OS3.9 Preferences Not Being Saved

[soulboy]

Hi I finally managed to install OS3.9 into WinUAE. I am using a directory of my Windows hard drive as the Amiga hard drive but when I change the OS preferences and press save it isn't saved, next time I reboot the settings are lost. Is there something I need to do for it save my preferences ?

Thanks

G

[thomas]

Open an AmigaDOS shell and enter

protect sys:#? +wd all

when the command is executed, reboot the Amiga, then try again.

[Toni Wilen]

and if above fixes the problem, you did the OS install using easy but wrong way

[tero]

Depending on how you mounted 3.9 CD for install the files are write protected
type in shell:

cd sysrefs/env-archive/sys
list

here the files should have ----rwed or ----rw-d

if not type:
protect #?.prefs wd

or for all files
protect #? wd

hope this helps you


EDIT:test that first and now i'm 10 mins too late

[tero]

That's may your cd0(cd2) file in sys:devs/dosdrivers
open it with editpad and change unit to 0
if you have more then one (cd?) delete all but keep the one for your cd drive (cd0)


EDIT:Where's the question bout scsiuae gone?

[soulboy]

Sorry I made a mistake. I think the origin of this problem is some errors I get on start up which when I cancel them in order I don't get the configured screen settings. One window says "Intuition is attempting to reset the workbench screen please close all windows except drawers" I guess that reset would set my screen preferences ? The second window says "Cannot open uaescsi.device unit 2". If I close the second one first it works. Any ideas about this uaescsi.device problem ?

[hexaae]

There was also an old package on Aminet, but for OS3.1. Maybe it could be useful for you anyway as your file protection bits could be messed up: http://aminet.net/biz/patch/FixWB31.lha

[LocalH]

Originally Posted by soulboy

One window says "Intuition is attempting to reset the workbench screen please close all windows except drawers" I guess that reset would set my screen preferences ? The second window says "Cannot open uaescsi.device unit 2". If I close the second one first it works. Any ideas about this uaescsi.device problem ?

The first appears because something other than a Workbench-managed window (drawers, Workbench itself) is present on the screen, and there's no way to cleanly change resolution if other programs are open on the screen. Once you close the uaescsi.device requester, there are no non-Workbench windows on screen and the resolution can safely be changed.