full list.

So is your computer ok now?

Tony

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#5347

On May 4, 6:12 pm, Tony Moore <old_coas...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 4 May 2012, cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On May 4, 4:07 pm, cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > and running Boot - Screen - monitor type, colours and resoltion are
> > > all set to auto.
>
> > mistake - monitor type has a full list.
>
> So is your computer ok now?
>
> Tony

No ... mode 27 is all that is possible. All other choices anywhere are
greyed out.

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#5348

In article
<b7d2594e-c98e-40b7-9708-032130478739@t23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
   cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:

> No ... mode 27 is all that is possible. All other choices anywhere are
> greyed out.

OK - so your Boot is not completing - or has even been invoked!

Perhaps I should refer you back to my earlier posting?

> I'd start with configuring the hard disc to boot after doing a Ctrl/Delete
> power on to restore factory defaults.

OK - you've done this bit!

> Even if you type it blind, F12 then configure boot [Return]. You may have
> to do configure drive 4 first.

You have a display, so that's easy!  And DH says the drive 4 bit isn't
necessary.

> If restarting gets a display, status [Return] at the F12 prompt will give
> you loads of other stuff to check.

Et sequ.

John

-- 
John Williams, Brittany, Northern France - no attachments to these addresses!
Non-RISC OS posters change user to johnrwilliams or put 'risc' in subject!
Who is John Williams? http://petit.four.free.fr/picindex/author/

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#5349

On May 4, 6:36 pm, "John Williams (News)" <UCE...@tiscali.co.uk>
wrote:
> In article
> <b7d2594e-c98e-40b7-9708-032130478...@t23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
>    cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No ... mode 27 is all that is possible. All other choices anywhere are
> > greyed out.
>
> OK - so your Boot is not completing - or has even been invoked!
>
> Perhaps I should refer you back to my earlier posting?
>
> > I'd start with configuring the hard disc to boot after doing a Ctrl/Delete
> > power on to restore factory defaults.
>
> OK - you've done this bit!
>
> > Even if you type it blind, F12 then configure boot [Return]. You may have
> > to do configure drive 4 first.
>
> You have a display, so that's easy!  And DH says the drive 4 bit isn't
> necessary.
>
> > If restarting gets a display, status [Return] at the F12 prompt will give
> > you loads of other stuff to check.
>
> Et sequ.
>
> John
>
> --
> John Williams, Brittany, Northern France - no attachments to these addresses!
> Non-RISC OS posters change user to johnrwilliams or put 'risc' in subject!
> Who is John Williams?http://petit.four.free.fr/picindex/author/

Some of the previous boot stuff is still working OK - eg a back drop
and some apps on pin board ..... could it be anything else that is
stopping the mode alternatives being available?

Screen/monitor type is set to auto but when I try the only other that
is not an acorn monitor (AU4831D) I can change the resoltuion and mode
but lose the two above things, and also get "Filing system ADFS: must
be given a filename"

>
Screen is set to

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#5351

On  4-May-2012, cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:

> Some of the previous boot stuff is still working OK - eg a back drop
> and some apps on pin board ..... could it be anything else that is
> stopping the mode alternatives being available?
>
> Screen/monitor type is set to auto but when I try the only other that
> is not an acorn monitor (AU4831D) I can change the resoltuion and mode
> but lose the two above things, and also get "Filing system ADFS: must
> be given a filename"

This means that something in !Boot is stopping it before completion. You'll
have to fix this. Clear all the old junk out (I'm sure there's lots) and try
again. You can always put it back one bit at a time.

If all else fails it is often easier to copy !Boot somewhere and install a
clean copy. Putting all the old stuff back and getting it all set the way
you want it might sound like a lot of work but it can be easier than trying
to find an elusive problem.

-- 
David Holden  -  APDL  -  <http://www.apdl.co.uk>

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#5354

On 4 May, "David Holden" wrote in message
    <a0im4rFmp5U1@mid.individual.net>:

> If all else fails it is often easier to copy !Boot somewhere and install a
> clean copy. Putting all the old stuff back and getting it all set the way
> you want it might sound like a lot of work but it can be easier than
> trying to find an elusive problem.

