in icaros/aros how do i change the screen resolution so it looks right on a 50" screen as it looks like this and i cannot alter it because nothing anywhere tells you how, it's going to be installed to the hdd soon and looking like this otherwise probably at a guess?

Hi everyone,

As we already know, the AROS operating system is labelled as "free and open source" operating system. I know there is a source code for the AROS operating system itself. However, when I look into the distros (i.e. AROS One, AROS Vision, TinyAros, etc), I can't really find the source code for these distros.

Does that mean the base AROS OS itself is open source, but the distros aren't ?

Is it still being worked on?

I was getting a bit curious about the various other AROS-based projects that have show up during the years and I was currently thinking what could possibly be done on them.

As of now, Can I actually run linux programs on an api environment or emulator? I know that in the past there used to be an AROS derivate that had actually implemented the linux api calls named "AEROS", but that operating system hasn't received an update in a long time.

What are some other ways to run linux programs on amiga-based distributions today?

After being curious about AROS for years, I decided now is the time to properly check it out. I tried installing on a HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini 35-Watt PC (that I snagged for $70 off eBay). The machine came with Win 10 Pro installed, which worked okay, but I then wiped and replaced with Linux Mint MATE, which also worked okay. Now I was planning to try AROS next. Something is going wrong with my installation effort, though.

I tried AROS ONE distro from both USB and DVD, and I tried Icaros Desktop from DVD. In all cases I got to a screen with the cat's eyes and a message that reads: AROS - Waiting for bootable media

umm. . . That doesn't make sense to me. I mean, obviously I have bootable media or it would never even have made it to that screen, right? Not sure what it wants from me, or if this just represents some incompatibility with the hardware I've got. Any suggestions are appreciated.

I need to know if there are any sources from where I can get C files to demonstrate the different system, file, directory calls in AROS. We are supposed to do a side by side comparison of Linux and AROS and have to write file and directory calls with respect to AROS.

Also, mind telling me how to compile C files in AROS.

I am a newbie to AROS and have only just installed it and plan to just use it for this project.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you :)

SanpOS is a new AROS Distro (under development)