Duel Booting an A1200

Tonycrew · 30 May 2002, 10:08

Ok i have a prob that i don't think there is a work around for but we'll see.
Ok i know i said Duel booting but it's not quiet that. but it's similar..

I have Bloodwych's WB v3 installed on my Amiga and i have just installed OS 3.9 as well.

I am using Boot Manager to choose Start up sequences. All is good upto now

The problem i have is Library Versions....

When i choose BW's WB v3 startup and it loads in i am getting 2 library version errors as it's looking for say Ver 39.86 and because i have installed OS 3.9 the versions are higher i think..

So it don't load properly.. I thought even though the libs are newer versions it still should load..

Anyone got any ideas on this..?

Or should i put the OS's on seperate partitions..?

RetroMan · 30 May 2002, 10:21

When you do a Dual Boot you should also have two different startup-seqences, right ? So just make an extra directory (maybe called LIBS_OLD or something) and put all the Libraries for WB3.0 in there .... then take the startup-sequence for WB 3.0 and change the assign of LIBS: to the new dir ..... should work now

Pyromania · 30 May 2002, 10:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Tonycrew
Anyone got any ideas on this..?

Or should i put the OS's on seperate partitions..?

I think this will be your only solution. It is like that on my A4000T as well.

Tonycrew · 30 May 2002, 10:27

Ah i will try the new assigns then if not it's gonna have to be a diff partition then..

thanx guys..

BippyM · 30 May 2002, 10:37

As Retroman said assign the LIBS: command in the startup to different folders. Make sure you also rename the path line further down the startup as this makes WB search there if it can't find a file or lib etc.

hope this helps.

Amiga1992 · 01 June 2002, 06:00

Well, I recommend you having different partitions for each system, and selecting your boot partition by the Amiga's boot menu.

if you need libraries from the other partition, you could do an:

assign LIBS: otherpartition:LIBS add

or something? I remember I used to have two different setups on each partition on my A600.. most handy! And to not waste space, I used the assign/ADD command to link to common libraries on one partition

30 May 2002, 10:08	#1
Tonycrew Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: uk Posts: 54	Duel Booting an A1200 Ok i have a prob that i don't think there is a work around for but we'll see. Ok i know i said Duel booting but it's not quiet that. but it's similar.. I have Bloodwych's WB v3 installed on my Amiga and i have just installed OS 3.9 as well. I am using Boot Manager to choose Start up sequences. All is good upto now The problem i have is Library Versions.... When i choose BW's WB v3 startup and it loads in i am getting 2 library version errors as it's looking for say Ver 39.86 and because i have installed OS 3.9 the versions are higher i think.. So it don't load properly.. I thought even though the libs are newer versions it still should load.. Anyone got any ideas on this..? Or should i put the OS's on seperate partitions..?

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30 May 2002, 10:21	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	When you do a Dual Boot you should also have two different startup-seqences, right ? So just make an extra directory (maybe called LIBS_OLD or something) and put all the Libraries for WB3.0 in there .... then take the startup-sequence for WB 3.0 and change the assign of LIBS: to the new dir ..... should work now

30 May 2002, 10:27	#4
Tonycrew Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: uk Posts: 54	Ah i will try the new assigns then if not it's gonna have to be a diff partition then.. thanx guys..

30 May 2002, 10:37	#5
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	As Retroman said assign the LIBS: command in the startup to different folders. Make sure you also rename the path line further down the startup as this makes WB search there if it can't find a file or lib etc. hope this helps.

01 June 2002, 06:00	#6
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Well, I recommend you having different partitions for each system, and selecting your boot partition by the Amiga's boot menu. if you need libraries from the other partition, you could do an: assign LIBS: otherpartition:LIBS add or something? I remember I used to have two different setups on each partition on my A600.. most handy! And to not waste space, I used the assign/ADD command to link to common libraries on one partition

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