You WILL need a Workbench 1.3x bootable disk for this proceedure!!!
DiskCopy is ALSO required and IS part of the OS3.xx install, it resides in the ~SYS:System~ drawer.
I'll assume a STANDARD A1200HD for this proceedure is being used.
Righto Here We Go:-
1) Boot up your A1200 into your normal Workbench.
2) Open up a Shell.
3) Type:- "CD SYS:System" without the quotes. CD is not strictly
required for OS2.0x and above but it always good practice... :)
4) Insert your Workbench 1.3x bootable disk.
5) Ensure you have a good second floppy disk ready!!!
It does NOT need to be formatted.
6) Type:- "DiskCopy DF0: to DF0:" without the quotes and FOLLOW
THE ON SCREEN PROMPTS.
7) Delete ALL files NOT in the ~Listing:-~ below. The ~Listing:-~ files
ARE ALL required.
8) Copy AmigaBASIC from an Extras1.3 floppy disk to this bootdisk's
root directory.
9) Copy the ~FD1.3~ drawer and contents from an Extras1.3 floppy disk
to this bootdisk.
10) Copy ANY ~#?.bmap~ files over to this floppy bootdisk. None are shown
in this listing.
11) Listing:-
c (dir)
Ask Assign
Binddrivers CD
Copy Delete
Dir Echo
Ed Else
EndCLI EndIf
Execute Failat
IconX If
List LoadWB
Makedir Mount
NewCLI NewShell
Path Prompt
Relabel Rename
Run SetClock
SetEnv SetPatch
Stack Type
devs (dir)
keymaps (dir)
gb usa1
clipboards (dir)
printers (dir)
generic
clipboard.device narrator.device
parallel.device printer.device
ramdrive.device serial.device
system-configuration
empty (dir)
expansion (dir)
FD1.3 (dir)
BASIC FD files here! BASIC FD files here!.info
clist_lib.fd console_lib.fd
diskfont_lib.fd dos_lib.fd
exec_lib.fd expansion_lib.fd
graphics_lib.fd icon_lib.fd
intuition_lib.fd layers_lib.fd
mathffp_lib.fd mathieeedoubbas_lib.fd
mathieeedoubtrans_lib.fd mathtrans_lib.fd
potgo_lib.fd romboot_lib.fd
timer_lib.fd translator_lib.fd
fonts (dir)
topaz (dir)
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topaz.font
l (dir)
Aux-Handler Disk-Validator
Newcon-Handler Pipe-Handler
Port-Handler Ram-Handler
Speak-Handler
libs (dir)
diskfont.library icon.library
info.library mathieeedoubbas.library
mathieeedoubtrans.library mathtrans.library
translator.library version.library
prefs (dir)
Preferences
s (dir)
startup-sequence
system (dir)
CLI Diskcopy
Format NoFastMem
SetMap
t (dir)
tools (dir)
trashcan (dir)
utilities (dir)
Calculator Clock
More Say
AmigaBASIC CLI
CLI.info
12) Rename this disk to AmigaBASIC.
13) Put a stick on label onto the disk as ~AmigaBASIC~ and away we go.
Startup-Sequence:-
The ~startup-sequence~ should be as below...
sys:c/setpatch >NIL:
sys:c/binddrivers
sys:c/assign CLIPS: sys:devs/clipboards
sys:c/assign ENV: sys:t
sys:c/assign T: sys:t
sys:c/stack 16384
sys:c/loadwb -debug
sys:c/run >NIL: sys:AmigaBASIC
sys:c/endcli >NIL:
Usage:-
Again I'll assume a STANDARD A1200HD is being used.
1) Put this new bootdisk into drive DF0:
2) Reboot the A1200HD and immediately go to the early-startup routines.
3) Go to ~Display Options...~ and set to OCS or ECS, ECS is probably
better as it gives you more choice, (ECS is what I use)... :)
4) Click ~Use~ and then go to ~Boot Options...~.
5) Disable all drives that you don't want.
6) Disable ALL ~Caches~.
7) Click ~Use~ and then click ~Boot~ and away we go...
8) As can be seen it the ~startup-sequence~ AmigaBASIC will auto-run.
Last But Not Least:-
Although you have booted into Workbench 1.3 you are still using Kickstart
3.xx so you have the best of both worlds... :)
Have fun finding simple solutions to often difficult problems... :)
ANY and ALL comments to be sent to:-
Bazza...