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Forum: support.Hardware 22 March 2024, 20:36
Replies: 70
Views: 5,146
Posted By chiark
I have a 3000, and would like to make it go...

I have a 3000, and would like to make it go faster :D - how can I help? I'll sign up to the discord and take it from there... Here's hoping!
Forum: support.Hardware 21 March 2024, 14:13
Replies: 5
Views: 202
Posted By chiark
It could also mean it's the right way up, but...

It could also mean it's the right way up, but shifted across by a column of pins. I had exactly this yesterday in my 3000.
Seeing four drives on the early startup is definitely odd though...
Forum: support.Hardware 21 March 2024, 14:12
Replies: 3
Views: 148
Posted By chiark
Sunlight will wipe an EPROM in a certain number...

Sunlight will wipe an EPROM in a certain number of days... I simply don't know if the FPGA is doing what it should, but I do know the card isn't working and that seems to be down to the glue as the...
Forum: support.Hardware 20 March 2024, 20:49
Replies: 3
Views: 148
Posted By chiark
Long shot: PP&S 3000/040 ROM/CPLD/FPGA file...?

I took a punt on a PP&S 3000/040 for my 3000, and unsurprisingly it doesn't work.

What's odd is it does work somewhat, and DiagROM will boot, and pass memory tests with CHIP RAM. Fast RAM,...
Forum: Coders. General 18 March 2024, 14:22
Replies: 239
Views: 28,531
Posted By chiark
Not an original comment but huge congrats, this...

Not an original comment but huge congrats, this is awesome to see, and great that you've stuck at it! Brilliant work, keep going, can't believe how much you're managing to optimise this.
Forum: Hardware mods 15 March 2024, 20:19
Replies: 8
Views: 578
Posted By chiark
That's brilliant, nice work!

That's brilliant, nice work!
Forum: support.Hardware 16 February 2024, 18:47
Replies: 4
Views: 282
Posted By chiark
Good point, will try that - thanks Jope. I've...

Good point, will try that - thanks Jope. I've checked voltages and it's all good. The only thing I can think is that the interrupt for sound isn't being generated. But interrupts for everything...
Forum: support.Hardware 10 February 2024, 12:12
Replies: 4
Views: 282
Posted By chiark
Thanks! Yes, mine's a black board and is from...

Thanks! Yes, mine's a black board and is from 2019 or so I think. df0 working fine, in fact everything working fine, which is why I'm so stumped. I haven't checked serial port as I did wonder if...
Forum: support.Hardware 09 February 2024, 13:38
Replies: 4
Views: 282
Posted By chiark
HC533 + Rev 5 A500 + 1.3 = No sound?

Well, this is an odd one.

Finally got around to fitting my HC533. Lovely bit of kit, does what I need to do, however... Whenever it's installed, I get no audio.

Remove it and fit 68k? Audio...
Forum: support.Hardware 08 February 2024, 14:20
Replies: 8
Views: 483
Posted By chiark
No, it has a standard kettle lead on the back and...

No, it has a standard kettle lead on the back and an integrated PSU that provides 12v and 5v...
Forum: support.Hardware 07 February 2024, 16:24
Replies: 8
Views: 483
Posted By chiark
The PSU is a Protek PX18-23...

The PSU is a Protek PX18-23 (https://www.mpja.com/5V2A-12V12A-SUPPLY/productinfo/13475%20PS/) and the only reference I can find to that is as an 120V AC PSU...

The J4 link is bypassing a capacitor...
Forum: support.Hardware 07 February 2024, 13:29
Replies: 8
Views: 483
Posted By chiark
Thread Necro! Well, at least only from 3 months...

Thread Necro! Well, at least only from 3 months ago... My Supradrive 4x4 has just arrived in the UK from the US, and it has the protek psu installed - the one with the beige circuit board. J4 is...
Forum: Amiga scene 13 December 2022, 15:09
Replies: 117
Views: 18,587
Posted By chiark
This is absolutely amazing. If you don't have a...

This is absolutely amazing. If you don't have a subwoofer or decent bass response from your speakers, you're missing out as the sub bass is exceptionally good.

