@Severin

how about

[joke]
delete sys:kickstart#? all force
reboot
[/joke]

While you shouldn't perform the above, and can be seen as humourous, it does highlight how powerful dos is and how easily a naughty script could render an os4 machine non bootable.

@acefnq

Have you tried taking the battery out then putting it back in again ?

@Outcast

are we bringing machines ?

Have you ordered that 1.21 jigowatt generator yet ?

@Swoop

Think you might need to tell the wife your going to be playing for a while

@Swoop

No such thing as a guide that I've scene.

However, A lot of people forget they got a complete, albeit customised, 3.1 Magic bundle on their XE Earlybird CD's.
I know you did

If you still have it find the debian boot disc, there is directory called UAE.

The file you are after is amiga_hd.tar.gz

You can unpack it with unarc and it will generate amiga_hd.tar

Unpack that to a temp place on your HD.

Make a directory called UAE

Goto where you unpacked the amiga_hd files and drag over
kick31.rom
workbench<dir>
work<dir>

to you UAE directory.

grab sdl UAE from richard drummonds site and unpack that to UAE. Now you should have

UAE
\
kick.rom
workbench<dir>
work<dir>
uae-sdl
.uaerc

Make an assign UAE to your UAE directory

Edit your .uaerc config to look like this
kickstart_rom_file=UAE:kick31.rom

joyport0=mouse
joyport1=joy0

floppy0type=0
floppy1type=0

chipset=aga

#fastmem_size=8
show_leds=true


chipmem_size=4
cpu_speed=max
cpu_type=68020
cpu_compatible=no
cpu_24bit_addressing=no
gfxcard_size=32
z3mem_size=128

filesystem2=rw,DH0:Workbench:UAE:workbench,1
filesystem2=rw,DH1:Work:UAE:work,0
scsi=true

gfx_fullscreen_amiga=yes
amiga.screen_type=custom
gfx_width_windowed=800
gfx_height_windowed=600
#gfx_lores=true
#gfx_linemode=none
#gfx_center_horizontal=true
#gfx_center_vertical=true


once you have it running you can install picasso96, select the UAE monitor driver, then you can use a virtual graphics card too.

If you want to play some games then create a 400x300 screen either using your monitor tooltypes or p96mode if you are using a picasso96setting file.

Then a basic 1200 might be something like this you'll need to edit configs to suit your self and where you store rom images, adf files on your hd.

#A1200
kickstart_key_file=UAE:rom/rom.key
kickstart_rom_file=UAE:rom/amiga-os-300.rom

amiga.floppy_path=UAE:games-adf/

floppy0type=0
floppy1type=0
floppy2type=0
floppy3type=0

joyport0=mouse
joyport1=joy0

cpu_type=68020
chipset=aga
cpu_speed=max
cpu_compatible=no
cpu_24bit_addressing=no
show_leds=true
chipmem_size=4
fastmem_size=0

amiga.screen_type=custom
gfx_width_windowed=400
gfx_height_windowed=300
gfx_lores=true
gfx_linemode=none
gfx_center_horizontal=true
gfx_center_vertical=true

some useful keyboard shortcuts

ctrl alt f1 is used to insert a disk in df0: (adf-file)
ctrl alt f2 is used to insert a disk in df1: (adf-file)
< use f3 and f4 for df2 and df3>
ctrl alt s is to switch between window and fullscreen
ctrl alt g grabs the mouse pointer to the window

There is a couple of programs called transdisk and transrom which are used to copy the rom from a real amiga to a file and to turn disk into adf files.

transdisk >ram:disk.adf -d trackdisk 0 -s 0 -e 79

will copy the disk in df0: to ram:disk.adf

A500, CD32 emulation requires the extended / older rom images.
They are part of Amiga Forever, but with these rom images and a USB joypad like the Gravis Eliminator you can play CD32 titles. That will mean replacing amigainput from update4. Pro and cons of that can be discussed in another thread.

If you need a CD32 config let me now i have one here.

You could also put your A1200 HD in your A1 if it is using a compatible filesystem EG: FFS. You would have to edit the partitions on the classic first, eg: change to non bootable and logical volume names to some thing like A1200DH0 and A1200DH1 so they dont clash with the A1. Remove anything weird like cybergraphics which is not supported by UAE and create a UAE config like above to point at A1200HD0 and A1200DH1 like above.

Edited again

@Outcast OK to get the ball rolling.

Commodore A1200 Motherboard.
Commodore 880K Floppy Drive.
3.1 Roms.
BlizzardPPC with 256MB.
BVision.
Micronik Z2 Rev5.X Busboard.
X-SURF 3cc.
Multiface III.
Subway USB of the X-Surf Clockport.
Using the 44pin onboard IDE controller.

-Edit-

Upgraded it a little

@aldur

If you need to hand make a vesa mode, I had to recently, I found the best way to create the mode was to peek into linux's xorg.conf file for the mode i needed.

Then put some of the details into p96mode.

Eg: for a vesa widescreen mode for a monitor i purchased recently, this is the line from xorg.conf

Quote:

106.47 is the pixel clock. 1904 and 932 are the values I used from the line for the framesizes. Sync is listed for you also. Then I just clickedit and moved the image up a bit.

This has worked great for me.

-Edit-

Typo

@BrandonLee

TZERO wont work as it requires AGA chipshet.

@Swoop

Got it Sys:Mixer/

Then call it from my startup-sequence
EG:-

--snip--
SYS:Mixer/Mixer SETLEVELS
C:LoadWB
--snip--

Guess cos' its been there for years

@Antique

As rigo says go for the ISO on CD-R first but if that fails to boot and your sure the connents of the CD are fine then try the following.

Boot your OS4Upd4 from HD
Create a new partition on Your HD
Insert Disk and Install to the empty partition.
Open media toolbox
Update SLB if required
Change your boot partition to the new partition.

Alternativly

Boot your OS4upd4, backup or lha your sys: partition to another partition.
Install OS4final from CD to a new partition
Update SLB if required
soft reboot with no startup-sequence
delete everything from sys:
copy every thing over from the new partition you installed it to
then cold reboot.

You could try putting a ; infront of the usbkickstart modules in the kicklayoutfile if you are having trouble booting. It might be wise to do this before you reboot.
I know the SE had USB problems but as i never owned one i cant say for sure or not if this will help if you encounter problems.

@TrevorDick

If it has a switch on the front to select the input then you don't need to mess about with remaping keys either.
I suggest getting a switchable one.
I had the Ebuyer 4port one. It did audio too so you only needed one set of speakers.
Only thing you need to watchout for is if you have been using different monitors with different p96 settings then when you switch you may have to sync your monitor.

Edit also I had a two port kvm once that would not passthrough a scandoubler output. So check the datasheet for frequencies before you buy.

@TrevorDick

Must get round to installing the update.

once the kickstart modules are loaded hold down scroll lock or both mouse buttons, do you get early boot menu up.

Could be down to the addnetinterface line in the startup-sequence. It will time out eventually.

Thats right and the symptoms you describe are consistant with warp 3D on an 8500 & 9100. These are essentially the same card and its doubtful they will ever get Warp3D support.

WOS emulation is not part of OS4 final

@Mason

Your a Star!!!

But chill we can wait till the new year for icons.

@amigame

dont update as things like sys:tools dont exist anymore.
the iso is designed for fresh install.

@goody

winrar

Time for a news item

I have a feeling that samsung drives are used in sky+ boxes.

edit

http://www.chrisgreen.co.uk/hacking-a-sky-box/

nope they are maxtor but you can fit samsung.
oh well soz.

I'll have a butchers at home i know i've bought a samsung drive in the past for something.