How to install Aros For Amiga onto an amiga?

[carvedeye]

Hi I started another thread but feel I should have started it with the title above, I would like to know how to install AFA onto my setup (see my siggy for specs) and have a more modern look for my workbench, if anyone could give me a step by step I will be very grateful.

[carvedeye]

Any one?

[Themamboman]

AfAOS 4.7 has an included installer, but I have never gotten it to work right.  

The way I got things to work was to try running the installer, which copies some files over (but not all), then go to the guide and look in the section called Manual install, and follow those instructions.  I'd also go through and make sure that the files in the subfolders are copied to the corresponding folders on the HDD.  After a restart, then you should be able to run the two prefs programs (one is for the window frames, the other is to install TTF fonts for use by the Fonts prefs program).

[smf]

AFA is easy to install if you use blizkick.

I install the morelibspace_module with blizkick and (it's one of the first lines in my startup-sequence) and after the c:AddDatatypes line i have "C:AFA_OS_Loader"

I can't remember that i have done anything else to install it, it's quite a long time since i installed it but i probably just used the installer, modified my startup-sequence as above and patched dopus magellan.

[carvedeye]

AFA is easy to install if you use blizkick.

I install the morelibspace_module with blizkick and (it's one of the first lines in my startup-sequence) and after the c:AddDatatypes line i have "C:AFA_OS_Loader"

I can't remember that i have done anything else to install it, it's quite a long time since i installed it but i probably just used the installer, modified my startup-sequence as above and patched dopus magellan.

Do I need to install dopus magdalen for it to work? Do I need to install any other software?

[carvedeye]

AfAOS 4.7 has an included installer, but I have never gotten it to work right.  

The way I got things to work was to try running the installer, which copies some files over (but not all), then go to the guide and look in the section called Manual install, and follow those instructions.  I'd also go through and make sure that the files in the subfolders are copied to the corresponding folders on the HDD.  After a restart, then you should be able to run the two prefs programs (one is for the window frames, the other is to install TTF fonts for use by the Fonts prefs program).

I have ran the installer but I will also try the manual way as well.

[carvedeye]

are there any other skins I can use that are easy to install that will give me a more modern look on my amiga?

[Themamboman]

There may be more skins on amiga-look.org.

I like the one that makes it look like Amiga OS4.x (blue version).

[carvedeye]

There may be more skins on amiga-look.org.

I like the one that makes it look like Amiga OS4.x (blue version).

Have you got a link for it? and how do I install it?

[klesterjr]

Every skin that was painted for Afa, except for one, comes with it. Have you tried running the Afa prefs program and selecting a skin? You won't see any changes until you start configuring it.

http://www.five-star.com/kens_icons/screenshots/themes_all.png

[carvedeye]

Every skin that was painted for Afa, except for one, comes with it. Have you tried running the Afa prefs program and selecting a skin? You won't see any changes until you start configuring it.

http://www.five-star.com/kens_icons/screenshots/themes_all.png

I tried to run afa prefs but an error came up, I have done fresh install of amigaos and will try the installer again and let you know,

[carvedeye]

@ klesterjr
   
Do I need to install any other software prior to installing afa?

[carvedeye]

So I have done a fresh install of OS 3.9 and configured my voodoo card etc... Is it just running the installer and rebooting and going into afa prefs and configuring it or do I need to add something to the start-up sequence?

[carvedeye]

Ok so I have installed afaOS and rebooted my system tried to open afa prefs but it says

"No AFA OS running" ? I also noticed that at the end of the installer that I need to add something to the start-up sequence as well?

[Calimeiro]

There have to be 3 entries in s-s:

c:morelibspace reboot ; as first line if not done othwise

a bit later, after assigns to env: etc.

c:Assign AfA_OS: Sys:Afa_os_libs ; check your pathes

and finally before calling Iprefs

c:AfA_os_loader


thats it, you're done.

Have fun