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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: terminal-man on November 06, 2003, 11:57:12 AM

Title: Newbie needs basic install help on a Blizzard PPC setup
Post by: terminal-man on November 06, 2003, 11:57:12 AM

Hi everyone,

After frying one 1200 using some dodgy instructions on wiring a PC supply to an Amiga, fished from the dejanews, I now have a working 1200 with a Blizzard PPC 603/040 card, Bvision Vid card and 64 megs of RAM. I went out and bought a set of 3.1 ROMS and a copy of OS 9 on CD. I have a buffered IDE inteface with a 4GB hard disk and a slaved IDE CD ROM.  I can boot up with a floppy copy of Workbench 3 but I'm completely stumped as to how to proceed. 1991 would be the last time I messed with Amigas and hard drives, and I can't remember what/how to set up partitions.

1. Could a blizzard owner recommend an install sequence to get me to a working OS 3.9 with PPC support?

2. I don't have the VGA cable for the Bvision add on card and would dearly like the pinout to knock one up of my own :)

Thanks for any help.

Stu

Title: Re: Newbie needs basic install help on a Blizzard PPC setup
Post by: Karlos on November 06, 2003, 12:39:24 PM

Well, lets see...

First of all, do you have a floppy based copy of OS3.1? I mean all the disks, not just a workbench disk.

Also, when you boot from the floppy, can you see either IDE device? Can you insert the 3.9 CD and see it? If so, you should be able to set up the hard drive and install from there.

If not, you may need to copy an appropriate CD0 Dosdriver for your CD Rom to your bootable floppy. If you have a complete set of 3.1 floppies, it might be easier to simply set up the HD and install from the floppies, get your CD working and then throw 3.9 onto it...

Basically, as long as you can see your CD drive, you should be able to install 3.9 OK.

I only have 3.5 myself - you had to install OS3.1 first, then a pre-install for 3.5, then lastly a full 3.5. Perhaps 3.9 has a slightly simpler installation, I dont know.

Title: Re: Newbie needs basic install help on a Blizzard PPC setup
Post by: terminal-man on November 06, 2003, 12:59:03 PM

Hum, this like all computing projects past and present is turning out to be more difficult than I'd first anticipated :)
I have a set of Workbench 3.0 disks, but there doesn't appear to be an installer disk. On boot up from the floppy, there are no IDE devices present. The CD insert instructions have a strking resemblance to Commodore manuals I've read in the past - brief and hard to follow.  Can I get an installer as an ADF somewhere?

Cheers,
Stu

Title: Re: Newbie needs basic install help on a Blizzard PPC setup
Post by: bloodline on November 06, 2003, 01:07:27 PM

Do you have the set of "6" 3.0 disks?

Title: Re: Newbie needs basic install help on a Blizzard PPC setup
Post by: Karlos on November 06, 2003, 01:12:07 PM

If you can run HDToolbox from floppy at least you are winning. Have a look and see if you can find it on any of your floppies. If connected and working, your hard drive at least should definately turn up.

-edit-

Oh, and welcome to Amiga.org :-D

Title: Re: Newbie needs basic install help on a Blizzard PPC setup
Post by: lempkee on November 06, 2003, 03:31:42 PM

INSTALLER DISK was ONLY delivered to them who bough A600+hdd , a1200+hdd and a4000+hdd etc , so OFCOURSE you dont have an Installer disk if you didnt buy an amiga + hdd combo.

thats all i have to say on this matter.