Can anyone share any of the tech...
Forum: Amiga scene 11 March 2022, 17:48
Replies: 239
Views: 49,592
Posted By chiark
Huge congrats on releasing it Sovenyimre! Great...

Huge congrats on releasing it Sovenyimre! Great work, and you've achieved much more than I ever have :)

Ross, I like the use of the word "yet". ;-)
Forum: support.Hardware 08 March 2022, 18:19
Replies: 52
Views: 11,340
Posted By chiark
Windows defender complaining about 1.30 here... ...

Windows defender complaining about 1.30 here... Fully updated :(
Forum: Amiga scene 08 March 2022, 15:30
Replies: 239
Views: 49,592
Posted By chiark
Ah Ross, you tease us :) . Can you share a...

Ah Ross, you tease us :) . Can you share a little on the approach or techniques you're using here? I guess there's as much effort in creating the tools to get the data into the right format to give...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 March 2022, 12:04
Replies: 239
Views: 49,592
Posted By chiark
Yaaay! Congrats! Awesome to see. Thanks for...

Yaaay! Congrats! Awesome to see. Thanks for following up on this :)

Now I have that darn tune in my head again. Last time it was there for weeks...

Would be great if Ross has some time to...
Forum: Amiga scene 04 March 2022, 18:33
Replies: 239
Views: 49,592
Posted By chiark
As part of the Scorpion Engine demos there's a...

As part of the Scorpion Engine demos there's a version of bad apple, with a good mod by JMD that weighs in at 84kb...
...
Forum: Amiga scene 02 May 2021, 10:38
Replies: 19
Views: 3,304
Posted By chiark
It’s also completely wrong. Look up fido...

It’s also completely wrong. Look up fido standards and windows hello etc: biometric data is held securely, locally. That’s it.

I’ll ask the French team if they’re aware of this campaign…
Forum: support.Hardware 28 April 2021, 11:54
Replies: 76
Views: 23,157
Posted By chiark
I've finally installed mine in my A1000 with...

I've finally installed mine in my A1000 with Spirit Insider board. It should work, but I just get a rapidly flashing LED suggesting something is going fairly wrong...

I've disabled autoconfig on...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2021, 19:08
Replies: 20
Views: 2,542
Posted By chiark
I love the misterfpga, it’s incredible. “byte...

I love the misterfpga, it’s incredible. “byte Mavericks” mentioned above is me, and I’ve created a small board that drives the Amiga keyboard leds too...

There’s progress being made to offload cpu...
Forum: News 11 April 2021, 18:29
Replies: 49
Views: 10,259
Posted By chiark
Awesome, great work!

Awesome, great work!
Forum: Member Introductions 08 April 2021, 23:19
Replies: 8
Views: 2,437
Posted By chiark
Ey up, another Yorkshire lad here. I have...

Ey up, another Yorkshire lad here.

I have an hc533 from Sordan and it works well, would recommend as a simple solution. I’m thinking of starting a local user group meeting in a brewery... when...
Forum: News 02 April 2021, 14:45
Replies: 61
Views: 11,735
Posted By chiark
Thanks again for the explanations. This really is...

Thanks again for the explanations. This really is excellent, and whilst the diskless boot is only one feature, it’s exceptionally cool :)
Forum: News 30 March 2021, 00:34
Replies: 61
Views: 11,735
Posted By chiark
Thanks! I’ll see if there’s any way to sort this...

Thanks! I’ll see if there’s any way to sort this because the false positives seem endemic: I assume the problem is that giving Python admin rights through an installer could (emphasis could!) be an...
Forum: News 29 March 2021, 22:38
Replies: 61
Views: 11,735
Posted By chiark
Just tried to download this, and your file is...

Just tried to download this, and your file is being flagged as a trojan by Windows SmartScreen - it matches the signature of Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml within amigaxfer/amigaxfer.exe.

I've just...
Forum: Member Introductions 24 March 2021, 08:27
Replies: 10
Views: 3,406
Posted By chiark
I love Seattle :) . The Seattle retro games fair...

