[quote name=AMIGASYSTEM post=2744]@AMIGASYSTEM - @ Ticbow Are you by any chance referring to 68k software? i.e. native Amiga OS?[/quote] No, I'm referring to more modern software. I just feel that if you're trying to make an operating system work that's based off the amiga but is meant to be more than just an emulator, then it should be able to run modern software through common executable types (such as exe and .deb etc...) and so I was testing icaros for that.

@ Ticbow Are you by any chance referring to 68k software? i.e. native Amiga OS?

Hi Ticbow, Here are some things that might help you: 1) With regards to Icaros, I assume you are using a version downloaded from here [url]https://vmwaros.blogspot.com/[/url]. Icaros itself is a distribution that takes core AROS system and enhances it with 3rd party software. So in other words you should have most of software available for AROS already boundles with Icaros. I don't remember whether that software is installed by default or you need to use some Icaros software to install the packages, however I'm sure this is described in the manual that comes with Icaros. 2) In general, the AROS Archives is the site where 3rd party AROS software gets published. Here is a link: [url]http://archives.aros-exec.org/[/url]. Just download the package you like and unzip it. 90% of times that's all that is needed to use the software If you have additional questions, please let us know.

So, I've been trying out Icaros as I think it would be really cool to be able to use an amiga based OS as a daily driver, however I just cannot find anything that tells either how to install new programs, or what executable type files are supported. This is important for me as there are various programs I would like to install on a baremetal installation of icaors. Any ideas?

Just a test, ignore.

The link should be fixed now :)

The same question was asked at aros-exec. Paulo responded with this. As soon as my internet provider turns my current 3rd-world ADSL connection into a hopefully better peforming FTTN one. Unluckily, lezard-visuel.com has bust without notice. :-|

Does anyone know what happened to the pre-configured development machine for AROS? The download link is no longer working at this page: [url]http://vmwaros.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-pre-configured-development-machine.html[/url]

Just doing what i was hired for :P ... albeit a bit late :-S

Thanks Magorium for a more in depth explanation. ;)

Hi error0xff and welcome. Yeah the mounting of devices works a bit differently then your average joe OS :) There is no specific action you would have to take to mount/unmount a usb device. It will be automatically mounted when inserted and unmounted when removed from the usb connection. amigamia is correct in that an icon should pop up on the desktop automatically. But, the filesystem works a bit differently. The 'desktop browser' does not show your files unless you specifically tell it to (show all files, right mouse to activate menu, view options). it expects .info files for files to be shown that way using the desktop browser. You should be able to access your usb device using directory opus, just as you normally would with a tool like norton/midnight commander. But, you might not be aware that you need to show the device list first, and select your device first from it in order to 'access' the files. If you open a shell, and type info + enter, it should at least tell you if the device was mounted properly and what (device)name it got. You can use that name to access the files on it. In case this (still) isn't working for you then please feel free to nag us. I'm truly sorry for the delay, as i am/was a bit occupied doing other stuff atm. I'll try to keep an eye on things.

If I remember correctly, It should appear as an icon on the desktop where you can double click on and open its content. The label under the icon is usually a number, which I believe it is the device ID. That is what I recall from my times when I used Icaros.

Hi guys, I'm new Icaros user. I didn't had an Amiga computer, this is my first time when I use an Amiga like operating system. My question is how can I mount/unmount am usb memory stick. I can see the device into the "poseidon" application, so the system seems to detect it, but I don't know what I need to do next, in order to see the files from the memory stick. I tried to use the directory opus to see the files from the memory stick, but without any positive result :( Also, I read the documentation part regarding the USB mounting devices and I don't understand how this works under an AmigaOS like system. Thanks in advance for your help!

[quote][url=http://arosworld.org/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=157&pid=892#post_892][b]magorium wrote:[/b][/url] Nikolaos (as well as other reporters) seems to have good experience with the dongle mentioned on the aspireOS hardware page, [url=https://sites.google.com/site/arosaspireone/about-aspire-one]here[/url] (scroll down).[/quote] Thanks!!!

Nikolaos (as well as other reporters) seems to have good experience with the dongle mentioned on the aspireOS hardware page, [url=https://sites.google.com/site/arosaspireone/about-aspire-one]here[/url] (scroll down).

