[Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread

HoraceAndSpider

@dudleydes I have estabilished that the problem with North & South is the same as Jaguar XJ 220 , and is a bug in the WHDLoad slave, which is not 'friendly' to the booter.

I have reported this here:

http://mantis.whdload.de/view.php?id=3880

You can probably manully fix this by changing DATA="whdloadgame:NorthAndSouthImage/ to DATA="whdloadgame:NorthAndSouthImage/data on the WHDLoad exectution line in the north and south autoboot file. (NorthAndSouthImage.auto-startup)

DarishZone

@horaceandspider said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

@darishzone @Marcoqwerty

The LHA files work “out of the box” if you install the latest Amiberry.

Perhaps you need to change some of your emulator paths (see the “paths” panel) back to the defaults. If you are using pre-built images etc then maybe hat is the problem.

If people are having issues they need to describe exactly what they have done, provide screenshots, demonstrate they are using up to date files and everything.

Quite simply, we wouldn’t release a feature of it just plain didnt work - I am using this system on no less that 3 different Pis now.

There is an extensive guide on this feature:

https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Using-Amiberry-WHDBooter-with-RetroPie

Plus an FAQ:

https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/WHDLoad-Booter-(WHDBooter)-F.A.Q.

Thank you for your response, i think i'm using last Amiberry version (2.20), but i used a pre made install config which is eventually obsolete. I will check the link!

dudleydes

@horaceandspider Thanks for looking into this.

I tried your manual fix suggestion, editing the autoboot file, and it worked fine.

Marcoqwerty

@horaceandspider said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

The LHA files work “out of the box” if you install the latest Amiberry.
Perhaps you need to change some of your emulator paths (see the “paths” panel) back to the defaults. If you are using pre-built images etc then maybe hat is the problem.
If people are having issues they need to describe exactly what they have done, provide screenshots, demonstrate they are using up to date files and everything.
Quite simply, we wouldn’t release a feature of it just plain didnt work - I am using this system on no less that 3 different Pis now.
There is an extensive guide on this feature:
https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Using-Amiberry-WHDBooter-with-RetroPie
Plus an FAQ:
https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/WHDLoad-Booter-(WHDBooter)-F.A.Q.

There is a way to test "outside" frontend the correct launch of a game? trought cmd for example.

Can you make an example? just to be sure all the setting are correct and the issue not depends from the front-end.

Thank you for the link!

HoraceAndSpider

@marcoqwerty said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

Can you make an example? just to be sure all the setting are correct and the issue not depends from the front-end.

cd /opt/retropie/emulators/amiberry/
./amiberry autowhdload="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/Capone_v1.1.lha"

DarishZone

I've resolved the issue, now Amiberry start lha files like a charm, thank you.
Is so all the old install whdload system-uaeconfigmaker-autonistall obsolete?

Marcoqwerty

@horaceandspider said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

./amiberry autowhdload="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/Capone_v1.1.lha"

Ok done all the steps but when i RESCAN PATH (after put all the .rom in the right folder) no one symlinks were created.

( so i copy manually the file and rename if following the FAQ naming convention)
but
If i load the command line i get this error (sended trought PuTTY console):

SDL could not itialize! SDL_Error: Unable to open a console terminal
Internal error; file/main.cpp, line 665
Aborted

UPDATE: copied the file from Devs:Kickstarts. to save-data/Kickstarts and whdload start but i read on the startup screen SETPATCH NOT FOUND and after black screen.
I have seen the name of the game and no other error. (slave found and files created)

Marcoqwerty

I get this error from the only log i had found (Debugs\AnotherWorldIt.whdscript_debug):

on reading "devs:kickstarts/kick34005.a500".
DOS-Error #219

I've made a quick search on internet and i look in the dev folder (i have all the files who needer for load amiberry) (also copied from the same PC EMULATOR Winuae).

The axtensiona and the names are correct ( .PAT .RTB .rom and no extension like amiga-os-120.rom )

What files i should need on the devs:kickstarts/ folder?

dudleydes

@marcoqwerty Do you have the Kickstart 1.3 rom in the BIOS folder? Check the Amiberry wiki for the file name you require.

Marcoqwerty

@dudleydes said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

@marcoqwerty Do you have the Kickstart 1.3 rom in the BIOS folder? Check the Amiberry wiki for the file name you require.

Yes...i have all the Kistarts in the BIOS folder, but nothing was created (symlinks) in the dev folder, i have been copied manually the files in this folder.
This file is been found, if i removing it i get NOT FOUND on the log, maybe is not correct or missing some other Kickstarts...i will copy again new Kickstarters and rename these like the links.
Software is case sensitive? kick34005.A500 is different from kick34005.a500

I apologize all this mess, i had installed tons of emulators also Amiga likes, but i never had mess with these f***** kickstarters.

