🚀 go-pugleaf

>I am having trouble installing the 7.5 OS on Shapeshifter.  I followed the
>docs for the custom installation but I didn't see the exact filenames that
>are listed to install so I tried pick as closely as I could to what was
>suggested to install.
>
>I always get an error at the end of trying to install disk 1.  It doesn't
>say what the error is just that it encountered an error while attempting to
>finish installation.  I never get past disk 1.
>
>Could someone help me?  I also couldn't install other things but I figured it
>was a limitation of using ssbootfile.  Most programs don't ask me where I
>want to install so they usually try to install in my ssbootfile filedisk and
>of course it runs out of memory immediately.

I had problems myself when I was trying to Install the System 7.5 onto my Hard
Drive Partition.  It would read part of Disk 1, and then when it went to write
it would Abort on me.  I could never get it to install.  Though I could
install it on a Devicefile ok.  I tryed copying the system folder over from
the Devicefile to the devicedrive, but it wouldn't bootup that way.
I could access the devivedrive, Cpy stuff onto it,delete, and some things
would run, others would crash when loading up from it.  Seems Shapeshifter
had/has problems using the GVP A1291 SCSI Controler.  I bought a larger IDE
drive to use, and it then worked great and the System 7.5 and 7.5.1 Software
Installed onto the DeviceDrive with no problems at all!

I have since got rid of the GVP card and bought a even larger 3.5" IDE drive
to use, but also a Dataflyer SCSI+ card, Now that DOES seem to work with
Shapeshifter just fine.  I'm just using the SCSI drive though as a Backup
Drive, it's a OLD 5.1/4" Full Hight drive of about 147 Megs.

What I would suggest is copy the System folder over from the ssbootfile to
your other device, Just boot up from the ssbootfile, and then drag the system
folder over to the other device, and then Shutdown and reboot using the new
device.  It SHOULD bootup.  If it does then maybe something is wrote with your
Disk, or something, If it DOESN'T bootup, you might have a SCSI controler that
Shapeshifter has problems with.

>
>I think my problems could be solved if I get the 7.5 OS installed.  I have a
>partition formatted as a mac devicedisk and it is 67 megs so space isn't a
>problem.
>
>I'm typing this online so if this isn't enough info to go on let me know.
>

I started with System 7.5.  So copy the system folder over from that
ssbootfile to your 67 meg devicedisk and see if it boots up ok.  It'll bootup
quite QUICK from the devicedisk.  One last thing, you are a Registered
Shapeshifter user right? and not using a pirated keyfile?