Install AmigaOS 3.1 in Real Amiga HD or CF

Hi all, I've been trying to install a Workbench 3.1 in an 60Gb HD or in a 2Gb CF Card.

I've installed the HD in the A1200 (rev. 1D4), succesfully made a 1Gb Partition and a 2Gb Partition just to make things running.

I have been unsuccesfull with the CF card, tryed all the tutorials in the internet, and it won't boot from the CF card. When I try to do the same with the HD, in WinUAE it gives me access denied.

So after all of this, as I'm a mac user, i wanted to see if this is doable through FS-UAE. If it goes right I would manage to do a step-by-step tutorial for future reference for Amiga-Mac users.

So My question for now I guess is ... how to get FS-UAE to read the external CF card. I mean ... it reads it, but shouldn't I run admnistrative privileges or something?
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Amiga config:
Escom A1200
Kick 3.1
WB3.1

FS-UAE Config:

# FS-UAE configuration saved by FS-UAE Launcher
# Last saved: 2013-04-24 18:10:12

[fs-uae]
amiga_model = A1200/020
chip_memory = 2048
fast_memory = 8192
floppy_drive_0 = amiga-os-310-install.adf
hard_drive_0 = /Volumes/CFAmiga
kickstart_file = amiga-os-310-a1200.rom
uaegfx_card = 1
zorro_iii_memory = 131072

in a Macbook Pro | OSX 10.8.3
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Thank you,

P.S.: After a few hours of being On, it reboots with a Guru Meditation - Software Failure, and after that every 10m or so it reboots with the error. Anyone know by chance what could be wrong? Caps?

Update v01:

Reading the threads:

- [FS-UAE] Boot a real compact flash card on OSX ?: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=65366

- Directory hard drives with full support for file attributes: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=67882

- FS-UAE & real Amiga hard drives on OS X [Solved]: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=67082

- [Guide] Installing AmigaOS 3.9 with FS-UAE: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=67429

- Problem with hard drive and save states, and a few other questions: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=67591

- FS-UAE mounting PC devices to WB: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=67507

Let's see what I come up with

Update v02:

will try this:

Originally Posted by FrodeSolheim

You must first figure out what device your Amiga HD/CF is, say it is /dev/disk2...

Then, assuming this Amiga HD/CF has an RDB header, just use FS-UAE option hard_drive_0 = /dev/disk2

As noted in a previous post here, you must have permissions to use the device, for full read/write permissions, you can use something like:

chmod a+rw /dev/disk2

Warning: this will give all users read/write access to the device, and make sure to use the correct device.

Well, in my case I got the following info from OSX:

Name : CFAmiga
Type : Partition

Disk Identifier : disk3s1
Mount Point : /Volumes/CFAmiga

Step 01 .... Edited the FS-UAE config file:

[fs-uae]
amiga_model = A1200/020
chip_memory = 2048
fast_memory = 8192
floppy_drive_0 = amiga-os-310-install.adf
hard_drive_0 = /dev/disk3s1
kickstart_file = amiga-os-310-a1200.rom
uaegfx_card = 1
zorro_iii_memory = 131072

Step 02 .... Terminal command for r/w:

chmod a+rw /dev/disk3s1

Step 03 .... Fire up FS-UAE:

So it runs Install Workbench 3.1 and it sees the CFcard


Next, I've runned "Get Information" from HDToolBox:

.... should I change the scsi for uaehf ?

After this, it is still not seen in HDToolBox

[FrodeSolheim]

Hi, you probably want to use /dev/disk3 (the entire disk) instead of /dev/disk3s1 (a single partition)...

(You must also likely make sure none of the partitions are mounted/used by OS X...)

Originally Posted by csxlab

.... should I change the scsi for uaehf ?

Yes, you should use uaehf.device!

EDIT: Oh, and I forgot to mention: while the CF-card is not already partitioned for Amiga (which I assume it isn't, since a "Mac-compatible" volume shows up on your computer), you'll also need to use: hard_drive_0_type = rdb

If the hard disk / CF-card is already formatted, this option is not needed since FS-UAE will auto-detect the RDSK header.

[nexusle]

I could remember, that in MAC OS X partitioned hard disks doesn't work "out of the box" in FS-UAE. In past I must setup the disk in Windows with "diskpart" to delete every partition on it.

[lesta_smsc]

Wow - your screenshots appear VERY smooth in terms of the text and image quality! What plugins did you enable to get this i.e. what is your graphics options!?

[yesplease]

yes the screenshots are very impressive, I like the shade, the colors and the round edges... it feels like it is flying... ;-)

@csxlab: any progress on your booting problem ?

Originally Posted by FrodeSolheim

Hi, you probably want to use /dev/disk3 (the entire disk) instead of /dev/disk3s1 (a single partition)...

(You must also likely make sure none of the partitions are mounted/used by OS X...)



Yes, you should use uaehf.device!

EDIT: Oh, and I forgot to mention: while the CF-card is not already partitioned for Amiga (which I assume it isn't, since a "Mac-compatible" volume shows up on your computer), you'll also need to use: hard_drive_0_type = rdb

If the hard disk / CF-card is already formatted, this option is not needed since FS-UAE will auto-detect the RDSK header.

Ok, I'm going to try it, later I found alreadt that I should use the full disk, let me see what I can get.

Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

Wow - your screenshots appear VERY smooth in terms of the text and image quality! What plugins did you enable to get this i.e. what is your graphics options!?

Hi, I used mac osx screen grabber, just use the combination keys shift+cmd+4 and when the air pin to select area appears, just click space bar and select the window you want to screen grab

Originally Posted by yesplease

yes the screenshots are very impressive, I like the shade, the colors and the round edges... it feels like it is flying... ;-)

@csxlab: any progress on your booting problem ?

Was a long weekend, I'm going to try now, lost some time in winuae preparing a classic workbench in an HD .... looks nice but in a 2mb amiga is always out of memory hehe

[Retrofan]

As anybody asks, (offtopic) how can I post such wonderful images like you do?