FS-UAE Real Hard Disk works is mounted (OS 4.1)

[White]

I wanted to do a test with "Amilator" And directly mount a real partition (REAL HD)



And it works perfectly with:

sudo fdisk -l

/dev/sde1 * 2048 1892081663 1892079616 902,2G 7 HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sde2 1892081664 1953525167 61443504 29,3G 5 Extended
/dev/sde5 1892083712 1948473343 56389632 26,9G 76 unknown <--- this is the x76 partition that is hidden and initialized with AmigaOS

hard_drive_0 = / dev / sde5


so the idea now is to put "amilator" directly on the hard disk and inside it create a partition "x76 initialized directly with" amiga " as I do now with "winuae"
in order to have everything on the same hard disk I wanted to ask for the option:



z3mapping = real

is supported by fs-uae?
in practice I would like to select but Z3 memory not on "automatic" but on "real"

I added this option and it doesn't seem to cause any problems but i don't know if it's actually working?



Thank you.



Here is the configuration file, surely I could add something I don't know.



[fs-uae]
base_dir = / amiga
accelerator = cyberstorm-ppc
accelerator_memory = 131072
accelerator_rom = cyberstormppc.rom
amiga_model = A4000 / OS4
chip_memory = 2048
cpu = 68060-NOMMU
floppy_drive_volume_empty = 0
floppy_drive_count = 1
fullscreen_mode = window
graphics_card = picasso-iv-z3
graphics_card_rom = picasso_iv_flash.rom
# hard_drive_0 = os41F.hdf
# hard_drive_0_type = rdb
hard_drive_0 = / dev / sde5
joystick_port_1_mode = nothing
kickstart_file = A4000-3.1-rev-40.068.rom
mouse_integration = 0
mouse_speed = 75
network_card = a2065
uaem_write_flags = 0
zorro_iii_memory = 524288

z3mapping = real <------------- Does FS-UAE recognize this option ?


Thanks for any suggestions.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by White

in order to have everything on the same hard disk I wanted to ask for the option:

z3mapping = real

is supported by fs-uae?

You have to use 'uae_z3mapping' instead for FS-UAE, but it should work.
https://fs-uae.net/devel/docs/option...z3mapping.html

[White]

@TCD

Thank you :-)

what is the exact syntax?

uae_z3mapping = real ?

[TCD]

Originally Posted by White

what is the exact syntax?

uae_z3mapping = real ?

Looks good.

[White]

@TCD
if I use this I can no longer access the "real partition"

it tells me it can't find the real hard drive anymore

[TCD]

Sorry, I can't help you with that. I wanted to point out that for FS-UAE to use the option you need to add 'uae_'. Fingers crossed that someone that knows how to actually getting it to work in FS-UAE replies soon

[White]

@TCD
OK thank you :-)

z3mapping = real

it seems to work but I don't really know if it is being applied

[White]

this seems to work:

jit_compiler = 0
uae_z3mapping = real

but I don't know if that's right

?

[White]

the configuration I am trying is this with 4.1 the JIT even if activated allows me in this case to access the real hard disk.

furthermore, the activated JIT would be needed because E-UAE benefits a lot if it is active.

I don't know if this configuration is right but it seems to work fine.

Currently unlike winuae if the JIT is active it crashes E-UAE.

While if it is deactivated the E-UAE JIT works without problems.

I will do other tests.

Thanks for any suggestions

[fs-uae]
base_dir = / amiga
accelerator = cyberstorm-ppc
accelerator_memory = 131072
accelerator_rom = cyberstormppc.rom
amiga_model = A4000 / OS4
chip_memory = 2048
cpu = 68060-NOMMU
floppy_drive_volume_empty = 0
floppy_drive_count = 1
fullscreen_mode = window
graphics_card = picasso-iv-z3
graphics_card_rom = picasso_iv_flash.rom
#hard_drive_0 = os41F.hdf
#hard_drive_0_type = rdb
hard_drive_0 = / dev / sde5
joystick_port_1_mode = nothing
kickstart_file = A4000-3.1-rev-40.068.rom
mouse_integration = 0
mouse_speed = 75
network_card = a2065
uaem_write_flags = 0
zorro_iii_memory = 524288
jit_compiler = 1 <---------------this is only for the JIT version of E-UAE but I will probably have to reconfigure it
uae_z3mapping = real
uae_cachesize = 8192
uae_comp_trustbyte = direct
uae_comp_trustword = direct
uae_comp_trustnaddr = direct
uae_comp_trustlong = indirectks

[vk3heg]

In the updated amilator 5.x.x that I released before working on AmiDeb, there is instructions on how to access a real harddisk from within the emulated environment.

