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Re: What's the latest?

2009-11-24T05:01:42Z

Also, there's a whole slew of ARM-based hardware coming out that may
be even better than the Beagle, for RISC OS 5.

Desktop FM - Raymond Datalink

2009-11-24T00:52:38Z

Looking into this I think this card is actually a Yellowstone DeskFM
card, if anyone has the software for this can they please send me a
copy.
Cheers
Stephen

WTB Eurocard rack for Acorn gear

2009-11-23T10:18:31Z

Hi,
Posted before - but thought I'd check again if anyone has a spare
Eurocard
rack (of any kind). This could be just a backplane, or a Eurocard box
without
a rack, anything really.
I'm trying to re-case an expanded Acorn Atom system, that has several
cards
hanging of a 'ribbon cable' backplane and its not great, something a

Re: Paper Jam - HP Color laserjet 2550L

2009-11-22T20:05:30Z

In message <50bcdf062cSpam...@argonet.co. uk>
I had one of those too. After about 15 sets of print heads, the pad
became full. Next time I tipped it, things rapidly became colourful -
actually a muddy grey-brown in the main - and very sticky.
Iy you want a scanning head and (if I can find it) the Twain driver

Re: RiscPC in tower position

2009-11-22T14:41:52Z

In article <50bcb94b26rl.h...@orpheusmail .co.uk>, Roger Hird
Many people already mentioned the harddisc.
I'd like to extend this to every part subject to wear and tear,
so include PSU fan and a possible CPU fan. FDD perhaps but
only if you used it a lot in the past.
FWIW: I got me a RPC when the 700 series just emerged and it

Re: What's the latest?

2009-11-21T22:46:11Z

The A9home is the only RISC OS hardware currently in production and
available to purchase.
Alternative hardware is the Beagleboard. RISC OS 5 is currently being
ported to this. Visit the ROOL site for more information on this.
Peter Naulls [link] site contains upto date information about
what is happening on this and more.

What's the latest?

2009-11-21T20:24:14Z

At the risk of asking an obvious question - what is the latest RISC OS
hardware? According to CJE - the A9home is - but according to wikipedia
this was 2005 vintage? Are all RISCOS developments now beind made through
emulator?
Which site has the answers to this?
Thanks

Re: RiscPC in tower position

2009-11-20T22:32:37Z

In message <50bcb94b26rl.h...@orpheusmail .co.uk>
The reason why the feet were discouraged was that a Risc PC on
its side, on those feet, could not pass a topple test which
forms part of the mandatory safety requirements for that class
of equipment.
Dave

Re: RiscPC in tower position

2009-11-20T10:49:16Z

In article <50bd183d68Spam...@argonet.co. uk>, Stuart
I think the possible problems of the bearings having bedded in, is
theoretical true and may in be true of some bearings, but I don't think
anyone has ever been able to confirm this has actually happened with a hard
drive bearing. I'm sure it has been suggested as the cause when some drives

Re: RiscPC in tower position

2009-11-20T09:50:40Z

No, but you do need the feet (or a couple of strips of wood) to raise
the case from the supporting desk, otherwise the ventilation grill will
be blocked. You also need to check that the CD drive can retain a CD,
when operating on its side.
Tony

Re: RiscPC in tower position

2009-11-20T09:48:28Z

In article <50bcb94b26rl.h...@orpheusmail .co.uk>,
I have heard it said that once the HD bearings have bedded in in their
horizontal position, it is unwise to change.
With a new HD - no reason why not.
John

Re: RiscPC in tower position

2009-11-20T09:37:40Z

In article <50bcb94b26rl.h...@orpheusmail .co.uk>,
Yes, I have some somewhere.
There were at one time suggestions that turning a RPC on it side could
cause issues with hard drives if they had "bedded in" running
horizontally. CD drives won't work properly if laid on their side unless
"caddy" types (rarely seen) and, unless propped against something, a

