Short: Reboot, toggle NTSC/PAL, disable autoconf boards Author: John Davis Uploader: mark_k iname com Type: util/boot Version: 1.0 Architecture: m68k-amigaos Kill2090 v1.0 By John Davis, 26/08/1990 Includes source code. What it does ------------ KILL2090/RESET are a set of programs to reset the amiga thru software (first asking the user for confirmation), plus it will try to _DISABLE_ ALL the autoconfig devices in your machine. Since this will include the hard-disk controller, this allows you to safely run software off floppies without worrying about viruses etc getting at your autoboot/automount hard-disk. If you have the 1mb Agnus, it will also toggle your machine to PAL or NTSC screen mode, depending on which version you use (useful for games if you've got a PAL machine and useful for gaining screen area if you've got a NTSC machine). If you ONLY wish to reboot to a different video mode, then the RESET version will do that alone (without disabling your hard-disk etc). Since the actual screen toggle code is run from the cold capture during reboot, this means it will work even with games which have a custom bootblock (and hence can't have Nico Francois' PAL/NTSC bootblock used on them). In spite of the name, it will actually work with ALL autoconfig boards - that includes the 2090a controller, the A590 hard-disk and ram system, the 2058/2052 ram boards and hopefully most 3rd party autoconfig devices. When you reboot you should notice a pause, then the led will blink on/off 5 times and the screen will go pink. This lets you know Kill2090's at work. If you've run KILL2090, when it's finished, you should get the amiga asking for a workbench disk - your auto-boot hard-disk and all expansion memory is now disabled. If you've run RESET your machine should just reboot to the chosen video mode.