No ROM files in download...help please

26 August 2006, 14:58

I'm a bit of a beginner here so bear with me please. I've downloaded WINUAE but it's saying all my ROMs are unavailable. I've rescanned over and over but it's making no difference at all.

I noticed in another thread that someone mentioned a ROMs folder but I don't seem to have one of those either.

Any ideas please? Hope so cos this is winding me up now

quahappy · 26 August 2006, 16:01

Welcome to EAB Froots!

Er.... you need to buy the Kickstart ROMs which are Copyright, from www.amigaforever.com before you can begin to play all those free Amiga classics as mentioned in FAQ.

http://www.amigaforever.com/system/ gives a more detailed breakdown of why you need Kickstart ROMs.

thomas · 26 August 2006, 16:04

If you don't own an Amiga, you have to buy this: AmigaForever or one of these: Amiga Classix. Otherwise there is no legal way to get the ROM files needed by WinUAE.

Ultron · 26 August 2006, 23:20

Yeah, dude, you gotta do as they say, not as they do

Sanctimonious tip #4759: Don't download them of Emule, Bitorrent, or any of the P2P apps in there. Or grab them from whomever might've PM'ed you by now.

Just buy again what you already payed for, probably more than once, over ten years ago

PaulyQ · 27 August 2006, 02:34

I agree..... buy 'em!! Your legal that way, no seriously!!

TjLaZer · 27 August 2006, 04:05

Or just get a free or cheap A500 then leech a ROM from someone!!!!

29 August 2006, 08:48

Cheers lads.

Doc Mindie · 29 August 2006, 14:04

No prob's, Froots..... we're here to encourage legal Amiga emulation and such

Basquemactee1 · 29 August 2006, 14:12

I agree with this from Ultron.......Sanctimonious tip #4759: Don't download them of Emule, Bitorrent, or any of the P2P apps in there. Or grab them from whomever might've PM'ed you by now.

I made the mistake of d/l thru Emule a couple of years ago and on opening the RAR image it was virus/spyware laden. So I ended up buying it from Amiga Forever and believe me it's nice to have legal files!!!!!

_ThEcRoW · 29 August 2006, 15:12

A virus on the roms?. are you sure the virus wa't on the autoextract rar file?.
From what i know, the Amiga roms aren't executable on win.

Marcuz · 29 August 2006, 15:30

i think the antivirus checks the archives on opening

Basquemactee1 · 29 August 2006, 16:11

It was in the RAR archive, not the ROMS, sorry shoulda said!! I made the typical sad mistkae of opening the archive without running the v checker & got a bloody worm installed. Got rid of it tho thank christ, but never again for an RAR or EXE file of Emule!!

mcbpete · 29 August 2006, 18:08

Well you can't get a virus from a RAR file itself (only any .exe/.com/.scr/.pif files within it) unless it was like a .rar.exe (one of those self-extracting thingies). The closest you can get is what I think is called a zip-bomb which is a really tiny compressed file which is just full of 0's so is easily compressed which can expand to a multi-gigabyte file flooding the drive.

29 August 2006, 22:05

I'd buy the online version but I need a non-free email address otherwise they don't accept the payment.

Tight-arses eh?

Looks like I'll have to get it delivered or something. Boooooo!

Jimbo · 30 August 2006, 11:22

Why dont you use the email address you get with your ISP ?

Anubis · 30 August 2006, 21:52

Never, ever search for kick!

That's what commies do...

share.... etc...

InTheSand · 30 August 2006, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Froots

Looks like I'll have to get it delivered or something. Boooooo!

It's worth buying the version with the extra content - the video material about Commodore is interesting.

- Ali

sniperchaz · 03 October 2006, 13:20

If you dont alraedy own an AMIGA then AMIGA FOREVER is well worth paying for to use as an emulator has evry thing you need to get started if you get the download version ie non cd you will need to MOUNT the ISO IMAGE onto a VIRTUAL DRIVE one of the best programmes to use is Demon Tools you can download it for free from there site then burn the image with nero or any other decent burn programme to a cd and also install it from the ISO its already got workbench 1.3 and 3.1 in it plus some games and demos and if you wanted to just download classic workbench and install it ideal for laptops as well as tower units and is not too expensive .

Haakon · 03 October 2006, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultron

Yeah, dude, you gotta do as they say, not as they do

Sanctimonious tip #4759: Don't download them of Emule, Bitorrent, or any of the P2P apps in there. Or grab them from whomever might've PM'ed you by now.