RiscPC in tower position

2009-11-19T16:20:36Z

I'm trying to find more space in my crowded office.
I think that when I bought it in 1997, using the RiscPC in tower
mode, as I think of it - ie sitting on its side - was an option.
There may even have been special feet provided.
Sometime since, in an earlier search for more space, I was
advised by someone who seemed to be an expert not to try to

Re: Paper Jam - HP Color laserjet 2550L

2009-11-20T08:01:19Z

Then you take it out and wash it. I've done this several times with my Canon
printers. If you leave it too long then the ink in the region of the waste
discharge tube 'sets' into a solid goo and blocks the tube, so it is worth
the trouble to do it regularly and it's not too messy since, as you say,
it's just a big felt pad.

Re: Networking parts for A5000

2009-11-20T01:08:41Z

Got all the bits I need... Thanks for the help guys (and gals)... Will
do the testing tomorrow (Friday) when I'm next at the club.

Re: Paper Jam - HP Color laserjet 2550L

2009-11-19T23:12:44Z

In article <4B05C929.9020...@druck.org.uk >,
I've had my Canon S4500 for aeons and never had a problem. It was
purchased from Spacetech with their photo drivers so that gives a clue to
how old it is!
For what it's worth I'm on my third set of print heads.
Stuart

Re: Paper Jam - HP Color laserjet 2550L

2009-11-19T22:39:37Z

Up to when the pad becomes saturated (which happens after a few hundred
head cleaning cycles), and then it will get messy. Believe me, I've got
the t-shirt, or rather I used to have!
---druck

Re: Looking for an Iyonix

2009-11-19T18:05:14Z

On 18 Nov, 18:58, Matthew Thompson <m...@REMOVETHISred-squirrel.c om>
wrote:
Thanks Matthew,
I'm going to investigate using RPCEmu to compile the code before
spending any money
plus I'm hoping that fairly soon I can use my Beagle Board to do it!
Rob.

Re: FS SA Risc PC

2009-11-18T23:23:05Z

In message <8fc52dbc50....@binit.thesandf ords.me.uk>
[snip]
I have been made an offer for the above which I accepted.
John

Re: Looking for an Iyonix

2009-11-18T18:58:19Z

In message <2e76a7f6-4c4b-40a7-b02d-33d7e 3753...@f16g2000yqm.googlegro
ups.com>
There's one here if it's of any use to you.
[link]
cheers
Matthew

FS SA Risc PC

2009-11-18T14:56:39Z

For Sale
offers above 60 ukp.
location: Herts near to Junction 8 on M1. prefer collection.
In working order, used regularly for email/wordprocessing on a home
network, up to about a year ago, kept fully charged since.
RiscPc single slice (second slice/pins available if wanted)
202mh sa-110K processor 64MB ram 2MB Vram

Re: Looking for an Iyonix

2009-11-18T12:59:05Z

In article
<8a155488-0463-4c02-b180-fc1a1 c585...@j19g2000yqk.googlegrou ps.com>,
We only ever released it on a CD sold at the London show. I'll speak to you
in email to sort this out for you.
Can you drop an email to i...@riscosopen.org to remind me?
Thanks,
Steve

Re: Looking for an Iyonix

2009-11-18T08:01:16Z

Many thanks for the replies Theo & Steve.
I never thought the source would build in RPCEmu, something just told
me "Theres No Way!"
I'll have a play tonight.
I have an Ubuntu box running here 24/7 anyway, so it's good it can be
put to use while it's idle.
I did try building the source code from the OMAP3 branch on my SA Risc

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-17T23:25:14Z

On later versions of RISC OS Ctrl-Break performs the same action as
Ctrl-Reset, but, when doing something as drastic as wiping and
reloading CMOS settings, I always go for the Reset button. It
physically toggles the hardware Reset line which resets all the
hardware and will get anything that has got so messed up by a

Re: Looking for an Iyonix

2009-11-18T02:15:19Z

In article <9aF*pa...@news.chiark.greenen d.org.uk>,
Note: we also have an autobuilder which you could use to simplify the build
process. It has two parts:
1. the client software that actually performs the build and runs on the RISC
OS machine.
2. the server software that you put onto a Linux box and set up with a cron

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-18T01:02:19Z

In article <ant17042706cZ...@riscy.nom>, Brian N McQuillan
<snip>
"Netscape startup with Unicode library problems have surfaced."
Sorry, that should read NetSurf.

