COS 3.0 Emulator Config Help Needed

[Ushgarak]

Hi Leo= thanks for the reply! I am very new to Linux btw, so a lot of this is me feeling things out.

My second attempt at pointing Win UAE to the roms went fine- there was something weird going on with the directories the first time but second time I was able to point it to z: drive where the roms were just fine, so a false alarm on that one.

You have answered another thing I couldn't work out, about why I could not find the config app for FS-UAE! The only issue I have with using that is that I cannot work out how to get it to swap disks mid-game (good examples of games needing this immediately are Xenon 2 and Rocket Ranger); the guides online say it needs to be done through config and I am unsure if there is a work around. I can eject discs from the f12 menu but not swap them as far as I can tell. I tinkered with WinUAE years ago sao I can swap to that in the meantime but I do like the convenience factor of everything being integrated like you did with FS.

I worked out the .t64 association thing. But I am having an issue with the Cloanto roms. I pointed VICE to C-64-kernal, c-64-basic and c-64-chargen, but it's just coming up with a ROM mismatch kernal panic. The issue seems to be the kernal file as it keeps defaulting back to the original one, as if it doesn't like the cloanto one- unless I am using the wrong file? I coaxed Vice into life in the end with a different kernal file I had access to, but I also seem to have an issue that whenever I save the config file with a different kernal rom set as default, VICE crashes on startup (I had to find the config file and delete the kernal path entry manually to get it to work again). I had some difficulty getting disc files to run until I manually pointed the disc rom files at the ones in the drive folder- not sure if that is how I was meant to do it or not. I'll keep tinkering to see how well I can get this running. Right now it works but I have to redo the config manually each time as I cannot save a working setup without it crashing on launch.

I am indeed online and the first thing I did was to run your update tool which ran perfectly! The version that comes up with that command is V.3 (beta 6) build 37. I then indeed ran the Radio command and it started blasting out the Ocean loader at me! Awesome!

I am having a lot of fun and I shall keep working on things my end. Many thanks, and all advice appreciated!

[LeoNigro]

Hi Ushgarak,

In a perfect world all the ROMs would be licensed and set up to go. Perhaps in future it will.

Unfortunately, you're fighting against the automation when you adjust the folder paths.
Everything will get put in the right place after you run the various setups from the Settings manager.
My fault for not making this clearer. Perhaps I should put in some automation to ensure everyone sees it.
Maybe at the bottom of the installation notes.

If you put the C64 ROMs in the ROMs folder specified and run the Cloanto ROM setup for 8-bit they all get put in the right place.
In fact, don't even bother bringing your own C64 ROMs.
Just follow the instructions to download C64 Forever when prompted, and the ROMs for 8-bits will be auto configured.
I haven't put in a an RP9 runner just yet....That's coming. Ran out of time. Will be in an update, but you'll probably have to associate it.

Also, for the Amiga roms, just place them in the folder as specified and run the Cloanto ROM setup for Amiga.
You don't have to buy them if you already have them. If you download Amiga Forever it will even extract the games that come with it.
Even though you can't use the ROMs as they need to be patched in windows (not wine).

The LOAD automation is a substitute for not having the FS-UAE front end.
It should set up sequential disks in each drive.
There are of course circumstances where games only want to use a single drive in which case you have to swap them.
I guess in those situations, if we can't find a short cut, you'll have to use either Winuae or Amiberry.
The configuration file will be periodically updated. ie. RP9 currently not loading.
And eventually other emulators. Ran out of time.

Glad you liked the Radio...What did you think of the dj?

BTW: When you start your machine for the first time do you have the terms and conditions window come up?
Just wondering if they're installing the OS as expected as they get installed in the UK and I'm in Australia.

Cheers,
Leo