Unarc OS 3.9

[Snoozy]

Hmm,

Something seems to be wrong with my unarc tool in Tools drawer on wb OS 3.9

When i double click an lha file to unarc it tells me:

Cannot open "resource.library", version 44. Unable to run "Unarc"

Grrr, i need unarc to work to install MUI 3.8 (which doesn't unpack properly on a pc with winrar)

I tried downloading dropzone but that doesn't seem to work (even after inserting the relevant file in prefs etc)

So any ideas why my unarc is messing me around?

[zipper]

Probably screwed 3.9 installation. Read Greg Donner's FAQs about 3.9.

[Snoozy]

I don't think its a screwed installation as everything else works fine.

[Boot_WB]

Missing .gadget files, or incorrectly installed 680x0.libraries perhaps? Linky

Snoopdos might help you track down any failed attempts to access a particular gadget if that is the case.

Also, don't suppose you've recently installed Photogenics 2 by any chance? Linky, especially Post 26

[Matt_H]

It's very likely that some of your files in SYS:Classes have been accidentally deleted or replaced with older versions (badly written installer scripts are usually to blame - they don't check versions before overwriting).

You can pull them off the 3.9 CD (or Boing Bag?) to recover.

[Snoozy]

I think you're both right , as i was previously installing a lot of web browsing files like amitcp etc.

Anyway i thought about doing the bb1 update but will i need the os 3.9 cd?

There will be 2 problems in that case - one i don't have a cd rom for my 1200, and secondly i bought the 6gb hd from evil-bay with os 3.9 pre-installed.

I see i don't have a file called "classes" in my system, this is bad news

[Thomas]

I think you're both right , as i was previously installing a lot of web browsing files like amitcp etc.

Aweb resp. ClassAct is usually the culprit.

Anyway i thought about doing the bb1 update but will i need the os 3.9 cd?

Yes, you need the CD to install a boingbag. Or at least all files from the CD.

Actually you are not allowed to run OS 3.9 if you don't own the CD.

I see i don't have a file called "classes" in my system, this is bad news

It is a directory not a file and I am sure you have it, otherwise you wouldn't even be able to display a background picture (wbpattern) or open picture files in multiview.

[Snoozy]

Hi thomas,

thanks for the advice, funny you should mention ClassAct as i was just reading about it.

Does this mean i should delete ClassAct? (i have been trying to use Aweb so maybe this has upset things) Do i actually need ClassAct for anything? And why would it be interfering with unarc?

[utri007]

ClassAct was later reneamed to Reaction and if you install ClassAct you actually destroy your Reaction installation

[Snoozy]

OK so i have managed to borrow a copy of the OS 3.9 cd

and i am trying to get my current OS3.9 back to being more stable.

At the moment i am unable to copy files on wb, ie drag and drop, i am unable to rename files and i am unable to unarchive files.

Also when wb loads up its says:

Cannot open "resource library" version 44. Unable to run amidock

(similar message to when i try to unarchive an lha file, except it says unable to run unarc)

So i copy the cd3.9 wb onto my cf pcmcia (i don't have a cd-rom)

Which files should i be looking to replace/repair?

I can't perform a re-installation of OS3.9 as i would lose 3gb of data on my hd!

Advice and guidance would be appreciated..

(whdload is still working fine and stable)

[Matt_H]

I can't perform a re-installation of OS3.9 as i would lose 3gb of data on my hd!

Yes you can. AmigaOS doesn't purge your hard drive when you reinstall but do a backup to be safe (especially of your startup-sequence and user-startup files).

But you shouldn't need to reinstall. SYS:Classes is a directory. The files in it have been overwritten with older, incompatible versions. Copy the originals from the equivalent directory on the CD. I think the BoingBags updated them further, so run those installations to be on the safe side (there are ways to do it manually, but the installer is easier).

[Snoozy]

hi matt,

i replaced sys:classes files with those from the os3.9 cd, but the problem still persists.

I am wondering if it is safe to replace my 68040 file in libs?

[zipper]

Did you check if sys:classes/gadgets has all the gadgets that do belong there - I was missing some after my first install and got that error.

[mfilos]

I'd suggest to reinstall BB1+BB2 and you'll be fine imho
Saw a similar incident yesterday in Amibay, but the fellow Amigan didn't have the CD of OS3.9 to be able to install BB1+BB2 so I sent him the extracted files which when he installed... everything worked like a charm!

[Snoozy]

I carried out a bb1 and bb2 manual update (copy and replace via dopus) with pcmcia cf, after help from mfilos and system stability has returned and unarc is back to working

One thing i don't understand is the probs i have installing mui 3.8 which gives me a guru failure 10% of the way into the install.

I would like to install mui but do i need to find a more recent version than 3.8? Is it clashing with OS 3.9 and bb1+bb2?