This is a quick guide on how to create a ROMable kickstart with the IDE.device to allow auto booting.
This design has not been compliance tested and will not be. It may cause damage to your A500. I take no responsibility for this. I accept no responsibility for any damage to any equipment that results from the use of this design and its components. IT IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
This guide assumes you have a legal copy of a suitable kickstart ROM. I use kickstart 3.1, however the sames / similar steps apply for different versions.
These tools and devices are required;
- https://github.com/cnvogelg/amitools
- https://gitlab.com/MHeinrichs/AIDE/-/blob/master/device/new-version/IDE-DEVICE2.59.zip
Here is a guide to using romtool which is a part of the amitools package. Follow the installation steps referred to in the amitools package to get the installation running.
Use the following command to split your ROM image. Note, paths will vary for your setup so use this only as a guide;
python.exe romtool.py split kick31.rom -o .
This will create a folder named after the ROM image and fill folder with the split ROM modules. To make room for the IDE.device and BOOTIDE.device you will need to remove the SCSI.device for the created INDEX.txt file.
python.exe romtool.py build -o New31.rom -t kick -s 512 ide.device bootide.device -r 40.258
It is a good idea to use the -r command to bump the ROM REV version to the version of the IDE.device you are used, im my case I changed this to 40.258.
Custom kickstart version as tested with WinUAE;
