Re: Fw: snag on installing Netsurf

On 8 May 2012 DJ BRADLEY wrote:

> I am in process of installing Netsurf on my Riscpc. I downloaded the
> system on to a CD on my PC computer, then used this to transfer to the
> Risc machine. This method seems to work excpt that I have not
> succeeded with the Boot Merge. I get a well known error message saying
> that an application to load the file has not been found, etc.

> I have not been able to get round this - can you advise please?

Did you copy the NetSurf archive onto the RiscPC first? It's best if
you do this and then remove the CD and reboot before doing the Boot
Merge. This sort of thing can happen if the filer has seen files or
apps on the CD and has mis-set some global variables.

> Alternatively can you expand on "drag the supplied !Boot over your
> existing boot structure"? (quoting from readme) 
> I have tried one or two things but have not managed to discover the
> intended procedure.

Just drag the !Boot from the NetSurf archive into the parent directory
of !Boot on HardDisc4 (i.e. the root directory of HardDisc4). You
should have the "newer" filer option set. You don't actually need to
drop it onto the target !Boot icon, but you can.

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