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* ParBench ParNET Installation Scripts Disk *
* V3.0 *
* ©1992 By Vernon Graner *
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***Background***
This disk was born out of frustration when I tried to install what
appeared to be a rather simple program from Software Distillery.
After wrestling with the DOCs for a couple of hours and FINALLY
getting all the MountLists and C: commands in the right places, I had
a working ParNET installed. I then decided that for some users, the
install would be almost impossible without some form of simple
installation Icon, so I built one, then another, and so on until I had
a complete collection of ParNET installation scripts.
*** Using This Disk ***
The first step in creating a working ParNET is to READ THE
SOFTWARE DISTILLERY DOCS on how to build the special parallel cable
that is used to connect the two Amigas in the NET. After doing so, TURN
THE POWER OFF ON BOTH AMIGAS and then connect the cable between them.
(Rumor has it that Software Distillery has a financial interest in the
8520 VIA Chip factory, but *I* don't believe it! ;) ) After switching on both
Amigas, all that's left to do is run the scripts on this disk.
**** 2 Amigas With Hard Disks ****
**** Installation Step by Step ****
To get a working PARBench between the 2 Amiga with hard drives:
1. TURN THE POWER OFF on BOTH MACHINES, then connect the special
ParNET Cable between the 2 parallel ports.
2. Boot both machines normally
3. Choose one Amiga to be designated the 'Host' and one Amiga
to be designated 'Client' (It makes no difference which ones)
4. Insert the PARBench disk into the 'Host' Amiga.
5. Doubleclick the 'Install.ParNET' icon.
6. When the script is finished, remove the PARBench disk and
place it in the 'Client' Amiga .
7. Doubleclick the 'Install.ParNET' icon.
ParNET is now installed and ready to run on both machines.
Now all you need to do is start ParNET by opening the ParNET drawer
on your SYS: partition on the HOST machine and double clicking on the
'Boot.Host' icon. Do the same with the client machine with its 'Boot.Client'
icon. If all is working properly, the two machines should post drive lists
for each other, then negotiate a connection. At this point, a disk icon
labled NET should appear on both machines. If this is not the case, then
check the trouble-shooting guide at the end of this document.
The next step is to edit a file that PARBench has created called
'PARNet-DriveList' located in the S: directory of both machines. Due to a
limitation of ParNET, no drives will be visible on either machine until
they have been 'Touched' or CD'd to. This file will be copied to the RAM
disk so that on starting PARNET each Amiga will know what drives are to
be 'touched' on the remote Amiga. The list has a series of drives in it
and you should uncomment the drives you expect to be available at all
times. To uncomment, simply remove the semi-colon before the name of
each drive available on your system. Since there is no way to be certain
that a disk will be in the drive at the time of boot, Floppy Drives are
usually commented out.
The last step in the installation is to use the 'Add.Icons'
script to make the special 'Node.rinfo' files that ParNET requires for icons.
To install icons on the drives you want to appear on the remote machine,
single-click the 'Add.Icons' icon, then hold down the shift key and
double-click on the drive you would like an icon copied to. For example,
I usually would add an icon to the sys: partition of my A3000 by clicking
once on the 'Add.Icons' icon then hold the shift key and click twice on
the WB_2.x icon on the workbench. The script will check for the existence
of a previously installed icon and ask for permission to overwrite if one
is found.
*** Other possible setups: ***
*** When only 1 Amiga has a Hard Disk ***
In this example setup, you could use an A2000HD as a host and an
A500 with no hard drive as a Client. To do so, you would connect the
cable, boot the A2000HD normally and then insert the ParBENCH disk into
the A2000HD's drive. Now you would click the Install.Host Icon and
answer the questions, and then wait for it to finish. Then you would insert
the ParBENCH disk into the A500 and reboot it. While the A500 is rebooting,
open the ParNET drawer on the A2000HD's SYS: partition and click the
Boot.Host icon.
In a moment, the A500 will boot from the ParBENCH disk. You would then
open the A500's floppy drive, open the ParNET Drawer and double click the
Boot.Client script. A Connection should be established between the 2 machines.
By using the provided DefSysDisk icon, you can tell the A500 to utilize the
A2000HD's hard drive as the A500's system partition. To use DefSysDisk, first
double click the Network icon on the A500's screen and look for the SYS icon.
Next single click the DefSysDisk icon, press and hold the shift key and then
double click the SYS icon in the Network drawer. That icon will now become
the system partition for the A500. The A500 may then use the Host A2000HD,
its workbench or even its Startup-sequence. If you like, you can create a
script in the S: directory of the Host Machine (A2000HD in this case) for the
client machine to find and boot from.
The only case where this would not work would be if the Host
machine uses Version 2.04 of Workbench and if the Client machine used V1.3
Kickstart and had no hard drive of its own. In this case using the SYS:
partition on the Host machine will fail because WB2.04 commands REQUIRE a
2.04 kickstart to function.
*** Other possible setups: ***
*** Using a CDTV as an Intelligent CDROM Drive ***
The ParBENCH software package may be used to connect a CDTV to
an Amiga as a CDROM drive By using the HyperMedia Concepts Fred Fish Collection
on CDROM. Here are the step by step instructions:
1. TURN THE POWER OFF on BOTH MACHINES, then connect the special
ParNET Cable between the 2 parallel ports.
2. Insert the Fred Fish CDROM into a caddy and then into the CDTV.
3. Power up both machines and allow them to boot normally.
4. Insert the PARBench disk into the Amiga.
5. Doubleclick the 'Install.ParNET' icon.
6. When the script is finished, remove the PARBench disk.
7. Open the Workbench partition on the Amiga and then open the ParNET drawer.
8. Double click the CDTV.Connect icon.
9. Use the remote on the CDTV to open the Fred Fish Collection icon.
10.Double click the PARNET_SWITCH icon.
The two machines should negotiate a connection and the network icon should
appear on the Workbench screen of the Amiga. Inside of this icon will be the
the RAM DISK icon as well an icon (shaped like a fish tank) for the CD.
******* Activating CDTV NETKEYS ********
If you don't have a keyboard or mouse for your CDTV or if you just don't have
the room or inclination to clutter your desk with 2 keyboards and/or mice, then
NETKEYs is for you! There are only 2 steps to making your Amiga's keyboard and
mouse operate your CDTV:
1. Open the RAM DISK icon on the CDTV, then locate and double-click
the "CDTV.NetKeys" Icon.
2. Open the ParNET Drawer on your Amiga Workbench and double-click
the "Run.NetKeys" Icon.
Now to swap your keyboard/mouse between the Amiga & CDTV hold the left Amiga
key and then press the letter"P". That's all there is to it! (Lots easier to
mouse around this way than to futz with that IR Controller eh?)
******** Conclusion ********
That about wraps it up for ParBENCH instructions. Any questions can be
directed to me or to Software Distillery as I have included their entire
distribution on this disk.
Vernon Graner
Regional Product Specialist
Commodore Business Machines
(512)-288-2515 VOICE
*** History of changes ***
1.0 First release
1.1 Fixed Bugs in the Cli