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Amigakit Hardware => A600GS & A1200NG => Topic started by: E5150 on June 30, 2025, 06:01:23 AM
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Hi!
I am a new member here. I have been using an Amiga 1200 (my first computer), but my knowledge is pretty basic regarding the original AmigaOSes and anything "power user" oriented.
I came back to Amiga scene recently and my A1200 is not working anymore, I decided to get into emulation with A600GS.
My interest is in AmiBench and what can I do with it?
Is anyone willing to explain what AmiBench really is, what can be installed to make it more usable (programs, games, tools, utilities...), share some screenshots of your custom AmiBench and what else is possible...
I am trying to understand and learn about A600GS and the Amiga emulation as a whole as much as I can, so any help would be appreciated.
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what can be installed to make it more usable (programs, games, tools, utilities...)
https://forum.amiga.org/index.php?topic=76782.0
https://wiki.amiga.org/index.php?title=AmiBench_Software
:)
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Thanx for the links!
BTW, is there a way to disable automatic Backdrop change on every restart? In WBPatterrn there is a LIVE option but it does not save when disabled
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BTW, is there a way to disable automatic Backdrop change on every restart? In WBPatterrn there is a LIVE option but it does not save when disabled
Go to PREFS > AMIBENCH > PATTERN and just delete every backdrop you don´t want there and/or insert a new one of your choice :)
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Hi,
Sorry if this has been asked before, but does anyone have any idea how to nicely line the desktop icons vertically? If I select clean up by column from the window menu it does nothing. Selecting clean up by name, date, size or type the icons line up horizontally right at the top of the screen (which makes selecting them awkward as the Amibench menu bar pops up over them a bit!).
(first world problems lol!).
Thanks,
Nick.
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Hi,
Sorry if this has been asked before, but does anyone have any idea how to nicely line the desktop icons vertically? If I select clean up by column from the window menu it does nothing. Selecting clean up by name, date, size or type the icons line up horizontally right at the top of the screen (which makes selecting them awkward as the Amibench menu bar pops up over them a bit!).
(first world problems lol!).
Thanks,
Nick.
Add this line to your user-startup :
makelink RAM:Disk.info ENVARC:Sys/def_RAM.info soft
After that, just arrange the icons how you like them (drag them where you want) and do a SNAPSHOT ALL ...
Reset and you're done :)
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Brilliant, thanks for that, it works :)
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What would the steps be for restoring an Amibench that no longer launches correctly?
It gets as far as the splash screen, then crashes/goes back to the system menu when it gets to the Workbench-like screen.
I've tried using the Restore options with no luck
Edit: Rattled through some more Advanced Re-install/upgrade options. Seems to have got all back to how it originally was. Now to re-install stuff again!
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What would the steps be for restoring an Amibench that no longer launches correctly?
It gets as far as the splash screen, then crashes/goes back to the system menu when it gets to the Workbench-like screen.
I've tried using the Restore options with no luck
Edit: Rattled through some more Advanced Re-install/upgrade options. Seems to have got all back to how it originally was. Now to re-install stuff again!
I have the same problem when I mess something up. I usually go to AmiSphere Profile=>Advanced Update=>reinstall first three .lhapps
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Yup, those first three did the trick!
Just need to make a note/backup what I've rolled out prior to borking the system so after that refresh I can re-install everything.
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Yup, those first three did the trick!
Just need to make a note/backup what I've rolled out prior to borking the system so after that refresh I can re-install everything.
I tried using Backup and Restore to backup AmiBench and V46 and other partitions but when I restore it destroys everything icluding inbuilt games, custom systems, drawbridge and all applications that came with A600GS. I did it two times and I am not using it any more :) Stay away from this
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Uhoh. Might be worth backing up the whole SD card before carrying out any major changes, then writing it back should it goes wrong!
I'm staying away from Shapeshifter for a while anyway
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Uhoh. Might be worth backing up the whole SD card before carrying out any major changes, then writing it back should it goes wrong!
I'm staying away from Shapeshifter for a while anyway
Exactly. I reinstalled all of my custom systems again after messing it up and backed up the whole sd card to an image :)
If you don't mind, please share some screenshots of your AmiBench system + what you use/install on it. I am in a process of making it as usable as possible so I need ideas :D Thanx
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Exactly. I reinstalled all of my custom systems again after messing it up and backed up the whole sd card to an image :)
If you don't mind, please share some screenshots of your AmiBench system + what you use/install on it. I am in a process of making it as usable as possible so I need ideas :D Thanx
I can get some screenshots if you like, but there isn't much visually. My go-to is to fire up AGS Workbench on the A500mini, grab the applications/libs etc that I feel like installing, lha them up onto the SHARED directory, then plug that USB into the A600GS, load AmiBench and start copying!
That and a few other things like the ST-00 samples.
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Hello is it possible to switch Language to German on Amibench? There is only English?no German Catalog ?
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Hello is it possible to switch Language to German on Amibench? There is only English?no German Catalog ?
Of course, works fine here (see screenshot) :)
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hi this is not what I mean, I mean the system self, not the keyboard. On any AmigaOS I can switch to German Language and Workbench is Full German.I there a solution a German catalog ?
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hi this is not what I mean, I mean the system self, not the keyboard. On any AmigaOS I can switch to German Language and Workbench is Full German.I there a solution a German catalog ?
You mean the main A600GS GUI / Menu?
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You mean the main A600GS GUI / Menu?
Guess he means AmiBench itself, like localised Dropdown Menus and so on ...
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yes exactly!
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Is it possible to set the shell to launch into a different default directory?
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Another Question, I can not play Videos, System means armmpegfile not installed->Go to Advanced Updates and install AVCodecs ->Have I do, but armmpegpeg library is missing under Libs? What's the Problem here?
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Nobody any suggestions to my avcodec issue?
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Same here. Cannot get it to work
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in the meantime I have solve this for me, have under advanced updates install ->systemapps and then avcodecs, now it works.
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I've tried this a few times, still not working for me though.