Archiver...

[Stl75]

Hello to all...


What is archiver -
to extract .lha, .lzx files???
To faster extract archives on WinUAE???
In Classic Wb...

[DamienD]

Classic WB already has programs installed that will unarchive .LHA, .LZX and .ZIP files.

You can also just mount them in WinUAE and use DirOpus to examine / copy from.

...but to answer your question as to what apps these are, surprise surprise:

• lha
• lzx

You might also find this URL handy: http://www.amiga-stuff.com/archivers-download.html

[chip]

Use DOPUS

[chip]

I forgot

If you want to unarchive under Windows, you can use 7zip for lha

For lzx instead you can use Unlzx

[Stl75]

DOpus - not working...
Write error -
Error 800-8
Wait disk activity to finish...
How is corrected this error???

[DamienD]

Well you haven't give us much detail in order to actually help you i.e:

• What configuration have you set; CPU / Chipset / KS / RAM?
• Basic .HDF or using RDB?
• What file system did you format / install Classic WB on?
• etc...

[-Acid-]

In Windows, WinRAR can handle lha files

[nogginthenog]

Originally Posted by -Acid-

In Windows, WinRAR can handle lha files

So can 7-Zip.

[jPV]

But you shouldn't unpack anything in Windows for Amiga use (even though it works in some cases, but the risk to lose information is there always), so the OP is correctly searching an Amiga solution.

[chip]

Can you explain better what's wrong unpacking lha with 7zip ?

I always used this tool for that kind of file and NEVER noticed something strange

I add: i unpack lha archive of demos and demos unpacked in this way ALWAYS work

[Retroplay]

Oh boy not this again...
Try and unpack the preinstalled WHDLoad game Embryo in 7-Zip or WinRAR and see what happens when you start the game.

[chip]

I don't know about this WHDload archive issue, i don't use WHDLoad

All that i know is that i use 7zip with lha files since 4 years

Never used Amiga system and all it's ok till now

Perhaps i'm lucky

[jPV]

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Oh boy not this again...

Yeah, someone should write a FAQ, I'm bit tired to explain these things over and over again, and still these wrong things get recommended...

But to mention at least few things that happens when you handle Amiga files on an alien system like Windows, or even on Amiga when handled on a device containing an alien filesystem like FAT/NTFS:
- Protection bits aren't preserved correctly, scripts fail to start if they lose S bit, files can't be resident if they lose P bit, executables can't be launched if they lose E bit, etc. Affects especially with operating system files.
- File comments are lost.
- File names may change or break, and cause other issues depending the filesystem on an alien platform. Some files may get skipped totally.
- Timestamps of files may change depending the filesystem

And probably some other issues I don't remember now...

[Stl75]

Found as faster extracted archives on winuae...
Cpu - 68030...
Mode - JIT...
And select - fast possible...
Dopus 4...

All WHDLoad games archives -
extract for 40 minutes...

[DamienD]

I thought you were having issues with ClassicWB and DirOpus i.e:

Originally Posted by Stl75

DOpus - not working...
Write error -
Error 800-8
Wait disk activity to finish...
How is corrected this error???

So what did you do to fix this? Not for my sake, but for others who may come across this...

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by chip

I don't know about this WHDload archive issue, i don't use WHDLoad

All that i know is that i use 7zip with lha files since 4 years

Never used Amiga system and all it's ok till now

Perhaps i'm lucky

Yes, you were lucky perhaps because the archives did not include characters or file names Amiga not supported by Windows.

Try and unzip this one: http://aminet.net/util/libs/mui38usr.lha

WinRAR and Windows ignore the first two files, the first "nameless" and second a file with a name "only extension", two things that on Windows you can not have

---- Italiano ----

Si che sei stato fortunato forse perchè gli archivi non includevano caratteri o nome file Amiga non supportati da Windows.

Prova a scompattare questo: http://aminet.net/util/libs/mui38usr.lha

WinRAR e Windows ignorano i primi due file, il primo "senza nome" e in secondo un file con nome "solo estensione", due cose che su Windows non è possibile avere

[Stl75]

Originally Posted by DamienD

I thought you were having issues with ClassicWB and DirOpus i.e:


So what did you do to fix this? Not for my sake, but for others who may come across this...

DOpus 4 - not work on CPU later 68030...
In setting set CPU 68030 -
and DOpus 4 - worked...

OS3.1...

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Stl75

DOpus 4 - not work on CPU later 68030...
In setting set CPU 68030 -
and DOpus 4 - worked...

OS3.1...

Must be something in your configuration / setup as it works fine here using ClassicWB Lite and a 68040 CPU

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by Stl75

DOpus 4 - not work on CPU later 68030...
In setting set CPU 68030 -
and DOpus 4 - worked...
OS3.1...

No, like Damien says, you don't have a configuration for those CPUs.
Dopus4 works well with CPU 68040 but also CPU 68060, FPU and JIT, see scrennshot.