RISC OS Six Select 5i1 User Information ======================================= Introduction ------------ Welcome to RISC OS Six delivered as part of the RISC OS Select scheme. Please ensure you read and understand this document fully before attempting to install Select 5i1, especially the "Compatibility" and "Installation" sections below. Installing a new operating system may be a complex operation, and you should ensure you have a full backup of your data, boot sequence and applications. What's on the CD --------------- This CD contains a number of components. These are: NewUsers - !RO6Instal, the Installer for Select5i1 UpgradeRO6 - The updates !Boot and applications for users running an earlier version of RISC OS 6 (not the RO6 preview). Boot - Skeleton RISC OS Six boot sequence Bundled - Bundled third party applications Docs - Documents include User Guide, PRMs etc ReadMe - This ReadMe file ROMs - Copies of the RISC OS 6 Select5i1 ROMs Installation ------------ The RISC OS 6 Select 5i1 is supplied with an installation application, which will automate much of the install process. This can be found in the 'NewUsers' directory. Users who already have Select 4i2 (RISC OS 6.06) or Select 4i4 (RISC OS 6.10) installed should use the contents of the 'UpgradeRO6' directory to upgrade to Select 5i1. Users running these versions of RISC OS 6 MUST NOT use the full RISC OS Six installer supplied in the 'NewUsers' directory. If you are running the RISC OS Six Preview version then you should uninstall this using the uninstaller provided in the RISCOS6 directory on your harddisc before installing Select5i1. Although the installation application will make a backup of your !Boot structure, it is advisable to ensure that your data, applications and existing boot structure are also backed-up onto CD, network drive or similar. We recommend that you quit any unnecessary running tasks before installing RISC OS 6. To launch the installer simply double click on the !RO6Instal icon on the root of this CD. Please read the instructions provided during the installation process carefully. Note that RISC OS 6 needs to be installed to a drive that has long filename support enabled. Compatibility ------------ This release of Select is suitable for the following machines: A7000 A7000+ RiscPC StrongArm RiscPC Turbo RiscPC Kinetic RiscPC MicroDigital Alpha In addition this release is also suitable for use on the following VirtualAcorn products: VirtualRPC-SE VirtualRPC-SA VirtualRPC-Adjust VirtualRPC-AdjustSA This release of Select is NOT suitable for the following machines. Attempts to install Select5i1 on these machines may cause them to fail to boot correctly. MicroDigital Omega MicroDigital Mico RiscStation Iyonix A9 Home Upgrade from earlier versions of RISC OS ---------------------------------------- This release is ONLY suitable for the upgrade of an existing stand-alone ROM based RISC OS 4 or RISC OS Adjust (4.39) install. Please ensure that you have booted from the hard disk that is to be upgraded and not, for example, from another machine via a network. Do not attempt to install RISC OS 6 on a machine running a 'soft loaded' version of RISC OS 4.02. You should ensure that you have current versions of all applications and that these applications are suitable for the existing Select platform. This is especially important for those users who are new to Select. Please note that replacing a RISC OS !Boot structure with a new one, such as happens in the installation process, may cause some applications which store data within the boot structure to fail. The RISC OS 6 installer will transfer the data from 99% of applications into the new RISC OS 6 Boot sequence correctly. However it may be possible that some applications will not be able to find their resources after RISC OS 6 has been installed. You should be prepared to re-install these applications if necessary, or copy the appropriate data from your backups. Some applications may rely on the time-stamps of specific files within the boot structure, and may also need to be re-installed. Hardware profiles ----------------- If you are using hardware profiles then you will have to manually copy some settings from your old Boot sequence. RISC OS 6 will automatically default to hardware profiles being disabled. Hardware and expansion podules ------------------------------ Some hardware devices also store configuration data within the boot structure, and may need to have their settings checked after installing RISC OS 6 Select 5i1. ViewFinder expansion cards -------------------------- Before installing Select 5i1 you must revert to using the VIDC output on your machine. The default setting for RISC OS 6 is to start up using the VIDC. Once RISC OS 6 has started you will be able to go to Configure > Display > Output, and enable the ViewFinder output. If you have a ViewFinder, before installing Select 5i1 you will need to: 1. Make a note of your current monitor configuration, IE Mode Definition File and screen mode. To find your current settings double click on !Boot, and click "Display" and then "Monitor". 2. Connect your monitor to the standard video connector and re-start the machine with the "V" key held down. 3. Configure a Mode Definition File and suitable screen mode for your minitor using "Display" > "Monitor" (as above). RISC OS Six Select5i1 currently supports ViewFinder cards based on the Rage128 chipset. This is the vast majority of cards. If your ViewFinder is based on a different chipset then you will still be able to use Select 5i1 but you will need to use the VIDC monitor output. Networking ---------- Please ensure you have the current drivers for your network device. RISC OS 6 Select 5i1 is supplied with drivers for a number of common network interfaces - these should be used in preference. Your existing network setting should be preserved by the installer. APDL ARCIN IDE cards -------------------- A small subset of APDL IDE cards are known to fail, specifically the ARCIN cards which are fitted with FLASH memory. Unfortunately it isn't possible to detect, in software, which cards will work and which will not. The RISC OS 6 installer will report any card that *might* not work. You should check the card before installing Select5i1. If you have an ARCIN card that uses FLASH memory then do NOT install RISC OS 6 as it will not be able to boot. If you have an ARCIN card with a plugin EEPROM then this card will work with the RISC OS 6 Select 5i1. This problem does NOT effect APDL Blitz interfaces. Reporting a problem ------------------- Problem reports are welcomed by email and will be fed forward to the next step release as appropriate. Please indicate whether you would be willing to be contacted if we need to clarify your report. Although most submissions will not receive a "human" response, please be assured that each individual piece of feedback is useful and valuable as it helps to improve the quality of future releases. The contact address for all email regarding problems with RISC OS Six Select 5i1 is support@riscos.com RISCOS Ltd December 2008