@Chris
No, those pictures are the sequence of screens that come up during boot up, with or without the CD in the tray.

@Chris

Unfortunately, the pictures (and I have tried different cameras and exposures) are not clear, but the only screen that I didn't describe in my previous post, it's the one that read Sam460ex Power for free Mindsand that the bottom gives you the option to EXit, Press Space to Edit prefs, Enter for boot select and Esc for prompt booting.

I never reach any AOS4.1 boot screen.

Here is the link to the pics just in case, or as reference https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0n6cafa5cve ... Kbf6g8O8NTTS9CB7ByLa?dl=0

I hooked up a PC keyboard and mouse following suggestions.

Pressing the Scroll Lock button has no effect.

Boot up continued so I pressed the space bar. It accessed the U-BOOT Preferences Menu with Video Options, PCI-E 1x/ SATA-2, Boot Sequence and System Information.

Selecting Boot Sequence brings up: Menu Boot Delay (2 i selected), Boot Arguments fro AOS (debuglevel=0), Boot Arguments for Linux: root=dev/sda3 console=tty0

Network Boot Options and OS Mutiboot Options

On the other hand, pressing Enter during boot brings the U-Boot Boot Select screen. Selecting Boot Device shows: 0680 PATA HD, 0680 PATA DVD, 3x12 SATA HD, 3x12 SATA DVD, 3114 SATA HD, 3114 SATA DVD, 460 SATA2 HD, USB DVD, USB HD, Netwrok and None

Selecting 3114 SATA DVD has no effect. Next screens after saving and exit reads:
AOS4 FLB
FLB: no SLB found in any of the designated boot sources; returning to u-boot
Press any key to continue...then only close brackets show up in the screen after pressing any key.

??????

@Chris

I don't have a scroll lock button in my Apple keyboard.

During boot up, I press space bar to access booting preferences > select 3114 SATA DVD > Save booting settings > Press Esc to continue booting. But nothing. It says that I couldn't find configuration files in any partitions.

@pseudaxos
I'm using a wired Apple mouse

@Chris
Pressing both mouse buttons didn't work.

I can access the booting menu as shown in the pictures saved in this link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0n6cafa5cve ... Kbf6g8O8NTTS9CB7ByLa?dl=0

But I can't make the system to boot from the OS4.1 CD. What am I doing wrong?

@Valiant
I am using a SAM460ex with OS4.1.6

I posted this thread in Amigaworld first but I'm hoping to get more answers to fix this issue.

First, please note that I am not an expert on OS4.1, so I'd very much appreciate as much information as possible with instructions.

Here we go...

This is a SOS. My Work partition seems to be gone as it shows as DH1:Uninitialized.

I was using an external CFcard with an old back up of my Work partition that I had named as Work_New2. After powering my computer off for the day and removing the CF card the following day before powering it on again, the computer is now asking for the Assign of the Work partition, but it's not listed under any of the volumes. I can only finish booting when I point or Assign to the CFcard.

After booting up it says "Please Insert volume Work in any Drive" WorkbencHh 84, or something like this.

Later the same day, I made my problem a bigger issue, since I messed up with the booting order and the system would not boot.

I was playing with the settings in System>Tools> Mediatools and and I clicked saved after testing (changing) the booting order.

I'm not sure what to do after pressing Escape to access the system boot settings.

On perhaps a better note, before I messed up, I notice that both my partitions, System and Work are still listed there and judging by the size of the data in the Work partition, my data is still there.

I have tried inserting the OS4.1 CD in the DVD unit, but the system is not reading or booting from there. How can I force the unit to boot from the CD?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

@MickJT

Thanks. I will check and replace. What type of battery does the SAM460ex use?

Guys, thank you for the responses, but like I "tried" to say, the crashes not only occur with OWB. This is why I'm asking if there is anyway to run a general diagnostic the problem (read crashes)?

I need some help diagnosing and fixing OS 4.1.6 in my SAM460ex since I'm experiencing frequent crashes (grim reapers), even when the computer is idle.

OWB 1.23 (or the latest) version for OS4 is the app that crashes the computer the most; sometimes with grim reapers, but more often just freezing up.

In general crashes can occur at any time, and while using any app.

I bought this computer back in Nov. 2013, and I have not made any modifications to the hardware or software. The only issue I had so far, was right after I received the computer, related the Internet connectivity; the reason was that I was missing some files (drivers) that were deleted by the previous owner; I guess when he cleaned up the system before shipping it to me.

I'm not a consummated coder, so I would very much instructions on how to diagnose and fix. I love this system, so I hope I could get the most out of it.

Thanks in advance for any guidance and help.

I'm using Odyssey 1.23 in a SAM460ex with OS4.1.6, and spoofing as iPad (the only mode that seems to work), but I get not sound. Videos play in letter envelope format.

Any suggestions to fix this are welcome.

@nbache
Thank you for your answer. Problem solved after installing Odyssey 1.16.

I tried several times to download Jack for AmigaOS usin the files at OS4depot and Aminet, but in both cases I got error messages saying that the files were corrupt.

Then I downloaded the file in my MorphOS machine and it downloaded fine. So I extracted it there too and then copied the file to my my SAM460ex.

When installing I got a few error messages or warning saying that I needed Python 2.5.5 and some other components, so the program didn't install well.

Any suggestions on how to install it properly? What steps to take?

ADDITIONAL NOTE;: I have noticed that when I download files now, the typical window showing download progress doesn't show up any more, so I have to guess when a download is finished. How to fix this too?

@ChrisH
On the "Play the Game" screen the music stops, the little running man continues running, but the app stops loading...it remains in this state for ever and never ends loading up.

Is this clearer now?

I've been trying to make Lode Runner adf to play in my SAM460ex running OS4.1, but the game freezes after reaching the screen where the Play Game selection shows.

Has anyone been succesfull in making it play? Is there any special setting needed to make it play?

@All

Swapping K&M between my Mac Mini MOS and SAM460ex, works beautifully. So I'm now using an Apple K&W with my SAM460ex OS4.1

I'm having a strange issue with my brand new wireless keyboard/mouse in my SAM460ex.

The mouse or keyboard do not work right after bootup, but work just fine when I unplug and replug it after boot up.

Upon booting up the cursor is just stuck in the upper left corner of the screen and doesn't move. But like I say, unplugging and replugging brings a short and brief window showing the connection of the USB device and then everything works fine.

Any suggestions on how to fix this annoying issue? For now, I'm unplugging the USB device after powering off and plugging it in after boot up is complete.

Where can I find a good working link to download eGame in OS4.1?

I tried the ones at Os4depot and Aminet and they both say that the data s corrupt and the installation scripts don't work.

@zzd10h

Yes, double clicking makes it appear or disappear, but the bar is empty.

But problem solved. I copied or used all the same settings of the other Dockies and now they are working fine.

Thank you