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Title: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: Sandman on April 02, 2010, 05:05:53 PM

I just did a new setup on a 3000.  Stock '030, 2m Chip, 16m Fast, Cybergraphx 64 RTG.

Fresh install of 3.1 and then I installed Cybergraphx 4 and update, install of 3.9 after booting off of 3.9 emergency disk.

At boot I get a C:Iprefs suspend/reboot requester..... and dunno why? :)

Any help appreciated!

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: squidbass on April 02, 2010, 06:38:45 PM

Annoying! Maybe try FastIprefs as a replacement...

Are you loading any other patches like mcp etc.?

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: motorollin on April 02, 2010, 06:53:44 PM

Did you install from an Emergency Disk?

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moto

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: Thomas on April 02, 2010, 07:00:44 PM

delete envarc:sys/#?.prefs

Then reboot.

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: rvo_nl on April 02, 2010, 07:11:47 PM

sounds familiar. do not install fastiprefs, but reinstall 3.9 using the emergency disk like thomas suggested. then install boing bag 1+2 first.

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: Sandman on April 02, 2010, 07:15:58 PM

Yes, I installed from a newly made emergency disk.

Also, is it best to install the Cybergrapx software before installing 3.9 or after 3.9 and both boing bags?

Thanks for the help guys!

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: rvo_nl on April 02, 2010, 07:18:16 PM

uhm.. you're best off installing OS3.9 on an empty partition.. :) so, after OS3.9 and both boing bags, would be my answer.

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: Thomas on April 02, 2010, 07:28:34 PM

Quote from: rvo_nl;550839

sounds familiar. do not install fastiprefs, but reinstall 3.9 using the emergency disk like thomas suggested. then install boing bag 1+2 first.

I didn't suggest to reinstall, motorollin did. I suggested to delete the incompatible prefs files. I'd do this first, it's easier than to reinstall.

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: motorollin on April 02, 2010, 07:45:04 PM

Quote from: Thomas;550843

I didn't suggest to reinstall, motorollin did.

Actually I didn't, I just asked if the OP used an Emergency Disk during the install :)

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moto

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: rvo_nl on April 02, 2010, 08:41:29 PM

anyway. I recommend reinstalling from emergeny boot disk.. :)

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: Sandman on April 02, 2010, 09:06:42 PM

So install Cybergraphx drivers after installing 3.9 & Boing Bags 1&2?

Excuse my ignorance but what is Iprefs and what does it do??? Sorry, still learning. :)

Title: Re: C:Iprefs crash after installing 3.9
Post by: Thomas on April 02, 2010, 09:54:14 PM

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Excuse my ignorance but what is Iprefs and what does it do???

It reads your preferences from the saved files and applies them to the system. For example if you run Prefs/Screenmode and click on Save, a file envarc:sys/screenmode.prefs with your settings is created. IPrefs reads this file and changes the screen mode accordingly. Additionally IPrefs keeps watching this file in the background and changes the screen mode whenever new settings are saved to it. The same happens to all the other Prefs programs and prefs files.

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So install Cybergraphx drivers after installing 3.9 & Boing Bags 1&2?

If you made the emergency disk after installing Cgx, then Cgx should be contained on the disk and you shouldn't need to install it again.

Did you try to delete the prefs files ? Shouldn't be too difficult and should fix your problem.