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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: amazing on April 22, 2007, 06:21:46 PM

Title: os 3.9 problem
Post by: amazing on April 22, 2007, 06:21:46 PM: hi
i got a new cd of os 3.9 by mail yesterday
now when i install 3.9 over a new fresh installed 3.1 it delete some partitions on my h/d
i have a samsung 20gb h/d in it
when i installed it i made 4 partition of around 4 gig

all worked in 3.1 and 3.5..i also runned it on 3.5
but i thuoght lets make a new fresh install of 3.9 over 3.1

anyone knows how to recover the partions?
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: Thomas on April 22, 2007, 06:32:50 PM: Quote
have a samsung 20gb h/d in it
...
all worked in 3.1

I strongly doubt that. You cannot use a HDD bigger than 4GB with 3.1 only. You need 3.5 or 3.9 for that and you have to partition the drive from a running 3.5 or 3.9 system. That's what the emergency floppy disk is for.

Please run Check4GB (http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/check4gb) and post its output here.

The least you have to do to resolve the situation is to run HDToolbox, go to Partition Drive, then to Add/Update and update FastFileSystem to the version coming with OS3.9.

After that, either the hidden partitions appear again or you have to reformat them. Run Sys:System/Format and choose the partition to format from the list.

And you should install at least Boingbag 1 for OS3.9.

Bye,
Thomas
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: amazing on April 22, 2007, 07:41:25 PM: ok i runned check 4gb

dh0: 504mb
hdh1 7550mb
hdh2 3547mb
hdh2.1 3547mb

also work partition dissapeared? where to resolve it?
or should it be hidden?

or shall i make a clean install again? can u give me some easy steps to install it the best and fast way?
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: Thomas on April 22, 2007, 09:19:12 PM: Please post the complete output of check4gb. I am not so much interested in partition sizes but rather in version numbers and status codes. Use the save button to save the output into a file and then use cut & paste to copy it here.

Bye,
Thomas
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: amazing on April 23, 2007, 12:44:28 AM: ok i do nothing stupid on my harddisk anymore LOL

i managed to fix it again and putted os 3.9 back on it from a clean 3,1 install

now the work icon is gone off my desk but could be a size item?

i install boingbag 1 at the moment and gonna install 2 after that

then i go run check 4gb again
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: amazing on April 23, 2007, 12:58:41 AM: heheh thats funny
after i installed boingbag2 all partitions are visable

now 1 questiuon how to get all icons the same

my cf card and my formatted game patition have the modern icons of 3.9

my main partiton has the 3.1 icon
my work partiton has the floppy disk icon

how to fix it?

and yes i'm verry noob with this but remember i didnt use a amiga over 15year and couldnt afford a h/d
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: zipper on April 23, 2007, 10:49:05 AM: Just copy from the "good-looking" partition the file "disk.info", it's on the root of the partition .
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: amazing on April 23, 2007, 11:11:01 AM: can someone explain how to do it?

like where and the commands for it?
i'm not an experienced programmer but learning everytime LOL
Title: Re: os 3.9 problem
Post by: Thomas on April 23, 2007, 06:00:08 PM: Do a single click on te "bad-looking" icon to select it, then select "Icon -> Information" from the menu. Move the window away so that you can see the "good-looking" icon, then just drag the "good-looking" icon over the "bad-looking" image in the window.

Bye,
Thomas