A4000 bootdisk CD/DVD support

[jedcooper]

hi amigans!

made a simple fast little bootdisk for booting with cdrom support to install from CD.

base was the WB3.1 installer disk.

it features freeware CD/DVD support with the workbench inhibits and CrossDOS to transfer some files.
i also added a shell and LHA to fiddle around.

but thx for your advises! that's what i wanted to get, and got so far


v0.2

- fixed some bugs
- now automounts CD and DVDRAM (maybe DVD too, dunno yet)
- added unlzx support (i do LZX backups on DVDRAM)
- added L/SmartFilesystem

v0.1

initial release


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greetings
JC

[tone007]

Very handy.

[CountRaven]

Thanks!

[dannyp1]

I'll check it out also!

[jedcooper]

update!  (21.10.2009)

v0.2

- fixed some bugs
- now automounts CD and DVDRAM (maybe DVD too, dunno yet)
- added unlzx support (i do LZX backups on DVDRAM)
- added L/SmartFilesystem

v0.1

initial release


SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATED LINK TO FILE!


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greetings
JC

[A4000_Mad]

Got it thank you very much :drink:

[Gulliver]

Me too, thanks!

[jedcooper]

what about feedback? does it come in handy? you got REAL usability from it?

i was always looking for a fast, smart backup-solution without hassles. so i created the disk. i just have to make another with tiny tcp/ip support to get internet (at least ftp) through a gateway/router working.

so there would be two (DD) disks setting/backing up an amiga system. on A4000 it's possible to make ONE disk in HD though... (just have to get some inspirations yet

[doctorq]

what about feedback? does it come in handy? you got REAL usability from it?

i was always looking for a fast, smart backup-solution without hassles. so i created the disk. i just have to make another with tiny tcp/ip support to get internet (at least ftp) through a gateway/router working.

so there would be two (DD) disks setting/backing up an amiga system. on A4000 it's possible to make ONE disk in HD though... (just have to get some inspirations yet

I just took a look at the disk; looks a bit messy, but if it works for you, then great.

I would suggest to use a different CD filesystem than the one you have installed though. IDEfix 97 is available as a demo version; CacheCDFS works better than CDFilesystem. I'm sure there are other and better CD filesystems out there.

Craming a TCP/IP stack onto one disk (I see no point in the need of two disks; ruins the whole idea) will be a challange. Miami is out of the question, and AmiTCP can be a pain to set up, but good luck with it.

Another suggestion would be to install a file manager on the disk.

[Thomas]

what about feedback?

It's illegal. It's forbidden to distribute Workbench or parts of it and I am quite sure that most of the freeware packages may not be distributed in parts, either.

[jedcooper]

causes harm to whom?
@Thomas: btw. why did YOU download it?

[Thomas]

causes harm to whom?

Does not matter. You are breaking the law, even if nobody is harmed.

why did YOU download it?

I didn't. I just read your first post: "base was the WB3.1 installer disk ... it features ... CrossDOS".


I wonder why no admin has closed this thread yet. Distributing illegal software puts a forum into the risk to be shut down, therefore admins usually look very carefully into such things.

[Retro_71]

Error file removed.. can anyone else upload this somewhere please?

EDIT.. OOPS didn't update my page..... dam should have got it while the getting was good..

[jedcooper]

Does not matter. You are breaking the law, even if nobody is harmed.




I didn't. I just read your first post: "base was the WB3.1 installer disk ... it features ... CrossDOS".


I wonder why no admin has closed this thread yet. Distributing illegal software puts a forum into the risk to be shut down, therefore admins usually look very carefully into such things.

and they might have done that. quite for sure at this topic. so calm down. YOU don't have to urge who (me) or others break any laws or not.

we are here on a "retro" forum and not microsoft or else modern piece of soft/hardware. so i don't think that now a taskforce will come and close this forum :roflmao::laughing:


to be honest: though i know that for myself, so i removed it.
i don't like THESE wise-guy comments. and they're not (more) needed here for sure!

[jedcooper]

I just took a look at the disk; looks a bit messy, but if it works for you, then great.

I would suggest to use a different CD filesystem than the one you have installed though. IDEfix 97 is available as a demo version; CacheCDFS works better than CDFilesystem. I'm sure there are other and better CD filesystems out there.

Craming a TCP/IP stack onto one disk (I see no point in the need of two disks; ruins the whole idea) will be a challange. Miami is out of the question, and AmiTCP can be a pain to set up, but good luck with it.

Another suggestion would be to install a file manager on the disk.

now, back to topic. thx for your all advises, even in PM. appreciate that.
so whats wrong with CDFileSystem? working good for me, never had any problems. and it's small and does transfer my backups flawlessly, that's what important is for a bootdisk.
i think CD/Network and tools alltogether on one DD disk is nearly impossible, but i might try it for sure. two disks would be ok if a RAD: or RAM: is used? but this keeps the requirements growing. even if the standard A4000 got 2MB of RAM: i'm not sure if it will run a tcp/ip stack together with a filled ramdisk.
got a PM where someone made a bootdisk back in the good ole days with some tiny dialup software. even on A500 it would be interesting to get that run...

one even can't put all network/cd drivers on a disk either. nor every full distribution freeware notes and guides to get thomas' point.

hmm... i have to make a decision...