BIOS for Amiga EMPLANT e586DX PC Emulator

[Robert_MyAmigaShop]

Hi Everyone,

Been trying to find a suitable BIOS for the e586DX PC Emulation and all the ones I've tried either just show a black screen or lock up after initialization.

Anyone have a source of a known good working BIOS for the PC Emulation?

Have tried some from here:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=60741

but none seem to work so far...?

Thanks,
Robert

[admin]

The BIOS file needs to be 64K in size. No other size BIOS will work. We used AMIBIOS or Sirus Bios.

[harrisonmilo01]

Hi Everyone,

Been trying to find a suitable BIOS for the e586DX PC Emulation and all the ones I've tried either just show a black screen or lock up after initialization.

Anyone have a source of a known good working BIOS for the PC Emulation?

Have tried some from here:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=60741

but none seem to work so far...?

Thanks,
Robert

[admin]

You need a BIOS for a 486 or newer machine.

[Ariel19]

The BIOS file needs to be 64K in size.  No other size BIOS will work.  We used AMIBIOS or Sirus Bios.

What would happen if I try to use a BIOS file that is not 64K in size, and is there any workaround for using a different BIOS version?

[admin]

The size of the BIOS must be 64K, no exceptions.

[melonplayground]

Hi Everyone,
Been trying to find a suitable BIOS for the e586DX PC Emulation and all the ones I've tried either just show a black screen or lock up after initialization.
Anyone have a source of a known good working BIOS for the PC Emulation?
Have tried some from here:
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=60741 Melon Playground
but none seem to work so far...?
Thanks,
Robert

Hi Robert, have you tried checking vintage BIOS archives or the official emulation forums? Sometimes older or lesser-known BIOS versions work better for e586DX emulation setups.

[admin]

The BIOS file needs to be 64K in size.  No other size BIOS will work.  We used AMIBIOS or Sirus Bios.

What would happen if I try to use a BIOS file that is not 64K in size, and is there any workaround for using a different BIOS version?

The BIOS will not load.

[admin]

I found one of the BIOS files that I used when creating e586DX.