OS 3.9 install issues - ARGHHHH!!!

[cehofer]

I don't know if this helps but on my 4000T 060 you had to be sure the cpu060 command was present along with the library on the emergency disk.  Since the 1200 is a native 030 if I remember correctly, it sounds like you missing a lib and maybe commands.  Try and boot off the disk that came with your 040 board.  

It took me a while to create copies of the 3.5 install disk to get my 060 up and running.  My advise is install 3.5 then upgrade it to 3.9.  You will have to install the CD drivers manually.

[cehofer]

Thankyou! I forgot about that.  It is best to partition your boot or system or whatever you call it to around 500MB.  That is what I read on this forum or on Aminet.  You can actually partition it to 2G.  As soon as the new FastFileSystem of 3.9 is copied it should recongize larger depending on your controller.  I had issues with that too.

[cehofer]

I went from a 250MB to 73GB.  I had to install everything from scratch.  I ran into that issue.  I think I kept it at 4G partitions anyway since everything is so small on the Amiga.  There is a super file system or something like that on Aminet that is suppose to handle huge drives but I didn't have any luck with that.  But the Native 3.9 FastFileSystem worked well.  Also, with big drives, it takes away ram as well.

[cehofer]

I found it.

http://www.gregdonner.org/os39faq/installtips.html#24

24. Q: Once I've created the emergency-disk and boot from it, the Workbench screen doesn't open and instead "LoadWB" returns: "Invalid resident library." Why?
 
A: The system currently has 3.0 ROMs installed, and the upgrade to 3.1 ROMs are needed per the list of requirements for OS 3.9.

Ebay has them for $42 US

 
Google is a wonderful thing.

[cehofer]

Maybe one is bad or a bent pin.  Or you thought you bought 3.1 ROMS.  I would recheck your ROM install.