This is a video of me successfully installing AmigaOS 4.1 FE on an emulated Sam460 using QEMU 6.0.0 on Arch Linux (although this will probably work on Windows as well, as well as on earlier versions of QEMU).
NOTE: This guide assumes you have QEMU already installed and know how to run it.
This guide would not exist were it not for a comment from a guy named "Nick" on this site: [ Ссылка ]
First, you'll need the installation ISO and a blank hard disk file. Nick found success with creating a blank hardfile with WinUAE. The ISO can be bought from numerous Amiga vendors. You can register your serial at Hyperion's website to get access to a download link to that ISO.
Regardless, name your ISO "Sam460InstallCD-53.58.iso" and your hardfile "sam460.img". Then, you'll need to put them in the same folder.
This is the command I used: qemu-system-ppc -M sam460ex -m 2048 -rtc base=localtime -drive if=none,id=cd,file=Sam460InstallCD-53.58.iso,format=raw -device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1 -drive if=none,id=hd,file=sam460.img,format=raw -device ide-hd,drive=hd,bus=ide.0 -boot order=c,menu=on -device rtl8139,netdev=mynet0 -netdev user,id=mynet0 -device es1370
Here are Nick's instructions, presented verbatim:
click on “start the hard disk preparation utility and configure your drives and partitions”
Start
Select qemu har qm00001
install
Next to "No A1 booter installed" click install
Select slb_v2
Ok – accept changes
Click on “edit partition and filesystems”
Click on “add partition”
Make the partition the size you want and tick the box “boot priority”
Click “select filesystem / edit details”
Change block size to 512
Change buffers to 30
Maxtransfer = 128kbytes – ide standard
Mask = any memory – 32 bit aligned
Click on “ok accept changes”
Click on “ok accept changes”
Click on “save to disk” (yes, save)
Close media toolbox
Click on “yes reboot now”
When you install format at least DH0 when it asks if you want to format a drive and that should be it.
I don’t know if what ive done is the correct way but it worked for me.
Then, in the video I make a mistake as I try to correct my new command. Since making this video, I prefer this command instead:
qemu-system-ppc -M sam460ex -m 2048 -rtc base=localtime -drive if=none,id=cd -device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1 -drive if=none,id=hd,file=sam460.img,format=raw -device ide-hd,drive=hd,bus=ide.0 -boot order=c,menu=on -device rtl8139,netdev=mynet0 -netdev user,id=mynet0 -device es1370
This includes the CD drive, but it's empty by default. You can load it later.
Then, as you can see, the screen is a bit messed up. Fortunately, I'm able to fix it. Then, I play around with sound settings. You'll want to use one of the "Unit #" options. I think Unit 0 actually works better for me. This only seems to work with he es1370 sound device.
As for the internet, just go with "manual" and select the realtech RTL 8139, it's SUBSTANTIALLY faster than doing an automatic search, and we know what we need. Then, make sure you type in 10.0.2.2 for Gateway and Domain name server.
I'm probably going to post an updated version of this guide soon. I'm not happy about a few things, mainly the screen size
