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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Dazxy2001 on November 22, 2010, 05:18:59 PM
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I just recently grabbed a copy of AF2010 and very impressed with the improvements over some of the older versions Ive had in the past, but have one small problem.... when installing Amiga software from ADF`s into the work partition (using the default drive setup that came with the workbench 3.1 A1200 emulation) Im finding that some software fails saying there is insufficient drive space available, Wordsworth 7 being one, Final data also complained but completed its install, any ideas how I can resolve this ? The drive itself has 26GB free.
Many thanx.
Oh and additionally, has anyone got Wormtris running ? just locks up the emulation a few seconds after being executed.
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The drive itself has 26GB free.
Fill it up until it has only 25.9 GB free. In general, divide the free space by 4GB and if the remainder is less than 2GB, it's ok. Numbers bigger than 2GB are treated as negative and thus smaller than even the smallest amount of needed space.
The same happens when the remainder reaches 0, i.e. if the drive has exactly 24 GB free for example.
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So...... ideally sticking AF2010 in its own 4GB partition is possibly a better idea than just being plonked in my current windoze partition...oh and its 26.8GB free... and have to admit thats the strangest explanation Ive had yet
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Why do you call it strange? Calculate the free space in bytes and try to store it in a signed 32-bit integer. It does not fit. The highest number which fits in 31 bits (the 32nd bit is used for sign) is 2G. Everything between 2G and 4G is treated negative (because the 32nd bit is set) and 4G is treated as 0.
Imagine a calculator with 8 digits. What does it do when you try to calculate with billions?
Or the miles counter in your car. What does it display when you drive more then 999,999 miles?
Creating a dedicated partition for Amiga-only files (i.e. installed programs) is nonsense. WinUAE can use VHD files which take only as much space as is used by files in it. For data sharing between Windows and AmigaOS you can still use your 26GB partition. Just use a copy program which can deal with large sizes.
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When running the install of Wordsworth 7 from an ADF within the emulation to install on work: using the expert install option the software flashes up a requester advising of a lack of space and the install closes