More A600 problems, now w/ McNorris special sauce

[McNorris]

So after a glitchy install of Workbench 2.05, I was able to obtain (locally) the "Fred Fish" crossdos shareware.

It would not install as per the instructions. I got failures with return codes. After this I tried installing the files manually... "mount" [mydisk]:C, "MSDOSFilesystem" [mydisk]:L, & "mfm.device" [mydisk]:devs.
These were the required files in the readme. When I then tried to mount an ms-dos disk my Ami said "you need the ars.library." Well conveiniently enough this was found on the Fred Fish and I copied it over. Now my Ami says, "can't open device MSDOSFilesystem for output."
Any advice??? more...

I have a ROM switcher. Last night it started acting funny. ROM 1.3 works fine. On the 2.05 setting the machine will not boot (Itried two different 2.05 ROMs). I wondered if crossdos wasn't working because of a problem with the ROM switch interfering with the 2.05 install. I remember my Ami said there were fonts and MEMACS (maybe some other things?) on the disk that were corrupt and could not be installed.

I guess I'll have to ditch the Rom switcher which is a big fat drag for a game machine, but are my guesses about the switch causeing an "install funk" and the fact crossdos is giving me such a time based on witchcraft or is there something to it.

Thanks for any stabs in the dark or precise, hardcore info.

[McNorris]

Thanks,

I might have missed one file. I'm not around my Ami so I was cooking it up from last nights memory (and mines more volitile than my Ami) .

I probobly can obtain this messydisk as my local dude has all the Fred Fish stuff.

And the two-button boot menu thing will not work. Damn ROM switcher! I paid $10 ebay. I was so looking forward to an old game I have that I know is 1.3 only. The thing is (as twisted as it sounds) I want to type my papers for school on my Ami, so I need the hard drive.

I guess messydisk may be worth a shot. Thanks again.