Extracting on real Amiga 1200

10 August 2008, 23:34

Hello again, just to let those of you interested know, she's like a phoenix from the ashes after your previous help with the HDD. I've treated her to a 4MB+6882+RTC board and things are running nicely with WHDLoad. Next treat: a shiny new white keyboard!
The thing is with extraction. I have tried extracting zipped games on the Amiga with LX, LHA and LHX but keep getting the return BAD HEADER something or other SKIPPING CORRUPT something else and ending in failed extractions. (LX extracts all other kinds of files trouble-free). I've taken to unzipping games on the PC one-at-a-time then going through the long process of transferring the unzipped games via PCMCIA & FTP. Shall I just persevere with this method or am I making life ridiculously hard for myself by overlooking something simple?
Once again, thank you in advance!

davideo · 10 August 2008, 23:55

What Rom and Workbench version are you using?

I've unzipped all KGs packs on my 1200 and 4000 without any problem.

Unzipping on a PC is not advised because some of the files names can cause problems for the poor old PC

How are you getting the Zip files onto your miggy?

Can be the MaxTransfer setting is wrong and corrupting your bigger files

Dave G

haynor666 · 11 August 2008, 13:59

Try UnZip, it's on aminet.

illy5603 · 11 August 2008, 21:50

+!111billion, yeah, the LH* and LZ* formats are completely seperate from ZIP. PC's unzip from the OS when you double click, an Amiga will need unzip. Throw it in C: and rock on.

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Originally Posted by haynor

Try UnZip, it's on aminet.

Anubis · 13 August 2008, 17:15

Just get ClassicWB and use DOpus.

Unzip whole directory with couple of mouse clicks.

Hewitson · 21 August 2008, 13:25

Sounds like your fast ram may be corrupt. Download a memory tester from aminet.

NovaCoder · 22 August 2008, 04:46

Yep something is up with that Miggy. If the memory checks out, maybe you should wipe the HD are re-installing the OS? I'm running OS3.9 and unzipping is a simple mouse click affair.

extralife · 22 August 2008, 13:35

what haynor said, try unzip, from aminet

10 August 2008, 23:34	#1
PaulSharp76 Posts: n/a	Extracting on real Amiga 1200 Hello again, just to let those of you interested know, she's like a phoenix from the ashes after your previous help with the HDD. I've treated her to a 4MB+6882+RTC board and things are running nicely with WHDLoad. Next treat: a shiny new white keyboard! The thing is with extraction. I have tried extracting zipped games on the Amiga with LX, LHA and LHX but keep getting the return BAD HEADER something or other SKIPPING CORRUPT something else and ending in failed extractions. (LX extracts all other kinds of files trouble-free). I've taken to unzipping games on the PC one-at-a-time then going through the long process of transferring the unzipped games via PCMCIA & FTP. Shall I just persevere with this method or am I making life ridiculously hard for myself by overlooking something simple? Once again, thank you in advance!

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10 August 2008, 23:55	#2
davideo Amiga Tomcat Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Lincs Posts: 1,502	What Rom and Workbench version are you using? I've unzipped all KGs packs on my 1200 and 4000 without any problem. Unzipping on a PC is not advised because some of the files names can cause problems for the poor old PC How are you getting the Zip files onto your miggy? Can be the MaxTransfer setting is wrong and corrupting your bigger files Dave G

11 August 2008, 13:59	#3
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,772	Try UnZip, it's on aminet.

13 August 2008, 17:15	#5
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,072	Just get ClassicWB and use DOpus. Unzip whole directory with couple of mouse clicks.

21 August 2008, 13:25	#6
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,773	Sounds like your fast ram may be corrupt. Download a memory tester from aminet.

22 August 2008, 04:46	#7
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,416	Yep something is up with that Miggy. If the memory checks out, maybe you should wipe the HD are re-installing the OS? I'm running OS3.9 and unzipping is a simple mouse click affair.

22 August 2008, 13:35	#8
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	what haynor said, try unzip, from aminet

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