Help: Error: "Cannot Open resource.library version 44" w/OS3_9

[magnetic]

Hi Guys

I have been playing around with an A4000 desktop I just got in that has 3.1 roms and OS 3.9 installed (i think latest Boing bag as well) the problem is "Amidock" wont launch, as well as other os 3.9 programs and I get the following error:

Cannot Open resource.library version 44

Even though the library is present in libs and I even copied it over again from the OS 3.9 cd. I seem to recall this being some kind of bug that happens. Is there an easy fix for this without re-installing OS 3.9?

Thank you very much in advance

magnetic

[adolescent]

This one's been beat to death.  In my experience the first solution is the most common.

From the FAQ:

http://www.gregdonner.org/os39faq/installtips.html#20

Q: On bootup, I get the following error message: "Cannot open resource.library, version 44, unable to load AmiDock". I have the correct version of resource.library installed, and AmiDock exists in SYS:WBStartup. Why does this appear, and how do I eliminate this error?
 
A: In many cases the problem message you received did not accurately reflect a missing or even damaged library, but rather the absence of a "#?.gadget" file that the resource.library function depends on. Check the SYS:Classes/Gadgets/ directory on your system partition and the OS3.9 directory of the install CD-ROM and manually copy any missing #?.gadget files. Ensure that all the #?.gadget files are the latest versions (do this by checking the latest Boing Bag first, then the OS 3.9 CD-ROM).

[Mike Wilson/Cor Kriekaart]

Another cause for this message may be a corrupt or incorrectly installed 68040.library and/or 68060.library file. Make sure that you're using the correct--and valid--680x0.libraries. Such a corrupt file may work under OS 3.1, but will fail in OS 3.9.

[Rob Pleak]

Note that UnixDirs3 has the ability to redirect '/' to be the same as ':'; the root of the drive. This causes many poorly written installers to fail that rely on '/' to be 'parent directory'.

[Shawn Holwegner]