@mavica_again oh shit thanks! how exactly do I do that/where do I find the file/where do I put it?
@suricrasia here's all the files i think you'll need: https://netizen.club/~maple/files/portal_amiga.zip
put the rom and the workbench in one of the paths FS-UAE uses to scan for its file database, then do "update file database" in the amiga logo (this was the most annoying step to find)
then you should be able to set up an A500+ with that RAM configuration with the portal zip as the primary hard drive, and FS-UAE will do its automatic whdload patching
@suricrasia i also added WB3.0 install adf to the scan folder for setpatch but i'm not sure how necessary that is