Ending my BG2 sabbatical

Jhonka · Fri, 28th Jan '05, 3:56am

Recent threads (okay, just one.. namely Harbourboy's ongoing first-play thread) have inspired me to reinstall Baldur's Gate 2 for a clean, modless game. I'd like to add ToB to the fun, but there's been a problem the last few times I've tried to install ToB.
Near the end of the installation, it'll ask for "disk0 that contains the file data5.cab" This wouldn't be so bad if it didn't make me reinstall SoA whenever it happens, heh.

Has anyone else experienced this particular problem? I'm open to any suggestions.. having just finished installing SoA, I'm a bit reluctant to give the ToB disk a go for fear of having to reinstall. Many thanks in advance for all suggestions!

Edit: Well, I went ahead and installed the SoA patch; I've decided that i don't really need ToB

I'd still be very interested to hear if I'm alone with this issue or not, however.

[ January 28, 2005, 04:23: Message edited by: Jhonka ]

Harbourboy · Fri, 28th Jan '05, 5:05am

Glad to have been an inspiration. Oh, and no, I've never had that issue.

Ziad · Fri, 28th Jan '05, 6:23am

I've had it once with the 5-disc version of BG1, when trying to insall TotSC - but simply reinstalling everything from scratch resolved the problem... so I can't be much help I'm afraid.

nightwood · Fri, 28th Jan '05, 9:52am

just wondering ... did you go for a full install of bg2-soa ? i have five discs of bg2 (4 soa + tob) and i've never been asked for another disc during tob-installation.

Sparhawk the Pandion · Fri, 28th Jan '05, 5:00pm

I had the same as Ziad, but that only happened if I swapped CD drives during installation, which wouldn't be an issue with TOB.

Apparently this error occurs if the install can't locate the actual .cab file it wants, which is usually a symptom of read problems (disk scratches, etc).

Quote:

If you are having problems getting the game to install or the game is asking for a CD5 or a CD0, you may want to try some of the following suggestions.

When changing CDs during the installation, let the drive spin-up and then stop. Then click OK and see if the installer recognizes the disc change. Do this for all the CDs that are requested.

Try checking for a firmware/BIOS update for your CD or DVD drive. We have had several reports of sucessfull installs of the game once a firmware update was applied. You will have to check with your CD/DVD drive manufacturer for this kind of update.

If for whatever reason you are unable to do a Recommended or Full install, but you can do a Minimum install, please read How to "fake" a larger install from a Minimum.

If you have multiple CD/DVD drives, only install from one and do not try to use all of your drives. For some reason, this is confusing InstallShield.

If you cannot do any install without getting some sort of error or crash and you have about 5 Gig of free hard drive space, you can try to copy all 4 CDs to your hard drive, then run the install from there. Please note, you must copy all 4 CDs to the same directory for the install to run. If you get prompted for the next CD, then you have not copied the files over properly, or you have missed some.

Try turning off DMA for your CD/DVD drive. For some people, this has allowed them to install. You can find this checkbox by going to your Control Panel, then to System, then to the Device Manager tab. Find your CD/DVD drive and bring up its Properties, then go to the Settings tab.

Try turning off your CD/DVD read-ahead. For some people, this has allowed them to install. You can find this slider by going to your Control Panel, then to System, then to the Performance tab. Down in the Advanced Settings frame, press the File System... button and move the slider all the way to the left. You may need to restart for this setting to take effect.

Jhonka · Fri, 28th Jan '05, 11:29pm

Thanks for the info, Sparhawk!

Perhaps I'll try burning a copy of the ToB CD.. it does have some scratches on it that might impair proper reading.

@nightwood: the problem has happened with both full and recommended installs of SoA, so I don't suppose that had anything to do with it. Thanks for the suggestion, though

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Fri, 28th Jan '05, 3:56am	#1
Jhonka This is the face of Justice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 509 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,481 Level: 13 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 2.29% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements	Recent threads (okay, just one.. namely Harbourboy's ongoing first-play thread) have inspired me to reinstall Baldur's Gate 2 for a clean, modless game. I'd like to add ToB to the fun, but there's been a problem the last few times I've tried to install ToB. Near the end of the installation, it'll ask for "disk0 that contains the file data5.cab" This wouldn't be so bad if it didn't make me reinstall SoA whenever it happens, heh. Has anyone else experienced this particular problem? I'm open to any suggestions.. having just finished installing SoA, I'm a bit reluctant to give the ToB disk a go for fear of having to reinstall. Many thanks in advance for all suggestions! Edit: Well, I went ahead and installed the SoA patch; I've decided that i don't really need ToB I'd still be very interested to hear if I'm alone with this issue or not, however. [ January 28, 2005, 04:23: Message edited by: Jhonka ]

Fri, 28th Jan '05, 5:05am	#2
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Fri, 28th Jan '05, 6:23am	#3
Ziad I speak in rebuses Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,099 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 9,148 Level: 28 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 71.68% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements	I've had it once with the 5-disc version of BG1, when trying to insall TotSC - but simply reinstalling everything from scratch resolved the problem... so I can't be much help I'm afraid.

Fri, 28th Jan '05, 9:52am	#4
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Fri, 28th Jan '05, 11:29pm	#6
Jhonka This is the face of Justice Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 509 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,481 Level: 13 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 2.29% Daily Activity 2.46% Weekly Activity 0.35% Monthly Activity 1.58% Achievements	Thanks for the info, Sparhawk! Perhaps I'll try burning a copy of the ToB CD.. it does have some scratches on it that might impair proper reading. @nightwood: the problem has happened with both full and recommended installs of SoA, so I don't suppose that had anything to do with it. Thanks for the suggestion, though