A-MAX-II Info

[bbond007]

I am attempting to get this program working on my Minimig v 1.1.

I would use Shapeshifter but my Minimig only has 3.5M and a 68000.

Does anyone know how to create a bootable image (HDF or ADF) for A-MAX-II via UAE or evan real Amiga? I'm thinking I'm needing to convert a mac boot disk to ADF format somehow.

I have never used A-MAX and I'm really not finding much info at all. It seems like this A-MAX already includes a 128K ROM.

I have included a screen shot of the A-MAX drive configuration screen.

I have also included a screen shot showing how mad fast(for a 68000) my Minimig runs on the latest core.

Thanks for reading.

nate

[bbond007]

Minimig 1.1 = 68030 25MHz.

that's VERY impressive for such a lil' guy!

I just did a mod to the mother board to enable faster virtual HD speed. It a little more than doubled.

yes it says 1.0 A3000 speed but it seems MUCH faster because of the improved video speed!

[bbond007]

You probably won't be able to use A-MAX on a Minimig because it doesn't use the standard Amiga disk format. You can't make an ADF of an A-MAX Mac boot disk.

I was thinking that maybe I could mske a OS 6.X HDF image with Shapeshifter under UAE and maybe A-Max could boot from that?

[bbond007]

A-MAX needs a driver for whatever hard disk controller you want to use with it. It would be possible to write one for the Minimig, but I don't know anyone who has the driver documentation required to do so.

I'm just finding that out now.

I managed to create a Mac 6.0.8 disk image with vMAC for windows. I tried the image with ShapeShifter and it began to boot but complained because of 32Bit addressing, so I figured the image was good.

I assigned the image as my secondary HD in the minimig menus and was trying to configure Amax to use scsi.device not understanding that A-MAX needs custom HD driver.

Well shoot. The Minimig's IDE is supposed to be compatible with A600 Gayle. Is there a driver for that?

Thanks for the info.

Maybe I'll look and see if fusion supports my crazy fast 50mhz 68000

[bbond007]

Another option on the Minimig is to try this MacPlus Core http://www.minimig.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=411 but from whaT I understand it only currently supports 4MB Minimig's using the original PIC chip rather than the ARM addon board, so I have not been able to test it.

If ARM support or running on 2MB versions of the Minimig is supported I will have to give it a go myself.

I did see that. I have a 4MB minimig with ARM, I don't even remember what I did with my PIC.

Anyway,

It looks from reading this thread on A-Max disks on EAB that they have gotten A-Max to work on UAE with some ADF disks they have in "The Zone". I just got access to "The Zone" but further reading indicates the ADFs contain a virus. FUN FUN FUN

Think I'll go watch TV. For now...