Subj : AmigaOS 3.2 - AROS - Emulation - BBS
To   : Oli
From : vorlon
Date : Mon Feb 20 2023 11:51:24

Hi Oli,

 > I don't have much Amiga experience besides playing games with friends
 > on their Amiga. We already had a C64 and an XT clone when the A500 was
 > released.

Do you want to emulate a A500 or soemthing with a bit more grunt? Do you
just want to play games or do more?

 > What is the best approach for emulation on Linux x86 or Raspberry Pi
 > 2? It seems there are endless options and if you don't already are a
 > Amiga geek, it's a bit overwhelming. Should I start with fs-uae or
 > with an AROS distro like Icaros?

Aros won't run Amiga games in it's native format, and you'll need one of
the emulators to do that.

 > I managed to install AmigaOS 3.2 on FS-UAE, but I haven't figured out
 > how to configure the graphics for higher resolutions. FS-UAE only
 > offers resolutions a bit higher or lower than the default 692x540. In
 > ScreenMode Preferences I can set PAL Super-High Res Laced 1280x512,
 > but that looks horribly scaled down. PAL High Res Laced 640x512 looks
 > pixel accurate, but with a gray border than cannot be used.

By default all Amiga emulator's start like that, as that is what the
Amiga was like. To run higher res, you need to make a few changes to the
configuration and install the "P96" drivers...

Fs-uae needs a configuration file, that lets you make the system more
like what a real Amiga is. This is what my Amiga 3000 is like in both
real hardware and fs-uae. I also have fs-uae accessing a real amiga
formated harddrive.


[fs-uae]
base_dir = /amiga
amiga_model = A3000
chip_memory = 2048
fast_memory = 8192
cpu = 68040
accelerator = WarpEngine A4000
accelerator_rom = WarpEngine.rom.BIN
accelerator_memory = 131072
bsdsocket_library = 1 
floppy_drive_count = 2
floppy_drive_0 =
floppy_drive_1 =
floppy_image_0 = AmigaTestKit.adf
kickstart_file = A3000.47.102.rom
jit_compiler = 0
joystick_port_1 = nothing
keep_aspect = 1
mouse_speed = 75
uaem_write_flags = 0
graphics_card = uaegfx-z3
graphics_memory = 32768
hard_drive_0 = /amiga/Hard Drives/A3000.hdf
hard_drive_0_controller = uaehf.device
hard_drive_0_type = rdb
hard_drive_1 = /dev/sdb
hard_drive_1_controller = uaehf.device
hard_drive_1_type = rdb
hard_drive_2 = /media/cdrom
hard_drive_2_read_only = 1
cdrom_drive_count = 1
cdrom_drive_0 = /amiga/CD-ROMs/cygnused_pro_5.iso
cdrom_image_0 = /amiga/CD-ROMs/amigaos3.2cd.iso
fullscreen_mode = window

 > I cannot Quit the Workbench:
 > "Cannot quit yet, there are 4 WB launched program(s)"
 > Is it okay to just power off? Or how do I solve that problem?

Once workbench is running you normally don't "quit" workbench. Pressing
F12 in fs-uae will bring up a menu system on the right side of the
screen. You can then tab/cursor/enter to do things... 



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


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