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[balrog74]

I managed to get AGS 3.0 going on my A600GS by doing the following:

1. Download the AGS Classic AGA 3.0 - SCSI/Kickstart fix version (I couldn't get it working with the non-fix version)
2. Unzip the archive, rename the .img file to .hdf and copy to a USB stick
3. Boot the A600GS to the menu
4. Create a Custom Setup as A4000 (I used the KS 3.2.3 ROM), 2MB Chip + 8MB Fast memory
5. Add the AGS .hdf file on the USB to the setup - note that for me this took about 30 minutes to copy ...
6. Save

My Custom Setup stopped working after I'd tweaked the settings and resaved (KS no disk screen on startup). Deleting and reloading the hdf got it working again.

[balrog74]

I tried these steps, but mine never boots - stops at the “insert workbench disk” animation.  Could that be a problem with my kickstart file?  I tried both 3.1 and 3.2 that I copied from my Amiga Forever installation.

I'll go back and reconfirm my setup when I'm able to. For added detail I used the A4000 v3.2.3 Kickstart from Hyperion, and my A600GS is patched to the latest firmware.

[balrog74]

Coming back to my own settings:

- Standard A4000 machine spec, all on Automatic other than noted below
- ROM A4000 KS 3.2.3 (47.115)
- CPU speed set to 25Mhz (I found having this set to "Maximum" negatively impacted game/demo performance, despite being quicker to boot)
- Networking disabled
- JIT disabled
- Zorro 3 memory enabled with 1GB restricted option
- No "storage" options other than the AGS hdf added

Save states do seem to be problematic, I tested myself and saw the same fall back to the A600GS menu.

Also reconfirmed that altering options around the machine spec causes the hdf boot to fail, requiring it to be removed and re-added. I think this issue may have been raised somewhere before in relation to RDB hdf files