Lha problems.

Thorham · 18 October 2009, 00:10

Hi (more problems, yippy

),

Does anyone recognize the following problem: You unarchive an lha file on the peecee and it's done properly, you do it with the same lha file on the Amiga, and it has CRC errors? I'm using LHA 2.12 68020+ version (typo said 1.12

). Nothing seems to work, no matter how I transfer the file, LHA won't unpack it properly

If anyone has a solution other than using the peecee, then I'd sure like to hear it

onkelarie · 18 October 2009, 00:14

Did you check out several archive tools on Aminet and test them on the miggy? I must admit I do most of the unpacking with trusty 'old' winrar....

Thorham · 18 October 2009, 00:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by onkelarie

Did you check out several archive tools on Aminet and test them on the miggy? I must admit I do most of the unpacking with trusty 'old' winrar....

Thanks for replying, but I've just discovered that it's a problem with some program I'm using (doesn't happen with no startup-sequence)

Now all I have to do is figure out which one

When I find out which one, perhaps this can be of use to other people.

onkelarie · 18 October 2009, 00:20

hm, that's odd indeed.. maybe some ASSIGN is messing things up?

Thorham · 18 October 2009, 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by onkelarie

hm, that's odd indeed.. maybe some ASSIGN is messing things up?

I figured out what it is. Data Burst was enabled on my Blizzard '030. Only the Instruction Cache, Data Cache and Data Burst should be on. I don't know why Data Burst causes problems, but it doesn't matter anyway, because having it on makes no difference speed-wise.

Very strange problem, but it's solved

onkelarie · 18 October 2009, 02:39

A weird problem indeed....!!

daxb · 18 October 2009, 10:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thorham

I'm using LHA 1.12 68020+ version.

How old is V1.12? Maybe you want to try a newer one. I don`t know if V2.12 the newest but works fine here.

Bloodwych · 18 October 2009, 11:31

Try 68000 version. Some of the 68020 versions are buggy (if not all).

thomas · 18 October 2009, 11:32

All 2.x versions of LhA often create corrupted archives (CRC errors when testing immediately after creation). I therefore reverted to 1.38.

Thorham · 18 October 2009, 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by daxb

How old is V1.12? Maybe you want to try a newer one. I don`t know if V2.12 the newest but works fine here.

V2.12 is the version I'm using, V1.12 is just a typo, I'll correct it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloodwych

Try 68000 version. Some of the 68020 versions are buggy (if not all).

Doesn't work. I know, because I was using the 68000 version of 2.12 before the 68020 version, and it has the same problem. And besides, the problem is solved already

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

All 2.x versions of LhA often create corrupted archives (CRC errors when testing immediately after creation). I therefore reverted to 1.38.

Now that is something I need to try (although I use LZX for archiving).

Bloodwych · 18 October 2009, 12:00

Believe me, don't use the 68020 version at any cost. It is worse than the 68000 version, but I'd be safe and use v1.38 as Thomas suggested.

It's one of the reasons KillerGorilla started releasing WHDLoad packs as zip. He was tired of Amiga archive formats being unreliable.

Thorham · 18 October 2009, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloodwych

Believe me, don't use the 68020 version at any cost. It is worse than the 68000 version, but I'd be safe and use v1.38 as Thomas suggested.

It's one of the reasons KillerGorilla started releasing WHDLoad packs as zip. He was tired of Amiga archive formats being unreliable.

Okay, I'll take that in account when I want to make an LHA archive. As for unpacking archives: The problem I described wasn't actually limited to LHA, but also affected other unarchivers, such as ZIP. In other words: It's still a good idea to keep Data Burst mode OFF, because it will prevent these problems, and potentially other problems as well.

daxb · 18 October 2009, 14:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

All 2.x versions of LhA often create corrupted archives (CRC errors when testing immediately after creation). I therefore reverted to 1.38.

Never noticed corrupted archives here (I use the 68040 version). Maybe it depands on used system.

Bloodwych · 18 October 2009, 14:24

I wouldn't know Thorham, never been lucky enough to have a Blizzard.

daxb, you may be right; from my testing on an 020, it can corrupt unexpectedly, and only on certain types of data. It doesn't always corrupt, but can without warning in a small number of cases.

18 October 2009, 00:10	#1
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 3,751	Lha problems. SOLVED :) Hi (more problems, yippy ), Does anyone recognize the following problem: You unarchive an lha file on the peecee and it's done properly, you do it with the same lha file on the Amiga, and it has CRC errors? I'm using LHA 2.12 68020+ version (typo said 1.12 ). Nothing seems to work, no matter how I transfer the file, LHA won't unpack it properly If anyone has a solution other than using the peecee, then I'd sure like to hear it Last edited by Thorham; 18 October 2009 at 11:42.

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18 October 2009, 00:14	#2
onkelarie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spijkenisse / the Netherlands Age: 54 Posts: 525	Did you check out several archive tools on Aminet and test them on the miggy? I must admit I do most of the unpacking with trusty 'old' winrar....

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onkelarie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Spijkenisse / the Netherlands Age: 54 Posts: 525	A weird problem indeed....!!

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Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Try 68000 version. Some of the 68020 versions are buggy (if not all).

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Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Believe me, don't use the 68020 version at any cost. It is worse than the 68000 version, but I'd be safe and use v1.38 as Thomas suggested. It's one of the reasons KillerGorilla started releasing WHDLoad packs as zip. He was tired of Amiga archive formats being unreliable.

18 October 2009, 14:24	#14
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	I wouldn't know Thorham, never been lucky enough to have a Blizzard. daxb, you may be right; from my testing on an 020, it can corrupt unexpectedly, and only on certain types of data. It doesn't always corrupt, but can without warning in a small number of cases.

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