AmiDeb has been released.

What is AmiDeb:

AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE.

At the end of the installation of AmiDeb you have a real Debian Linux
system, with the benefit of being able to update and customise the system.

Mounting of a real CD-Rom/DVD from the host is supported. (See A3000
config.)

As AmiDeb uses FS-UAE, all features of FS-UAE on Linux are
available.

Mounting of real Amiga formatted Hard drives.

Tools on the Linux side: nano (Editor), mc (Midnight Commander [File
Manager]), linux network tools.

Runing a Text based front end, FS-UAE is then launched for your Amiga experience.


See the Website at: https://amiga.vk3heg.net



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE.

Nice! This is particularly interesting for people that want to run Amiga BBSes hehe. Very cool.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/11 (Linux/64)
* Origin: m O N T E R E Y b B S . c O M (21:4/173)

Hi esc,

AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE.

Nice! This is particularly interesting for people that want to run
Amiga BBSes hehe. Very cool.

shush, don't tell anyone! #-0)


Hehe, yeah that's one reason why I created it... I'll be moving my Amiga
bbs to it, from it's current home on Amithlon due to some issues.

I thought that I'd release to to the public to also use...



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

On 22 Jul 2022, vorlon said the following...

AmiDeb has been released.

What is AmiDeb:

AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE.

At the end of the installation of AmiDeb you have a real Debian Linux system, with the benefit of being able to update and customise the
system.

Mounting of a real CD-Rom/DVD from the host is supported. (See A3000 config.)

As AmiDeb uses FS-UAE, all features of FS-UAE on Linux are
available.

Mounting of real Amiga formatted Hard drives.

Tools on the Linux side: nano (Editor), mc (Midnight Commander [File Manager]), linux network tools.

Runing a Text based front end, FS-UAE is then launched for your Amiga experience.

See the Website at: https://amiga.vk3heg.net

\/orlon

Awesome Work!!! Now is it instead of a USB stick can we get an ISO so it works with Ventoy?

|23|04Dr|16|12Claw
|16|14Sysop |12Noverdu |14BBS |04(|14Noverdu.com|04)
|10Standard Ports for SSH/Telnet Web/HTTP://|14Noverdu.com:808
|20|15fsxNet/MRC Chat/Registered Doors!/50Nodes/No Time Use! Stay On!|16|07

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Noverdu BBS (21:1/210)

On 23 Jul 2022, vorlon said the following...

Hi esc,

AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE.

Nice! This is particularly interesting for people that want to run
Amiga BBSes hehe. Very cool.

shush, don't tell anyone! #-0)

Hehe, yeah that's one reason why I created it... I'll be moving my Amiga bbs to it, from it's current home on Amithlon due to some issues.

I thought that I'd release to to the public to also use...

\/orlon

I'm too greedy to use my miggy for a BBS. Nope need all that power for just me :D

|23|04Dr|16|12Claw
|16|14Sysop |12Noverdu |14BBS |04(|14Noverdu.com|04)
|10Standard Ports for SSH/Telnet Web/HTTP://|14Noverdu.com:808
|20|15fsxNet/MRC Chat/Registered Doors!/50Nodes/No Time Use! Stay On!|16|07

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Noverdu BBS (21:1/210)

Hehe, yeah that's one reason why I created it... I'll be moving my Amiga bbs to it, from it's current home on Amithlon due to some issues.

Oh, interesting - mind delving into these a bit? I have an amithlon box that I frankly don't have set up right now to do anything and it merely has a base install with no real updates lol. I don't even have any software on the thing other than the base amithlon install.

I'd be curious to see what types of issues you're running into on amithlon...in my experience, it seems to work rather well.

AmiDeb is potentially of interest for running in a VPS. In fact, it's /very/ interesting to run in a VPS. :) Are you on Discord? Perhaps we can chat and see if this is possible?

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/11 (Linux/64)
* Origin: m O N T E R E Y b B S . c O M (21:4/173)

AmiDeb has been released.
What is AmiDeb:
AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE.

