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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: ckillerh3 on January 14, 2005, 04:16:35 AM

Title: Help ! Install(er) won't work
Post by: ckillerh3 on January 14, 2005, 04:16:35 AM

Hi Amiga Fans,

I've got a problem with my A1200 running OS 3.1.
Recently I purchased and Ethernet PC Card for my
Amiga and it has an installation disk with it. The
installation script won't run.  The requestor box
says "Can not find the tool c:Installer".  Checking
my c: directory I only have the program Install.

Anyway, I tired downloading (to my PC boo) from Aminet newer Installer programs.  NewInstaller needs MUI and newer libraries.  I can not figure out how to install InstallerNG which might also need MUI which I also do not have running.

Any suggestions - other than throwing the Amiga out the window?  I'm getting pretty frustrated.  This is the almost the last straw  - I can't get my external SCSI CD rom to mount properly nor can I get my ZIP drive to read MS-Dos formatted disks JEEZ !

Stephen in NJ

Title: Re: Help ! Install(er) won't work
Post by: dslcc on January 14, 2005, 04:35:16 AM

Copy installer from the OS3.1 Install disk to your c: directory.

David

Title: Re: Help ! Install(er) won't work
Post by: zipper on January 14, 2005, 11:07:31 AM

Better to take Installer-43_3.lha from Aminet.

Title: Re: Help ! Install(er) won't work
Post by: rayt on January 14, 2005, 11:12:48 AM

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I can't get my external SCSI CD rom to mount properly

Have you set the correct device and unit number in the sys:devs/dosdrivers/cd0 mountlist?

Title: Re: Help ! Install(er) won't work
Post by: ckillerh3 on January 14, 2005, 12:19:51 PM

Hi -

1) I looked on the OS3.1 disks and can not find any program called Installer.  Just the c:\Install program.

2) I will try to download and install the other version of
Installer that you mentioned from Aminet.

3)I'm not sure about the correct device and unit number in the sys:devx/cd0 mountlist.  What should I be looking for?

Thanks for the suggestions.

Title: Re: Help ! Install(er) won't work
Post by: rayt on January 14, 2005, 12:54:40 PM

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I'm not sure about the correct device and unit number in the sys:devx/cd0 mountlist. What should I be looking for?

It depends on the scsi controller/device you are using. I assume you already have a cdrom filesystem isntalled. So there should be a file like cd[0,1,2,etc] "sys:devs/dosdrivers". You can edit this file with a text editor. Look for the entries "device = xyz.device" and "unit = x". You should set "device = " to the device of your scsi controller (must be in sys:devs after you installed the driver) and the "unit = " to the scsi unit your cdrom drive is at (this is usually configured by jumpers on the device).. Which scsi controller are you using btw?

Title: Re: Help ! Install(er) won't work
Post by: jimmy_n on January 14, 2005, 01:08:48 PM

The file 'Installer' will be in the root directory of the 3.1 Install disk, it's not in c/.