Applications copied from a "real" machine

You have copied an application or file from a "real" Acorn machine into VirtualAcorn. If the error occurs every time you start VirtualRPC then you have copied something into your !Boot sequence. If the error only occurs when running an application then something in the application is 'looking' for a file located on the wrong filing system.

VirtualAcorn products use the HostFS filing system, real machines will use filing systems such as ADFS, IDEFS, SCSIFS. The file or application you have copied directly references another file using an absolute path name. For example ADFS::Harddisc4.$.Printing points to the Printing folder on the hard disc of a 'real' RiscPC. However on VirtualAcorn the location of the folder is HostFS::Harddisc4.$.Printing. So you would need to change the 'ADFS' to 'HostFS'.

Finding these sorts of problems by hand can be difficult, especially if you don't know which file is causing the error. It will be much easier if you can install an application called Reporter as it will be able to log any error messages and tell you which file is caused the error message.

Once you have found any problems you will need to change references from ADFS::xxxx (or SCSI:: IDEFS::) to HostFS::xxxx.

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