02 August 2009, 00:54 | #1 |
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n00b guide to getting whdload started please?
Hello all,
Finally got my real amiga 1200 working with the ADVSP install after several days of painstaking labour. Now I've got a question about the whole WHDload thingy: I understand the part of the 2 roms beeing renamed and being placed in the devs\kickstart folder, done that. Now I want to use my collection of (legally owned) .adf files in WHDload on my real amiga so I transferrerd 3 test titles beginning with an 'R' to the games\R folder on DH0 via winuae and CF-IDE adapter (just like I copied the classic WB ADVSP earlier) and put it back in my amiga. I click the 'drawers' icon and the update the gameslist. But I should have known it wouldn't be this simple couse it didn't work. Can someone please tell me how to get from a .adf on my PC to a working game in my real A1200 in a step by step manor? I would be very gratefull. I have searched the forums but can't find anything (maybe I didn't look good enough but that has something to do with a former brain injury due to excessive drinking, forgive me for that). Thanks in advance (and maybe some later if it works too!). |
02 August 2009, 00:59 | #2 |
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If you want to use WHDLoad, it can't get much better than this : http://www.whdownload.com/
ADFs normally won't work with WHDLoad (to install the games) anyway. |
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Yep. Already preinstalled. Copy them on your Amiga and use DOPUS to unpack the games.
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Woooooooooooooooot! I'm playing walker on my A1200 (real)! this is so frickin' cool. You guys forgot to mention to run the update scripts (did I say that right). I thought I just post it for anyone thinkng we missed a step.
Thank you so much, you guys know your s*#t. I just downloaded and arc-ext it to the designated games/x/ folder and it worked. Question though: Are all these games copyright free or something? It's just weird for me that all those titles are free to download (although I own them myself offourse). |
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...but unless someone complains (who owns the copyright) it's considered 'okay' here Last edited by TCD; 02 August 2009 at 17:44. Reason: Moved the 's' ;) |
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Of course. Don't get me wrong. I just wanted to add why we are allowed to upload or link to this old software here.
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Yeah I asked concerning all the copyright enfindgement cases of lately. In holland (where I live) the goverment is banning the piratebay also in about 5 days. Thats f#$ked up. What will follow?!
About the 'update', I understood you should run the 'add files' button from the 'drawers' icon (next to the 'run' button in the lower left corner of the desktop). For as far as I know this is an automated update script from the games folder. I wonder if it also updates when you remove a fill, should try it. You know what's a shame: Little big planet isn't one of the titles. But I've seen/played some great ones! I think I will register my WHDload though, that nag message sure gets very annoying very fast. |
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Sorry, should have been 'little big adventure' oopss. Bought little big planet for my ps3 but I didn't think it was all what it was cracked up to be.
Still a shame though... wel I can always do it with good old floppies. |
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Er, neither was Little Big Adventure made for the Amiga If you find an Amiga game that isn't WHDified yet, you can check here : http://eab.abime.net/forumdisplay.php?f=22 and if it's not already requested make a new thread
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I could have sworn it was... but I checked internet and you are right. Must have played it on a PC somewhere. damn korsakof.
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No mather if they ban all torrent sites/public download sites, trading will still go on
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Sure hope so....
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Funny thing happened: The first game I tried was Jetsrike AGA (on my real Amiga) and it worked. The following time I used to search games I wanted and put them on my CF. Tonight when I tried Jetstrike AGA again (I wanted to actually play it) it gave me the 'can't allocate fastmem' message and the game didn't load. I changed absolutely nothing in my setup whatsoever since the first time I tried. Anyone got any idea as to why this had happened? Is there a way to get some more memory free prior to starting WHDload?
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