Hi, from Edinburgh, need help

[DonAmiga]

I have recently came back to Amiga after having cartoon classics A500+ pack when I was 15. many years have past since I swapt or sold it . In the last year I have managed to get back those Retro computers I once had from ebay . I also got compact flash card already prepared with whdload I then registered with whdload. payed with papal Got my key-file sent by email, I have transfered it to my A1200, then unarchived it there. But the problem is I cant open the ReadMe .txt which contains the instructions where to copy the key-file.

What should I enter in the Command Arguments: to open the read me.txt. ?

was it always this hard

when I got my email from whdload they recommended this site as a Good Resource

Any help would be much appreciated.

Many Thanks

[silkworm]

just put it in your S: folder

[DonAmiga]

What all 6 files? I think I had tried that, but games still came up as not registered!
That would be the S: in the whdload drawer?

Many Thanks

[Peter]

Just the keyfile needs to go into S:

Try opening the read me file via multiview.

[DonAmiga]

HI, just tried moving keyfile into S, is that the s drawer in the whdload drawer? still get the registration message

how do you work multiview

Thanks for taking the time to help

[Zetr0]

@DonAmiga

hello there,


welcome to EAB, theres plenty of mischief to getup to around here, so releax and enjoy the retr0licious yummness that is here =)

now, lets have a look at the problem..

okay..

once you have your workbench setup on you A1200 harddrive you are pretty much there, all thats left is to install WHDLoad, once you have done that then simply copy the WHDLoad.key to "dh0:s/" (or S: if you have booted from HDD) infact what I do is double click the icon, and then once the requester has poped up asking what I want to do with it I type in "copy" just before the filename and then "S:" just after.

job done. =)


now, you may need some other support with that a little google will help, or a post here asking for what you need theres plenty around that can help.

what I will say is you need to look at these to projects

Classic Workbench by our very own Bloodwych

WHDload Install Packs by our very own KillerGorilla


hope that lot helps

[DonAmiga]

HI, Zetro

JOB DONE

I would just like send you Many Thanks for taking time out to help

I will take a look at those projects you suggested, as I have a lot of refreshing todo.
I just need to get some more memory for my A1200 and sort out the games that run ok from the one's that have (dos-error #205)

also I managed to read the readme.txt through muiltiview

this is also the first site that I have registered with, so I'll need to fined my way around.

Thanks Again

[Retro-Nerd]

...and sort out the games that run ok from the one's that have (dos-error #205)

The dos-error #205 should be fixed in the current WHDLoad 17.0 Beta.

http://whdload.de/whdload/whd170.lha

[DonAmiga]

Hi, Can you tell me how to fined out what version WHDLoad I have

[Retro-Nerd]

Check the blue splash screen after you've started a game.

[DonAmiga]

Hi, Just checked 16.9. I'll look in to getting up date. I was thinking of getting one of those transfer kits. thought it might make life easier.

Thanks

[Retro-Nerd]

Indeed, an ADF Transfer Kit makes it a lot easier.

[DonAmiga]

Hi,
what is (can't allocate ExpMen)?

Is that a bug that should be fixed in the current WHDLoad 17.0 Beta ?

Thanks

[Retro-Nerd]

Which game? Sounds like this one needs Fastram.

[DonAmiga]

Addams Family

[Retro-Nerd]

Mmh, should work on a stock 2MB Chipram A1200.

REQUIREMENTS:
- Slave requires WHDLoad V10+.
- Game requires 512k chip mem and 512k other mem (+0.9Mb other memory
for preload option)

Have you tried to boot without startup-sequence to save chipram? You can browse into the game folder and start the game with this command:

whdload addamsfamily.slave preload

[DonAmiga]

Hi I tried that in shell? and came up with dos-error #205

I did see what you were saying with the requirements

Thanks

[Retro-Nerd]

With WHDLoad 17.0 Beta, and your Amiga booted without s-s?

[DonAmiga]

Thanks

Going to head off, got work tomorrow

catch up soon, looks like I'll be on here alot

Cheers