Kickstart ROMs (BIOS)

It is essential that you obtain Kickstart ROM files (BIOS files) for running Amiberry. These are available for purchase from the current Amiga rights holders, or you can extract an image of the Kickstart ROM for your existing machine. You can use ROMs from Cloanto's Amiga Forever package, but those will have to be decrypted first - which is done by running Amiga Forever/emulation once, after which you can copy over the decrypted ROMs as usual. Hyperion's newer AmigaOS 3.1.x and 3.2.x Kickstart ROMs are also supported.

At a minimum, you should look to obtain the Kickstart 1.3 rom file in order to run Amiberry (for A500 emulation). However, the A600HD 2.05 ROM and A1200 3.1 Kickstart ROM are essential for running the WHDLoad Auto-Booter.

Some known valid Kickstart ROMs are detailed below, and your files can be verified with an CRC32 Checker. It's recommended to ensure all files below are part of the setup for maximum compatibility and overall smooth user experience.

Kickstart ROM filename	CRC	Required by WHDLoad Auto-Booter
Kickstart v1.2 r33.180 (1986)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000).rom	a6ce1636
Kickstart v1.3 rev 34.5 (1987)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000-CDTV).rom	c4f0f55f	✔️
Kickstart v2.04 rev 37.175 (1991)(Commodore)(A500+).rom	c3bdb240
Kickstart v2.05 r37.350 (1992)(Commodore)(A600HD)[!].rom	43b0df7b	✔️
Kickstart v3.0 rev 39.106 (1992)(Commodore)(A1200)[!].rom	6c9b07d2
Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.63 (1993)(Commodore)(A500-A600-A2000)[!].rom	fc24ae0d
Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.68 (1993)(Commodore)(A1200).rom	1483a091 / 1d9aa278	✔️
Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.68 (1993)(Commodore)(A4000).rom	d6bae334
Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.60 (1993)(Commodore)(CD32).rom	1e62d4a5
CD32 Extended-ROM rev 40.60 (1993)(Commodore)(CD32).rom	87746be2

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Kickstart files for the WHDLoad AutoBooter

Some games also require certain kickstart roms (Kickstart 1.3 and Kickstart 3.1 in particular) to be copied to the DEVS: section of the boot drive. However, Amiberry will automatically use the files you have stored in your selected Kickstarts folder, and create symlinks to each file in the save-data folder of the WHDLoad booter. This will allow the Amiga OS to access these files when loading specific games that may require them.

For maximum compatibilty, the following files are searched for:

Symlink Name	Common Name
kick33180.A500	Kickstart v1.2 rev 33.180 (1986)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000).rom
kick34005.A500	Kickstart v1.3 rev 34.5 (1987)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000-CDTV).rom
kick37175.A500	Kickstart v2.04 rev 37.175 (1991)(Commodore)(A500+).rom
kick39106.A1200	Kickstart v3.0 rev 39.106 (1992)(Commodore)(A1200)[!].rom
kick40063.A600	Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.63 (1993)(Commodore)(A500-A600-A2000)[!].rom
kick40068.A1200	Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.68 (1993)(Commodore)(A1200).rom
kick40068.A4000	Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.68 (1993)(Commodore)(A4000).rom

For full information about the WHDLoad Booter, please refer to the relevant page: WHDLoad AutoBooting