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Forum: support.Hardware Yesterday, 15:10
Replies: 9
Views: 738
Posted By alexh
See my post above.

See my post above.
Forum: support.Games Yesterday, 14:12
Replies: 2
Views: 68
Posted By alexh
Older CUE files can have the wrong case for...

Older CUE files can have the wrong case for filenames because Windows didn't always have a case sensitive filesystem.

Make sure the case of the filenames in the CUE match the filenames on your...
Forum: MarketPlace Yesterday, 10:36
Replies: 9
Views: 330
Posted By alexh
They made millions and millions of A500s you...

They made millions and millions of A500s you won't get much for the main unit untested.

All 3 units covered in dirt probably means they were probably stored in a garage. The A500 looks like it has...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories Yesterday, 06:13
Replies: 3
Views: 139
Posted By alexh
What he said. They were A500+ motherboards...

What he said. They were A500+ motherboards without the plus bit populated
Forum: support.Hardware 23 June 2022, 19:43
Replies: 21
Views: 347
Posted By alexh
Are you using a modern version of HDToolbox?...

Are you using a modern version of HDToolbox? Older versions don't like big drives. I imagine you are as your old ones are 17GB
Forum: MarketPlace 23 June 2022, 19:01
Replies: 25
Views: 2,825
Posted By alexh
Both chips have a protection fuse you can program...

Both chips have a protection fuse you can program into them so they cannot be read out. I'd be amazed if they are not set.


Both SX-32 MK1 and MK2 have the same Mach 231 CPLD chips.

Both have...
Forum: support.Hardware 23 June 2022, 14:55
Replies: 12
Views: 633
Posted By alexh
They have not leaked. The pads of all caps are...

They have not leaked. The pads of all caps are nice a shiny. There is no need to replace them "because".

I am aware that capacitors can go bad. However I imagine far more boards have been killed...
Forum: Coders. General 23 June 2022, 14:08
Replies: 41
Views: 1,196
Posted By alexh
My vote is for Erwin Kloibhofer, it started with...

My vote is for Erwin Kloibhofer, it started with Ghost Battle improved with Lionheart, don't forget The Misadventures of Flink on CD32.
Forum: MarketPlace 23 June 2022, 12:52
Replies: 25
Views: 2,825
Posted By alexh
On the SX32 MK2 there is only one CPLD. A Mach...

On the SX32 MK2 there is only one CPLD. A Mach 231.


Probably not. But why bother to read the contents when there is the open source TF328 which is an almost identical alternative to the SX32?
...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 22 June 2022, 10:04
Replies: 26
Views: 1,841
Posted By alexh
If you get a 1MB upgrade for A600 you can play...

If you get a 1MB upgrade for A600 you can play just about anything. There used to be lots of WHDload slaves which slowed down on vanilla A600 (and presumably A500) but I reported lots and lots and...
Forum: support.Hardware 22 June 2022, 09:56
Replies: 12
Views: 633
Posted By alexh
This happens on my A600 if the PCMCIA port is...

This happens on my A600 if the PCMCIA port is active. My A600 is not recapped. I was thinking it was probably a design fault on this revision motherboard.
Forum: News 22 June 2022, 09:53
Replies: 84
Views: 12,438
Posted By alexh
You also need to consider the bandwidth of Zorro...

You also need to consider the bandwidth of Zorro III. Does having SCSI-III have any performance advantage over SCSI-II when using a Zorro III bus?
Forum: MarketPlace 19 June 2022, 23:43
Replies: 5
Views: 496
Posted By alexh
I'm not a fan of A1500/A2000 having owned one...

I'm not a fan of A1500/A2000 having owned one back in the day. The accelerators were so rare and so expensive. You had all these slots and could never buy anything to put in them.

HOWEVER today...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 19 June 2022, 19:23
Replies: 8
Views: 370
Posted By alexh
Is a USB Mass Storage device and WinUAE...

Is a USB Mass Storage device and WinUAE comparable to CF card and real Amiga?

I'm not sure it is? You've got Windows & WinUAE performing a level of translation between USB the emulated Amiga.
Forum: support.Hardware 19 June 2022, 19:15
Replies: 22
Views: 1,042
Posted By alexh
Broken CIA? These are the chips are notorious for...

Broken CIA? These are the chips are notorious for breaking and they are also connected to the keyboard.

Broken CIA chips will stop Kickstart from booting.
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 19 June 2022, 00:16
Replies: 8
Views: 370
Posted By alexh
I don't think you can write a HDF file directly...

I don't think you can write a HDF file directly to a CF card unless the geometry is the same? (Which it probably won't be).

Take great care partitioning and formatting your CF card.

Make sure...
Forum: support.Hardware 18 June 2022, 00:13
Replies: 1
Views: 200
Posted By alexh
I think everything except the Agnus could be...

I think everything except the Agnus could be used. Chances are if all the chips are gone it had an irrepairable battery leak common for a500plus
Forum: project.Amiga Game Factory 16 June 2022, 10:25
Replies: 441
Views: 84,172
Posted By alexh
Muzza already answered this earlier in the thread...

Muzza already answered this earlier in the thread (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1542392). (The answer is no BTW)

I believe the only Amiga source code to leak from Factor5 was for Turrican...
Forum: project.WHDLoad 15 June 2022, 06:35
Replies: 5
Views: 308
Posted By alexh
Thanks I'll try that. Another question: Are...

Thanks I'll try that.

