Re: HDTools (3.1.4) and Partitioning/Setting up Compact Flash IDE Drive. Drag the HDToolbox icon to the RAM disk and run it from there. EDIT: Be aware that if you are creating large partitions with Fast File system, you will want to increase sector size from 512 to 4096 (measured in bytes). Also you may not want to use FFs anyway. What Harddrive can I use with my Amiga? This actually depends on the Amiga you are using. The A4000, A1200 and A600 have an IDE interface built in as standard and can all be used with standard IDE Harddrives. The A4000 was originally designed to use 3.5' units, and the A1200 and A600 the smaller laptop style 2.5' HDD. When asked to insert Amiga Storage hit F12 on you keyboard again, on the floppies click Eject button on the DF1: slot and select the Extras disk (if TOSEC named it could be called ‘Workbench 3.1 (40.42) - Storage (Commodore) (1994) m2’) using the ‘.’ button.

1. Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Recovery
2. Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Download
3. Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Space
4. Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Protection
5. Amiga Workbench 3.1 Adf

How to use HDToolbox on Workbench 3.x. Assuming you have attached your new Hard disk to your Amiga, insert the Install 3.1 disk and boot up. Open Install3.1 and then HDTools folder. You should find HDToolbox. By default, HDToolbox will use the scsi.device which can handle internal scsi or ide hard disks, but if your hard disk controller. Amiga OS 3.1.4.1 Update. Amiga OS 3.1.4 was released in 2018 and in 2019 a small update (3.1.4.1) was released which fixed a number of minor bugs. This update can be found on the appropriately named ‘Update 3.1.4.1’ disk that we created back in Part 1.

Updated: 31 May 2021

1. Where can I get Workbench or AmigaOS from?

You can buy and download Workbench 3.1.4 from Hyperion Entertainment.

You can purchase the Media pack from Cloanto's Amiga Forever website or from AmigaKit.

You might be able to get the older AmigaOS 3.5 CD from AmigaKit.

You can buy Workbench 1.2,1.3,3.1 or AmigaOS 3.9 CD Disc from Vesalia.

You can buy AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition from AmigaKit.

2. How do I install Workbench 1.3 from Floppy Disk (ADF) into a Directory?

Follow these Step by Step Instructions.

Compatibility: Amiga 500, Amiga 2000.
Kickstart 1.3

3 .How do I install Workbench 2 from Floppy Disk (ADF) onto a HDF?

Follow these Step by Step Instructions.

Compatibility: Amiga 500+, Amiga 600, Amiga 3000 or earlier.
Kickstart: 2.x

4. How do I install Workbench 3 from Floppy Disk (ADF) onto a HDF?

Follow these Step by Step Instructions.

Compatibility: Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000 and earlier Amigas.
Kickstart: 3.0, 3.1

For Workbench 3.1.4, see these instructions.
To install AmigaOS 3.2 see this YouTube video.

5. How do I install Workbench 3.9 from CD onto a HDF?

Follow these Step by Step Instructions.

Compatibility: Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000 and earlier Amigas.
Kickstart: 3.0, 3.1
Additional Hardware: CDROM, Hard drive, 68020+, 6MB Fast Ram.

6. Where can I get updates for Workbench 3.9?

There is an update available for AmigaOS 3.9 called a Boing Bag 1 and an update for UAE.
For Boing Bag 2, you can download it from Haage & Partner (requires BB1).
There is an unofficial Boing Bag 3 with notes about bugs in previous versions.

7. Where can I find fixes for bugs in Workbench 3.9?

Go to the Workbench 3.9 site or Aminet for various fixes.

Read the Official AmigaOS 3.9 FAQ page by Greg Donner.

8. How do I create a bootable floppy (real or ADF)?

Boot off your Workbench disk, insert a floppy disk in DF1:, open a command Shell and type Install DF1: which will copy the book block on to the disk.
Then type MakeDir DF1:S to create the Script directory. Copy your program file(s) on the disk, preferably root or use directories if you wanted to. Then change directory to DF1:S and type Ed Startup-sequence and type in commands to load your program, usually just the name of the Program file will do.
Test the disk, by inserting the disk into DF0: and reboot the Amiga.

9. I have a Workbench disk but no Install disk, how do I install Workbench?

You can download UAEInstall disk which has the HDInstTool , DiskSalv and some AmigaDOS or Installer scripts to install Workbench for most Workbenchs including versions 1.3 to 3.1.

10. Can I install Workbench 4.x on Winuae or FS-UAE?

Yes, Winuae 3.0 and FS-UAE supports Power PC (PPC) processor emulation with the Blizzard PPC and Cyperstorm PPC boards.
For AmigaOS 4.x Classic installation, try this installation guide or these instructions.

Compatibilty: Amiga with PowerPC CPU, CD ROM, 1Gb Hard Disk, 96MB Ram, Floppy drive.

Winuae. Follow these Step by Step Instructions.
FS-UAE. Follow these Step by Step Instructions.

Back to UAE FAQ.

IMPORTANT:

In order to use this Workbench, you MUST follow the install procedure provided.

You'll need a valid Workbench 3.0/3.1 ADF, without one the install will fail.

Vital and copyright files contained on the disk will be copied during the installation.

This is required because Workbench is still sold commercially.

Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Recovery

The copyright holders can be found at: amigaforever.com

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 informationabove is provided in case of config file incompatibility with new releases orother emulators. Note this is only a suggested set-up - feel free tomodify.

Real Amiga specifications can be found in theHardware 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 andkeyboard 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 simplyremove the 'gb' keymap, placing it back into the 'Storage/Keymaps' drawer, leaving the 'Devs/Keymaps' drawer empty. The required keymap is built into theROM 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 runfrom the hard drive, even if they were never designed to do so. It also fixesincompatibility problems between different kickstarts and Amiga models.

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

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

Using a PC directory

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

IMPORTANT:

Included is a utility that prevents Amiga disk drives clicking. Apparently,there are a few rare third party drives that get louder when using suchutilities. These drives are usually from the A1000 days so I doubt you'llexperience problems. Just be aware if a drive continues to click a few secondsafter the Workbench has finished booting, disable 'Anticlick' in the settingsmenu.

Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Download

If your Amiga hard drive is larger than 2GB, read the FAQ

Note

One advantage of the ClassicWB being on a HDF is you can use an emulator tocustomize 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 ofmounting and preparing a real hard drive for use on an Amiga! This option isonly available in Win2k-XP. Win9x-ME unfortunately won't allow this feature.

Once mounted and formatted, the contents of the HDF can simply be copieddirectly over to the hard drive. Then it can be placed back into the Amiga readyfor 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 bevisible in the hard drives tab after using 'Add Harddrive'.

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

Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Space

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

Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Protection

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.

Amiga Workbench 3.1 Adf