This is pretty awesome; thanks... I just installed Amiga Forever and have a FS-UAE install on my MacOS, but will take a l00k @ AmiDeb as I prefer to run on *nix.

Sounds really neat for someone wanting to run... well, not bare metal but on a bare metal machine - I'm more a VM guy, but this might have a use case for me too. Thanks for sharing!

See the Website at: https://amiga.vk3heg.net

|07p|15AULIE|1142|07o
|08.........

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)

AmiDeb has been released.

I realize its 500MB, but I want to host AmiDeb on 2o - it could use a FILE_ID.DIZ in the root of the ZIP. :P



|07p|15AULIE|1142|07o
|08.........

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
* Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbS>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (21:2/150)

Hi Claw,

Awesome Work!!! Now is it instead of a USB stick can we get an ISO so
it works with Ventoy?

What's Ventoy?



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

Hi Esc,

Hehe, yeah that's one reason why I created it... I'll be moving
my Amiga bbs to it, from it's current home on Amithlon due to some issues.

Oh, interesting - mind delving into these a bit? I have an amithlon

[...]

I'd be curious to see what types of issues you're running into on amithlon...in my experience, it seems to work rather well.

Binkd won't work on my Amithlon system. It bitches about a function
that's not present. I'm also stuck with a RealTeck 8109 pci network card.
I've tried four intel based card that's meant to work, but couldn't get
it to.

I haven't been able to get sound going. (Not that a BBS really needs
that).

Every now and again, I have to do a hard power reboot of the pc. But
mostly just re-booting Amithlon is enough.

AmiDeb is potentially of interest for running in a VPS. In fact, it's
/very/ interesting to run in a VPS.

The issue with running it in a VPS is present with all *uae* versions, in
that the mouse goes nuts and as Amiga user's know, a working mouse is a
must.




\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

Hi Paulie420,

What is AmiDeb:
AmiDeb is a bare Linux install with just enough to run FS-UAE.

This is pretty awesome; thanks... I just installed Amiga Forever and
have a FS-UAE install on my MacOS, but will take a l00k @ AmiDeb as I
prefer to run on *nix.

Hehehe!

Sounds really neat for someone wanting to run... well, not bare metal
but on a bare metal machine - I'm more a VM guy, but this might have a
use case for me too. Thanks for sharing!

Doing something like this is as close to bare metal as anyone is going to
get. The plus side is more host machine compatibility, unlike Amithlon.



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

Hi Paulie420,

AmiDeb has been released.

I realize its 500MB, but I want to host AmiDeb on 2o - it could use a FILE_ID.DIZ in the root of the ZIP. :P

Putting it one a BBS didn't even cross my mind. @-O)
Plus the only reason it's a zip archive is to include the documentation
and mounting a real hd howto...






\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

vorlon wrote to paulie420 <=-

Putting it one a BBS didn't even cross my mind. @-O)
Plus the only reason it's a zip archive is to include the documentation and mounting a real hd howto...

You probably already mentioned this, but will this project run on a
raspberry pi, or does it need to be on an intel machine? Thanks!


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Hi Blue White,

Putting it one a BBS didn't even cross my mind. @-O)
Plus the only reason it's a zip archive is to include the
documentation and mounting a real hd howto...

You probably already mentioned this, but will this project run on a raspberry pi, or does it need to be on an intel machine? Thanks!

No I haven't mentioned it. AmiDeb uses the debian net installer .iso and
it's abilities to be scripted, so it won't work on a Pi.

You could do something with amyberry or the like though.



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

vorlon wrote to Blue White <=-

No I haven't mentioned it. AmiDeb uses the debian net installer .iso
and it's abilities to be scripted, so it won't work on a Pi.

You could do something with amyberry or the like though.

OK, thanks. Good to know!


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On 24 Jul 2022, vorlon said the following...

What's Ventoy?