Another question: Are all the "skip getting vbr" patches a consequence of using WHDload? They are not compatibility fixes but necessary to run WHDload without the NoVBRMove...
Forum: project.WHDLoad 14 June 2022, 20:08
Replies: 5
Views: 308
Posted By alexh
Good call

Good call
Forum: project.WHDLoad 14 June 2022, 17:03
Replies: 5
Views: 308
Posted By alexh
Ambermoon WHDLoad

Ambermoon for the Amiga is being developed once again (in conjunction with Ambermoon.net for other platforms) to add new content and fix remaining bugs.

The code has been re-sourced using Ghidra...
Forum: support.Hardware 14 June 2022, 13:59
Replies: 31
Views: 2,350
Posted By alexh
The developer made lots of posts on Twitter about...

The developer made lots of posts on Twitter about his problems securing components. He must have done very well to secure delivery this year. Or paid a lot for them. Either way you're the winner.
...
Forum: support.Hardware 13 June 2022, 18:22
Replies: 9
Views: 738
Posted By alexh
Because you can buy A4091? ...

Because you can buy A4091?

https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=108939

Because Big box Amiga Accelerators usually incorporate their own SCSI/IDE system?
Forum: Amiga scene 13 June 2022, 14:54
Replies: 61
Views: 5,683
Posted By alexh
I would imagine that a better technique for games...

I would imagine that a better technique for games like that which have Amiga music OR sfx would be a replacement module player that (for faster processors) used software mixing to downmix to...
Forum: Hardware mods 13 June 2022, 13:26
Replies: 37
Views: 2,140
Posted By alexh
Can't you just wire the clockport directly to Pi...

Can't you just wire the clockport directly to Pi GPIO (via level shifters) and handle everything in SW on the Pi?
Forum: request.Other 12 June 2022, 22:12
Replies: 3
Views: 423
Posted By alexh
For what?

For what?
Forum: support.Hardware 12 June 2022, 22:04
Replies: 3
Views: 433
Posted By alexh
You can get the full HDL for a (confirmed...

You can get the full HDL for a (confirmed working) Gayle IDE interface from IDE68k project which fully describes how it works.

It is written in a language called ABEL but I converted it...
Forum: Coders. Asm / Hardware 11 June 2022, 10:26
Replies: 23
Views: 1,501
Posted By alexh
I don't think you can but I am far from an...

I don't think you can but I am far from an expert.

I think you use a lowres 320x256 buffer and render fewer pixels into it?
Forum: MarketPlace 09 June 2022, 14:54
Replies: 25
Views: 2,825
Posted By alexh
They have a CPLD which implements the Gayle...

They have a CPLD which implements the Gayle registers and IDE I/O. The CD32 Kickstart ROM includes the Gayle scsi.device IDE driver.


You're right. The Kickstart + Extended ROM seems to be...
Forum: support.Hardware 09 June 2022, 13:03
Replies: 31
Views: 2,350
Posted By alexh
Good luck with that. Some of the parts needed to...

Good luck with that. Some of the parts needed to make them are on back order 2024 :(
Forum: HOL contributions 09 June 2022, 12:17
Replies: 5
Views: 312
Posted By alexh
For German keyboards does the "Y" have to be a...

For German keyboards does the "Y" have to be a "Z" ?
Forum: support.Other 07 June 2022, 21:37
Replies: 447
Views: 91,953
Posted By alexh
Thanks for all the hard work.

Thanks for all the hard work.
Forum: support.Hardware 07 June 2022, 21:33
Replies: 25
Views: 1,771
Posted By alexh
Wouldn't that apply to A2000's with an A2630 as...

Wouldn't that apply to A2000's with an A2630 as well?[/QUOTE]
What apply? A2000 + A2630 doesn't have a RAMSEY.
Forum: Hardware mods 07 June 2022, 15:56
Replies: 37
Views: 2,140
Posted By alexh
You can still use the Amiga chipset with PiSTorm....

You can still use the Amiga chipset with PiSTorm.


Exactly and it could emulate 3rd party hardware so you can use existing 68k AmigaOS drivers.
Forum: HOL contributions 04 June 2022, 22:00
Replies: 12
Views: 527
Posted By alexh
I would prefer the original to be uploaded...

I would prefer the original to be uploaded immediately and the second to replace it some time later
Forum: Hardware mods 04 June 2022, 09:40
Replies: 37
Views: 2,140
Posted By alexh
Google PiStorm32. Start by ordering an RPi CM4....

Google PiStorm32. Start by ordering an RPi CM4. They are unfortunately on back order until 2023 so by the time it arrives PiStorm32 should be on general release. Join the discord Dev channel for...
Forum: MarketPlace 01 June 2022, 18:44
Replies: 26
Views: 1,805
Posted By alexh
The HDToolbox mask is IIRC 1-bit for every bit of...

The HDToolbox mask is IIRC 1-bit for every bit of a 32-bit memory space. So by setting only 24-bits you're guaranteeing that the OS filesystem will never make DMA buffers outside of Chip/Motherboard...
Forum: MarketPlace 01 June 2022, 08:53
Replies: 26
Views: 1,805
Posted By alexh
What bit?

What bit?
Forum: MarketPlace 31 May 2022, 12:35
Replies: 25
Views: 2,825
Posted By alexh
Even if it was it would require desoldering the...

Even if it was it would require desoldering the existing mask ROMs on the CD32 motherboard and replacing them with EPROM. You may as well buy a cheap TF328
Forum: Hardware mods 30 May 2022, 22:33
Replies: 37
Views: 2,140
Posted By alexh
There is of course PiSTorm which replaces the CPU...

There is of course PiSTorm which replaces the CPU rather than plug into the clock port. It offers AHI, RTG WiFi, Mass Storage plus others
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