help with cover disks

psygnosis · 03 May 2013, 16:35

hello people i recently got some cover disks from ebay

most of em work most of em dont,however i have a few that load to workbench then i cant seem to access them.

at the minute im trying amiga format arcade issue 41 and all the files on the disk dont seem to be executable,some files show .am after them and when i click on them i get a message reading "enter command arguments"

im assuming its something simple but im not up to date with doing this kind of thing

heres some pics

TCD · 03 May 2013, 16:43

"mansell.am" and "install_bullfrog_files" might be executables (double click them and enter nothing for the arguments). Check for the page that describes the cover disks in the magazine too: http://amr.abime.net/issue_197_pages

psygnosis · 03 May 2013, 16:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

"mansell.am" and "install_bullfrog_files" might be executables (double click them and enter nothing for the arguments). Check for the page that describes the cover disks in the magazine too: http://amr.abime.net/issue_197_pages

cheers bud ill try that

psygnosis · 03 May 2013, 17:04

tried that and nothing must be another dead one

s2325 · 03 May 2013, 17:20

install_bullfrog_files is 1kb text file with script:

Code:

Makedir Ram:Bullfrog
copy all From Coverdisk41b:Bullfrogs to Ram:Bullfrog
Copy from Coverdisk41b:c/Copy to ram:
Copy from Coverdisk41b:c/Endcli to ram:
Ram:Copy all from ram:Bullfrog to Devpac2:
ram:Endcli

mansell.am should be executable file (it's visible if you view this file with text viewer)

diablothe2nd · 03 May 2013, 17:20

if you select the file and go rmb>icon>information does it say executable? or archive? perhaps it needs to be run by a piece of software elsewhere on the disk

edit ah s2325 seems to have it nailed

- i'll get my coat

zipper · 03 May 2013, 17:57

Pah, it seems to need Devpac2. (Coverdisk 39a, http://amr.rumpigs.net/amiga_format_...1992_10_d1.zip)
From KS 1.3 era, no idea if works with higher versions.
Well, tried on WinUAE, runs on 1.3 config.

Arnie · 03 May 2013, 17:57

This is what the contents of the disk looks like.

If you can get the adf of the coverdisk onto the Amiga then you could use tsgui to write the image back to the disk.

psygnosis · 03 May 2013, 18:21

Thanks for your help people ill try later when i get home from work and update later

03 May 2013, 16:35	#1
psygnosis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: liverpool Posts: 163	help with cover disks hello people i recently got some cover disks from ebay most of em work most of em dont,however i have a few that load to workbench then i cant seem to access them. at the minute im trying amiga format arcade issue 41 and all the files on the disk dont seem to be executable,some files show .am after them and when i click on them i get a message reading "enter command arguments" im assuming its something simple but im not up to date with doing this kind of thing heres some pics

03 May 2013, 17:20	#5
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	install_bullfrog_files is 1kb text file with script: Code: Makedir Ram:Bullfrog copy all From Coverdisk41b:Bullfrogs to Ram:Bullfrog Copy from Coverdisk41b:c/Copy to ram: Copy from Coverdisk41b:c/Endcli to ram: Ram:Copy all from ram:Bullfrog to Devpac2: ram:Endcli mansell.am should be executable file (it's visible if you view this file with text viewer)

03 May 2013, 17:57	#7
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Pah, it seems to need Devpac2. (Coverdisk 39a, http://amr.rumpigs.net/amiga_format_...1992_10_d1.zip) From KS 1.3 era, no idea if works with higher versions. Well, tried on WinUAE, runs on 1.3 config. Last edited by zipper; 03 May 2013 at 18:29.

03 May 2013, 17:57	#8
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	This is what the contents of the disk looks like. If you can get the adf of the coverdisk onto the Amiga then you could use tsgui to write the image back to the disk. Last edited by Arnie; 20 December 2013 at 22:52.

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03 May 2013, 16:43	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,529	"mansell.am" and "install_bullfrog_files" might be executables (double click them and enter nothing for the arguments). Check for the page that describes the cover disks in the magazine too: http://amr.abime.net/issue_197_pages

03 May 2013, 17:04	#4
psygnosis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: liverpool Posts: 163	tried that and nothing must be another dead one

03 May 2013, 17:20	#6
diablothe2nd Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Age: 41 Posts: 1,236	if you select the file and go rmb>icon>information does it say executable? or archive? perhaps it needs to be run by a piece of software elsewhere on the disk edit ah s2325 seems to have it nailed - i'll get my coat

03 May 2013, 18:21	#9
psygnosis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: liverpool Posts: 163	Thanks for your help people ill try later when i get home from work and update later

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