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- | Work in progress... | + | ====== Dualboot ====== |
- | - start with clean drive | + | With Amix you can have your Amiga set up in a dual-boot setup, ie. you can have both Amix and Workbench |
- | - install | + | |
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- | - use HDToolBox to create | + | |
- | - Install Workbench | + | |
- | - use HDToolbox to set boot priority (to set which one boots by default) | + | |
- | - boot using the Early Startup Menu to boot the other OS | + | |
- | {{:dualboot_hdtoolbox_unix.jpeg? | + | With A3000 and a Bridgeboard board you can have three OS's running on one machine: Workbench/ |
- | {{:dualboot_hdtoolbox_boot_priority.jpeg? | + | |
- | {{: | + | It basically works like this (expecting that you start with an empty hard disk): |
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+ | - Install Amix and select in the partitioning section to leave empty space for the Workbench partition | ||
+ | - Ensure the Amix installatation works and boots automatically | ||
+ | - Boot the machine using Workbench Install disk | ||
+ | - Use HDToolBox to create Workbench (and other) partition(s) on the empty space of the disk (DON'T alter the Amix partitions) | ||
+ | - Reboot with the Workbench Install disk. The WB partition should come up on the workbench. Select it and format it using Workbench' | ||
+ | - Install Workbench using the installer in the floppy | ||
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+ | At this point you should have both OSs installed. Amix will still boot first as it's boot partition has higher boot priority. | ||
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+ | ====== Early Startup Menu ====== | ||
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+ | You can manually boot to Workbench by going into the **Early Startup Menu** (hold down both mouse buttons on boot) and selecing the DH0 (or whatever your Workbench partition is called) and select Use. | ||
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+ | ====== Changing the boot priorities ====== | ||
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+ | You can modify the boot priorities later if you want to change the default OS to boot. (You' | ||
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+ | Boot to Workbench and start HDToolbox. Select the Workbench or UNIX_Boot partition. | ||
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+ | Tick ' | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | To-do: | ||
+ | * pictures of creating WB partition while installing it | ||
+ | * can you use custom file systems for the WB partitions? |
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