Amiga 4GB CF A600 Help

[Beaps]

How do I run that installer then?

[Derfs]

i just put it in sys:c, which in your case would be named workbench:c

*edit*

also look at classicwb if you want a ready made system that has whdload already installed, you would just need to add rom files and your whdload key

[Beaps]

WOW managed to install ClassicWB following this guide

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

I installed it to my CF and stuck it back in my Amiga. I get an error message when the WB has loaded which I ignore then the ClassicWB starts.

There is no games in the Games folder or demos in the Demos folder, just gotta sort that out now

[Beaps]

*Update

Hi All,

Been messing around with classicWB and I think I got the hang of it & installed all the classics I wanna play.

The problem I have now is I never knew most/all the games require more RAM. So I need to get some more RAM :-(.

The other problem I have is where do I put the key for WHDLoad so I dont have to wait for the blar blar to finish.

Thanks again people

[Derfs]

I put the key in devs:

also i think you may want this

[Beaps]

I have spent ALL weekend sorting out this CF, installing CWB, Installing all the WHDLoad games and I cant play any of them as I dont have enough memory :-(

Also I cant believe how much extra memory costs (if you can find it)

All I really wanted to do was run a couple games from my internal drive. Is there not a cheap option. Like just running a Floppy disk from the internal HDD?

[gertsy]

If you have a floppy drive you can convert ADF files to floppy using the adf2disk utility from the cli:
You need to have adf2disk in c:  (http://aminet.net/search?query=adf2disk)
Actually the easiest way is from Workbench.  Put in a blank floppy (With HD tab covered if its a HD Disk) double click on the ADF file you want and in the "execute command" field insert the word "adf2disk " with the space in front of the filename.adf.  Press enter and adf2disk should start writing to your floppy.

Boot the A600 with the floppy in place.  Fun time.

If you want to run Diskimage DI2 you will probably have the same memory issue as you need to do it from Workbench.
http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/diskimage

Sorry.  i think I led you astray. A 68020 is recommended. AKA minimum A1200...

[Rebel-CD32]

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner with instructions on installing that stuff, I guess if it's easier for you to use WinUAE it's probably best to set everything up with the internal CF card on that first, then move the card to the real Amiga. This includes installing the drivers, then you won't need to transfer them over on a floppy disk or something. Once the drivers for the PCMCIA card reader and FAT filesystem are installed on the internal CF card, as well as the card patches, you should be able to read cards in the PCMCIA card reader as well. These only need to be formatted in the standard PC FAT16/32 format and don't need to be prepared as special Amiga partitions like the internal CF card.

Other expansion options for the A600 include 1MB ChipRAM modules, 1-4MB PCMCIA SRAM cads, and home-made 8MB "A608" cards which latch onto the CPU like a parasite (the same as the ACA630 accelerators). There is also at least one current project to make a very inexpensive 020 accelerator with only 2MB extra RAM, which coupled with a full 2MB of ChipRAM is enough for many games and programs. I have been using a 4MB A600 for a while now, and it's a pretty nice WHDLoad system. I now have an ACA630 in it, so it has 66MB RAM all up, but I have moved my 2MB PCMCIA SRAM card to my other A600, so I've been testing several games and programs on this 3MB A600 and many work too. I was playing Theme Park on it for hours the other day.

But for sure, I think you need to upgrade the A600 just a little bit. As well as RAM, I'd recommend a Kickstart 3.1 ROM or perhaps a ROM Switcher with 1.3 and 3.1 ROMs, for good backwards compatibility with old floppy disk games as well as the latest OS for Workbench. You could also get a Scart cable or a S-Video adapter so you can use a LCD TV with a nice, crisp display.

Also, I think it might help people deciding to help you out if you put your location in your profile. Sometimes if someone lives close enough, they may offer to help out in person or mail you a disk or CF card to help out.

