06 August 2011, 04:13 | #1 |
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AROS info needed
I have been reading about AROS, as far as i understand it is a replacement OS for the amiga. What I would like to know is do i need a PPC to make this work? and do I have to install it on a HDF file? oh and how much space do I need?
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06 August 2011, 07:10 | #2 |
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Replacement OS for amiga, sort of but maybe one day.
It runs primarily on x86 hardware but also on m68k, PPC and x86_64. It can be installed to HD but also booted directly from CD/DVD or installed to a USB key. Space depends on which distribution (and how much software they come with) that you install. Nightly Builds CD, upto a couple hundred MB Icaros 1.3 DVD nearly 2 GB Icaros 1.3 light 700 MB (there are 2 more distros not listed.) |
06 August 2011, 13:21 | #3 |
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so, what ur sayin s that it maybe incompatiple with WinUAE? I am only using WinUAE on an Acer laptop, I am saving to get a secondhand tower PC, I do not have a PPC board on my current setup. and if it is sort of a replacement OS, what exactly is it? any details?
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06 August 2011, 13:41 | #4 |
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WinUAE is an Amiga emulator for Windows, AROS is an OS itself : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AROS_Re...erating_System
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06 August 2011, 20:07 | #5 |
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Best to download Icaros light and boot from the cd to try it out. Aros comes with its own emulators for the Amiga such as, Janus, e-uae to name a couple.
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07 August 2011, 01:08 | #6 |
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I want to try it from USB. I've downloaded Icaros 1.2.2 http://www.icarosdesktop.com/updates...CD_120-122.tgz
I've prepared a 16Gb Kingston pendrive: Jess Coburn: http://jesscoburn.com/archives/2007/...sb-thumbdrive/ "Format the thumb drive 1.from a DOS prompt execute: diskpart 2.list disk 3.select disk 1 (assuming disk 1 was your thumb drive in the above list disk command) 4.clean 5.create partition primary 6.select partition 1 7.active 8.format fs=fat32 9.assign 10.exit Copy the Win2008 install files 1.xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (assumes your dvd is drive D: and your thumb drive is drive E:\, adjust accordingly) That’s all it took other than verifying the server BIOS was set to boot off of the USB device." I've done a DVD with the Iso of Icaros. Now I'm copying the contents in my pendrive (resting 6 hours, 23 minutes) Edit (suddenly now it's 3 hours) (Edit now 1 hour). Perhaps I'm downloading an old version, I'm seeing now (will try with updates http://www.icarosdesktop.org/), but... Will it work? EDIT: It seems my version is the latest to work with USB ¿?. Sadly the pdf instructions don't open: http://vmwaros.blogspot.com/2010/06/...ros-stick.html (1 hour, 6 minutes to try it...) EDIT: I will try with Icaros 1.3 the same way. I can go backwards if it doesn't work. I will leave it installing while I sleep... Last edited by Retrofan; 07 August 2011 at 03:42. |
07 August 2011, 22:14 | #7 |
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Bit of an overkill there Retrofan. Just boot from the cd/dvd and let the installer prepare the usb stick.
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07 August 2011, 23:24 | #8 |
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Yes, too much work for nothing. Thanks.
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07 August 2011, 23:32 | #9 |
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Hey Retrofan,
Where did you get the info on using diskpart? It seems to be a powerful tool for prepping USB devices, etc., but without instructions I've never been able to get past the DISKPART> prompt. Your post above is a good start, but !! |
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I also used this method for installing aros on a stick. |
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07 August 2011, 23:59 | #11 |
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18 August 2011, 14:42 | #12 |
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@Retrofan
You can't install AROS to a USB drive that way (the drive needs to be SFS formatted, not FAT32). Instead, boot from the DVD and run the installer that can be found on the desktop. @DeafDaz You can burn an AROS CD/DVD and boot your Acer laptop from it. Some hardware components might not work with AROS however. |
19 August 2011, 09:20 | #13 |
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Icaros 1.3.1 will be released soon... and Amiga M68K integration is even better
http://www.icarosdesktop.org/ |
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Right click on the pdf link and save it to your PC, then you should be able to open it from there. |
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04 September 2011, 12:49 | #15 |
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My Acer laptop lacks any CD/DVD drives. So how would I install AROS on that, is there some way to boot from an ISO file? Or would I perhaps be able to run it inside Windows by using an IBM emulator such as DOSBox?
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Or run it inside windows then install it from inside windows? Dont think so? You could also try a USB CD-ROM drive, or install to USB Stick using another computer with a rom. |
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04 September 2011, 19:01 | #17 |
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You could use a program from pendrivelinux.com that creates a bootable USB stick and also allows you to install an iso image and boot from it from the menu.
I personally use Yumi and have booted icarus light 1.26 from usb. |
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Also there is a Aspire One focused AROS, called ASPIREOS https://sites.google.com/site/arosas...e/installation Regards, Salva |
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