Pandora (Open Hardware) now available to pre-order - Page 15

TCD · 06 June 2010, 17:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by john4p

For playing Indy III there's ScummVM.

Hehe, fair enough

john4p · 08 June 2010, 11:15

There's now a "Hotfix 2"-package in the Betatest-forums available which includes:

Quote:

Hotfix 2:
* Bluetooth: Disabling and restoring state on startup now working properly
* XFCE4: When switching from MiniMenu to XFCE4, the settings are now properly loaded
* Brightness-State: When shutting down, a brightness level of 0 is not saved
* MiniMenu: Fixed caching and closed a memory leak
* WiFi: LEDs now working
* Kernel: Video: don't force waiting for refresh
* MiniMenu: XFCE4-Apps now included in MiniMenu
* Automount: SD Cards are now mounted with noatime and umask 0 so that all users can access the cards properly. Added lazy unmount.
* New: Boost, Lua5.1 and Evince
* New: Script to change the LCD refresh rate from 50 / 60 Hz (ideal for emulators)
* Some typo fixes and general tweaks

50Hz mode!

Konrad · 08 June 2010, 11:22

Not that owners are happy for the most part, and there's activity in software development and patches, I'm really thinking about buying a Pandora, too

.

tonyyeb · 08 June 2010, 11:24

I've decided to get a Pandora battery for my PSP instead. I use my HTC Desire for web browsing so my PSP will be my emulator device

phipscube · 08 June 2010, 14:53

It really is getting exciting suddenly with Pandora. I really hope the next batch of cases from China don't take too long (I want mine!). The devs really are bending over backwards to make this machine the ultimate emulation device. For me the winner is the controls combined with keyboard and touchscreen.

tonyyeb, I've got an old Phat PSP hacked with the pandora (batt), its nice too but faffy having to hack and mess to get it to run with the latest stuff. It always induces that quakey bottom feeling whenever I do something risqué on it. I also have a Dingoo..... now that little machine is amazing. Better than the PSP in my opinion. Tiny, smart and with a beautifully crisp screen. BTW, i'm originally from Hull

tonyyeb · 08 June 2010, 15:01

Don't get me wrong, at under £200 I might be tempted. I've followed the Pandora story from mid 2008 and really wanted one... but my PSP is sat doing nothing so I might as well invest £10 in it and give it a new lease of life before splashing £250 + P&P on a new machine.

Whereabouts in Hull did you live?

phipscube · 08 June 2010, 15:43

Yeah definately give it a new lease of life! You can get some great stuff for a hacked PSP. I'm just a gadget freak and tend to buy lots of random stuff

I sent you a pm on where I lived so as not to hijack the thread

john4p · 08 June 2010, 23:21

Didn't think it'd be made possible this soon (or even at all) - but it's been done.

Installed the Hotfix 2-package and then executed the new script op_lcdrate.sh (with '50' as parameter).
Just played Turrican (fullspeed incl. sound) with perfectly smooth 50Hz-scrolling. On a handheld.

seuden · 08 June 2010, 23:28

I played it perfectly on the PSP, so take that THB!!!

the Genesis version

TCD · 08 June 2010, 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by john4p

Just played Turrican (fullspeed incl. sound) with perfectly smooth 50Hz-scrolling. On a handheld.

/me drools
You knew how to get me, eh?

A little bit too pricey for me right now, but I'm really tempted to get one later this year

Oh and that was before you posted that

john4p · 09 June 2010, 09:52

^ You wouldn't regret it. It's a fully functional Linux PC with good gaming controls, keyboard, WLAN and 50Hz-capable display fitting in a pocket.

Btw., the testresults I posted on the previous page were all done at only 500MHz.
The CPU's default speed is actually 600MHz. At 600MHz you can play Assassin SE fine with sound and frameskip 1 in PUAE.
In the system settings you can set the speed up to 900MHz. Most Pandoras reach stable 800MHz which only drains a little more battery. (Note you can't harm the ARM CPU by overclocking. The worst case scenario is a freeze/reset.)

T_hairy_bootson · 09 June 2010, 09:58

You arent making the wait any easier over here...

:P

Grab a video camera from somewhere and post some vids if you can please.

john4p · 09 June 2010, 10:06

Just got a camera. Will try to make a vid after work...

TCD · 09 June 2010, 10:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_hairy_bootson

Grab a video camera from somewhere and post some vids if you can please.

Second that

Glad you got one of the first batch john

Always a lot better to get first hand reports by a fellow retro gamer

john4p · 10 June 2010, 23:28

Made a 38 minutes-vid featuring Turrican II, Lotus, Hunter, James Pond II, Speedball 2, Stunt Car Racer TNT, Battle Squadron PAL version, All Terrain Racing and Turrican 3 - in that order.
I had to split it into 5 parts in order to upload it to Youtube.

Could only upload part 1 (Turrican II) yet:

[ Show youtube player ] (quality of the vid should improve in a few hours as it's still being processed by youtube)

The rest will follow tomorrow afternoon.

TCD · 11 June 2010, 00:32

Nice one john

I got it right that it's frameskip 0? Really nice and smooth gameplay

T_hairy_bootson · 11 June 2010, 00:46

Awesome video john4p, thanks for posting it. I would love to see a video of P-UAE when you get some time. Perhaps the UI and settings and then running a workbench HDF.

