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**** MiNTsetter ****
Status: Freeware.
Author: Kellis, email address: kellis@primenet.com
Needs a new MiNT kernal (1.14.6 and up) to work efficiently. And most
likely a recent AES.
MiNTsetter is a GEM program that will report various information
about your kernal (settings, configurations), and your environment.
You can also adjust few parameters such as TIMESLICE and SECURITY.
This data can be dumped in the clipboard, to facilitate debugging.
If you click on the top middle icon, another window will open
giving you more info about your kernal.
The GEM side of MiNTsetter was important to me, so in result, you
have the possibility to "win-shade" MiNTsetter window by clicking on
the FULLER window gadget.
If the AVSERVER is set but the AVSERVER is not running, the line
AVSERVER will be grayed out, click on it, it will give you a little
info.
CTRL q to quit, CTRL c to cut into the clipboard, CTRL i for credits
TAB key for the extra information window.
VFAT and Write-back cache added, so you can now set and use it on the fly.
ONLY new kernal (1.15 and newer).
Force FASTLOAD will bypass the programs flags, always considering it
to load it without clearing the RAM. (if not set, then the flags will
be interpreted).
Now incorporate the famous ALERT.ACC within. So no need anymore of
ALERT.ACC.
The default will be read from the environment variable ALERT if found
Otherwise, the default will be NO.
Add this in your mint.cnf:
setenv ALERT YES
To automatically start MiNTsetter with BUS-ERROR recognition enabled.
What's new: GEM fix, windows were leacking through, Thanks OZK for
reporting that one.
Dump Cookie jar into clipboard.
Supports unix 'uptime'. (load and uptime)
Use less RAM, (internal reorganization)
Now updates in live the changes for VFAT to the AVserver (if set and running)
for the concerned partitions. (example, open drive A, and change its VFAT
status, your AVSERVER will make update the partition directly). Thanks to
Christian Felsch for this idea. Same applies for the clipboard dumps.
MiNTsetter is able with just 1 mouse-click to suspend inetd (that's in
charge for the incoming connections). Handy if you are on the net, but
don't want to be bothered for a few minutes because you need maximum CPU
power. So no user can access your computer.
Now checks the real state of the process inetd. (stopped or running).
The Green mean monster icon in the middle is to dump the cookies installed
into the clipboard.
The file cookie.dat must reside in the same directory where MiNTsetter is.
This file is only an ASCII file, LF must be used. pico did the job very
well. So if you want to edit/add more cookie entries, please make sure of
the format of LINES.
The maximum entry is of 1000 cookies. So far the original cookie.dat file
contains like 380 of them. This original file was borrowed from cookie_monster
program.
Thanks to Martin-Eric for this idea.
Version 2.6 is now controlling all the partition features with the new way
of doing Dcntl() instead of using Ssystem().
If N_AES is detected, It will use an extra popup, (in the VFAT window,
click on the DRIVE letter, (the one between < and >). A popup will appear
for you to choose easily which drive you want to set.
Same in the main window for SECURITY.
User option also has been added. Giving you information about your logged
users. (a raw "who" command).
Few routines changed, more efficient, and some button don't leak through
anymore. More GEM keyboard shortcuts, like CNTRL U, HELP key, Arrows and
SHIFT Arrows.
Now is fully installable on minix or fat.
2.8 will also dump the cookies WITH HEX values.
2.9 has read label in the Vfat window (or will display
FLOPPYDISK/HARDDRIVE) if the partition doesn't have a label.
3.0 just basically update the opcodes that newer MiNT kernal will support.
Any lost data or damages created by MiNTsetter are on your own.
It's a *freeware*, you take the risk.
Thanks.