Here are some links to some useful expansions for your A600:

A603 1MB ChipRAM/Real-Time Clock/Clockport - http://www.ggsdata.se/Datorer/a603chipram.php
2MB PCMCIA SRAM - http://cgi.ebay.com/Mitsubishi-Melcard-SRAM-PCMCIA-Card-2MB-MF32M1-LCDAT01-/120651002669?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c175c332d#ht_923wt_907
2MB PCMCIA SRAM - http://cgi.ebay.com/Epson-SRAM-CARD-2M-Seiko-/260748576800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb5d38820#ht_1129wt_1141

And here's a video of the Furia628 020+2MB accelerator:

[YOUTUBE]133_FcrqZDM[/YOUTUBE]

[Cammy]

I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner with instructions on installing that stuff, I guess if it's easier for you to use WinUAE it's probably best to set everything up with the internal CF card on that first, then move the card to the real Amiga. This includes installing the drivers, then you won't need to transfer them over on a floppy disk or something. Once the drivers for the PCMCIA card reader and FAT filesystem are installed on the internal CF card, as well as the card patches, you should be able to read cards in the PCMCIA card reader as well. These only need to be formatted in the standard PC FAT16/32 format and don't need to be prepared as special Amiga partitions like the internal CF card.

Other expansion options for the A600 include 1MB ChipRAM modules, 1-4MB PCMCIA SRAM cads, and home-made 8MB "A608" cards which latch onto the CPU like a parasite (the same as the ACA630 accelerators). There is also at least one current project to make a very inexpensive 020 accelerator with only 2MB extra RAM, which coupled with a full 2MB of ChipRAM is enough for many games and programs. I have been using a 4MB A600 for a while now, and it's a pretty nice WHDLoad system. I now have an ACA630 in it, so it has 66MB RAM all up, but I have moved my 2MB PCMCIA SRAM card to my other A600, so I've been testing several games and programs on this 3MB A600 and many work too. I was playing Theme Park on it for hours the other day.

But for sure, I think you need to upgrade the A600 just a little bit. As well as RAM, I'd recommend a Kickstart 3.1 ROM or perhaps a ROM Switcher with 1.3 and 3.1 ROMs, for good backwards compatibility with old floppy disk games as well as the latest OS for Workbench. You could also get a Scart cable or a S-Video adapter so you can use a LCD TV with a nice, crisp display.

Also, I think it might help people deciding to help you out if you put your location in your profile. Sometimes if someone lives close enough, they may offer to help out in person or mail you a disk or CF card to help out.

Here are some links to some useful expansions for your A600:

A603 1MB ChipRAM/Real-Time Clock/Clockport - http://www.ggsdata.se/Datorer/a603chipram.php
2MB PCMCIA SRAM - http://cgi.ebay.com/Epson-SRAM-CARD-2M-Seiko-/260748576800?#ht_1129wt_1141
2MB PCMCIA SRAM - http://cgi.ebay.com/Mitsubishi-Melcard-SRAM-PCMCIA-Card-2MB-MF32M1-LCDAT01-/120651002669#ht_923wt_907
Kickstart ROM Switcher - http://amigamaniac.com/ksrs.html
RGB - S-Video Adapter - http://amigamaniac.com/RGB_to_PAL_NTSC_adapter.html
RGB - Scart Cable - http://www.vesalia.de/e_amigamonitorcables[311].htm

And here's a video of the Furia628 020+2MB accelerator:
[YOUTUBE]133_FcrqZDM[/YOUTUBE]

[Beaps]

I decided I gonna pick up a A1200 - this will resolve all my problems y/n

I can just put the CF card I have setup from the A600 & put it in the A1200 in that & play the WHDLoad games y/n

[Beaps]

Got my A1200!!!

All excited - opened it up, took out the HDD, installed my CF card. Fired up the ClassicWB, click on a WHDLoad game.

None of them worked :-(

It says "cant allocate shadowmem" what does that mean now?

Is ClassicWB taking up to much memory and I should go back to the original?