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slaapliedje · 03 July 2021, 18:09

I've always wondered why I'm always needing to copy the Installer from the install disk after a fresh install of AmigaOS? Would have been nice if they fixed this during the upgrade to 3.2.

One of the main reasons I think this would be nice, is older installers have a bug in them where if the hard disk partition size is too big, it complains there isn't enough space to install.

Try installing AsimCDFS on a larger partition, and it'll complain there is -#### disk space. The work around is to change the install-english script to point to 'Installer' on the hard drive, as then it can use the newer one... assuming you've copied it over from the Install disk, which the installation method doesn't do.

It's also basically required for anything you download online, as most of them don't include 'c/Installer'.

Anyhow, just wondering if there is an historical reason for this?

03 July 2021, 18:09	#1
slaapliedje Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Utah, USA Posts: 516	AmigaOS: Why is the Installer not copied during install? I've always wondered why I'm always needing to copy the Installer from the install disk after a fresh install of AmigaOS? Would have been nice if they fixed this during the upgrade to 3.2. One of the main reasons I think this would be nice, is older installers have a bug in them where if the hard disk partition size is too big, it complains there isn't enough space to install. Try installing AsimCDFS on a larger partition, and it'll complain there is -#### disk space. The work around is to change the install-english script to point to 'Installer' on the hard drive, as then it can use the newer one... assuming you've copied it over from the Install disk, which the installation method doesn't do. It's also basically required for anything you download online, as most of them don't include 'c/Installer'. Anyhow, just wondering if there is an historical reason for this?