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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: lurkist on May 26, 2007, 10:17:08 AM
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Hi,
So my hard drive died. Annoying since it was hardly used, but these things happen. However, on installing a new (old) one, a very strange thing is happening. Nothing above 3.0 will install correctly. I`ve tried 3.9 using all the tricks in the book, but it simply will not work. Among the problems was one that seems to be exclusive to A4000 ROMS - "Invalid resident library". The only thing Google throws up is in reference to A4000s which don`t have workbench.library installed. I am using an A1200 and do have the library in place. Other symptoms include managing to get (seemingly) fully installed, but everything I double click crashes.
3.1 refuses to work as well.
So I have decided to stick with a 3.0 + hacks installation instead (this is rock solid so far). To my knowledge, the only thing I was using which required a higher OS was Genesis (from the 3.9 CD). I used Miami back in the dial-up days, but getting it running with a LAN card is proving tricky... Are there any simpler alternatives?
Cheers
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What version of Kickstart do you have?
It sometimes comes up if trying to run a new Workbench library or command on an older Kickstart or an old library/program on a new system.
Check the versions of the files (v39 is WB 3.0, v40 is WB 3.1 and v45 is WB3.5 or 3.9).
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I`m using real 3.1 ROMs. It`s almost as if they`ve "reverted" to 3.0 (impossible, I know, just a feeling I had at one stage)
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"Invalid resident library" refers to the 3.1 ROMs failing to be patched in memory by the Setpatch
OS 3.9 Setpatch command in the s:startup-sequence loads the "Devs:AmigaOS ROM update" - if it does it correctly, then the resident libraries are available for use by applications.
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Thanks, that`s interesting info. Although it doesn`t help in this case, since I had the identical command / library setup on the new HD as the old one. I`m sticking with 3.0 for now.
Cheers