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After downloading the Network Upgrade patch and applying it my VRPC does not start.

I have tried a completely new install which also failed after applying the upgrade.

I have noticed that in the tools->options window there are no
hostfs or hostfs extensions tabs.

Also, viewing the console gives:

INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xac
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xb0
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xb4
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xb8
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xbc
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xc0
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xc4
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xc8
....and so on

Further investigation reveals that the Plugins folder has
some empty folders, namely...
atapicd, hostfs, realfloppy, superio

Something has gone wrong. Anyone any idea what?

Cheers
Kriten

Further to my previous post...

If I am quick enough I can stretch the console view and copy to clipboard the following:

App directory: C:\Program Files\VirtualAcorn\VirtualRPC-SE
Loading config from C:\Program Files\VirtualAcorn\VirtualRPC-SE\VA.cfg
Loading Plugin 'atapicd': failed to find code module
Loading Plugin 'Hostfs': failed to find code module
Loading Plugin 'internet': ok
Loading Plugin 'realfloppy': failed to find code module
Loading Plugin 'superio': failed to find code module
Building model Arm7 RISC OS 4 (JIT)
creating component PhysicalBus: ok
creating component JITArm7: ok
creating component FPA10: not found
creating component Vidc20: ok
creating component Iomd: ok
creating component Rom: ok
creating component Ram: ok
creating component Ram: ok
creating component CmosRam: ok
creating component 37c665: not found
creating component ClockChip: ok
creating component IocI2CBus: ok
creating component HostFS: not found
creating component HostInternet: ok
creating component CDDrive: not found
creating component RealFloppy: not found
creating component ImageFloppyDrive: not found
HostInternet Podule
(C) Graeme Barnes
Compiled at 20:21:45 on Sep 25 2003
DirectSound: Sound format 16bits, 2 channels, 44100Hz
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xac
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xb0
INET ERROR Read from invalid address 0xb4

Hope this is of use to the programmers cos it took me ages to be quick enough to stretch the console view and ctrl-c the first section before it disappeared amid a flurry or INET ERRORs.
A maximize gadget on the console window would help.

Cheers
Kriten

It looks like the upgrade didn't work properly. I suggest for the time being you install a second copy of VRPC elsewhere on your disk (just the main installation) and copy the plugin files from the new version to the old one.

As for the INET errors, I'll look into them

Graeme

I will have another look at the upgrader, it's run fine here, but
there must be a fault of some sort. Sorry I will investigate
asap.

Aaron

Something v. nasty has happened to the upgrader. I can only apologise. A new version was uploaded at 12:30 this morning.

You will need to re-install VirtualRPC-SE, then download the network upgrade again and it should be fine.

That's it! It worked fine this time

Thanks for the help.

Cheers
Kriten