Re: [ARMini-support] Experience so far with 5.19 (6 Jul 13)
- From: Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <armini-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:39:17 GMT
On 6 Nov 2013 A Rawnsley <rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <a70d64a653.pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 6 Nov 2013 A Rawnsley <rcomp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> In message <53a657a242Paul@xxxxxxxx>
>>> Paul Sprangers <Paul@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> In article <53a5da9921jcgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>>> Jim Lesurf <jcgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> There is always a short "black blank" period. But the above is referring
>>>>> to it persisting 'forever'. i..e the machine boots up, but shows no
>>>>> screen display after the module init list has gone even if I wait for
>>>>> some minutes.
>>>> Ah, now I see what you mean. It never happened here, though.
>>>> What does happen every now and then is a freeze after I've clicked on
>>>> Restart, but that's probably not related to the persisting blank screen.
>>> Restart should be sorted in the recently-released OS upgrade available
>>> on the download site.
>> Is that for the plain original ARMini? I've just been to the ARMini
>> site, and the most recent OS upgrade I can find is OS6alpha. As a
>> fully registered coward, I wouldn't dare try an alpha version unless
>> somebody could reassure me that even in my hands nothing could go
>> wrong!
> Ah, I'm sorry, I should have clarified. Both Paul and Jim have
> ARMiniX systems, which didn't restart cleanly in RISC OS (had to power
> on/off) with the original OS build. This was updated.
> Original ARMini users should update to the 5.20 SD card release (which
> has been available for some months now through ourselves) for the
> latest recommended OS. I appreciate this isn't a super-cheap
> solution, but it is the best way to avoid a load of potential hassle.
Thanks for making that plain. I must get the card, but does it come
with instructions suitable for an idiot? I may ring sometime soon to
clarify things.
With best wishes,
Peter.
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