Short: Waits for harddrive to validate itself Author: hotcakes@abacus.net.au (Toby Zuijdveld) Uploader: hotcakes abacus net au (Toby Zuijdveld) Type: utils/misc Architecture: m68k-amigaos Disclaimer =============== If you use this program and something goes wrong afterwards, Stiff! I don't care and will not be held responsible. What's it for =============== ValWait is another one of those programs you shove in your startup-sequence. If the harddrive is still validating, the program simply waits until it is done, with optional picture/music to help pass the time with. Why? =============== There are a lot of these things released allready. So why did I do this? Well the problem I found with any other validator-wait proggy is that I don't have a copy. I'm too lazy to go and search for one, so I decided to code my own :) Usage =============== There are parameters VOL, PIC and MUS. Example : ValWait VOL HD0: PIC Waiting.iff MUS med.Waiting It's pretty self explanitory. Only ILBM pics are supported and MEDs, MODs and IFF 8SVX samples are also supported. (Stick this early in your startup-sequence, too:) How do be it working, yes? =============== Errrm, well. To see if the hd is still validating, the program simply tries to open a file on that partition :) Not very advanced stuff, but it works :) Features =============== Oh, this list is gunna be huge. :) Let's see: -·- Opens a picture while waiting -·- Plays background music -·- Supports 3 sound formats -·- Kills resident virii -·- I own it -·- PD -·- Really great programming (no, really:) -·- Attach a robot to the parallel port and it'll clean your kitchen sink NOTE: Most of the above text is innacurate at time of writing. Things to do =============== All the following things will be added if anyone actually shows any interest in this program :) -·- Support of more music formats :) -·- Fix bugs -·- Create more bugs -·- Up the revision number :) Known Bugs =============== -·- Most MEDmodules will not play at the correct speed. -·- Most samples will not play at the correct speed. -·- Workbench is opened prematurely -·- Any files going by the name of `:o' will be scrubbed :) Of course, most of these problems arose from being programmed with Blitz. The worst of em can be worked around, however... Contact me =============== For any reason, I can be reached at hotcakes@abacus.net.au History =============== 02·01·98 First public release. First release actually :)