\/orlon

Only the best USB boot setup. Instead of dealing with flashing a drive each time. Download the ISO drop in in a ventoy and it will ask you which ISO to boot when you start.

https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

|23|04Dr|16|12Claw
|16|14Sysop |12Noverdu |14BBS |04(|14Noverdu.com|04)
|10Standard Ports for SSH/Telnet Web/HTTP://|14Noverdu.com:808
|20|15fsxNet/MRC Chat/Registered Doors!/50Nodes/No Time Use! Stay On!|16|07

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Noverdu BBS (21:1/210)

Hi Claw,

What's Ventoy?

Only the best USB boot setup. Instead of dealing with flashing a
drive each time. Download the ISO drop in in a ventoy and it will ask
you which ISO to boot when you start.

AmiDeb uses the Debian Net inistall .ISO, so what ever tool people use to
boot machines will work.

I use one called Easy2boot myself.



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

Hi Blue White,

No I haven't mentioned it. AmiDeb uses the debian net installer
.iso and it's abilities to be scripted, so it won't work on a Pi.

OK, thanks. Good to know!

I've got a Pi4 here right now that's going to a client next week.
I'll do some test's and get back to you....



\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

I'll do some test's and get back to you....

I have a few Pis of different flavours... or is that values for Pi? Orange, Banana, Rasi Zero & 3b, can send one if you want to play with a Pi installer.

Spec


*** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
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* Origin: A camel is a horse designed by a committee. (21:3/101)

On 27 Jul 2022, vorlon said the following...

AmiDeb uses the Debian Net inistall .ISO, so what ever tool people use to boot machines will work.

I use one called Easy2boot myself.

Hmmm would want to make an ISO thats self contained so it would require the internet. Mainly because it would be cool to take places like the cabin where internet isn't used. The cool thing is the ISO doesn't have to fit on a disk itself because it can occupy the space of the USB flash drive.

So if I'm understanding correctly its an install script only? If yes how much space does it take up after installation without any personal additions?

|23|04Dr|16|12Claw
|16|14Sysop |12Noverdu |14BBS |04(|14Noverdu.com|04)
|10Standard Ports for SSH/Telnet Web/HTTP://|14Noverdu.com:808
|20|15fsxNet/MRC Chat/Registered Doors!/50Nodes/No Time Use! Stay On!|16|07

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
* Origin: Noverdu BBS (21:1/210)

Hi Claw,

AmiDeb uses the Debian Net inistall .ISO, so what ever tool
people use to boot machines will work.

Hmmm would want to make an ISO thats self contained so it would
require the internet. Mainly because it would be cool to take places
like the cabin where internet isn't used. The cool thing is the ISO

The only time the internet is required is during the install, as it pulls
down the latest versions of programs/libs etc...

So if I'm understanding correctly its an install script only? If yes
how much space does it take up after installation without any personal additions?

No, the install of AmiDeb is scripted to do 98% of the install. It only
asks things like hostname/domain, Locale/Lang, it chooses "Guided" for
the hd partition's, but they can be changed. At the end it powers the pc
down.

Then when the pc boot's up, it presents a txt based menu system all ready
to go, and just needing the kickstart rom's, any adf, and hdf files to
have a working emulation machine.


The iso is 491Mb when unziped, and is only ziped to allow the inclusion
of documentation.





\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

Hi Spec,

I'll do some test's and get back to you....

I have a few Pis of different flavours... or is that values for Pi?
Orange, Banana, Rasi Zero & 3b, can send one if you want to play with a
Pi installer.

I received a nice little package from core eletronics today and one bit
of kit inside was a P4 1G... Now the mini hdmi to hdmi cable is a
different story as it's faulty... aghhhhh....

The crazy thing is the postage to send it back is going to be around what
the dam thing costs.... arghhh. #-(




\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

I received a nice little package from core eletronics today and one
bit
of kit inside was a P4 1G... Now the mini hdmi to hdmi cable is a
different story as it's faulty... aghhhhh....

