[Virtualacorn-list] Incompatible host

Chris Newman cvjazz at waitrose.com
Thu Feb 28 20:47:28 GMT 2019


In article <578d94e99acvjazz at waitrose.com>,
   Chris Newman via Virtualacorn-list <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk>
wrote:
> In article <578d86b02adave at triffid.co.uk>,
>    Dave Symes via Virtualacorn-list <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk>
> wrote:
> > In article <578d7bb70acvjazz at waitrose.com>,
> >    Chris Newman via Virtualacorn-list
> > <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Hi,

> > > Having had to purge my laptop of a trojan & do lots of clean ups, my VA
> > > won't boot reporting "Incompatible host". Configuring filesystem from
> > > boot shows HostFS is selected. Exiting to desktop shows a HardDisc4 icon
> > > but selecting that shows it not found yet I can see it from the Windows
> > > side & the VA installation looks intact. I've re-set the CMOS from the
> > > install disc with no improvement. Can someone remind me what to try next
> > > please.

> > > -- 
> > > Chris

> > Win side open the VRPC dir.
> > Open the "Models" dir.
> > Open up the Version (jit) dir. you are using.
> > Put the Model.cfg file in a text editor, make sure you have a suitable
> > mount line that point at the correct place.

> > Mine is pasted below as an example.

> > mount0 = "HardDisc4 'C:\Apps\VirtualRPC-DL620\HardDisc4' bootopt=2,showext"

> Thanks for that Robert but it didn't work. Delving into my own backup & the
> backup that came with the m/c from Rcomp, the Models file has 

> mount0 = "HardDisc4 'HardDisc4' bootopt=2,showext"  

> and that had been working so presumably something else changed.

I've just re-run the CMOS repair facility from the install disc & it has set
it back to 

mount0 = "HardDisc4 'HardDisc4' bootopt=2,showext"

so presumably that's correct for my version.

-- 
Chris




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