I was given an Amiga 500, but it's missing the F7 key. Does anyone have one lying around and would be willing to ship it to the Netherlands?

Kind regards,

defcon9

@balaton

Great advise, I'll start by looking into the Virtio sound driver. This also allows me to get my dev environment up & running properly before diving in deeper.

The boot issue is resolved by mounting the CD-ROM afterwards, as suggested. Thanks!

@Maijestro

I'm on macOS Sonoma (ARM64). I could set up a TeamViewer session for you, but then it might be better to wait for my Pegasos 2 disk and license to arrive, which should be in a few days.

It would be great to have the basics up and running so I can dive into the code immediately.

I'm also a hardware guy, but I have way too many hardware & desktop systems already. The "woman approval factor" for another machine is very low ;) I really depend on macOS for my daily cross-platform development work, so having a mobile system that can virtualize multiple other OSes is more practical for me.

@Maijestro & @balaton

Thank you both for the detailed information; it's much appreciated. This has definitely set me on the right path.

I managed to order the Pegasos II version, which is in stock at amiga-shop.net and should arrive within three days (fingers crossed). It's funny to encounter the concept of "software being out of stock", even in 2024.

I always advocate buying original software to support the developers, but never afraid of patching & experimenting with "acquired" software in a fair and non-harmful way to push things forward.

While waiting for my Pegasos II license, I dug up the SAM460ex ISO to gain some perspective. I got the system installed with network support.

I've read most of the documentation you recommended, including the P96 API and parts of the QEMU code. I need to get more comfortable with the environment before I can assess how I can contribute. Coming from a BSD C++ development and embedded background, it shouldn't be too hard to transition back to Amiga concepts (I grew up with an A1000, A500, and A1200) and always watched AmigaOS and MorphOS development from the sideline over the years. Maybe getting the SM502 driver to support modern screen resolutions would be a good starting project. After that, I’d love to look into OS support for a paravirtualization driver.

Quick question about the 460ex ecosystem: I'm trying to install the "Extras" from the install CD. However, when I mount the virtual CD drive again in QEMU (in addition to my HD file), it forcefully boots into the Install CD everytime, even though I've manually override U-Boot to boot from the SATA HDD. I see U-Boot indicating to boot from HD0, but I end up in the CD installer everytime. Is there some Amiga magic I'm missing?

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum. I'm a senior software and hardware developer with extensive experience in reverse engineering projects. Currently, I'm recovering from a broken back and have plenty of spare time, so I'm looking for an engaging challenge to keep my mind busy. I'm interested in getting involved with QEMU AmigaOS emulation and possibly doing some device driver work (I've read something about porting a Voodoo driver from other opensource projects..).

I've read a lot of information, but it's quite overwhelming. Can anyone advise me on the best version of AmigaOS 4.1 FE to get started with? I'm considering buying the the Pegasos 2 version.

Kind regards,

B.