I'm sorry for the huge amount of these topics!

dudleydes

@marcoqwerty said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

but nothing was created (symlinks) in the dev folder

How are you checking this? If I use SAMBA shares, then the /amiberry/whdboot/save-data/Kickstarts folder is empty apart from the foo.txt file. If I check via the command line, then I see the symlinks:

pi@retropie:/opt/retropie/configs/amiga/amiberry/whdboot/save-data/Kickstarts $ ls -lah
total 24K
drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi 4.0K Jun  1 07:34 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 pi pi 4.0K Apr 19 15:07 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    1 Apr 19 15:07 foo.txt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi  112 Jun  1 07:34 kick34005.A500 -> /opt/retropie/emulators/amiberry/kickstarts/Kickstart v1.3 rev 34.5 (1987)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000-CDTV).rom
lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi   97 Apr 19 15:08 kick40068.A1200 -> /opt/retropie/emulators/amiberry/kickstarts/Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.68 (1993)(Commodore)(A1200).rom

It may be worth checking the contents of this folder on your system using the command line.

It may also be worth checking the systems ROMs path in Amiberry by bringing up the configuration screen (press hotkey+X on a controller or F12 on a keyboard) and navigating to the Paths section. For reference, mine is /opt/retropie/emulators/amiberry/kickstarts which is the default when I first installed Amiberry

Yes, Linux is case-sensitive so it would need to be kick34005.A500.

I agree Kickstart files can be frustrating but, after using FS-UAE on my desktop, I have found Amiberry on RetroPie to be as close to a plug-and-play Amiga experience as it's possible to get. Credit to the devs for this.

Marcoqwerty

@dudleydes said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

@marcoqwerty said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

but nothing was created (symlinks) in the dev folder

How are you checking this? If I use SAMBA shares, then the /amiberry/whdboot/save-data/Kickstarts folder is empty apart from the foo.txt file. If I check via the command line, then I see the symlinks:

It may be worth checking the contents of this folder on your system using the command line.

Thank you i will check on this way, im quite noob on these "linux tricks", i had checked files from WinSCP, maybe for that reason i did not find anything.
I should check these after pressing RESCAN PATH right?

It may also be worth checking the systems ROMs path in Amiberry by bringing up the configuration screen (press hotkey+X on a controller or F12 on a keyboard) and navigating to the Paths section. For reference, mine is /opt/retropie/emulators/amiberry/kickstarts which is the default when I first installed Amiberry

In the wiki looks under BIOS folder, i setup it launching the AMIBERRY EMULATOR...after setting up the path i rescan and quit the emu.

https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Using-Amiberry-WHDBooter-with-RetroPie-(Step-2)

Yes, Linux is case-sensitive so it would need to be kick34005.A500.

i should change to .A500 to .a500 , sorry for all these stupid questions!

DarishZone

Seems speaked too soon... some lha games works, some not and i get a black screen after whload setup... it gave me "setpatch not found", it is relevant?
Tried to change bios path toward kickstart folder and now i get a sinister Aros splashscreen "waiting for bootable media" :/

dudleydes

@darishzone Could you tell the name of the lha file? I can take a look at it.

EDIT: I get the setpatch not found message during the WHDLoad autoboot process for each game I have tried and each one works fine. I don't believe it's an issue.

DarishZone

@dudleydes said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

@darishzone Could you tell the name of the lha file? I can take a look at it.

EDIT: I get the setpatch not found message during the WHDLoad autoboot process for each game I have tried and each one works fine. I don't believe it's an issue.

I see, me too, but you never know.
Can't see if my setup is wrong or there's issues with my lha set, guess if some game run it would be ok with my conf.
Oh and the file is Rise of the Dragon
RiseOfTheDragon_v1.1_1793

dudleydes

@darishzone Which game isn't working for you?

DarishZone

Sorry, added the title later
RiseOfTheDragon_v1.1_1793

for now, but i guess others will follow...

DarishZone

It also relevant Amiberry logo before hdload autoboot is green... and often red?

dudleydes

@darishzone You are most likely missing the Kickstart 1.3 rom.

If you take a look at the Debug script for Rise of the Dragon which you can find in the /opt/retropie/configs/amiberry/whdboot/save-data/Debugs folder, you should find the following (repeated many times):

DOS-Error #205
(object not found)
on reading "devs:kickstarts/kick34005.a500".

kick34005.a500 refers to the Kickstart 1.3 rom. Please refer to this page in Amiberry wiki for further info.

You need to have this file in the BIOS folder. The file I have in the BIOS folder is Kickstart v1.3 rev 34.5 (1987)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000-CDTV).rom. This Kickstart rom is also needed for other games, e.g. Another World, North and South.

The different coloured logo splashscreen is a bit of fun. See this post.

The setpatch not found can indeed be ignored - see this post from the dev.

DarishZone

@dudleydes said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

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Very good, thanks, i can confirm error on debug folder.
I have "kick13.rom" on bios folder, not sure if it is the right one.
I also reinstalled Amiberry and deleted configs, so it all returned to default paths, which is opt/retropie/emulators/amiberry/kickstarts/
Seems to me this path correlate to bios folder.