Using an external USB disk drive to boot games?

dex · 13 December 2019, 12:57

Would it be possible to link an external USB floppy-drive with WinUAE to enable the emulator to read a (PC) disk with an .adf and boot it directly from the drive as soon as something is inserted?

DamienD · 13 December 2019, 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by dex

Would it be possible to link an external USB floppy-drive with WinUAE

Yes

Quote:

Originally Posted by dex

to enable the emulator to read a (PC) disk with an .adf and boot it directly from the drive as soon as something is inserted?

Why would you do this and not just load the .ADF?

dex · 13 December 2019, 13:14

Well, I had that silly idea earlier this week to just copy an .adf image onto a standard disk (readable by Windows 10 via USB floppy drive) and have WinUAE boot it - just as if I inserted a disk into a normal Amiga. All for nostalgia. I thought it would be worth a shot to ask around if it's actually possible

Toni Wilen · 13 December 2019, 13:31

It is only technically possible. In reality it isn't working like you probably expect it to work..

dex · 14 December 2019, 14:05

Thanks for taking the time to answer! If you say so, I know it isn't possible just like that

It would also not be very be practicable. WinUAE would have to be in a permanent waiting state for a disk to be entered and the .adf file "inserted" via disk inside the external drive would have to be recognised the moment it is put in as a fresh disk to boot from. There won't be any real need for a function like that and it's a bit of an overkill I guess.

13 December 2019, 12:57	#1
dex Eat Electric Death Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 327	Using an external USB floppy-drive to boot games? Would it be possible to link an external USB floppy-drive with WinUAE to enable the emulator to read a (PC) disk with an .adf and boot it directly from the drive as soon as something is inserted? Last edited by dex; 13 December 2019 at 13:15.

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13 December 2019, 13:14	#3
dex Eat Electric Death Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 327	Well, I had that silly idea earlier this week to just copy an .adf image onto a standard disk (readable by Windows 10 via USB floppy drive) and have WinUAE boot it - just as if I inserted a disk into a normal Amiga. All for nostalgia. I thought it would be worth a shot to ask around if it's actually possible

13 December 2019, 13:31	#4
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,502	It is only technically possible. In reality it isn't working like you probably expect it to work..

14 December 2019, 14:05	#5
dex Eat Electric Death Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 327	Thanks for taking the time to answer! If you say so, I know it isn't possible just like that It would also not be very be practicable. WinUAE would have to be in a permanent waiting state for a disk to be entered and the .adf file "inserted" via disk inside the external drive would have to be recognised the moment it is put in as a fresh disk to boot from. There won't be any real need for a function like that and it's a bit of an overkill I guess.

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