.lha game files

ItsTheSmell · 11 July 2018, 10:19

Im new to the amiga scene and Ive downloaded a few whdload games that are in the .lha format. What do i do to get them onto my cf card and play them? Im able to create my own bootable drive with classic WB so im not a complete novice but i get stuck with downloaded .lha games.

Ian · 11 July 2018, 10:33

When you say you've downloaded them, do you mean Retroplays installs, or the files from whdload.de?

If it's retroplays packs, you just need to unarchive them onto your card somewhere, I believe ClassicWB will do this for you with a double click (but haven't used it for a long time)

If it's from the WHD website, you will need to extract it as above, but you will then need to run the installer which will request the floppies/ADFs/IPFs/Whatevers for the game to install.

ajk · 11 July 2018, 10:37

And just to clarify, .lha is an archive format that can contain anything, pretty much the equivalent of .zip on PCs. It doesn't have anything directly to do with WHDLoad or games.

Hewitson · 11 July 2018, 11:31

Really don't know why you'd create a thread about this when lha could be located on google and downloaded in a matter of seconds.

Ian · 11 July 2018, 11:45

He's new to the Amiga scene as he stated, lets not scare of the newbies

Thought his question was pretty clear.

idrougge · 11 July 2018, 12:10

If he had asked his question to Google or even the EAB site search, he would already have had his answers.

He may be new to the Amiga scene, but the internet is no longer a new thing. Most people who have the smarts to use a forum also know how to use a search engine.

Retroplay · 11 July 2018, 12:11

In ClassicWB, just highlight the file(s) in DirOpus and press "Arc Ext".

Ian · 11 July 2018, 12:30

Personally I don't see the problem. There is no need to be overly harsh. We all had to start somewhere even if it was on real hardware in the 80s.

The thread is in the new to emulation or Amiga scene section so chill out dudes.

DamienD · 11 July 2018, 12:42

Agreed

We should always assist new members with whatever questions they have and make them feel welcome.

ItsTheSmell · 13 July 2018, 10:55

Maybe I should have put more detail in my question. Ive extracted the .lha in directory opus, inserted it into amiga and ran the install program, its asking for disk 1 but i downloaded it from WHDLoad so there are no discs. What do I do next?

DamienD · 13 July 2018, 11:07

Ok, so sounds like you are getting just the game / demo slaves from here: http://whdload.de/. As Ian said, you will need to have floppies / ADFs / IPFs to now actually install the game.

A better thing to do would be grabbing Retroplay's complete WHDLoad games / demos from the EAB File Server under Commodore_Amiga/Retroplay. With these everything has already been installed so just extract and go

ItsTheSmell · 13 July 2018, 11:14

Excellent!!

BullyDog · 16 July 2018, 01:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hewitson

Really don't know why you'd create a thread about this when lha could be located on google and downloaded in a matter of seconds.

Since we can get everything from Google we don't need this forum right?

Galahad/FLT · 16 July 2018, 01:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by BullyDog

Since we can get everything from Google we don't need this forum right?

I don't know, do a Google search and get back to us.

XPD · 30 July 2018, 04:42

I did and it led me back here.

TTD · 31 July 2018, 11:18

Could it be that you dont have the command located on your system?
Well just look in your Workbench in directory C for a file called lha it might not be in there if not try aminet and search for lha

11 July 2018, 10:19	#1
ItsTheSmell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Ferry Posts: 516	.lha game files Im new to the amiga scene and Ive downloaded a few whdload games that are in the .lha format. What do i do to get them onto my cf card and play them? Im able to create my own bootable drive with classic WB so im not a complete novice but i get stuck with downloaded .lha games.

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11 July 2018, 10:33	#2
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	When you say you've downloaded them, do you mean Retroplays installs, or the files from whdload.de? If it's retroplays packs, you just need to unarchive them onto your card somewhere, I believe ClassicWB will do this for you with a double click (but haven't used it for a long time) If it's from the WHD website, you will need to extract it as above, but you will then need to run the installer which will request the floppies/ADFs/IPFs/Whatevers for the game to install.

11 July 2018, 10:37	#3
ajk Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,341	And just to clarify, .lha is an archive format that can contain anything, pretty much the equivalent of .zip on PCs. It doesn't have anything directly to do with WHDLoad or games.

11 July 2018, 11:31	#4
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,771	Really don't know why you'd create a thread about this when lha could be located on google and downloaded in a matter of seconds.

11 July 2018, 11:45	#5
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	He's new to the Amiga scene as he stated, lets not scare of the newbies Thought his question was pretty clear.

11 July 2018, 12:10	#6
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	If he had asked his question to Google or even the EAB site search, he would already have had his answers. He may be new to the Amiga scene, but the internet is no longer a new thing. Most people who have the smarts to use a forum also know how to use a search engine.

11 July 2018, 12:11	#7
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	In ClassicWB, just highlight the file(s) in DirOpus and press "Arc Ext".

11 July 2018, 12:30	#8
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	Personally I don't see the problem. There is no need to be overly harsh. We all had to start somewhere even if it was on real hardware in the 80s. The thread is in the new to emulation or Amiga scene section so chill out dudes.

11 July 2018, 12:42	#9
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Agreed We should always assist new members with whatever questions they have and make them feel welcome.

13 July 2018, 10:55	#10
ItsTheSmell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Ferry Posts: 516	Maybe I should have put more detail in my question. Ive extracted the .lha in directory opus, inserted it into amiga and ran the install program, its asking for disk 1 but i downloaded it from WHDLoad so there are no discs. What do I do next?

13 July 2018, 11:07	#11
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Ok, so sounds like you are getting just the game / demo slaves from here: http://whdload.de/. As Ian said, you will need to have floppies / ADFs / IPFs to now actually install the game. A better thing to do would be grabbing Retroplay's complete WHDLoad games / demos from the EAB File Server under Commodore_Amiga/Retroplay. With these everything has already been installed so just extract and go

13 July 2018, 11:14	#12
ItsTheSmell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Ferry Posts: 516	Excellent!!

30 July 2018, 04:42	#15
XPD Geek Kiwi Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 47 Posts: 209	I did and it led me back here.

31 July 2018, 11:18	#16
TTD Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Copenhagen/Denmark Posts: 144	Could it be that you dont have the command located on your system? Well just look in your Workbench in directory C for a file called lha it might not be in there if not try aminet and search for lha

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