whdload on a stock 1200

[yadster]

Why don't you try an old game that probably doesn't take up much memory to see if that works. I'm guessing something like Bubble Bobble would be a good place to start but I'm sure others will be able to suggest some more.

[Mozzy]

Originally posted by Mozzy
i can only GET moonstone and cannonfodder 2 to install and run :/ all the rest have that cant allocate message.. even basejumpers which is one disk and is well bizzare

to be honest im thinking of putting the comp back on ebay as i thought id be able to do a lot more with a stock machine. as it stands i have 2 working whdloads and a standard install of gunship 2000 aga (which refuses to work on joystick )
however that would render me amigaless

[Codetapper]

Or you could go the other route, buy a cheap second hand accelerator card with any extra memory (hell even 2Mb fast would mean 95% of WHDLoad games would run) and you'll have a much better machine.

With 8Mb and above you will not know how you lived without it!

[Amiga1992]

Dude, give it a chance. There's somethng you are doing wrong with it, since with a meg and a half loads of OCS games WILL run.

[BippyM]

Gary got 200 games running from CD on a stock CD32!

Now if he can do that then the 1200 is perfect!!

You need to check your WB settings, and you have all the needed files etc..

Also if you are booting to WB then use the ICONS!!

Have a browse around the net and download some ready made installs.. check that the Preload option within the Icon Tooltypes isn't set and you should be fine

[gary]

Originally posted by Mozzy
roughly 1.45 - 1.65 mb

Theres your problem right there. Unless you can get hold of a fast ram expansion card, BOOT WITHOUT A STARTUP SEQUENCE. ou should have about 1.8 meg free. How big is your hard drive? Maybe the hard drive buffers are chewing up too much memory.

AVAIL ; <- How much memory do you have free?
cd GAMEDIRECTORY
WHDLOAD GAME.SLAVE PRELOAD NOVBRMOVE

Also, you may like to try some of the smaller pre-AGA games first plenty of which will work assuming you don't fill your system with rubbish first. (eg: Buggyboy/Bubblebobble/IK+/StuntCarRacer/Lotus1,2,3/etc..) Forget Workbench it just wastes memory which you desperately need, use the CLI.

To boot without a startup-sequence you will need to hold down both mouse buttons while the system starts up and then select that option from the menu which appears.

[Mozzy]

yeah i figured that boot without startup for myself and i figured out what should be a working command line

whdload gamename.slave <preload if it worked if not i leave it out>


and i got a 1200 to be able to experience the aga games, if i cant play em i may as well just flog the machine and try and fix my 600.

i was never really attatched to the amiga scene anyway (in the way that i am to the c64) and i only really liked one or 2 games (most being ones i either cant run or have to register whdload for

[Amiga1992]

Pfffff.

[yadster]

My Spectrum 128K is better than your C64

[Bloodwych]

Sounds like you need to install the Classic WB Lite designed for exactly this kind of situation...........
.........and as for playing AGA games read the text files, specifically the tiips & FAQ, that come along with it. It'll explain how to run AGA games even if you only have 2MB chip.

[Mozzy]

Originally posted by yadster
my spectrum 128k is better than your c64!

blasphema!

[Unknown_K]

Originally posted by yadster
My Spectrum 128K is better than your C64

Hmm is that why the speccy outsold the c64?? Oh wait it didnt even come close did it?

[ant512]

Originally posted by Unknown_K
Hmm is that why the speccy outsold the c64?? Oh wait it didnt even come close did it?

In Britain, the Speccy was the dominant 8-bit computer.

[gary]

and i got a 1200 to be able to experience the aga games, if i cant play em i may as well just flog the machine and try and fix my 600.

Well you can always use floppies or the hard drive installable AGA games and CD32 conversions. But in this case the WHDload AGA games usually require some fast ram. I really just don't want people to think a standard A1200 is not useful for playing WHDload games.
Personally my favourite Amiga games were non AGA anyway. The demos were usually better though

In Britain, the Speccy was the dominant 8-bit computer.
My Spectrum 128K is better than your C64

It is 2003. Surely this debate is over by now?

[BippyM]

Next week it'll be Amiga vs ST

[yadster]

Originally posted by yadster
My Spectrum 128K is better than your C64

I was only having a larf. I had great fun with my Speccy and even more fun with my Amiga. It's just I can't help but laugh when people say "ooh my PS2 is better than the X-Box" or whatever - nothing changes from when I were a lad and I doubt it will. I'm proud of my Amiga - nuff said.