Or read http://www.wrocc.org.uk/howto/article.php?id=bootlog

-- 
Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England             Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Show
                                             Saturday 28 April 2012
http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/           http://www.wakefieldshow.org.uk/

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#5423

In message
<e74e4742-2e90-4d6a-b77a-ce125b838d2c@z17g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>
          cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 4, 6:36 pm, "John Williams (News)" <UCE...@tiscali.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > In article
> > <b7d2594e-c98e-40b7-9708-032130478...@t23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
> >    cdec <chrisdecord...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > No ... mode 27 is all that is possible. All other choices
> > > anywhere are greyed out.
> >
[snip]
> 
> Some of the previous boot stuff is still working OK - eg a back drop
> and some apps on pin board ..... could it be anything else that is
> stopping the mode alternatives being available?
> 
> Screen/monitor type is set to auto but when I try the only other that
> is not an acorn monitor (AU4831D) I can change the resoltuion and mode
> but lose the two above things, and also get "Filing system ADFS: must
> be given a filename"

some things to try - at the command line ie press F12

*configure Boot
*configure drive 4


-- 
Colin Ferris Cornwall UK

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#5350

On 4 May 2012, cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 4, 6:12 pm, Tony Moore <old_coas...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> > So is your computer ok now?
>
> No ... mode 27 is all that is possible. All other choices anywhere are
> greyed out.

If you click on the Task icon (far right), then click Choices..., you
should be able to configure the machine, via the icons in that window.
Do you mean that, when you click the Display icon, only mode 27 iw
offered? What are the greyed out options?

Tony

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#5352

In message <cd9bb48a52.old_coaster@old_coaster.yahoo.co.uk>
          Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> On 4 May 2012, cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 4, 6:12 pm, Tony Moore <old_coas...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > > So is your computer ok now?
> >
> > No ... mode 27 is all that is possible. All other choices anywhere
> > are greyed out.
> 
> If you click on the Task icon (far right), then click Choices..., you
> should be able to configure the machine, via the icons in that window.
> Do you mean that, when you click the Display icon, only mode 27 iw
> offered? What are the greyed out options?
> 

Do you have the same amount of memory as you had before?
Click on the 'Task' icon.
go to System memory allocation
Drag the Screen memory - should go up to 2048

You could try *wimpmode 28 or 31 or 32


-- 
Colin Ferris Cornwall UK

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#5355

On 4 May 2012, Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 4 May 2012, cdec <chrisdecordova@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 4, 6:12 pm, Tony Moore <old_coas...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > > So is your computer ok now?
> >
> > No ... mode 27 is all that is possible. All other choices anywhere
> > are greyed out.
>
> If you click on the Task icon (far right), then click Choices..., you
> should be able to configure the machine, via the icons in that window.

For the record, having fired-up a copy of RO 3.71 (in RPCEmu), I now see
that what I wrote above is not correct.

When RO 3.71 was first run, the Display icon on the iconbar also offered
only mode 27. However, this could be changed via !Boot > Resources >
!Configure > !Screen which gives access to the modes defined by the mode
definition files, contained in !Boot.Resources.Configure.Monitors.

Tony

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#5357

On Fri, 04 May 2012 18:15:04 GMT, Tony Moore 
<old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Do you mean that, when you click the Display icon, only mode 27 iw
> offered? What are the greyed out options?

It's logical - that's the "safe default" if the LoadModeFile command 
doesn't provide an applicable monitor definition file.


Best wishes,

Rick.

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#5359

On 5 May 2012, Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 May 2012 18:15:04 GMT, Tony Moore
> <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Do you mean that, when you click the Display icon, only mode 27 iw
> > offered? What are the greyed out options?
>
> It's logical - that's the "safe default" if the LoadModeFile command
> doesn't provide an applicable monitor definition file.

True, but it can be changed. See my further comment in
<03a3cb8a52.old_coaster@old_coaster.yahoo.co.uk>

Tony

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#5200

On 29 Apr, Chris wrote in message
    <52c66b1155decordova@ukgateway.net>:

> In article <mpro.m38wv507kadsw01jz.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>, Steve Fryatt
> <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
> > OK, so what's it's *physical* condition like?  Is it still intact, or
> > has it started leaking clear goo or white fur on to the motherboard?
> 
> I haven't looked yet ... it's a big job to even extricate the box and
> detach all the wires. Daunting task .. I thoughtI'd do that tomorrow.
> 
> How easy is the battery to find?

It depends what you've got inside the box: it's alongside the PSU, and hence
under any podules that are installed.

-- 
Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England             Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Show
                                             Saturday 28 April 2012
http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/           http://www.wakefieldshow.org.uk/

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#5203

On 29 Apr 2012, Chris <decordova@ukgateway.net> wrote:
> In article <mpro.m38wv507kadsw01jz.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>, Steve
> Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > OK, so what's it's *physical* condition like?  Is it still intact,
> > or has it started leaking clear goo or white fur on to the
> > motherboard?
>
> I haven't looked yet ... it's a big job to even extricate the box and
> detach all the wires. Daunting task .. I thoughtI'd do that tomorrow.
>
> How easy is the battery to find?

http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/Computers/SARiscPC.html has an image of the
motherboard (about half-way down the page). The descripton, below the
image, notes that the 'The battery for CMOS RAM, right, is showing signs
of corrosion and needs replacing,'.

Tony

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