12 September 2015, 10:09 | #1 | |
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GUIDE: How to extract Kickstart ROM from Amiga Forever Value vs Plus / Premium
Hello everyone! First post on this forum and I'd like to share the steps for extracting the Kickstart ROM files that come with Amiga Forever.
Note the following restrictions: AF Value: - Costs only $10 - Doesn't include all Kickstart ROMs, but 1.3 is included - Does not use rom.key, but a DLL for decrypting - Process of extracting rom files is more work AF Plus / Premium: - Costs $30/$40 or $20/$30 as an upgrade - Includes all Kickstart ROMs - Uses rom.key, which UAE based emulators can easily import - Process of extracting rom is extremely simple Process for extracting the Kickstart ROM from AF Value: - Start AF - Go to systems - Edit Workbench 1.3 profile - Go to Media tab - Add a directory somewhere on your computer (I'm going with amiga as folder name) - Go to C:\Users\Public\Documents\Amiga Files\Shared\amiga_utilities - Copy transrom to your amiga directory (the one that you added previously) - Start Workbench 1.3 emulation - Double click on Amiga Workbench 1.3 icon - Double click on Shell - Type the following command: Quote:
Process for extracting the Kickstart ROM from AF Plus / Premium: Option 1: Create an ISO image - Run AF Plus - Go tools > Build Image - Choose destination folder and press Build - Burn the ISO to a DVD, mount in a virtual drive, or unzip with 7-zip or similar - Open FS-UAE (that's what I used) - Go to Main Menu - Amiga Forever import - Point it to the DVD and click Import - Done Option 2: Copy ROM files from installation folder - Go to C:\Users\Public\Documents\Amiga Files\Shared\rom - Copy these files somewhere else on the PC, for example the directory that your emulator monitors for ROM files - Run FS-UAE (that's what I used) - Go to Main Menu - Amiga Forever import - Point it to the folder with ROM files - Done YouTube versions of these steps If you prefer a visual overview of the steps, I created these two videos: [ Show youtube player ] [ Show youtube player ] Last edited by Phil; 12 September 2015 at 11:52. |
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19 September 2015, 21:56 | #2 |
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Very informative...! Was curious as I noted that the version of WinUAE you were using is an old one, and that your original file dates in the video are ~2009, so just wondering why this is your first post here...? (I know, I'm nosy...)
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20 September 2015, 03:08 | #3 | |
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http://fs-uae.net/download#windows I had a look at the video and the files are dated 2015, so I'm confused now |
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20 September 2015, 12:48 | #4 |
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A kickstart 1.3 with 512kB? You dumped somehow a wrong file in the first video. All Kick 1.x files are 256KB. Unless Amiga Forever has a 512KB file (overdumped?) in their Value Pack.
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20 September 2015, 21:06 | #5 |
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21 September 2015, 00:57 | #6 | |
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I was s bit annoyed when I got the cheap version and found out. The information is somewhat tucked away deep in the FAQ of the AF website It wouldn't have been a problem to clearly state "if you want to buy AF to get the ROM files for emulators you should buy the Plus Edition". Or something like that. Last edited by Phil; 21 September 2015 at 01:03. |
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27 September 2015, 12:29 | #7 |
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Yes, FS-UAE (and WinUAE) will recognize an overdumped 1.3 kickstart ROM - it is also catalogued in TOSEC (the emulator will just use the relevant 256 KB and ignore the rest).
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28 September 2015, 14:07 | #8 | |
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Is there anything that can be done? Meaning how does one dump the kickstart ROM files so they can be used on a real Amiga or FPGA Mist of example? Is there another dump tool that doesn't overdump? EDIT: Nice! The Mist takes the encrypted ROM as long as key.rom is also on the SD card. Very happy with that Last edited by Phil; 28 September 2015 at 15:30. |
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