[MiNT] understanding "init" / upgrading MiNT

[Stefan Niestegge <beetle@abbuc.de>]

Hi

i want to upgrade my MiNT install from 1-16-3 (installed via EasyMiNT 
installer) to new 1-17-0 release.
I tried that before, with the daily builds, but never got a real working 
system.

The root of my problems was, that much i understand, that xaloader is 
run by init.

And just replacing the kernel with 1-17-0 and adding the new 
C:/MiNT/1-17-0 folder with the new binarys and XaAES just didn't do the 
trick, since init still runs the xaloader from the 1-16-3.

So, even if this is obvoius and totally transparent for you - how to 
cleanly upgrade my MiNT?
I don't know where to tweak that init starts the correct XaAES.

If i set INIT=c:/mint/1-17-0/xaaes/xaloader.prg (path guessed, but you 
get what i mean) i loose my network setup, for me it feels like MiNT 
isnt't properly started then.

Is the way EasyMiNT starts up so unusual?


Thanks,
Stefan