Re: Looking for an Iyonix

2009-11-18T00:30:53Z

FWIW, I've had success in using RPCEmu under Linux to build the ROOL code.
It's reasonably quick too (compared to my RPC). I haven't timed it, but I'd
guess something like an hour to build the whole tree on an Athlon XP 2600
(so fairly old). I just put on the standard boot sequence, unpacked the
recent C/C++ CD, and away it went.

Looking for an Iyonix

2009-11-17T22:40:33Z

Hello,
I'm looking at purchasing an Iyonix, so I can devote build time to
RISC OS Open.
(Basically the machine will compile a daily build of the RISC OS Open
source code.)
If anyone has one collecting dust somewhere, please get in touch.
Best Wishes,
Rob Heaton - r...@robheaton.co.uk

Re: FS: Various Risc PC hardware

2009-11-17T22:03:56Z

In message <fdb1ccbb50.cs...@Joy.home>
I would like to offer £25 for the motherboard (plus postage)
Alan Adams

FS: Various Risc PC hardware

2009-11-17T21:16:19Z

Offers invited for the following Risc PC stuff (located in Bury):
233 Mhz StrongARM processor
Risc OS 3.7 ROM's
StrongARM software CD
I-Cubed 10 Mb NIC (Combo)
I-Cubed 10 Mb network podule
Simtec 16 bit IDE podule
APDL Blitz IDE podule
(boxed with a £50 software voucher probably not worth the paper it's printed on,

Re: Paper Jam - HP Color laserjet 2550L

2009-11-17T11:59:05Z

In article <50b991bd6c...@invalid.org.uk> , Tim Hill <t...@invalid.org.uk>
wrote:
Hello All,
Well, in spite of my "computer thickness", maybe I have a use in quite
often starting threads that attract a variety of interesting suggestions,
etc.
Thank you all, and thank you, Tim, for the above simple suggestion. But that

Re: Testing the water for new ARM netbooks running RISC OS

2009-11-17T07:56:56Z

In message <052088b7-f165-4a71-9e60-5d6f7 57fb...@e23g2000yqd.googlegrou ps.com>
The reviews of the unit seem to be very mixed. If I could be sure that the
drivers were open source, that root access is available and it would be
possible to boot from a different OS, I'd seriously think about getting one

Re: Power Tec SCSI

2009-11-17T07:20:51Z

I've got copies of most SCSI software. If you contact me at the usual APDL
address and let me know what type of SCSI card it is (there were various
PowerTec variants) I'll see what I can do.

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-17T04:40:27Z

In article <091116005...@arcade.demon.co. uk>, Jonathan Graham Harston
Can I ask; By Ctrl-Reset do you mean Ctrl-Break or hit the Reset button at the rear
of the machine while holding down the Ctrl key? Sorry for the lack of knowledge. I've
been doing a lot of rebooting/cntrl-break(ing) over the past week. I just wish I had

Re: Power Tec SCSI

2009-11-16T21:05:11Z

In message <fe43ff3a-a1b4-4269-8970-5dfb3 c44b...@v25g2000yqk.googlegro
ups.com>
Try visiting the Partis Computing site.
[link]
They should be able to supply what you need and also offer support for
Powertec SCSI products.
Chris

Power Tec SCSI

2009-11-16T20:46:10Z

I recently acquired a Power Tec SCSI card through a certain auction
site, which I was hoping would allow me to ressurrect the hard disk
that remains from my original RiscPC. There is a good chance the
filesystem has been corrupted, but the SCSI card did not come with the
original software and I'm having little luck trying to configure the

