OS 3.9, sysinfo and soft kicking

[Darrin]

If i download Classic WB do i extract on pc then copy to OS 3.9 or do i extract on amiga? Once i extract to amiga OS 3.9 where do i copy the classic wb files to??

If you have a PC and a real hard drive then the easy way to set up ClassicWB is to do it on WinUAE.  When you download the package (you'll want the one I've linked to below) there's some instructions to follow:

http://classicwb.abime.net/classicweb/os39.htm

Connect your Amiga hard drive to the PC, mount it as a real Amiga hard drive in WinUAE and prep it, follow the ClassicWB instructions, put the drive in your real Amiga and switch on.  Don't forget to set a screenmode in WinUAE that your Amiga monitor can handle before you switch the drive over.

[Darrin]

I'm starting to get confused :confused:

Why would i want classic wb on OS 3.9?

I thought OS 3.9 was supposed to be instead of wb 3.1?

If i install classic wb via winuae will i need to format and partition my hd - in which case i will lose OS 3.9 :confused:

(What cable do you use to attach your 2.5" hd to the pc?)

You don't need ClassicWB on your setup, but if you look at the website you'll see that it is a package that uses OS3.9 to give you an enhanced Workbench with lots of lovely pre-installed software and nice icons (including WHDLoad).  You'll have everything from OS3.9... plus more.

For your 2.5" drive you'll probably need a SATA or PATA cable to go from your drive to your PC's drive interfaces or use a USB adapter.  Remember ti run WinUAE as an Administrator in order to access the "Add Hard Drive" option (otherwise it will be faded out and you can't click on it).

[Darrin]

ok thanks,

Is it possible to add the installation of bloodwychs classic wb to OS 3.9 via saving classic wb on a 1gb CF card and then transferring via CF PCMCIA adaptor to OS 3.9 (thereby saving having to acquire an ide usb cable and removing my hd from my 1200)

Yep.

I used to do it via a USB memory stick too.  It will save you buggering around with hard drive cables.  I actually keep a backup of my ClassicWB on a CF Card (minus the WHDLoad games) to use as an "emergency boot disk" should my hard drive fail.  That way I can just prep another hard drive and copy the files over using DOPUS.  :-)