[Virtualacorn-list] RISC OS 6 startup problem

[ATimbrell at aol.com]

In a message dated 16/05/2009 11:06:56 GMT  Daylight Time, 
paulstewart at phawfaux.co.uk writes:

>Hi  all,

>I have just moved my VA installation across to another PC.   Now RISC 
>OS 6 will not startup.  Booting to RISC OS 4 is  fine.

>At it's  simplest level.  I have stated VRPC, done  the softload then 
>hit Escape to drop to the command line, before 6  starts with disk 
>based  boot sequence.  On the command line, I  have typed "desktop" to 
>enter the desktop.  At this point the  screen just goes blank and 
>nothing happens.  Makes  no  difference if in full screen mode or 
>window.

>Also tried  reinstalling RO6 from the Select 5i1 CD.  Same problem

>Running  Virtual RPC-SE v1.6
>Base OS 4.02
>Softloading OS RISC OS Select  5i1
>VRPC RAM 128 (have tried various from 16Mb upwards)

>PC  details (load of stuff, not sure if relevant)
>This is from Windows System  Information program and is too large to be 
>included here.  I have  therefore posted it on my website.  The link 
>is:  http://www.phawfaux.co.uk/test/sysinfo.txt

I would suspect that you are  suffering from the well known unplugged
module problem. Modules are unplugged  by number, but referenced
by name. So (as an example) you  might:

*unplug Internet

in the base version of RISC OS. The module  number of Internet
will be found (number n) and will then be  unplugged.

When you softload the new OS module n will still be  unplugged.
However n might now refer to a different module (for  example
the FontManager).

So under 4.02 press F12 and  type

*unplug

for each unplugged module type

*rminsert  (module name)

Once completed press Return twice to return to the desktop.  Now
set the softload and RISC OS 6 shopuld start on the next boot.

If  not you might need to ask RISCOS Ltd.

Aaron