FBlit hates me

[Skippy]

NovaCoder started a great thread here on WB performance here:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50414


I was trying to take a few baby steps, installing FBlit. I added it to the startup-sequence like the guide says. When I re-boot a requester pops up and informs me that "FBlit is not an executable file."

Unbelievable said I! Any clues / ideas? I downloaded it from the links in the that thread, and the files all seems fine, .guide, icon and so forth. Does not appear to be a corruption thing.

Also check the file integrity.

From that archive:

http://aminet.net/util/boot/fblit.lha  [TOOL]

Fblit = 86 Blocks 43580 Bytes Readable | Writeable | Executable | Deleteable

Tested ok Virus Checker II.

Just incase the hunk header is being corrupted either by a virus or any cross-platform/unarchiving etc.

SkippyCat.

[Skippy]

Um, it is in .lha - I downloaded it to PC-card (CF adapter) from a PeeCee and then moved it over to the miggy. I don't normally have an problems this way.

Well if you're extracting the archive sourced from PC then the PC side is ok, otherwise the archive would be corrupted when opening on the Amiga Side.

If you've un lha'd successfully on the Amiga side then firstly check the above file attributes listed. If they are ok and match then GOSUB "further analysis", IF NOT then something on the Amiga side is corrupting the unarch'd contents.

RTS

Further Analysis:
Giggles
RTS

[Skippy]

Um, it is in .lha - I downloaded it to PC-card (CF adapter) from a PeeCee and then moved it over to the miggy. I don't normally have an problems this way.


EDIT

"Workbench highlight FBlit and then select Infomation from the Icons menu. It will allow you to activate the Execute bit of the file and try again"


@ SamuraiCrow: Oh hell - that did it - and now I'm in love with FBlit goodness!

Thank you guys

Excellent.