Can I install OS 3.9 without a CD drive?

[nicholas]

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??

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

[nicholas]

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.

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

[nicholas]

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.

Well, you don't strictly NEED the ROM updates, but they make life much more bearable.

Did you choose to automatically update the startup-sequence or did you do it manually?

[nicholas]

Hey Nicholas, looking over that list, do you know where one can find updated graphics.library 40.25?  I recently noticed a *17 page long thread* on it over on EAB, but nowhere in all that mucking about did anyone say where to obtain it.

I've got a fresh install of 3.9 on one of my systems along with BB1, 2, 3, and 4, and SysInfo reports I'm still on graphics.library 40.24.

Just curious!  

mfilos and Gulliver are probably the best guys to ask about that.  Hopefully they'll spot this thread and post here.

IIRC there were problems with the new graphics library but I'm not sure what as it's a while since i kept an eye on it.

Still part way through rebuilding my A3K so when I've got her put back together and reinstalled I'll probably look at finding the new graphics.library, dos.library and scsi.device etc from the threads i've got bookmarked from EAB.

[nicholas]

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.

Just performance and functionality enhancements.