Amiga (WinUAE) – How to install WHDLoad step by step
Requirements
For this step by step example we’ll install WHDLoad using WinUAE.
The Amiga system configuration used is the following:
A600
2 Mb RAM
2 Hard disks (1 hardfile and one PC folder mapped as hard disk)
Workbench > 2.0x installed (Follow this guide for how-to)
Programs already installed:
lha and Installer (Follow this guide for how-to)
Programs:
WHDLoad (download from whdload.de)
How to install WHDLoad – Step by step guide
Copy WHDLoad_usr_small.lha on Storage folder we have created on this chapter.
Basically, it’s enough to create an empty folder on PC and map it on WinUAE by clicking ‘Add directory or Harddrive‘ button under ‘CD & Hard drives‘ section
Now start Amiga, and when Workbench is loaded, go to Shell and type:
lha x WHDLoad_usr_small.lha Storage:Temp/
cd Temp/WHDLoad/
Installer Install APPNAME WHDLoad MINUSER Average LOG False
Tip: If you want to know the right script to launch, navigate into Temp/WHDLoad drawer (remember to enable Show > All files item on workbench menu) , click Install icon and select Information from the Workbench menu
When Installer run, you should see this:
Select Intermediate User
Install WHDLoad on C:
When asked to install Help files, make new drawer on System:Help (or whatever you want) and Proceed
Tip: Workbench 3.1 already has an Help drawer on System:Locale
WHDLoad is now installed
How to install a game using WHDLoad
In order to play with your favourite game with WHDLoad, you need the lha game file (downloadable from WHDLoad Installs) and the original game (often a file with ipf extension).
For this example, I’ll use an old game called Tracker
Go to Amiga shell, then type:
Storage:
lha x Tracker.lha Temp/
cd Temp/TrackerHD
Installer Install APPNAME Tracker MINUSER AVERAGE LOG FALSE PRETEND FALSE (or simply click the Install icon under TrackerHD drawer)
Select Intermediate User
Install into Storage:Games folder (or whatever you want)
When asked to select source drive for images:
Insert the original Tracker disk (usually an ipf)
Select DF0:
Click Proceed, then Start
if you are still on shell, type:
Storage:
cd Games/Tracker/
WHDLoad Tracker.Slave Preload (or simply click the Tracker icon under Tracker drawer)
