A few SAM440 AmigaOS config questions

[blakespot]

So I got the SAM up and running with 4.1.  A few things.

How can I tell if SWAP: is actually mounted?  It's not listed with 'info' and I did not actually format the partition when formatting the other two -- I don't think I saw it in the list.  

Does AmigaOS include the capability to mount .ADFs as virtual floppies?  Wondering what's the best way to install Deluxe Paint V and some of the apps that came with my Amiga 1200 (PPaint, etc.) on the SAM - they're all on physical floppies.

Is DVPlayer supposed to play DVDs?  I throw a DVD in and tell DVPlayer to open a DVD and it just hangs, saying "Opening DVD Menu..." - frozen.  This is the one that's bundled w/ OS4.1.

Thanks.




blakespot

[blakespot]

There is software on OS4depot that lets you use ADFs and even Mac-DMG-files as if they were ordinary devices. It is called "diskimage device".

Ah, cool.  I guess I need to get pretty acquainted with OS4depot.

My A1200 '060 is on the LAN, as is the SAM, so should be good to image the disks on the 1200 and transfer to the SAM.  I should setup PARnet between that 1200 and my 2000, to allow some back and forth there.  (I used to have a Zip drive on my 2000, and would sneaker-net it from my G4 Mac (with Zip), but I have that tower away...)




blakespot

[blakespot]

Open RAMDISK: you should see the size is 3GB if you have set it up right (with 2GB).

Not sure on your second question.

DVD should work fine, I cant remember now, was there a problem with sound not working. Or was that CDPlayer, ?

Hmm.  I setup something like 3.6GB of swap.  I open RAM: and it has 4096B used.  Bytes...

Did I need to actually format the SWAP: partition?



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