Short: Check Kickstart images under Windows Author: Roman Brenski Uploader: romanworkshop gmail com Type: util/misc Version: 1.01 Architecture: other Distribution: Aminet ------------------------------------------------------------ AmiKick 1.01 (04.12.2015) by Roman Brenski (RomanWorkshop) | ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- Description | ------------- This program is checking Kickstart (ROM) images under Windows operating system. It allows to easily detect any possible errors in Kickstart image, yet before writing it to memory chip (EPROM, EEPROM, FLASH) and installing in Amiga. Program supports 37 basic versions of Kickstart (support for new versions can be easily added). It was written in C language with use of free "Open Watcom 1.9" programming environment. It works under Windows 95 or newer operating system (requires 386 CPU or better). After opening supported and correct Kickstart image using "Open..." button or drag&drop mechanism, informations about recognized Kickstart version and Amiga's checkmark icon, will be displayed in the "Informations" group. These informa- tions are: version (ie. "Kickstart 2.05"), sub-version (ie. "(37.299)"), Amiga model (ie. "for Amiga 600"), size (ie. "512 kB"), production year (ie. "1991") and checksum (ie. "OK (2623680F)") of opened Kickstart. Also "Save report..." button will be unlocked, which allows to save detailed informations about opened Kickstart (including resident modules list) in text file (TXT). Simultaneously the names of all resident modules found in opened Kickstart, will be displayed on the "Resident modules" list. Selecting any name from this list, will cause displaying detailed informations about that resident module in the "Selected module" group. These informations are: version (ie. "exec 37.151 (1.11.91)"), tag address (ie. "F800B6") and initialisation priority (ie. "105") of resident module. Also "Extract..." button will be unlocked, which allows to save selected resident module in binary file (BIN). Pressing the "Close" button will close opened Kickstart image and free reserved memory, to which it was loaded. Then it will be possible to open next Kickstart image. When opened file isn't supported Kickstart image or image isn't correct, info- rmations about detected error and Windows error icon, will be displayed in the "Informations" group. There is so many possible reasons of errors, that I don't want to enumerate and describe all of them here. Usually error is indicating that something is wrong with Kickstart image, but not always because some errors are caused by other reasons (ie. problems with open/read file or memory allo- cation). If you drag&drop multiple selected files into main program's window, then only first of them (ie. file on which the mouse pointer was) will be opened. List of supported Kickstart versions: 0.7 beta, 1.0, 1.1 (31.34) NTSC/PAL, 1.2 (33.166), 1.2 (33.180), 1.3 (34.5), 1.4 alpha 15 (36.15), 1.4 beta (36.16), 1.4 alpha 18 (36.20), 2.0 beta (36.28), 2.0 beta (36.67), 2.0 (36.141), 2.01 (36.143), 2.02 (36.207), 2.0x (37.92), 2.04 (37.175), 2.0x (37.210), 2.0x plus (37.210), 2.05 (37.299), 2.05 (37.300), 2.05 (37.350), 3.0 beta (39.65), 3.0 (39.106), 3.1 (40.55), 3.1 (40.60), 3.1 (40.62), 3.1 (40.63), 3.1 (40.68), 3.1 (40.70), 3.2 beta (43.1), 3.5 (40.71), 3.5 (44.1), 3.x (45.57), 3.x (45.61), CDTV extended 1.0 (34.1001), CDTV extended 2.07 (37.201), CDTV extended 2.30 (37.201), CD32 extended 3.1 (40.60). -------------- Informations | -------------- All source files of this project are in the "source" directory. Im from Poland so comments in C source file are written in Polish. Latest version of this program is available on my (Polish) website: http://romanworkshop.blutu.pl/proj/amikick.htm --------- License | --------- This program is freeware. You can redistribute it only without doing any changes in original files. You get this program as-is, without any warranty to work pro- perly. You use it on your own risk. Im not responsible for any possible damages this program can do. ----------------- Version History | ----------------- 1.0 (25.10.2015) - first public version. 1.01 (04.12.2015) - added drag&drop file open mechanism.