A3000UX up and running AMIX again!

[Dalamar]

I've been fighting for a long time to get AMIX on my 3000.  It's not a UX but I'm sure the systems were the same.   I do have the tape drive but it's having real problems so I need to take it apart.  After that comes the hurdle of recreating an install tape.  I've tried the stuff from the mmhart web site but I can't be sure it's working given that the tape drive isn't very stable.  I may hit you up for questions in the near future.  :-)

[Dalamar]

Regarding the AMIX tapes, I've read the descriptions of all the problems people were having there as well.  But it seems that the people who were trying to make tapes were doing so from another UNIX?  The install script is very simple, so if the cpio files are on the tape in any order it seems like it should work, the problem may be that the Amiga simply can't read the tape written on another system.  It's a stretch but once I get ethernet on the thing, I will try copying the files over and making an install tape from AMIX.  If that works I'd be happy to provide copies.

If I get my tape drive up and running, I will try to make it again as well and would be happy to help with copies also.  I've been making them from NetBSD running on my 4000D.  Aside from the hardware issue, I think the creation process is working.  I think the drive will be disassembled this weekend Amiwest permitting.