No go, this installer worked...

Well at the end it complained about two lobs not being in the OS4emu directory, but other than that it worked, bit alas, I am still getting the same results as if I'd installed this the usual way, replaced the text hook, then deleted the trouble file.

Maybe it's just not eMac friendly?

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As you can see, after I went through the basic install I replaced TEXT and looked for :

Modules/Savers/YUVSPLIT
Modules/Loaders/YUVSPLIT

All I found was YUVN so I deleted that instead.


I later installed Power station, again replaced TEXT and again looked for any other files that began with Y and there were none but YUVN again so I'm stumped.

Here is my User_startup before Power Station has been installed, as well as a Snoopium Log.

Note that the Log reports the same errors even after Power Station has been installed.

http://starwarslegacy.net/Documents/LogNStart.zip

[ Edited by XDelusion 01.12.2011 - 00:07 ]

oy vey!

I notice on your Snoopium.log there's a number of Failures with libs.
mathieeedoubtrans.library.elf - does this failure only happen with trying to open IFX or with other programs.

I'm no expert on reading Snoop files so I hope others will chime in with advice

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as your snoop file indicates a retina lib why not add the retina driver in the install??
unless I am totally missing something here. I mean I guess I am asking why there is an error with "retina.library.elf". Is there are program you have installed that uses this lib?



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does this mean the Text hook file was copies with a different name??? It should just be called "text"


Quote:right now this assign seems ok, although I haven't looked at one in a long time.....I'll have to turn on my peg and check out what mine looks like.

give me a few days.......things are a bit nutty around here.

when you tried your previous IFX installs did you check that no MOS libs or other files had been overwritten accidentally??
This is one of the reasons there are two separate folders for such files (stating the obvious, I know)

I always look at files in my DOpus to make sure I know what is going on. (I still love that program)

anyway, we will figure this out

I'm looking at my IFX on AmigaForever (to help someone else on a different problem).
I just looked inside the IFX icon. (tool types)
that is, I right clicked and opened the icon (information)

I have mine set to
WINDOWED

NOW, this will make IFX open on whatever screen you happen to have but one reason I like this is that it tends to reduce problems. Anyway, if you have it set to something else, comment it out with brackets () and type in WINDOWED.

see if that works

if not, you can also type in
DEBUG

and see what results. I haven't done this in a million years but I think the debug file gets saved to ram.

Waiting to see how this turns out, as I would love to see how IFX4.5 runs on my MorphOS computers. (Even though I am not knowledgeable in using IFX because I did most of my image manipulation with AdPro2.5 way back when .....)

So many people have praised IFX for several reasons, I want to learn more about it.

Thanks for trying to provide help with this cecilia.

I installed Image FX 4.5 studio without problems. At first I could not run it , but in the end it turned out to be a missing font.

IFX4.5 should install just fine from the Studio CD

I only have a pre-April machine so I can't test on MOS higher than 1.4 or whatever it is. I am assuming that MOS 2 still has it's folders separated between classical system files (where the IFX needs it's system files) and the new MOS system files.

THE ONLY files from the Studio CD the user has to manually check for is the Newest Text hook and the Newest Png saver/loader. They will have the date dec 2003 but I think I have more specific info somewhere else in this thread.

To repeat: the Studio CD had the install script made Specifically to install on MOS systems. There should be no problems.

I'm gonna get back to this, just been busy.

> I only have a pre-April machine so I can't test on MOS higher than 1.4
> or whatever it is.

Not even with a NIC in a PCI slot? That's assuming the MAC address dependency of MorphOS 2.x is the problem here.

Andreas_Wolf,
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I have no idea. This happens to be one of the first motherboards made for MOS and just may not have everything it needs. I've never been able to have functioning USB ports.
anyway, I don't want to move away from the thread topic. And I don't have time right now to do anything about it

On a Mac Mini now, followed the same steps got the same result, though..,

ImageFX is lOaded, my mouse is locked as usual, but I can hear Mplayer playing in the background...

Two systems later... same thing.