Anyone have a wifi dongle that works with icaros? If so could you share what kind you bought. As I need one for my laptop which lacks a 5150 intel driver. Thanks.

Hi ZXDunny, First of all a very welcome to these forums. Secondly, i'm sorry to hear you run into issues booting icaros from the dvd. No, afaik there are no specific issues with your mentioned hardware. Nevertheless, there are (or might be) some issues that concerns us all which might include your hardware as well. NCafferkey has written a post on some workarounds (which can be found [url=http://aros-exec.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=91162#forumpost91162]here[/url]). It can be a bit tedious to try them all, but have you attempted any of those mentioned workarounds ? The slow gfx refresh-rate doesn't really ring a bell for me, other than that there seems to be something 'wrong' with vesa mode (that should be fairly quick and usable). All other options might fail because of a) non supported gfx-chipset (in which case the top grub option attempts to fall back eventually down to vga-mode which indeed can be terribly slow on some machines) and b) the somewhat 'strange' resolution that might be wrongly detected and perhaps messing things up a little. But that's all pure speculation from this side of the screen ;) It is known that some dvd-drives 'confuses' AROS, see also the workarounds i linked to earlier. Also try to temporary disable other sata/ata/ide devices in order to rule things out (without too much hassle), alternatively you could install AROS on a usb-pendrive (using another machine/vbox/qemu for installation to the pendrive) and try to boot that from the machine that is giving you boot/install issues. Are you absolutely sure that the second grub boot-option also gives you those slow gfx-refresh ? (just double-checking). Also i'm assuming you are booting from internal dvd-player ? if not and you are attempting to boot from usb, then remove all other USB peripherals, including (external) keyboard., mouse and hub (AROS dislikes USB hubs pretty much). If you are still stuck, then please feel free to report back. Usually AROS should run 'normally', it just might be there is some hardware or setting that AROS doesn't agree on atm (in which case it's a matter of figuring out what exactly). good luck,

Hi all - Just trying to install Icaros on my Samsung R60plus laptop (Intel core2duo, ATI express 1250 gfx, 2GB RAM) and I'm having ... issues. I've booted the live DVD, and it's slow - one frame every 2 seconds or so, regardless of which option I choose at the GRUB bootmenu. This makes installation a bit long-winded - it's been installing for nearly 30 hours now, and it's just started unpacking the extras. Are there any known issues with this laptop? Thanks, D.

[quote][url=http://arosworld.org/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=103&pid=702#post_702][b]cavemann wrote:[/b][/url] I've had some difficult hardware too. If there is a bios setting for 'plugNplay Os', make sure it is set to 'no'. Also if possible set the bios to Ide compatibility or legacy mode. Remove any unneeded Usb items before booting. When the grub menu appears, try a Vesa boot, and edit your choice to read ata=nodma. You might also edit the ata.device, to /Devs/Alt/ata.device. And remove the ahci.device, if needed too. If any of these edits get you booted. You can change grub to make them a part of your regular start-up. I've managed to get recent Aros versions to boot on all my machines. But some I do not use because of constant Sfs drive errors. So not just frustrating for a new user. Anyway, hope this helps.[/quote] Thanks Cavemann, I will keep these things in mind when I try this week end.

Thank you for having taking the time to report back and having mentioned what your culrpti was :thumbsup: Your situation of having amiga experience but haven't touched the OS for a while is a situation that seems very common ;) Good that you were able to figure it out. Because AROS runs on modern hardware, things are a bit different in comparison to a classic amiga machine. In that regards the learning curve might be a bit steep, and requires a bit of investment. On the other hand, once you have setup things to your likings and work for you, then you do not really need to have another look at the configuration settings. Seeing your desktop specification i would assume it is a fast computer. In case you want to experiment with icaros on your laptop machine, then you could always opt for running Icaros inside a virtual machine on your desktop machine and test things there first. Yeah, most people have dreamed about an Amiga laptop... shame that it never surfaced :/ Oh and sorry. Usually i say hello and welcome to these forums. so hereby :) Hopefully you'll enjoy AROS/Icaros, and feel free to ask in case you get stuck. It is advisable to read the manual as it covers most topics, but things are not always clear or you might wonder about certain topics anyways. Also there can be hardware that is not very compliant with AROS and can cause issues. Greetings, Ron.