Short: Open source, Unix-like operating system Author: Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Raymond Michiels, Steven Reiz and Johan W. Stevenson Uploader: aminet aminet net Type: misc/os Version: 1.5.10 Architecture: other MINIX is an UNIX-like operating system developed basically for educational purposes. For all practical purposes, MINIX can be treated as if it were in the public domain. The Amiga version of Minix 1.5 runs on A500, A2000 and A3000 computers and is compatible with 68000, 68010, 68020 and 68030 CPUs. Minix works fine with one or more floppy disk drives, but the hard drive controllers A590, A2091 and the A3000's onboard SCSI host are supported aswell. NOTE: To get support for harddrives or make Minix run on the A3000 and/or 68030 CPUs, you have to install the Update to the latest version of Minix aswell (see misc/os/Amiga_Minix_Update.tgz). This archive contains the final distribution of Amiga Minix, v1.5.10: amboot.lha - boot disk Disk02 - Root File System Disk03 - System Binaries #1 (/usr) Disk04 - System Binaries #2 Disk05 - System Binaries #3 Disk06 - C Compiler Disk07 - Operating System Sources Disk08 - Commands Sources #1 Disk09 - Commands Sources #2 A patch to update an Amiga Minix 1.5.10 installation to 1.5.10.1 is available separately as misc/os/Amiga_Minix_Update.tgz Installation ------------ Step 1: Prepare a 880K AmigaDOS disk, make sure it is labeled 'BOOT' and extract the contents of amboot.lha to this disk. Step 2 (using an Amiga): Use CrossDOS (included with AmigaOS 2.x or higher) or disk/misc/fat95.lha (requires AmigaOS 1.3 or higher) to prepare eight 720K MS-DOS disks. Then write the eight disk images supplied in this archive (disk02 - disk09) to these disks using disk/misc/YADI.lha. Step 2 (using Windows): Format eight DD (720K) Disks. Use RawWrite for Windows (http://www.chrysocome.net/rawwrite) to write the eight disk images supplied in this archive (disk02 - disk09) to these disks. Step 3: Reset your Amiga and boot from your Workbench disk or partition. Insert the boot disk called 'BOOT' in any drive and open a CLI. If you're running AmigaOS 1.3 or higher, type: execute boot:scripts/minstall1.3 If you're running AmigaOS 1.2 or lower, type: execute boot:scripts/minstall1.2 When the script has finished Amiga MINIX is ready to go. Leave the disk in the disk drive and reset your Amiga to boot from the Minix boot disk. Step 4: You're now booting Amiga MINIX. From now on, follow the instructions on screen. Further information ------------------- For more Information about Amiga Minix or Minix in general, visit Thomas Unger's excellent Amiga Minix site: http://home.arcor.de/kickstart/TKA/Tutorials/AmigaMINIX/aminix.html