Often new peg user have the problem "how to install Miami". The Installer does not work, because it wants a MUI: assign. For all these people I wrote this short instruction how to setup the thing manually.

Disclaimer: blablabla... you know.. I cannot be responsible if something goes wrong: it's your risk.


Installing MiamiDeluxe in 10 steps

You'll need:

MiamiDx10cmain.lha (1276409 bytes) (Link)
MiamiDx10c-MUI.lha (92374) (Link)


You have to do:

1. extract both archives to Ram Disk:

lha x MiamiDx10cmain.lha ram:

and

lha x MiamiDx10c-MUI.lha ram:

When everything is done you should have a "MiamiDx10_Install" directory in Ram Disk.



2. Avoid the Install script. It's evil and will not work. Use right click and "View as -> All Files" to see the hidden directories "main" and "MUI".



3. Move all files from the "MUI" directory to the "Libs" directory inside the "main" directory.

MUI/MUI.MiamiToolsGui -> main/libs/MUI.MiamiToolsGui
MUI/MUI.MiamiDxGui -> main/libs/MUI.MiamiDxGui



4. add an icon to the main Directory:

copy ENV:sys/def_drawer.info RAM:MiamiDx10_Install/main.info



5. copy the "main" directory to your harddisk and rename it to "Miami".



6. now delete the "MiamiDx10_Install" directory in RAM, we don't need it anymore.



7. Go the the new Miami directory on your harddisk, you should find a hidden icon sub drawer here. Copy one of the MiamiDx icons to your Miami binary:

Say... the directory is on work:Miami/ and you want the NewIcon then you would enter into Shell:

> cd work:miami
> copy icons/NewIcons/MiamiDx.info to MiamiDx.info

The icon should now appear in the main directory, don't forget to set higher stack (right click on the icon and choose "Information" and then enter into the Stack string gadget a high enough value. 65536 is a good value, IMHO.)



8. open a shell (If you don't already have it open ) and enter:

setenv SAVE Miami/GUI MUI



9. add following line to your s:user-startup

Assign MIAMI: Work:Miami

(replace "Work:Miami" whith the correct path to your Miami installation ofcourse )

If you don't have an editor then you can enter:

echo "Assign MIAMI: Work:Miami" >>s:user-startup

into shell, this will also add the line to your user-startup. But make sure you enter that line like shown above (just replace the path to your Miami installation).



10. Reboot _or_ enter into shell:

Assign MIAMI: Work:Miami

Now you can start Miami and enjoy configuring your network!




Hope this 10 steps can help some new Pegasos users out there!

regards,
tokai

btw: it's not only about Miami installion also about showing how you can install almost every program w/o an install script.. It's not difficult and just needs some practise with shell, etc. Try to get used to it and your installation will be much more professional in the end and will have a lot less problems (sometimes Installer scripts install older libraries etc., this you can avoid by installing manually).

Well thanks to this tutorial I am now posting
this on VoyagerPPC on my Peg2.

Many Thanks

Niteman1969

Cool. I'm glad that it was helpful.

Please for the Love of God people...

DONT USE USB FOR ETHERNET



magnetic

(Oh and also BUY A ROUTER )

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hey ive got miami now installed on my morphos =), but I cant rember where your supopse to put the registration keys. Ive not doen it in like few years when I orig bought it and installed it on my 1200. Anyone know where to put em so it reconises the keys?

The keys should be in the Miami directory.

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ok, thats what it thought as thats where i copied em, but its strange it still acts as if its not registered. probly somethign not installed quite right ill redo the whole thing and see what happens. Thankyou for your input.