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AutoXA V1.00
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+---------+-------------------------------------------------+
| WARNING | AutoXA will reboot your computer the first |
| WARNING | time it is run unless you tell it not to do so. |
+---------+-------------------------------------------------+
What does AutoXA do?
--------------------
It loads a small program into your system that will automatically add the
memory that you have installed on a MicroBotics M1230XA card every time you
reboot.
How is this different from SetXA and AddXAMem?
----------------------------------------------
AutoXA installs a routine in memory that survives reboots. This way it can
make the memory available to the system software *much* earlier in the
boot-up process.
Why is that a good thing?
-------------------------
When AutoXA is active, almost all of the system's data will be loaded into
much faster XA memory, rather than Chip memory. Your system's graphics and
file access routines will run faster. (Exactly how much faster depends on
the speeds of your SIMM and your CPU.)
It also frees up about 245 kilobytes of Chip memory that graphic or music
programs might need.
How do I use it?
----------------
Copy the AutoXA program to the System directory of your boot disk. Then,
add the line:
SYS:System/AutoXA
to your Startup-Sequence file on a new line immediately after the line with
the SetPatch command in it. Consult your AmigaDOS documentation or a
knowledgeable friend if you are unsure about editing text files.
A simpler installation would be to copy the program into the WBStartup
drawer. This will work fine, but the system does quite a few things before
looking for programs there. Since the first time AutoXA gets run (when you
have just flipped the power switch) it must reboot the system, these
actions are just making your system take longer to boot without any
benefit.
You said it reboots the computer?
---------------------------------
Yes. The first time you run it, the program installs the resident portion,
then reboots the computer. This is so the system data gets loaded into
Fast ram right away. The second and subsequent times AutoXA runs, it
detects the fact that it is already installed and does not reboot.
If you are running the program from a Shell window and don't want to reboot
right away, you can type:
AutoXA NoReboot
This will tell AutoXA to install its resident code, add the M1230XA's
memory to the system (if it has not been added already), and then quit.
The system data will not get moved into Fast ram until you manually reset
your machine.
How can I get rid of it?
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If you ever need to remove it from the system you don't need to power off
the machine. Just type:
AutoXA Remove
in a Shell window. That will disconnect the in-memory code. If you have
installed the program in your Startup-Sequence file, you will either have
to boot from some other Workbench or disable the Startup-Sequence in some
other way to prevent the program from being started right back up again
when you reboot the machine.
Do I still need to run CPU FastROM?
-----------------------------------
AutoXA does NOT move the system code--only the data. If your processor has
an MMU (Memory Management Unit), and you have enough Fast memory on the
M1230XA (4meg or more), you should still use the 'CPU FastROM' command to
relocate the system code for the fastest possible system.
I've installed the program, but now my
virus checker is complaining. What's going on?
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To survive system reboots, the AutoXA resident module hooks onto a system
structure called the KickTag (or RomTag) list. Because this is one
possible way for viruses to survive, your virus checker shows you what is
installed on this list. (This is also how the RAD: device survives
reboots.)
Consult the documentation that comes with your virus checker program. Some
have ways of telling them to ignore certain things. If the virus checker
you use reports the size of memory in use, it should say 920 bytes ($398 in
hexadecimal). If a different number turns up, it's reporting some program
other than AutoXA -- possibly a real virus.
============================================================================
The AutoXA program and this documentation are copyright 1992,1993 by
MicroBotics, Inc. All rights reserved. This program and documentation
were written by Mike Pinson.
If you received this program in the form of an archive, you may
redistribute the original file 'AutoXA1r0.lha' to other MicroBotics
customers only as long as it is not modified in any way, that is: it
contains nothing but this doc file, the executable, and their icons.
Comments or suggestions? Contact us:
MicroBotics, Inc.
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Richardson, Texas 75081-2932
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