CompuServe Thread

#1.3to2.0

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#46238From: RAL lakeMar 23, 1995 7:07 AM
Well I'm back. I got ahold of a workbench 2.1 install disc tried to install my workbench and still have the old file system on the hard drive! Remember me I'm the one who had a HD originally installed with 1.3 and updated the rom to 2.0 and copied 2.04 workbench to it and I keep getting 'can't open message body files' requester when I try to save a reply. I also get 'can't open history file' requesters when I veiw messages. Every thing else seems to work ok, downloads, catalouges, etc. Oh yeah when I go to pending and veiw a message I've replied to I get a requester that says 'something went wrong reply exsists but I cannot open it'.How do I install the new file system? No other programs I'm running seem to be affected by it, even other 2.0 specific ones. Why only AutoPilot AND IF I boot from disc Shouldn't the system be operating from the New filesystem? Thanks for your help, We'll figure this out yet! RAL One more Note: During the workbench installation I had one error that is 'Can't find COPYFILES dir or source missing' If That's all I need mabey I can get a copy of it./ex
#46269From: BILL LEACHMar 24, 1995 10:47 AM
PLEASE break your messages up into paragraph type chunks… they are very hard to read as one continous block. To update the filesystem on the disk, run HDToolBox. Select the drive from the scrolling list (if necessary — it will probably already be selected). Select "partition drive". Select "advanced options". Under "filesystem"; select "add/update". You must have a copy of the correct filesystem in the "l:" logical directory. Select "update filesystem" and "OK". I believe that you can 'cancel' out at this point (I think that the filesystem gets written out immediately). However, if not, then BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the partition information is correct and then select 'save changes' at the top level screen. Several versions of HDToolBox used to have this very nasty characteristic of wanting to 'restore' your drive to the 'default' partitioning even when you did not request that operation (but the fact that it was going to happen showed up in the 'partition drive' window. -bill
#46302From: RAL lakeMar 26, 1995 2:58 AM
I also needed to use another driver for my controller and after changing a tooltype in the HDtool icon info. (SCSI.device=rtScsiDisk.device) I was able to install the new file system! Thanks for the info.
#46313From: BILL LEACHMar 26, 1995 5:31 PM
Ok, I thought that I had mentioned that if you were not using C= scsi card that you would have to change the tooltype in HDToolBox. I know that I have mentioned that several times in just the last couple of week here but maybe not to you. Glad to here all is well. -bill