[iyonix-support] Re: New 5.14 ROM on Iyonix

  • From: Bernard Veasey <bernard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:26:14 +0100

In message <50537dd088Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Martin <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 29 Apr, in article <50535c5d0alist@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Anyone else having trouble with QuickFiler not liking 5.14?

>> I installed soft-iyo.go514 and that went alright.
>> As usual with a new ROM I was asked by QuickFiler to run its install
>> app again, but this time it didn't go, taking itself ouit of the
>> Bootup sequence. Error was generated:

>> QuickFiler v2.21   Filer Debug information
>> Filer   : Filer         2.17 (04 Oct 2008)
>> RISC OS : MOS Utilities 5.14 (22 Apr 2009)
>> Date    : Wed,29 Apr 2009.13:58:37
>> ErrMsg  : Token MT7 mismatch 'Set work directory' vs 'Set directory'

> QuickFiler has to be re-generated for each new Filer and ROM version,
> because of differences in the tokenized messages can cause chaos if the
> wrong ones are used! Thus QF is 'FailSafe' as it disables itself.

> It is further complicated by the version number mess that the RISC OS
> fork has caused :-((

> Before re-installation, change the !!InstallQF.QMessages file as follows:
>     Find the line that starts 'MT7 Set directory'
>     Change the last 2.13 under MaxVer to 2.17
>         Beware that the 'spaces' are actually tabs - do not change them!

> Then run InstallQF, and all should be well.

> I will issue an 'official' patch when I get chance.

> Can anyone tell me if the Filer version on RO5.15 is still 2.17, or does
> it change again?

> Someone was supposed to be working on Filer changes that would make all
> this nonsense redundant!

> Thanks
> Martin

Thanks Martin, I can confirm that the above fix works for me using 
InstallQF 2.21 on RISC OS 5.14 (soft).

Bernard
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