Have you tested that to see if it works?

[White]

@vk3heg
no,
I haven't tested this method yet
I'll try it.


I wanted to ask with fs-uae I wanted to disable the "Nouveau" drivers and put the official Nvidia drivers.
Doing this with fs-uae can help in terms of speed. ?

[White]

I installed the official drivers of "nvidia" putting in the blacklist the "nouveau"
it actually seems a bit faster.
also but this probably concerns the 4.1 now the videos I can see them in full screen, while before if I'm not mistaken I could not see them in full screen with the "nouveau".

And very little that I use fs-uae so I don't know its configuration parameters well yet especially for amigaos 4.1.

An example configuration would be useful to compare it with the one I am currently using.

[vk3heg]

If you look in the configurations folder there is a working OS4.1 config:

A4000-PPC.fs-uae

Regarding video, yes it would be best to install the official drivers for the correct card. The system atm, is just installing the base drivers.

[White]

I wanted to know if it is the right way to update fs-uae to the latest version (beta) 3.2.11 is this in this case Amideb:

here the video:

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Or possibly if there is a repository that I can add for beta versions?

Thank you.

[vk3heg]

There is no repo for the beta version of fs-uae... %-(

[White]

@vk3heg
Thanks for the explanation,

Now I'm using FS-UAE BETA 3.2.11 with 4.1

Everything works fine.

Wifi Applications Games ect.

I would say the speed is excellent.
In this case I am using the proprietary NVIDIA drivers
but if you want you can use the standard ones.

Yes, a repository for FS-UAE BETAs would be a good thing.
To be activated on the fly to try the latest BETA versions.

I haven't used linux for many years but this is a good way to use 68k and also 4.1 with linux.
then if you want you can make customized configurations.

It is useless to underline a possible more extended support for FS-UAE with 4.1 but it would be nice.

As soon as I have time I will also put the 68k.

Here a video with Games and Applications using BETA 3.2.11:

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[White]

I was trying to activate to add to the FS-UAE configuration

"hardware sprite emulation"

but I have not found any post referring to this.
And I don't know if this is included in the current FS-UAE version.

This option is used for example to disable the flashing of the screen every time objects are collected in "quake".
Otherwise, every time something is picked up, the screen flashes.

Does this option exist what is its syntax?

Thank you.

[White]

@vk3heg

I tested a script written in "Python"
To create .hdf directly through a menu that you can add.
To your distribution.

Created over a year ago by an EAB user

Its use is simple and most likely if you want you can include it in "AmiDeb" I think it will be useful.

In practice, I'll give you a short example:
1) Create the .hdf
2) launch the configuration of your AmigaOS from the menu
3) Use the AmigaOS installation cd
4) Format the partition
5) Reboot
6) The HDF is ready to be used
7) Install the AmigaOS

separate note:
you can also create .hdf in "raw" "rdb"

prerequisite
sudo apt-get install python

it is probably possible to improve it further to make it much more practical in the "AmiDeb" menus by assigning a name and size of the .hdf for example to the.hdf via the "AmiDeb" menu etc.

I hope it is useful.
If you find it interesting I will send you the script.

here is the sample video of its use:

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[White]

I added the menu to create .hdf automatically.

The file created is 4 gigabytes in a few seconds.
If desired, it is also possible to choose other dimensions of the .hdf

I hope it is useful.

vk3heg you could add it later if you find it useful.

On my personal note:
This means that now I can finally create a complete installation of the AmigaOS 4.1 FE
by downloading online all the applications are already preconfigured.
An old project I had in mind.

And even those who do not know 4.1 very well can easily do a completely automatic installation and use the already preconfigured 4.1FE.

"Obviously having the original AmigaOS 4.1FE CD" :-)

Now I have the tools to do it.

Thanks again, the great work of vk3heg I really appreciate you very much.

Note aside:

i used a simple real 2.5 inch hd taken from a laptop via usb.
With a simple 32GB SSD or something like that, the performance would be much higher.

here the video of the test:

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[White]

AmiDeb tested with AmiTube 1.1 Beta

Streaming with Youtube and TwitchTV

[ Show youtube player ]