3.1.4 and unable to install xsurf-500 via ACA500+

gurth · 29 December 2020, 20:42

I have foolishly wiped my sdcard this afternoon and created a fresh install of 3.1.4 (bought today too!).

Install has all gone well. I am booting to Workbench, all looks good.

My next plan was to install the software / drives for my xsurf-500 which piggy-backs off my ACA500+. Within the ACA500 menu there is an option to instal the network interface, I run that, it unpacks a virtual disk but hangs at an empty workbench screen with no icons or menu.

I suspect the virtual disk is not liking what it sees in Kickstart 3.1.4 land but I am unable to proceed.

Any ideas?

gurth · 29 December 2020, 21:32

One solution is to:

1. revert back to kickstart 3.1
2. re-install workbench 3.1
3. install the xsurf drivers and setup (I made a copy of the disk at this point)
4. switch to kickstart 3.1.4
5. upgrade workbench from 3.1 to 3.1.4

Although I do enjoy Amiga'in it is at times very frustrating. Simple tasks can take you off in directions you never intended and paints you into corners you could never foresee

thomas · 29 December 2020, 21:49

You could have tried to LoadModule workbench.library from floppy disk and then boot from the virtual disk.

29 December 2020, 20:42	#1
gurth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Halifax Posts: 184	3.1.4 and unable to install xsurf-500 via ACA500+ I have foolishly wiped my sdcard this afternoon and created a fresh install of 3.1.4 (bought today too!). Install has all gone well. I am booting to Workbench, all looks good. My next plan was to install the software / drives for my xsurf-500 which piggy-backs off my ACA500+. Within the ACA500 menu there is an option to instal the network interface, I run that, it unpacks a virtual disk but hangs at an empty workbench screen with no icons or menu. I suspect the virtual disk is not liking what it sees in Kickstart 3.1.4 land but I am unable to proceed. Any ideas? Last edited by gurth; 29 December 2020 at 20:46. Reason: typo

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29 December 2020, 21:32	#2
gurth Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Halifax Posts: 184	One solution is to: 1. revert back to kickstart 3.1 2. re-install workbench 3.1 3. install the xsurf drivers and setup (I made a copy of the disk at this point) 4. switch to kickstart 3.1.4 5. upgrade workbench from 3.1 to 3.1.4 Although I do enjoy Amiga'in it is at times very frustrating. Simple tasks can take you off in directions you never intended and paints you into corners you could never foresee

29 December 2020, 21:49	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,184	You could have tried to LoadModule workbench.library from floppy disk and then boot from the virtual disk.

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