[Virtualacorn-list] RISC OS 6 Installation Problem

[Tim Powys-Lybbe]

In message of 2 Feb, Brian Carroll <briancarroll at f2s.com> wrote:

> I have now got a good apparently stable installation of VRPC-AdjustSA
> and I'm considering whether to try installing RISC OS 6.xx from one of
> the unused single-machine CDs I bought at the last two Wakefield
> shows.  I'm not unaware of the hassles this might cause, having
> abandoned thoughts of installing on a real RiscPC, but I cannot see
> any help on the matter on the VA Forum.
> 
> Could I have some advice whether RO6.14 is likely to be stable
> on my VRPC version, and how to sort out the user rights that
> Chris refers to above. [I too have a single user machine with no
> passwords or users set but no access to some root folders].

RISC OS 6.14 works OK on VARPC on this Mac.

On eor two things still don't work alright on VARPC, but 6.14 made no
difference to them.

> Also, is it necessary to remove the 'Read only' restriction from
> HostFS::HardDisc4 , as Aaron recommends?

No idea.  Probably not needed for Mac.

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Tim Powys-Lybbe                                          tim at powys.org
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