Required

• Emulator to run the HDF provided (WinUAE is assumed)
• 3.0/3.1 ROM
• Workbench 3.0/3.1 ADF

Example Configuration

A WinUAE config file is supplied including these settings. The information above is provided in case of config file incompatibility with new releases or other emulators. Note this is only a suggested set-up - feel free to modify.

Real Amiga specifications can be found in the Hardware section.

Instructions

1. Place the "ClassicWB.UAE" file into the WinUAE configurations directory.
2. Start WinUAE and load the ClassicWB config. image
3. Select a relevant ROM file in the ROMS tab. image
4. Add the "System.hdf" file to the Hard Drives tab using "Add Hardfile" - make sure it's listed as being device DH0: image
5. Save the configuration. image
6. Boot and follow the on-screen instructions. image
7. When asked to instert a Workbench 3 disk, hit F12, enter the Floppy Drives tab and select an ADF for DF0:

Keymaps, locale and regional settings

ClassicWB defaults to the Great Britain locale and keymap settings. Obviously this is no good if you live elsewhere and your time zone and keyboard layout differs.

In order to change these settings, do the following:

1. Move the required keymap from the "Storage/Keymaps" to "Devs/Keymaps" drawer
2. Place the "gb" keymap back into the "Storage/Keymaps" drawer, or it will take up memory
3. Reboot the Amiga and open up the "Prefs/Input" requester
4. Select your corresponding keymap and save the setting
5. Open up the "Prefs/Locale" requester and select your region, again saving the setting

Note that those with an American keyboard layout are able to simply remove the "gb" keymap, placing it back into the "Storage/Keymaps" drawer, leaving the "Devs/Keymaps" drawer empty. The required keymap is built into the ROM as its default setting, so to finish just save the "Prefs/Input" with "American" selected.

WHDLoad kickstarts for games and demos

WHDLoad is a tool that allows disk based games/demos to be installed and run from the hard drive, even if they were never designed to do so. It also fixes incompatibility problems between different kickstarts and Amiga models.

Just as with Workbench disks, kickstart images required for WHDLoad are unfortunately still sold commercially and therefore illegal to distribute.

In order to obtain the required images, refer to the instructions provided. READ HERE

Using a PC directory

I don't support copying this Workbench into a PC directory; you may encounter problems with files. Feel free to do so if you wish. See the FAQ for details why.

Note

One advantage of the ClassicWB being on a HDF is you can use an emulator to customize it before transferring to a real Amiga.

Every version has been made as small as possible by removing redundant files. In order to reduce the install further however, you may wish to remove items (such as those found in the icons drawer) before transferring.

Method 1

WinUAE has the option of mounting and preparing a real hard drive for use on an Amiga! This option is only available in Win2k-XP. Win9x-ME unfortunately won't allow this feature.

Once mounted and formatted, the contents of the HDF can simply be copied directly over to the hard drive. Then it can be placed back into the Amiga ready for use.

The WinUAE device name to use with HDtoolbox or similar utility is "uaehf.device". If you've already partitioned the drive Amiga side, it should be visible in the hard drives tab after using "Add Harddrive".

Read the WinUAE documentation for further details, or refer to the internet.

Method 2 - a slower alternative to Method 1 or direct copying of files

Basics

• The ClassicWB install ADF provided must first be written back to a real Amiga disk.
• Install procedure works by unzipping the file "DH0:System.zip".
• The first hard drive partition must be called DH0: for the install floppy to work. I suggest using HDtoolbox found on the Workbench Install disk to name partitions. This can be done without losing any data stored on those partitions.
• Creating the "System.zip" file is done in WinUAE (or other compatible emulator) and copied onto a real Amiga hard disk partition identifiable as device DH0:

Creating "System.zip" in WinUAE

1. Load the now installed ClassicWB config created above. image
2. Add a PC directory to the Hard Drives tab. You can call this whatever you wish, however using "PC" for either the device or volume name will produce a nice Workbench icon shown in the pictures. image
3. Boot the ClassicWB and load "Dopus" from the popup menu. image
4. Select "DH0" for one window and the "PC" directory added in 1) for the second window. image
5. Highlight all the ClassicWB files on "DH0" and click the "ZIP" button. image
6. When asked to enter an archive name, type "System". image
7. Hit return and wait for the archive to be finalized (may take a while). image
8. Test the archive's integrity either in Dopus or Windows. image

Updating a Pre-installed Amiga Partition

1. Copy the "System.zip" file onto your first hard drive partition, device DH0:
2. Write "Real_Amiga_Install.ADF" back to a normal Amiga 3.5" disk. Details of how to achieve this can be found in the file transfer section.
3. Boot your Workbench disk and manually delete all workbench related files on DH0:, except "System.zip".
4. Boot from the install disk created in 2) and follow the on-screen instructions.

Installing from scratch

1. Boot your Workbench install disk and use HDtoolbox to setup your hard drive, naming the first partition DH0:
2. Boot the disk again and format DH0: , calling it whatever you wish.
3. Copy the "System.zip" file onto your first hard drive partition, device DH0:
4. Write "Real_Amiga_Install.ADF" back to a normal Amiga 3.5" disk. Details of how to achieve this can be found in the file transfer section.
5. Boot from the install disk created in 4) and follow the on-screen instructions.