HstWB Installer is an application, which can automate installation of Amiga OS, Kickstart roms and packages with additional content. Creating new harddrive images for Classic Amiga and installing Amiga OS, Kickstart roms, ClassicWB, WHDLoad games and demos properly can be a cumbersome task unless you spend a lot of time figuring out how this is done step by step. This simple tutorial will show you how to install Amiga Workbench 1.3 on a Hard disk (a Windows folder). OS 3.1 by Cloanto under License Will come with unique License number to register with them. Cloanto OS 3.1 Improvements In a careful balance of preservation, restoration and innovation, features of all Amiga Forever Classic Support editions of Workbench 3.1 include: -Dates were preserved, while file attributes and comments were restored (relative to the distribution by ESCOM and Village. The biggest help was that it also came with the Workbench 3.1 discs in ADF format. WinUAE could read this new card straight away and I copied the Workbench ADFs to a PC folder that WinUAE was using as a drive. This was great as I now had a bootable Workbench Install disc with HDToolbox.
| Amiga Emulator FAQ |
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.
Amiga Workbench 3.1 Install Disk Manager
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.
Amiga Workbench 3.1 Adf
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