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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: missme0w on November 22, 2004, 11:14:36 PM

Title: Help installing a game
Post by: missme0w on November 22, 2004, 11:14:36 PM

I've downloaded the game Black Lamp in lha, but when i go to install it, halfway through it asks me to insert disk one. I've tried various things but it always tells me the disk imaging is not complete...

any suggestions would be fan-freakin-tasic  :-D

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: adolescent on November 22, 2004, 11:15:42 PM

Are you sure your disk is good?  (ie. can you play it from floppy?).

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: missme0w on November 22, 2004, 11:17:31 PM

i've only got the lha off the internet - i'm very new to this so don't have a very good idea of what i'm doing ...

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: adolescent on November 23, 2004, 12:58:16 AM

I assume you have an installer from WHDLoad.  If that's it then all you have is the HD installer, not the game.  You need to get the game.  Either buy it, or if it's released to the public there should be a link to it from the WHDLoad site.  You can also check Back to the Roots (www.back2roots.org).

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: missme0w on November 23, 2004, 01:09:31 AM

i have the adf too, it comes up with checksum error when it's copying track 3. is this something easy to fix?

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: TjLaZer on November 23, 2004, 01:31:08 AM

You can download the game on the Amiga Magix site.  :banana:

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: missme0w on November 23, 2004, 01:55:48 AM

the download from that site won't even 'unzip'   :-(

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: odin on November 23, 2004, 02:26:27 AM

That's correct, it's packed with LZX. You will need an UnLZX progam for that. If you are on Windows, there's an unpacker here (http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/aminet/util/arc/W95unlzx.lha) (packed with LHA, but you can use the wellknown WinRAR to unpack LHA files). Here (http://ftp://de.aminet.net/pub/aminet/util/arc/lzx121r1.lha) is an Amiga version of LZX.

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Oh and welcome on a.org :pint:.

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: missme0w on November 23, 2004, 09:02:29 AM

Thanks to everyone who's tried to help this newbie-unco...

i guess I need the adf, which i don't have damnit cause i remember this game being so cool... i won't get too disappointed though, i was 8... it could just suck lol :-D

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: odin on November 23, 2004, 01:02:36 PM

Are you using an emulated miggy? Or a real one?

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: missme0w on November 23, 2004, 11:05:15 PM

I'm using winuae with amiga forever...

i have a adf that i've downloaded, but it won't even run by itself, says software failure, Error 8000 0004 Task 10003290... :-?

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: PMC on November 25, 2004, 11:50:11 AM

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missme0w wrote:
I'm using winuae with amiga forever...

i have a adf that i've downloaded, but it won't even run by itself, says software failure, Error 8000 0004 Task 10003290... :-?

Hmm.  You're using WinUAE...  Let's have a think about this one...

It might be that the configuration settings need some adjustment.  Can you check which type of Amiga you're emulating and the ROM (1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0 or 3.1) you're using?  That might help narrow it down.

The other thing you could do is change the memory settings to 0.5 Mb Chip mem and 0.5 Mb Fast, as some games are sensitive to the amount of memory allocated.  IIRC BlackLamp is circa 1989 which makes it quite an old game, therefore it's probably best to set UAE up to emulate an Amiga 500 with 1.2 / 1.3 ROMs installed.

Title: Re: Help installing a game
Post by: missme0w on November 27, 2004, 04:01:50 AM

Thanks - i got it all working now!


HOORAY!!!  :kitty: