Can I install OS 3.9 without a CD drive?

[sir_bacharach]

Did you ever figure this out??
 
I'm faced with the same problem.
 
I have the OS on CD, but no CD Drive.
 
I have copied the contents of AMIGAOS3.9 onto a CF Card on the PC, and have even managed to make my own boot disk with PCMCIA CF Card support.
 
So I've installed AMIGAOS3.9
 
But the problem I now have is that I put BOINGBAGs 1 and 2 on the same CF card and when I try to install those and they both look for AMIGAOS3.9
 
I can not figure out a way to format the card to rename it as AMIGAOS3.9.
 
I've tried formatting it using the Amiga, but the problem is, CF cards through PCMCIA only use the FAT95 file system.
 
I'm stuck here.
 
How on earth does the PC recognise the Amiga CD as AMIGAOS3.9 if I can't possibly rename the CF card in the same way??

[sir_bacharach]

If you managed to install the OS then just mount an ISO image of the CD before you run the BB1,2,3 and 4 installers.
 
http://aminet.net/package/util/rexx/isomount124

 
Thanks, I was just gonna install the BB1 and 2, is it worth having 3 and 4?
They don't really describe what's in them on the webpages I've been on, so I wasn't going to bother.

[sir_bacharach]

Definately worth it.
 
http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/TechDetails.htm
 
You'll want to install these after those too.
 
http://aminet.net/package/util/libs/IconLib_46.4
http://www.platon42.de/files/util/TLSFMem.lha
http://aminet.net/package/util/boot/StackAttack2

 
I installed BoingBags 3 & 4 and it doesn't work on my 1200.
 
I installed the ROM updates, but are they needed? My Amiga already has 3.1 ROMS and the only things I'll be using is PCMCIA CF Card reader, and maybe an Ethernet PCMCIA card at some point.
 
I'm thinking that it's the ROM updates that's crippling the Amiga?

[sir_bacharach]

It was the ROM updates, my Amiga didn't like them.
 
I already have 3.1 ROMS, I'm guessing the updates were meant for older ROMS or perhaps it's my Motherboard revision.
 
Who knows... All I know is that I installed all BoingBags (1-4) and refused all ROM updates and now it works fine.
 
Rob.

[sir_bacharach]

I chose to auto update the startup sequence since I wouldn't really have a clue what I'm doing. What do the rom updates actually do to make life easier? It doesn't seem to say.