@TCD: Its on the first settings page frameskip is 0

TCD · 11 June 2010, 06:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_hairy_bootson

@TCD: Its on the first settings page frameskip is 0

Yeah seen that. It's just that I can't believe it

john4p · 11 June 2010, 10:01

Yes, it is frameskip 0. In the next game - Lotus - you'll see that I'll use frameskip 1.
The remaining 7 games then all use frameskip 0 again.

@THB: Yeah, I'll also make a PUAE vid soon.

Baboon · 11 June 2010, 11:04

I know little about the machine but thats an impressive video showing how well the games run!

Very cool.

10 June 2010, 23:28	#295
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Made a 38 minutes-vid featuring Turrican II, Lotus, Hunter, James Pond II, Speedball 2, Stunt Car Racer TNT, Battle Squadron PAL version, All Terrain Racing and Turrican 3 - in that order. I had to split it into 5 parts in order to upload it to Youtube. Could only upload part 1 (Turrican II) yet: [ Show youtube player ] (quality of the vid should improve in a few hours as it's still being processed by youtube) The rest will follow tomorrow afternoon. Last edited by john4p; 10 June 2010 at 23:48.

11 June 2010, 10:01	#299
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Yes, it is frameskip 0. In the next game - Lotus - you'll see that I'll use frameskip 1. The remaining 7 games then all use frameskip 0 again. @THB: Yeah, I'll also make a PUAE vid soon. Last edited by john4p; 13 June 2010 at 16:45.

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08 June 2010, 11:22	#283
Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 742	Not that owners are happy for the most part, and there's activity in software development and patches, I'm really thinking about buying a Pandora, too .

08 June 2010, 11:24	#284
tonyyeb Has the Amiga bug again Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hull, UK Age: 43 Posts: 791	I've decided to get a Pandora battery for my PSP instead. I use my HTC Desire for web browsing so my PSP will be my emulator device

08 June 2010, 14:53	#285
phipscube WipEout Fanboi Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ringsted / Denmark Age: 48 Posts: 263	It really is getting exciting suddenly with Pandora. I really hope the next batch of cases from China don't take too long (I want mine!). The devs really are bending over backwards to make this machine the ultimate emulation device. For me the winner is the controls combined with keyboard and touchscreen. tonyyeb, I've got an old Phat PSP hacked with the pandora (batt), its nice too but faffy having to hack and mess to get it to run with the latest stuff. It always induces that quakey bottom feeling whenever I do something risqué on it. I also have a Dingoo..... now that little machine is amazing. Better than the PSP in my opinion. Tiny, smart and with a beautifully crisp screen. BTW, i'm originally from Hull

08 June 2010, 15:01	#286
tonyyeb Has the Amiga bug again Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hull, UK Age: 43 Posts: 791	Don't get me wrong, at under £200 I might be tempted. I've followed the Pandora story from mid 2008 and really wanted one... but my PSP is sat doing nothing so I might as well invest £10 in it and give it a new lease of life before splashing £250 + P&P on a new machine. Whereabouts in Hull did you live?

08 June 2010, 15:43	#287
phipscube WipEout Fanboi Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ringsted / Denmark Age: 48 Posts: 263	Yeah definately give it a new lease of life! You can get some great stuff for a hacked PSP. I'm just a gadget freak and tend to buy lots of random stuff I sent you a pm on where I lived so as not to hijack the thread

08 June 2010, 23:21	#288
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Didn't think it'd be made possible this soon (or even at all) - but it's been done. Installed the Hotfix 2-package and then executed the new script op_lcdrate.sh (with '50' as parameter). Just played Turrican (fullspeed incl. sound) with perfectly smooth 50Hz-scrolling. On a handheld.

08 June 2010, 23:28	#289
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	I played it perfectly on the PSP, so take that THB!!! the Genesis version

09 June 2010, 09:52	#291
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	^ You wouldn't regret it. It's a fully functional Linux PC with good gaming controls, keyboard, WLAN and 50Hz-capable display fitting in a pocket. Btw., the testresults I posted on the previous page were all done at only 500MHz. The CPU's default speed is actually 600MHz. At 600MHz you can play Assassin SE fine with sound and frameskip 1 in PUAE. In the system settings you can set the speed up to 900MHz. Most Pandoras reach stable 800MHz which only drains a little more battery. (Note you can't harm the ARM CPU by overclocking. The worst case scenario is a freeze/reset.)

09 June 2010, 09:58	#292
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	You arent making the wait any easier over here... :P Grab a video camera from somewhere and post some vids if you can please.

09 June 2010, 10:06	#293
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	Just got a camera. Will try to make a vid after work...

11 June 2010, 00:32	#296
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,522	Nice one john I got it right that it's frameskip 0? Really nice and smooth gameplay

11 June 2010, 00:46	#297
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Awesome video john4p, thanks for posting it. I would love to see a video of P-UAE when you get some time. Perhaps the UI and settings and then running a workbench HDF. @TCD: Its on the first settings page frameskip is 0

11 June 2010, 11:04	#300
Baboon Moon Monkey Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 419	I know little about the machine but thats an impressive video showing how well the games run! Very cool.

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