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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Has anyone installed BetterWB 4.0 from scratch?
« on: September 30, 2015, 06:33:38 AM »
When you say "it won't boot" what exactly happens?  You're going to get much more helpful responses if you clearly communicate what the system is doing and/or not doing.  :(

Sorry, I'm grumpy today, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong!  ;)
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Has anyone installed BetterWB 4.0 from scratch?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2015, 07:24:09 AM »
Quote from: Tenacious;796611
I re-installed a 3rd time using an older BWB3.4 version.  Everything is looking great!  I now understand why you promote the Indivision ECS.  It is wonderful!!!  ;)

I'm now curious how many folks have tried BWB and which versions.  I've only ever tried 3.4 and 4.0.

W00t!  Glad you got it!  :)  Yes, I <3 my Indivisions.  If I ever get around to putting my 2nd A2000 together I'm going to be using a 28MHz 68000 with 3.1 + BetterWB on it.  Finally ordered another soldering iron tonight, my old one broke.  Would you believe that my 2nd A2000 has been sitting in pieces for months mostly due to not having a soldering iron?  :lol:
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos
 

Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Has anyone installed BetterWB 4.0 from scratch?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2015, 05:43:13 PM »
Quote from: Tenacious;796633
Supra Turbo28?  I have an A2000 config'ed with one and really like it.;)

That's the one.  :)  Got a sweet deal on one a year or so back on ebay, think I paid $35.  Works out to a little over $1 per MHz, wohoo, speed demon!  ;)

Also, +1 on the bad floppies!  I've had to do the same thing (burn multiple copies of a disk and swap as each one hit bad blocks).  I've got a box with hundreds of disks in it, but dread each time I need to dip into it, so many have failed recently.  :(
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos
 

Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Has anyone installed BetterWB 4.0 from scratch?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2015, 06:26:50 PM »
Quote from: Tenacious;796646
Maybe your notion of a .LHA archive (from my DMS post) is a good alternative.

I hate .dms and .adf with a passion.  Why the H-E-double-hockeysticks are we still using floppy images in 2015?  IMHO every piece of modern software should be distributed as an .lha with an Installer.  But maybe that's just me.  ;)
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos