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Title: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: sturulez on February 05, 2017, 11:16:19 PM
Ive recently installed Directory Opus 4 onto my flash drive via winUAE and it work with no problems

I then transfer the flash drive back into my amiga A1200 but when i double click on the icon, the following message appears.

Software Failure

DirectoryOpus
Program Failed (error #8000000B)
Wait for disk activity to finish

Is there something missing from my amiga 1200 that i need to get this running?

Thanks
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: darkage on February 05, 2017, 11:57:46 PM
Check this thread http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=57982

SetPatch 43.6b might be the answer.
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: sturulez on February 06, 2017, 03:49:32 PM
Quote from: darkage;821606
Check this thread http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=57982

SetPatch 43.6b might be the answer.


Thanks I will give that a try,

Also is there alternative programs I could use that would more or less do the same thing?
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: Amiwest on February 06, 2017, 04:23:47 PM
alternative program
I have never tried it on  winUAE

DiskMaster, takes more set up on classic but is very good also
DiskMaster2
http://kazong.privat.t-online.de/

http://www.batw.net/my_dm2_tutorial.html -for a tutorial

http://aminet.net/search?query=diskmaster -also on Aminet
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: paul1981 on February 06, 2017, 04:32:09 PM
Filemaster too: http://aminet.net/package/util/dir/NewFilemaster (http://aminet.net/package/util/dir/NewFilemaster)
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: sturulez on February 08, 2017, 12:19:48 PM
Quote from: darkage;821606
Check this thread http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=57982

SetPatch 43.6b might be the answer.


Okay I installed the setpatch and the same message appears when trying to open Dopus. I've even removed DOpus and installed it again, but the same message appears when i try to open it.
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on February 08, 2017, 01:03:02 PM
When you say (quote) "I then transfer the flash drive back into my Amiga" - what USB interface are you using?  Does it work correctly when transferring other files?  Have you tried copying the DOpus executable off the flash drive (for example, into RAM: ) and running it from there?

Another alternative that I've always used is DirWork.  Older versions (up to 1.62) are just one single executable file and fit easily onto a floppy.  Newer versions (up to 2.1) are a bit more complex to install, but have more "bells & whistles".  ;)

Also you could try running something like SnoopDOS to see if DOpus is looking for any libraries or dependencies, or anything, which is causing it to crash.
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: sturulez on February 08, 2017, 01:23:01 PM
Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;821772
When you say (quote) "I then transfer the flash drive back into my Amiga" - what USB interface are you using?  Does it work correctly when transferring other files?  Have you tried copying the DOpus executable off the flash drive (for example, into RAM: ) and running it from there?

I'm not using a USB interface, the laptop I'm running WinUAE on has a PCMCIA interface built into it :)

Yes all other files I have transferred over work fine on my A1200. DOpus works on WinUAE when installed on the flash card, but not on the amiga. I will try and run it from the RAM: and see how I get on.

Thanks
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on February 08, 2017, 04:08:54 PM
Quote from: sturulez;821774

I'm not using a USB interface, the laptop I'm running WinUAE on has a PCMCIA interface built into it :)


A CF card isn't the same thing as a flash drive. Specificity helps, when asking questions. Sorry, Grammar Nazi will go back into his corner now! :lol:

Check your protection bits on the file. Anything getting changed during the transfer process?
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: darkage on February 09, 2017, 02:45:30 AM
whats the exact version of Dopus you are running ?   unless its straight on v4.00

Theres also the following versions available v4.03, 4.12a, 5.11, 5.5 and 5.61

maybe try a newer version ?
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: sturulez on February 09, 2017, 09:52:27 AM
I'm running version 4.16.

I've done all of the above but it still doesnt work. Extracted the lha file in Ram: ran the installation, installed it to my HDD partition

The message still appears.
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: darkage on February 09, 2017, 10:40:28 AM
can you try downloading another copy of it please from a different source.     You can grab a copy at EAB ftp server ?  

maybe leave it as a archive when copying it over and decompress it on the actual Amiga.


Looking at other forum threads seems like error 8000000B  might be related to FPU or libraries.   on Winuae do you have FPU specified and your actual Amiga doesn't have one ?
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: sturulez on February 09, 2017, 01:41:33 PM
Okay I've managed to resolve the issue.

I extracted the setpatch43.6b  to Ram: then manually copied the setpatch file over into the C: folder and replaced the existing one. Rebooted the machine

Hey presto it now works!!!  :-)
Title: Re: Directory Opus Issue
Post by: darkage on February 09, 2017, 02:31:55 PM
Yeah I kept on bumping into the SetPatch fix online, I thought it was strange that it didnt work at first..

Happy you got it going!! :)