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    Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    Hi there, I hope you're all well.

    (Hope this is the right section, if not could you move it please).

    A bit of background -
    I currently dual boot between Win 7 and Ubuntu 11.04. I also own Amiga Forever.
    I really want to get back to using my Amiga via Linux emulation, some gaming (esp UFO Enemy Unknown !)

    I'm using UAE under Linux (and have the ROMs from Amiga Forever).
    The UAE site seems a little bit bereft of help files or manuals.

    (I know all the roms are on and I've copied them accross to my hdd.
    I assumed that I'd also have Workbench OS on there too. But now I'm not certain)

    Also, I seem to get a workbench window appear (but it's the ancient 1.3 version)
    I keep requesting the amiga-os-310.rom

    Like I said, I really want to play UFO. I've created my initial set up (A1200 plus extra ram etc).
    Then when I start UAE I get the std Amiga floppy animation, (As I should).

    Do I need to set up a virtual Amiga HDD? (How ?)
    Do I need to format part of my Linux HDD partition to Amiga FS?
    (Does it need to be less than 4GB ?)


    I seem to be getting a tiny bit further each time.....



    Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    I assume you've looked at AROS.

    http://aros.sourceforge.net/

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    I recommend you try FS-UAE. It is newer than the other UAE releases for Linux - with more accurate emulation (updated emulation code from WinUAE), works generally better on Linux, has better documentation and is actively maintained.

    http://fengestad.no/wp/fs-uae

    If you want to install UFO: Enemy Unknown to HD and play from there, you can:
    * Configure a directory on your Linux box to be the HD for the Amiga (easy to set up, no formatting, and the files are also available on Linux, you can copy/backup individual files etc).
    * Boot with Workbench installation floppies and install WB to this "HD".
    * Lastly, install the game.

    I can help with further instructions if you need help configuration FS-UAE.

    (Disclaimer: I'm the author of FS-UAE)

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    just curious....

    I have some old Amiga games on 3-1/2" floppies that are over 25 years old.
    Is it actually possible to run an Amiga emulator on Ubuntu whereby one could load the games from the floppy drive and actually play them?
    I think this was an Amiga 1000.

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by s1baker View Post
    just curious....

    I have some old Amiga games on 3-1/2" floppies that are over 25 years old.
    Is it actually possible to run an Amiga emulator on Ubuntu whereby one could load the games from the floppy drive and actually play them?
    I think this was an Amiga 1000.
    Nah, they are incompatible with PC floppy drives unfortunately, though you may be able to modify a drive- then i think it wouldn't read anything else. (in anycase probably still wouldn't allow the PC hardware to read it)
    Last edited by Jakin; September 3rd, 2012 at 06:54 AM.

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu


    I was hoping that if there was an Amiga emulator, it would somehow be able to access the floppy drive in an "Amiga" way to do that.
    Although, I think most of these games are so old, they might could be downloaded off the internet.

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    some games have compatibility issues that it would be better to play then on a real Amiga instead

    Eg the game Mike the Magic Dragon, though it is publicly available, it has some copy protection issues since it is from Kingsoft. While the cracked version runs on an Amiga, the game freezes in the emulator after completing the first stage.

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    I'd love to get "True-Brilliance" running 100% within Linux. <--- That means the anim brushes too !!

    My fave all time proggie (Final Writer 2nd, Photgenics 3rd)

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by petran79 View Post
    some games have compatibility issues that it would be better to play then on a real Amiga instead

    Eg the game Mike the Magic Dragon, though it is publicly available, it has some copy protection issues since it is from Kingsoft. While the cracked version runs on an Amiga, the game freezes in the emulator after completing the first stage.
    LOL

    Crackers were lazy. Amiga copy protection is notorious for being some of the most amibtious designs for copy protection (see the Amiga version of Dragon's Lair if you want one of the most amibitious).

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    Re: Amiga emulation on Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by s1baker View Post

    I was hoping that if there was an Amiga emulator, it would somehow be able to access the floppy drive in an "Amiga" way to do that.
    Although, I think most of these games are so old, they might could be downloaded off the internet.
    That is possible.

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