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Order of Ops to Install ApolloOS On Old V600v2

Piyush Khengar

Posts 3
01 Aug 2021 20:29


Hi all,

I have a question on how to get ApolloOS running in the most optimal state.

I have a V600 v2 that I received way back in June 2017 from Kipper 2K. Sadly, my A600 motherboard died shortly after that, so the Vampire has been sitting idle, not receiving any core updates or anything since then...

Until now! I just got a new motherboard and the Vampire still works! I'd like to get my A600 running ApolloOS, along with the latest Vampire core update.

I'm just not sure of the order of operations: should I update the core first from my existing AmigaOS 3.1 installation, or run ApolloOS first and then update the core from that? Somewhere along the line, I'm guessing I also need to update the Kickstart to the latest ApolloOS one.

Thanks!
Piyush


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6219
02 Aug 2021 11:07


Today the very best OS that you can run on V500 and V600 is Coffin.
I would today always use Coffin on them with CORE 2.12.

The Aros based ApolloOS is certainly a great option for the future.
I'm sure it will play an important part in reviving Amiga.
Today Aros is not yet running perfectly on all old hardware.
We are working on improving this and fixing issues.
I think in the near future like later this year this will be a lot more useable on old machines.

Today my recommendation is for you to use Coffin.




Piyush Khengar

Posts 3
02 Aug 2021 21:01


Hi Gunnar,

Thanks so much for the super quick reply!

I'm not able to find a working link to the latest version of CoffinOS. Instead, I find what look like some third-party sites which I don't think I should trust.

Can you please help me with the link?

Also, should I update my Vampire to the latest core first, and then only try to run CoffinOS? Or should I update it to the latest core while running CoffinOS?

Thanks,
Piyush


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6219
02 Aug 2021 21:12


please use this link for coffin

EXTERNAL LINK 



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