Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+

Date	2012-08-03 14:53 +0000
From	Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.misc
Subject	Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+
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          "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> wrote:

>
>On  2-Aug-2012, Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de>
>wrote:
>
>> because of the defect power supply of the Risc PC I have switched the
>> hard disc and continuing to work with the A7000+.
>>
>Do you mean that you've just pulled the drive out of the RPC and stuck it in
>the A7000?

Exactly.

>> Now, there are some problems I had never before with the Risc PC:
>>
>> Using RISC OS 6, the CD-drive isn't working (I have this problem also on
>> a Kinetic Risc PC, but it was never a problem on the Risc PC 600 with
>> StrongARM).
>>
>That implies that the drive doesn't work from the standard ATAPI driver and
>a 3rd party driver was installed.

It says: "soft load driver not presents". The CD drives of all 3
computers are of same type.

>> Switching back to RISC OS 4.39, several software complained about the
>> installed sharedclibrary. On the RISC OS boot sequence for RISC OS 4 I
>> cannot find the module, so I installed the version from RISC OS 5,
>> suitable for The RiscPC / A7000+. Is it right?
>
>No, no NO. Don't rip stuff out of RO 5 and expect it to work. Install the
>proper C libraries for 26 bit machines.

I have to search for the right C library but couldn't find it yet. At
last, most of the software works now but not properly.

>> I'm wonder why RISC OS 6 isn't properly working on the A7000+ / Kinetic
>> Risc PC. Is it normal?
>
>No, it works perfectly. If you'd just installed it normally everything would
>work fine.

It is a lot of work to install a new boot sequence with all over the
years collected software again and again why I'm looking to avoid it.

>BTW I assume that if you've just swapped the drive from your RPC into the
>A7000 you did a Delete-Power-on to reset CMOS? If not then, as many modules
>are in different locations, a lot of stuff will be unplugged with the new OS
>which will mean things won't work properly.

The A7000+ has currently no CMOS-battery. Thanks for the mind.

Alex

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Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2012-08-02 11:56 +0100
  Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-08-02 23:54 +0100
    Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-08-03 20:14 +0100
      Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-08-05 18:53 +0100
  Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-08-03 06:10 +0000
    Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2012-08-03 14:53 +0000
    Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2012-08-03 16:37 +0100
      Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-08-03 20:13 +0100
        Re: Problems with RISC OS 6, CLib and A7000+ Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2012-08-04 06:56 +0100

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