docs(amiga): complete AmigaOS 3.1/3.2 developer reference — 172 files across 17 sections
Comprehensive technical documentation covering:
- Hardware: OCS/ECS/AGA custom chip registers, Copper & Blitter deep dives
- Boot sequence: cold boot through startup-sequence
- Binary format: HUNK executable spec, relocation, debug info
- Linking & ABI: .fd files, LVO tables, register calling conventions
- Exec kernel: tasks, interrupts, memory, signals, semaphores
- AmigaDOS: file I/O, FFS/OFS layout, CLI/Shell scripting
- Graphics: planar bitmaps, Copper programming, HAM/EHB modes
- Intuition: screens, windows, IDCMP, BOOPSI
- Devices: trackdisk, SCSI, serial, timer, audio, keyboard
- Libraries: utility, expansion, IFFParse, locale, ARexx
- Networking: bsdsocket API, SANA-II, TCP/IP stack comparison
- Toolchain: GCC, vasm/vlink, SAS/C, NDK, debugging
- Reverse engineering: IDA/Ghidra setup, compiler fingerprints, case studies
- CPU & MMU: 68040/060 emulation libs, PMMU, cache management
- Driver development: SANA-II, Picasso96/RTG, AHI audio
All files include breadcrumb navigation. No local paths or proprietary content.
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[← Home](../README.md)
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# Boot Sequence — Overview
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boot_sequence: enrich all articles + new kickstart_rom.md
New: kickstart_rom.md (ROM structure, module inventory, tools, custom ROMs)
Enriched: cold_boot (diagnostics, LED codes, troubleshooting),
kickstart_init (ExecBase creation, ROM scan, 4-phase init),
dos_boot (strap, boot block, Startup-Sequence), early_startup (recovery)
Updated: 02_boot_sequence/README.md, root README.md
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From power-on to Workbench desktop: hardware init, ROM validation, kernel creation, device enumeration, boot block execution, and startup scripts.
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docs(amiga): complete AmigaOS 3.1/3.2 developer reference — 172 files across 17 sections
Comprehensive technical documentation covering:
- Hardware: OCS/ECS/AGA custom chip registers, Copper & Blitter deep dives
- Boot sequence: cold boot through startup-sequence
- Binary format: HUNK executable spec, relocation, debug info
- Linking & ABI: .fd files, LVO tables, register calling conventions
- Exec kernel: tasks, interrupts, memory, signals, semaphores
- AmigaDOS: file I/O, FFS/OFS layout, CLI/Shell scripting
- Graphics: planar bitmaps, Copper programming, HAM/EHB modes
- Intuition: screens, windows, IDCMP, BOOPSI
- Devices: trackdisk, SCSI, serial, timer, audio, keyboard
- Libraries: utility, expansion, IFFParse, locale, ARexx
- Networking: bsdsocket API, SANA-II, TCP/IP stack comparison
- Toolchain: GCC, vasm/vlink, SAS/C, NDK, debugging
- Reverse engineering: IDA/Ghidra setup, compiler fingerprints, case studies
- CPU & MMU: 68040/060 emulation libs, PMMU, cache management
- Driver development: SANA-II, Picasso96/RTG, AHI audio
All files include breadcrumb navigation. No local paths or proprietary content.
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## Section Index
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boot_sequence: enrich all articles + new kickstart_rom.md
New: kickstart_rom.md (ROM structure, module inventory, tools, custom ROMs)
Enriched: cold_boot (diagnostics, LED codes, troubleshooting),
kickstart_init (ExecBase creation, ROM scan, 4-phase init),
dos_boot (strap, boot block, Startup-Sequence), early_startup (recovery)
Updated: 02_boot_sequence/README.md, root README.md
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| [cold_boot.md](cold_boot.md) | Power-on to Kickstart: CPU reset vectors, ROM checksum, hardware reset, memory detection, diagnostic indicators, capture vectors |
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| [kickstart_rom.md](kickstart_rom.md) | **Kickstart ROM internals: binary structure, module inventory, extraction tools, custom ROM building, EPROM burning** |
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| [kickstart_init.md](kickstart_init.md) | ExecBase creation, capture vectors, resident module scan algorithm, 4-phase initialization, bootstrap handoff |
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| [dos_boot.md](dos_boot.md) | strap module, boot block format and execution, MountList/DOSDrivers, system assigns, Startup-Sequence walkthrough |
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| [early_startup.md](early_startup.md) | Early Startup Control menu: boot device selection, display mode override, recovery scenarios |
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