I love Seattle :) . The Seattle retro games fair I was lucky enough to be in town for was awesome, and I really hope the living computer museum is just brilliant

Hopefully one day I’ll get back...
Forum: Amiga scene 16 March 2021, 14:59
Replies: 34
Views: 5,314
Posted By chiark
You're right, it is a PAL machine Ross, and it is...

You're right, it is a PAL machine Ross, and it is an 8367 in there. That's some incredible esoteric knowledge there! :D
Forum: Amiga scene 16 March 2021, 11:01
Replies: 34
Views: 5,314
Posted By chiark
Thanks for the reply! Yes, I could see the care...

Thanks for the reply! Yes, I could see the care that's gone into this, especially with the reporting out of dropped frames, syncs etc. It's immense :)
Forum: Amiga scene 15 March 2021, 22:10
Replies: 34
Views: 5,314
Posted By chiark
Ah, no problems! Any ideas as to why it would...

Ah, no problems! Any ideas as to why it would fail - to my knowledge there shouldn't be much difference at all? I realise there's OCS vs ECS, however it'd be good to understand what might be...
Forum: Amiga scene 14 March 2021, 18:45
Replies: 34
Views: 5,314
Posted By chiark
I've just tried running this on my 1000 - it...

I've just tried running this on my 1000 - it loads 5 tracks, I get a flash of a graphic on a screen and then hang... Same disk works on my rev5 motherboard 500 with the same disk drive.
Forum: Amiga scene 13 March 2021, 08:34
Replies: 22
Views: 3,299
Posted By chiark
From emulating the cpu perspective, no problem. ...

From emulating the cpu perspective, no problem. From emulating the 2 graphics processors, especially the sprite engine, very doubtful.

Up to 256 sprite pixels per line and up to 64 sprites...
Forum: Amiga scene 12 March 2021, 12:05
Replies: 3
Views: 1,607
Posted By chiark
Another option that I've taken is to use primer...

Another option that I've taken is to use primer and spray paint - it can give a better finish than raw PLA, but of course it adds time and cost :)
Forum: Amiga scene 11 March 2021, 12:03
Replies: 39
Views: 4,167
Posted By chiark
Brilliant, especially to keep size down too. ...

Brilliant, especially to keep size down too. Could this be the basis of a new format for Amiga audio...? (Realise it's basically a format that's setting hardware registers, but all the same it...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 March 2021, 18:33
Replies: 14
Views: 2,088
Posted By chiark
Congrats Kevin! Great to see companies supporting...

Congrats Kevin! Great to see companies supporting the community like this too, thank you!
Forum: Amiga scene 05 March 2021, 17:02
Replies: 239
Views: 49,592
Posted By chiark
Thanks for the explanation Ross, I must admit I...

Thanks for the explanation Ross, I must admit I think the real beauty of this challenge is that each system should make the most of its unique capabilities in order to deliver the best possible...
Forum: Amiga scene 04 March 2021, 12:14
Replies: 239
Views: 49,592
Posted By chiark
some of the effects to make details on TEK's...

some of the effects to make details on TEK's Hologon demo are outstanding...
Forum: Amiga scene 04 March 2021, 10:57
Replies: 239
Views: 49,592
Posted By chiark
The stage you got to is AWESOME, Ross, it's...

The stage you got to is AWESOME, Ross, it's utterly brilliant.

I think the big sticking point is still the music, isn't it?
Forum: Amiga scene 02 March 2021, 15:26
Replies: 191
Views: 15,329
Posted By chiark
That's what makes the Amiga "special" to me, and...

That's what makes the Amiga "special" to me, and using brute force with a CPU doesn't strike me as elegant - even though getting the best from 040+ will undoubtedly rely on optimising your code to...
Forum: Amiga scene 27 February 2021, 09:15
Replies: 191
Views: 15,329
Posted By chiark
They should target whatever they like, the only...

They should target whatever they like, the only polite request I’d make is that a working configuration is well documented :) .

Personally I find the stock ocs the most exciting platform to...
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