Are Pi4's back in stock??? Nice score. Regarding that mini hdmi, I had a problem on my last P4 as well -- it was super fiddly, and I ended up
busting the socket because it wouldn't fit quite right. Could have been
the cheap cable I bought... Well, now it's a headless pi, ha.


|04a|12LPHA
|03Alpha Complex |15- |11alphacomplex.us:2323

--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/x86_64)
* Origin: You are in Error, fsxNet. No one is screaming. (21:4/158.1)

Hi aLPHA,

I received a nice little package from core eletronics today and one
bit of kit inside was a P4 1G... Now the mini hdmi to hdmi cable is a different story as it's faulty... aghhhhh....

Are Pi4's back in stock??? Nice score.

Yes and no. #0(

I had to purchase a "kit" to get it. The Pi, PSU, Case, SD Card, HDMI
cable, all in one transaction.

Regarding that mini hdmi, I had a problem on my last P4 as well -- it
was super fiddly, and I ended up busting the socket because it wouldn't
fit quite right. Could have been the cheap cable I bought... Well, now
it's a headless pi, ha.

Oh, this was the cable at fault. Two other cables purchased locally work
fine. It also was not working with a Asus monitor and two different TV's,
and two different pi's... *&%^%$

At least the unit for the client is isnstalled and working displaying the information in full screen 1920x1080 as it should, and no bits cut off.





\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

On 22 Jul 22 23:12:19 claw wrote...

I'm too greedy to use my miggy for a BBS. Nope need all that power
for just me :D

To which Darklord replies...

I totally understand this. It almost seems a shame to use my Atari
MegaST4, complete with an AdSpeed accelerator, STorm-ST (TOS v2.06,
switchable with EMUTos), Lightning-ST (USB support - easy SD-card
access!), 4 meg, 4 gig SCSI hard drive, 2x SCSI CD-ROM, EZ-135, and audio
mod for external speakers to do something as mundane as running a BBS!

:)

But I do... I guess having an Atari Mega STe, Falcon 030 and Atari STacy compensates for that... :D


/\
Dark><Lord
\/

--- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01]
* Origin: STar Fleet HQ - Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)

On 04 Aug 22 11:34:50 Darklord wrote...

On 22 Jul 22 23:12:19 claw wrote...

I'm too greedy to use my miggy for a BBS. Nope need all that
power for just me :D

To which Darklord replies...

I totally understand this. It almost seems a shame to use my Atari
MegaST4, complete with an AdSpeed accelerator, STorm-ST (TOS v2.06, switchable with EMUTos), Lightning-ST (USB support - easy SD-card
access!), 4 meg, 4 gig SCSI hard drive, 2x SCSI CD-ROM, EZ-135, and
audio mod for external speakers to do something as mundane as running
a BBS!

:)

But I do... I guess having an Atari Mega STe, Falcon 030 and Atari
STacy compensates for that... :D

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

Well, ain't someone braggin' today. :P

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On 10 Aug 22 11:18:52 Commodore Clifford wrote...

To which Commodore Clifford replies...

Well, ain't someone braggin' today. :P

To which Darklord replies...

Nah, as far as collectors go, I'm not even on the same page. :)


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Dark><Lord
\/

--- RATSoft/FIDO v09.14.95 [JetMail 1.01]
* Origin: STar Fleet HQ - Real Atari! bbs.sfhqbbs.org:5983 (21:3/171.0)

Hi Blue White,

Putting it on a BBS didn't even cross my mind. @-O)
Plus the only reason it's a zip archive is to include the
documentation and mounting a real hd howto...

You probably already mentioned this, but will this project run on a raspberry pi, or does it need to be on an intel machine? Thanks!

Could you email me at "vk3heg@gmail.com". There might be someting secret comming!! &->


\/orlon
aka
Stephen


--- Talisman v0.43-dev (Linux/m68k)
* Origin: Vorlon Empire: Amiga 3000 powered in Sector 550 (21:1/195.1)

vorlon wrote to Blue White <=-

Putting it on a BBS didn't even cross my mind. @-O)
Plus the only reason it's a zip archive is to include the
documentation and mounting a real hd howto...

You probably already mentioned this, but will this project run on a raspberry pi, or does it need to be on an intel machine? Thanks!

Could you email me at "vk3heg@gmail.com". There might be someting
secret comming!! &->

On its way. :)



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