No work bench? - Page 2

Bloodwych · 29 August 2007, 15:08

How big is the hard drive and each partition?

bryce_boi · 29 August 2007, 15:30

its 2.1Gbs i dont know about the partitions i think it might just be the one partition. but i could be wrong as im not exacly confidence in workbench...

I was thinking it could be a problem with the floppy drive as i just got fantastic dizzy working randomly and its been giving me software errors all morning....

Bloodwych · 29 August 2007, 15:37

Oh, you meant floppy disk. Sorry, I read your post wrong and thought you were having issues with the hard disk.

Yes, it sounds like a floppy drive issue.

bryce_boi · 29 August 2007, 19:02

i dont remember the amiga being this unreliable, i can sometimes get games working but i remember not having a lot of trouble with it the first time around, is it possible it could be somthing more serious than the floppy drive or is this a major course of software failure...

Bloodwych · 29 August 2007, 19:19

Amiga's are reliable but they are also getting on in age now. What you're describing isn't normal behaviour. Some thoughts:

What kind of disks are you using? PC HD disks or normal 880K DD ones? Disks have a limited lifespan and some PC HD can cause problems for some people, but they've always worked for me.

Does your A1200 have a RAM expansion? Have you tried a memory test utility? There should be one on Aminet I would have thought. Memory can sometimes cause random issues if it's gone bad, not compatible or the expansion isn't seated correctly.

People's floppy drives do die, but far more common on A1200's are the CIA chips (do a search on this forum).

Bloodwych · 29 August 2007, 19:26

I should also add that the A1200 isn't compatible with a lot of A500 games!!! Many will fail when loaded from floppy. You have do downgrade it for better compatibility (search for "relokick").

The best way to play games on an A1200 is WHDload, but you will need more than 2MB memory for many titles:

http://guildserver.co.uk/kgwhd/

many useful links here:

http://wiki.abime.net/

This might come in useful as well since you have a Workbench ADF:

http://classicwb.abime.net/

bryce_boi · 30 August 2007, 03:05

i've been to aminet for the test utilities, but i dont understand how to use these LHA files, i thought they were just like draws or somthing, i tried putting them on my CF card but workbench couldnt see them so i tried extracting them in windows but workbench still didn't like it... :S im confused...

Marcuz · 30 August 2007, 11:41

they are compressed files, you need the LHA program to expand them, check on aminet

bryce_boi · 30 August 2007, 15:43

yep, figured that out just after i left that message... winrar can extract them...

as for the files im left with they ether dont show on my amiga or they give me messages like no "installer" or somthing,

Marcuz · 30 August 2007, 17:58

installer is another program in workbench 3.0 (or even 2.0?); sadly i don't remember where it was, i guess it should be somewhere in the complete package, in one of the 6 disks...
try Aminet:
http://aminet.net/search?query=installer

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29 August 2007, 15:08	#21
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	How big is the hard drive and each partition?

29 August 2007, 15:30	#22
bryce_boi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 13	its 2.1Gbs i dont know about the partitions i think it might just be the one partition. but i could be wrong as im not exacly confidence in workbench... I was thinking it could be a problem with the floppy drive as i just got fantastic dizzy working randomly and its been giving me software errors all morning....

29 August 2007, 15:37	#23
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Oh, you meant floppy disk. Sorry, I read your post wrong and thought you were having issues with the hard disk. Yes, it sounds like a floppy drive issue.

29 August 2007, 19:02	#24
bryce_boi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 13	i dont remember the amiga being this unreliable, i can sometimes get games working but i remember not having a lot of trouble with it the first time around, is it possible it could be somthing more serious than the floppy drive or is this a major course of software failure...

29 August 2007, 19:19	#25
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Amiga's are reliable but they are also getting on in age now. What you're describing isn't normal behaviour. Some thoughts: What kind of disks are you using? PC HD disks or normal 880K DD ones? Disks have a limited lifespan and some PC HD can cause problems for some people, but they've always worked for me. Does your A1200 have a RAM expansion? Have you tried a memory test utility? There should be one on Aminet I would have thought. Memory can sometimes cause random issues if it's gone bad, not compatible or the expansion isn't seated correctly. People's floppy drives do die, but far more common on A1200's are the CIA chips (do a search on this forum).

29 August 2007, 19:26	#26
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	I should also add that the A1200 isn't compatible with a lot of A500 games!!! Many will fail when loaded from floppy. You have do downgrade it for better compatibility (search for "relokick"). The best way to play games on an A1200 is WHDload, but you will need more than 2MB memory for many titles: http://guildserver.co.uk/kgwhd/ many useful links here: http://wiki.abime.net/ This might come in useful as well since you have a Workbench ADF: http://classicwb.abime.net/

30 August 2007, 03:05	#27
bryce_boi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 13	i've been to aminet for the test utilities, but i dont understand how to use these LHA files, i thought they were just like draws or somthing, i tried putting them on my CF card but workbench couldnt see them so i tried extracting them in windows but workbench still didn't like it... :S im confused...

30 August 2007, 11:41	#28
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	they are compressed files, you need the LHA program to expand them, check on aminet

30 August 2007, 15:43	#29
bryce_boi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 13	yep, figured that out just after i left that message... winrar can extract them... as for the files im left with they ether dont show on my amiga or they give me messages like no "installer" or somthing,

30 August 2007, 17:58	#30
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	installer is another program in workbench 3.0 (or even 2.0?); sadly i don't remember where it was, i guess it should be somewhere in the complete package, in one of the 6 disks... try Aminet: http://aminet.net/search?query=installer

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