Problems with MessyDOS/Amiga500 (Utility to transfer stuff to PC)

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From: Dave
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 00:00

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Hi there,

I am trying to use MessyDOS version 1.56 (the one on Aminet) to transfer
files between my Amiga and my Mac. The problem is everytime I try to use
MessyDOS I get the dreaded "software error - task held Finish ALL disk
activity Select CANCEL to reset/debug" error message.

To get MessyDOS going all I did was extract the archive onto a disk. Added
some c commands (dir, copy, delete, mount, etc.) to the c directory and
changed the mountlist that came with messyDOS to Unit = 0 rather than Unit =
1 (to change messyDOS to use df0 not df1). So I boot the amiga with the
floppy, type "Mount MSH:" to mount messydos and insert a messy-formatted
disk (formatted using messyfmt). Typing in dir MSH: or any such thing that
tries to access the volume gives me the error mentioned above.

Any ideas would be a great help.

BTW, I get the same error when double-clicking the MSH icon when the disk is
mounted in Workbench.

Cheers,

Dave

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