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-16T20:30:18Z

Thanks all for the great advice

Re: Stored A4 won't startup

2009-11-16T12:50:11Z

In article <2fa8c4b950.davehig...@dsl.pip ex.com>, Dave Higton
The only Acorn PSUs [1] that there are circuit diagram/schematic for are the
A3010 & A3020 as the PSU is on the main PCB.
[1] Since and including BBC B
Chris Evans

Re: Testing the water for new ARM netbooks running RISC OS

2009-11-16T11:23:24Z

Interesting suggestion... and these ARM9 netbooks may offer an easy
migration from the A9home. But with RISC OS development currently
focused on the OMAP3530, such prodcuts are likely to be quickly
superseded.

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-16T00:20:57Z

There is. *LoadCMOS and *SaveCMOS. Usually lives in
<Boot$Dir>.Library.

I'll also repeat my recommendation: when you have a stable, working
system, save the CMOS settings so you can reload them in future if
you lose them. I usually save them as <Boot$Dir>.Configure.

If the CMOS settings are lost, do R-PowerOn to reset the CMOS. You

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-15T21:40:41Z

In message <9ySLm.12551$cv5.1...@newsfe27 .ams2>
Sorry to be pedantic, but NiCads leak alkali, not acid.
Dave

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-15T16:55:21Z

There is !SaveCMOS... don't have a clean RISC OS 4.02 "install" handy
on my RPCEmu image, but 3.7 had it, so it's in this file:
[link]

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-15T16:36:38Z

Steve,
Great explanation. I'm surprised there is not a small programme to do this
for you, nevertheless I'll give it a go.
Thanks :-)

Re: Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-15T12:49:35Z

<9ySLm.12551$cv5.1...@newsfe27 .ams2>:
Start Configure (double-click on !Boot, or choose the option from the Task
Manager's iconbar menu if that's present in 4.39), click Menu over the
window and select the appropriate option. Restore is a similar process.
However, if there's any doubt about being able to get to the desktop or run

Saving CMOS in RPC

2009-11-15T12:33:09Z

Hi,
I've come across this site [link] which
show you how to replace the onboard battery with a NiCd. I just want to
relocate the current onboard battery so there is no chance of leaking acid
on th motherboard for now, however before I do this how can I save my
current CMOS settings so they can be restored afterwards ?. I've looked on

Re: Testing the water for new ARM netbooks running RISC OS

2009-11-14T17:49:00Z

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:03:48 +0000
And currently being shipped with pirated software, given they're
infringing the GPL, and show no signs or even attempting to obey by the
conditions under which they received the software that runs on it.
Also, the hardware is truly dreadful. Painfully diabolically awful.

Re: Testing the water for new ARM netbooks running RISC OS

2009-11-14T17:03:48Z

Þann 22/10/2009 09:46, Theo Markettos skrifaði:
[link]
139 UKP ARM9 400MHz GPRS/quadband 128mb 1gb flash disk RoHS compatiable
that thing is dead slow running Linux (most ARM Linuxes are) but RISCOS?

Re: Paper Jam - HP Color laserjet 2550L

2009-11-14T16:22:48Z

I had a similar problem with my HP Photosmart C6180. The HP website
gave me a video of how to clear a paper jam and bits of paper which
stop the printer clearing the jam. Give the website a try.
Saxon

Re: Stored A4 won't startup

2009-11-14T15:33:41Z

Hmmm... 'something' is going on. Quite what is a bit difficult to tell from
a distance.
You sure it's not some kind of glue/rubber gone a bit soft?
I'd try measuring the resistance between power and ground. It's possible
one of those capacitors has gone short circuit, and the DC-DC is trying to
drive into a short (which might cause some heating/burning, so watch for

Re: Stored A4 won't startup

2009-11-14T15:26:33Z

Permission granted :)
Chris Whytehead has scanned the schematics, and Alan Williams the manual.
I posted links earlier in this thread. But the bought-in bits (DC-DC, power
brick, screen assembly, hybrid LCD riser) don't have schematics.
Theo