I just tried reinstalling Chaos after a couple of years of not
having it on my system. I get the message "Packed file is corrupt.
Error: Metagraphics Not Installed. Aborting." This is Version 1.
What do I need to do, if anything?
Bob, the "Packed File Corrupt" message means you've got TOO MUCH
MEMORY! You can find a little bit about this message by typing
LOADFIX /? at any DOS prompt. Then change into the CHAOS directory,
and type
LOADFIX CHAOS
If this works, you need to make the fix permanent. You edit the file
CHAOS.BAT. Look for the line (around line 6):
metashel /i
and change it to
loadfix metashel /i
and save the file.
Then try typing CHAOS to see if it runs normally thereafter.
Good luck
Nik
Yup. Loadfix does do the trick. So does loading my mouse
driver to reduce available memory. I think that's the way I'll go,
since the mouse is indeed useful. Thanks for the steer.