Tried this first on an eMac. Locked up once program loaded.
Tried this on Macmini, same thing.
And now I just went through this entire thread again on my Efika. Again, my system is locked. :/

So, has anyone actually have a bug free tutorial of how to install IFX on MorphOS?
I tried to install IFX on MOS 3.7 and the installer quit shortly after the 1st screen with an permanent error.
I also used the installer replacement by Geit on aminet but the same error happens.
Anybody any idea?

> I also used the installer replacement by Geit on aminet

Not sure if it'll help but MorphOS comes with a newer version of that program in Contributions ...or there.

Hmmm on Aminet, there is uploaded version v 1.37. I will updated today and check again. Thanks for the hint Andreas!

Tried with Geit's Installer v 1.37 and 1.39 both quit at 0% complaining about a range out of value on line 11xxsomething..

Tried with Installer 43.3 from Amiga Technologies and it went till 5% where I was able to choose which package to install (IFX, Extras, Brushes, Powerstation etc) but then it quit as well.

So back to square one, is there any safe tutorial regarding IFX installation on MorphOS? Will IFX CD installer from OS4depot do the trick under OS4emu?

> Will IFX CD installer from OS4depot do the trick under OS4emu?

It's a script so OS4Emu won't be necessary.

Though luck, seems that the OS4 installation script stop after completing step 18 out of 19 :(

If anyone has a trouble free installation tutorial for IFX, would be nice to join the conversation..

Why don´t do it manually? Unpack .lha-files and copy them to your destination...is`s self-explaining - nothing complex to install...(If you have problems send me PM - I can give you the Dir-tree to see correct location of every File/Dir..)

Btw.: MOS Superbundle includes a MOS-native version of ImageFX (ImageFX Lite from 15.9.2003) -think it´s better to get this release.....

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I've had ImageFX 4.5 working on MOS for years, though I don't remember exactly how I installed it! Pretty sure I copied over the Dir tree from an Amithlon machine, so using the installer wasn't involved.

I'd say unpack it and give it a try.

TJH

> MOS Superbundle includes a MOS-native version of ImageFX (ImageFX Lite from 15.9.2003)
> -think it´s better to get this release.....

ImageFX Lite is a cut-down compile of ImageFX 3. And it's still m68k, not MorphOS-native.

Oh - I allways thought it's a MOS-port........thanks for clarify....

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Actually in ImageFX Lite there are a few additional PowerPC modules. In my installed version there is a file containing the text I report below between the star lines:

****** Start of file .../ImageFX4/Logs/MOS_details.txt

PowerStation for MorphOS ©Nova Design
http://www.novadesign.com
Extra PowerPC modules updated and compiled by Sigbjørn \"CISC\" Skjæret for Nova Design.
Installer by Thomas Krehbiel, updated for SuperBundle and ImageFX 4.5 by Dave \"Targhan\" Crawford


When you start ImageFX for the first time, please do the following:
1) Open the Prefs window.
2) Under \"Modules\", select \"Render...\".
3) From the requester, select \"CyberGraphX\"; then, OK.
4) Then, Select \"Save\" from the Preferences window.
5) Finally, save the preferences as Default.prefs by clicking OK.

Text Hook
Your original Text Hook has been moved to the hooks directory as Text_4X.
When using the Text hook from the button, please ensure that MorphOS has
Ambient font antialiasing turned OFF when using the ImageFX Text-Hook.

;====================================

****** End of file .../ ImageFX4/Logs/MOS_details.txt

Actually CISC added four files. They are stored in the directory
    .../ImageFX4/Modules/PowerUp/
and are
   Lightning.elf
   PageCurler.elf
   PNG_L.elf
   PNG_S.elf
all dated Dec-2003 instead of Mar-1999 or Apr-1999 like the others.

There are even two special loaders
   JPEG.ppc
   PNG.ppc
in the directory
   .../ImageFX4/Modules/Loaders/
but these are not ".elf" files.

Finally I managed to install it. The 43.3 Installer finally did the trick. Yesterday's first attempt resulted with some missing modules but afterwards I completely nailed it :P
Now, onto my photoshop skills :D

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Can you track down the bug, so Geit can fix his Installer?