Just buy again what you already payed for, probably more than once, over ten years ago

26 August 2006, 14:58	#1
Froots Posts: n/a	No ROM files in download...help please I'm a bit of a beginner here so bear with me please. I've downloaded WINUAE but it's saying all my ROMs are unavailable. I've rescanned over and over but it's making no difference at all. I noticed in another thread that someone mentioned a ROMs folder but I don't seem to have one of those either. Any ideas please? Hope so cos this is winding me up now

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26 August 2006, 16:01	#2
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 56 Posts: 1,667	Welcome to EAB Froots! Er.... you need to buy the Kickstart ROMs which are Copyright, from www.amigaforever.com before you can begin to play all those free Amiga classics as mentioned in FAQ. http://www.amigaforever.com/system/ gives a more detailed breakdown of why you need Kickstart ROMs.

26 August 2006, 16:04	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,027	If you don't own an Amiga, you have to buy this: AmigaForever or one of these: Amiga Classix. Otherwise there is no legal way to get the ROM files needed by WinUAE.

26 August 2006, 23:20	#4
Ultron Something Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amigaland, Nostalgia Age: 48 Posts: 757	Yeah, dude, you gotta do as they say, not as they do Sanctimonious tip #4759: Don't download them of Emule, Bitorrent, or any of the P2P apps in there. Or grab them from whomever might've PM'ed you by now. Just buy again what you already payed for, probably more than once, over ten years ago

27 August 2006, 02:34	#5
PaulyQ Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hartlepool, UK Age: 53 Posts: 237	I agree..... buy 'em!! Your legal that way, no seriously!!

27 August 2006, 04:05	#6
TjLaZer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,927	Or just get a free or cheap A500 then leech a ROM from someone!!!!

29 August 2006, 14:04	#8
Doc Mindie In deep Trouble Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester, Made in Norway Age: 51 Posts: 841	No prob's, Froots..... we're here to encourage legal Amiga emulation and such

29 August 2006, 14:12	#9
Basquemactee1 Old Fart New WinUAE user Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Sebastian, Spain Age: 59 Posts: 176	I agree with this from Ultron.......Sanctimonious tip #4759: Don't download them of Emule, Bitorrent, or any of the P2P apps in there. Or grab them from whomever might've PM'ed you by now. I made the mistake of d/l thru Emule a couple of years ago and on opening the RAR image it was virus/spyware laden. So I ended up buying it from Amiga Forever and believe me it's nice to have legal files!!!!!

29 August 2006, 15:12	#10
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 942	A virus on the roms?. are you sure the virus wa't on the autoextract rar file?. From what i know, the Amiga roms aren't executable on win.

29 August 2006, 15:30	#11
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i think the antivirus checks the archives on opening

29 August 2006, 16:11	#12
Basquemactee1 Old Fart New WinUAE user Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Sebastian, Spain Age: 59 Posts: 176	It was in the RAR archive, not the ROMS, sorry shoulda said!! I made the typical sad mistkae of opening the archive without running the v checker & got a bloody worm installed. Got rid of it tho thank christ, but never again for an RAR or EXE file of Emule!!

29 August 2006, 18:08	#13
mcbpete Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, England Age: 42 Posts: 239	Well you can't get a virus from a RAR file itself (only any .exe/.com/.scr/.pif files within it) unless it was like a .rar.exe (one of those self-extracting thingies). The closest you can get is what I think is called a zip-bomb which is a really tiny compressed file which is just full of 0's so is easily compressed which can expand to a multi-gigabyte file flooding the drive.

29 August 2006, 22:05	#14
Froots Posts: n/a	I'd buy the online version but I need a non-free email address otherwise they don't accept the payment. Tight-arses eh? Looks like I'll have to get it delivered or something. Boooooo!

30 August 2006, 11:22	#15
Jimbo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colchester Essex Age: 44 Posts: 822	Why dont you use the email address you get with your ISP ?

30 August 2006, 21:52	#16
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,072	Never, ever search for kick! That's what commies do... share.... etc...

03 October 2006, 13:20	#18
sniperchaz Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MARGATE UK Age: 62 Posts: 33	If you dont alraedy own an AMIGA then AMIGA FOREVER is well worth paying for to use as an emulator has evry thing you need to get started if you get the download version ie non cd you will need to MOUNT the ISO IMAGE onto a VIRTUAL DRIVE one of the best programmes to use is Demon Tools you can download it for free from there site then burn the image with nero or any other decent burn programme to a cd and also install it from the ISO its already got workbench 1.3 and 3.1 in it plus some games and demos and if you wanted to just download classic workbench and install it ideal for laptops as well as tower units and is not too expensive .

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