OS on Amiga

[Darrin]

ClassicWB here too.

I use the versions created from OS3.1 on my Minimig, FPGA Arcade and Chameleon64 and the OS3.9 version on my expanded A2000 (68040 & RTG) and A4000 (with Mediator).  Setting it up is a bit of a pain at first, but just follow the instructions carefully and you can't go wrong.

If you want to use WHDload then it is already configured and installed.  Just put the correctly named ROM files in the correct folder and dump your favourite WHDLoad games into the GAMES folder (KG's game packs rock!).

The reason for the configuation issues using real Workbench disks and having to add the ROM images for WHDLoad is because they have tried to keep the package legal, thus they couldn't include all of the files you need.  As I said, just follow the instuctions.  

[Darrin]

Here's my ClassicWB on the Minimig (sorry for the link only, but it is a huge picture of the 42" screen):
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/darrin01311/SDC10114.jpg

This is a basic ClassicWB 3.9 screen using an Indivision screenmode (A4000):


And here my RTG version on my A4000:


Link to full size image:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/darrin01311/grab2.jpg
(I had replaced the AMIDOCK at the bottom with a Windows style task bar and moved AMIDOCK to the left side)

[Darrin]

@ Lassie:

Your A4000 and A1200 should get something close with a 256 colour screenmode (of course they won't get those 1920x1080 screens).  My A2000 looks almost the same, except it is a lower resolution via a Cybervision643D RTG card.

All your A2000 and the 4MB A600 will manage the same ClassicWB as my Minimig.

If you decide to have a go at installing ClassicWB and have problems then post here.  We'll help with any questions.

Here's the link to ClassicWB home page:
http://classicwb.abime.net/

Read the minimum specs on the different versions and decide which on is best for you.

[Darrin]

That is teh sexi, as the kids say it these days, except for that blood evlen thing (hord FTW BTW)

LOL.  Don't worry, I hang out in Stormwind.  I just can't resist bad girls.  
 

I have had the 600 outputting 800x600 through the Indi ECS, thanks to info from mfilos's website. And it does it very well. But did I dream this or did someone get the Indi ECS to do Picasso96?

I haven't heard that.  The reason my A4000 is using an Indivision mode but has P96 modes available in the 1st screenshot was that I had an old ViRGE card fitted while I was waiting for my Radeon to arrive from Elbox.

The 2nd A4000 pic is of the Radeon fitted and most of the 256MB of RAM on the card allocated as system RAM.

[Darrin]

Hmm mfilos usually has his ear to the ground about the Indi ECS so I will shoot a message over to him. But they are still very nice looking Amiga screens. What is it like working with that much space?

Great, because you can resize things like your WHDLoad draws and see the 36 other "A-Z 0-9" draws without scrolling.  Surfing the net in Ibrowse2 is handy in that resolution too.
 

How I set it all up was configure WinUAE to the specs of my system and installed the various versions of CWB that I was interested in on it to guage how resposive it possibly could be. Once i decided I connected my formatted CF to my pc, configured WinUAE to accept it as a blank physcial drive and just transfered the entire system across to the CF using dopus.
 
Easy enough but a bit of a bitch the first time you try it lol. If you have issues formatting the CF for any reason I grabbed a image of Amiga911 which has some handy tools. But do ask if you get stuck.

Same here, even down to formatting the CF card.  If you do it on the PC, use Amiga Forver and boot into the "AmigaSYS" OS.  The HDToolbox in that version has never failed me for mounting, prepping and formatting "Amiga" hard drives or CF cards on my PC.

[Darrin]

Don't know if you noticed but I linked to Milfos website where he got it working on a 600 with indi ECS so gonna give that a bash after I finish nights.

I didn't see it.  Amazing!

I still fondly remember using a serial link to send a 1024x768 8bit RTG Workbench screen from my A1200 for my Win95 PC to display.  Using your PC has a RTG card...
 

Never knew that about Amiga Forever. I have the 2012 plus version and if it works better than the Amiga911 disk then it might save me some headaches. Because that disk is not very intuative the first time you use it. Very handy but a pain in the neck to use the first time.

Just remember to run AF as an Administrator, select AmigaSYS to boot, mount the CD card as an Amiga drive, "reboot" your UAE Amiga, go to HDToolbox and (IIRC) there are 3 different "SCSI" devices.  You'll find the CF card/HD under one of them and just prep it and format it from there.  I use PFS3-DS for the file system.

[Darrin]

Lack of interest in hunting down patches and configuring crap is why I went with ClassicWB instead

Same here.  The OS3.9 version is... OS3.9 with lots of goodies!  

[Darrin]

Thanks for the link, Darrin.
Once again you provide something that lures me back to old hardware.

LOL.  You're welcome.  Suddenly I feel like a crack dealer.