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18 February 2015, 09:06
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Running From an External USB HDD on OS X
Hi, I am using an iMac and would like to run FS-UAE from a 2.5" USB HDD, I would like to have the application installed on the USB HDD and all its info (database etc.) on the USB HDD so that I can disconnect the drive and move it to another mac and run the app and have a fully working Amiga system.
So my guess is I simply run the app from the USB and it will create the required files on the USB ? or will it create them on the iMac HDD. T.I.A Ump.. Last edited by FrodeSolheim; 21 February 2015 at 15:05. |
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18 February 2015, 10:39
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Hi, just make sure to use the *portable version* and extract it to somewhere on your USB HDD and run the apps from there
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19 February 2015, 18:11
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Thanks for the answer, I have copied all my files to the root of the HDD, and when I start the launcher it quits unexpectedly.
I have attached the output. Its an .rtf file that i could only upload if I gave it an .s extension. |
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20 February 2015, 18:30
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I have done some tests and I have found that it will run from the internal HDD (mac) but crashes when run from the USB. Anyone else has this ?
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20 February 2015, 19:44
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FIXED!!!
It turns out that the Mac version of FS-UAE MUST be run on a drive formatted with Mac OS Extended (Journaled). If you use a FAT partition like I did for compatibility reasons it will not run. I don't know if it would work on a partition formatted with NTFS. Just thought I would share. |
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21 February 2015, 15:05
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Hi, and thanks for the report and thorough testing
You are right, I too tried FS-UAE Launcher 2.4.1 on a FAT drive, and it aborts as you reported. The good news is that FS-UAE Launcher 2.5.x works fine on FAT drives on OS X (tested just now)
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21 February 2015, 17:43
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Good to hear
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