Sonnet 7200 PCI programming - Page 100

Hedeon · 30 April 2018, 15:34

Wake me up when someone hits 800MHz. Then I need to add some more possibilities to the library.

trixster · 30 April 2018, 16:16

@grelbfarlk have you measured how much extra power the rapture is using at 550 and 600mhz? Is the cpu noticeably hotter? Are you using the ramix now as the carrier?

BULI · 30 April 2018, 18:01

Wow- impressive grelbfarlk !

BTW.

I found little speedup in games.

After changing in Picasso96 settings variable: AmigaVideo from 31kHz to 15kH (AmigaVideo = 15kHz), FPS in BlitzQuake increased from 48.9 to 50.5 FPS!

I have speedup in Quake2 too (now I have 50.5 FPS in first demo, 640x480, G3 400Mhz L2 1MB)

I know about one issue with this configuration. When I'm watching movies in divx in Frogger, I have less smooth video in movies :-(

grelbfarlk · 30 April 2018, 18:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

@grelbfarlk have you measured how much extra power the rapture is using at 550 and 600mhz? Is the cpu noticeably hotter? Are you using the ramix now as the carrier?

I haven't measured the power consumption but I imagine it's another 25% at least, probably more. Yes the CPU runs noticeably hotter so yes that's why I switched to the Ramix that has a fan built in.

Also, I built a new version of ScummVM_WOS 1.5. I know it's lame that it's only version 1.5 but this was sort of a proof of concept, now I should be able to build something even newer still. Anyone want to try it? It's too big to attach. It's in the zone. This is just the executable, but if you have say Novacoder's ScummVM dir you should be able to drop it right in.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BULI

Wow- impressive grelbfarlk !

BTW.

I found little speedup in games.

After changing in Picasso96 settings variable: AmigaVideo from 31kHz to 15kH (AmigaVideo = 15kHz), FPS in BlitzQuake increased from 48.9 to 50.5 FPS!

I have speedup in Quake2 too (now I have 50.5 FPS in first demo, 640x480, G3 400Mhz L2 1MB)

I know about one issue with this configuration. When I'm watching movies in divx in Frogger, I have less smooth video in movies :-(

Isn't this the trick, setting AmigaVideo = 31kHz, for letting AHI use any frequency?

trixster · 30 April 2018, 18:46

Great work on the 'new' version of ScummVM_WOS! Does it handle Curse of Monkey Island any better than the previous versions?

grelbfarlk · 30 April 2018, 18:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

Great work on the 'new' version of ScummVM_WOS! Does it handle Curse of Monkey Island any better than the previous versions?

That it does.

trixster · 30 April 2018, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by grelbfarlk

That it does.

You, Sir, are a true friend of the Crown. Dilly dilly.

BULI · 30 April 2018, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by grelbfarlk

Isn't this the trick, setting AmigaVideo = 31kHz, for letting AHI use any frequency?

Yes, that option

grelbfarlk · 30 April 2018, 19:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

You, Sir, are a true friend of the Crown. Dilly dilly.

I live to serve. Going right to ScummVM 2.0 now... That didn't work so well. It's built but it's a lot slower than 1.5. I guess I'll try 1.8 or something next.

Actually can anyone with a Sonnet check to see if it works at all? I apparently left Altivec mode on.

Uploaded new version to the Zone! MP3, Vorbis and Flac are included-to make up for the MT32 emulation being very slow right now. Colors are screwed up, I think it's rendering to 32-bit internally and crushing it down to 16-bit-badly. Will take further talk about it to the WarpOS SDL thread.

New version up without Altivec, now ScummVM 1.8. Doesn't seem any or much worse than 1.5.

Hedeon · 01 May 2018, 09:38

1.5.0:

-) It contains indeed altivec code and crashes on non-altivec CPUs
-) Colors are not correct
-) Gfx seem sluggish compared to earlier versions.

+) Sound seems better than compared to earlier versions.

I just now see you want to discuss this further on the SDL thread. My bad.

trixster · 03 May 2018, 15:45

One important issue that I haven't seen addressed: is there now a snazzy Rapture icon to match the sonnet one?

nexus · 03 May 2018, 20:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

One important issue that I haven't seen addressed: is there now a snazzy Rapture icon to match the sonnet one?

not yet i havent got to the artwork side of things i am a artist just its last on the list of my to-do's

trixster · 09 May 2018, 17:23

Sonnet G3 400/512k (I think) for sale on Amibay:

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php...Crescendo-7200

nexus · 09 May 2018, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

Sonnet G3 400/512k (I think) for sale on Amibay:

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php...Crescendo-7200

yeah and he is selling it for 100eur more than he paid a year prior for that cost you could buy a rapture and carrier

BULI · 10 May 2018, 12:07

I tested some mods for OpenBOR, and except mods like Asterix&Obelix, on my Sonnet are working:

1. [ Show youtube player ]

and

2. Guardian Heroes: Warpath

These 2 mods aren't working on old BOR for WarpOS- so, thank You grelbfarlk

grelbfarlk · 13 May 2018, 03:42

After much hard work, Hedeon spruced up SDL for WarpOS so it's a hell of a lot faster. New ScummVM 1.81 WarpOS up in the Zone, works nice and fast with scalers like TV2X, 2XSAI, etc. Enjoy. Another version with the extra engines will be posted too, eventually.

New version uploaded, read the readme. Fullscreen is required on G3 or less. Themes are included and working now. Other little things.

amigoun · 14 May 2018, 03:00

When I run it, it starts in windowed mode, but I can only run in 8bit or 15bit to see at least something in garbled colors. Running in 16bit only blank window appear.
When switching to Fullscreen it freezes for me.
tested on G3 and Radeon Gfx.
Strange it does not read the ini.file upon startup.

EDIT: Now I downloaded the newer b3. I see instructions here. Will check again.

grelbfarlk · 14 May 2018, 03:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by amigoun

When I run it, it starts in windowed mode, but I can only run in 8bit or 15bit to see at least something in garbled colors. Running in 16bit only blank window appear.
When switching to Fullscreen it freezes for me.
tested on G3 and Radeon Gfx.
Strange it does not read the ini.file upon startup.

Yeah get the new version.
setenv env:SCUMM=scummvm:
Assign scummvm: <your install path> like DH1:ScummVM_181_wos
Included scummvm.ini will start in fullscreen for G3 and lower.

amigoun · 14 May 2018, 03:23

Now it starts in fullscreen mode, but I only get blank screen and mouse pointer froze. Seems like some strange SDL fullscreen problem.
Will check more later.

grelbfarlk · 14 May 2018, 03:24

Try setting env:USE_P96_FIX=1

30 April 2018, 18:01	#1983
BULI Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Rzeszów Posts: 404	Wow- impressive grelbfarlk ! BTW. I found little speedup in games. After changing in Picasso96 settings variable: AmigaVideo from 31kHz to 15kH (AmigaVideo = 15kHz), FPS in BlitzQuake increased from 48.9 to 50.5 FPS! I have speedup in Quake2 too (now I have 50.5 FPS in first demo, 640x480, G3 400Mhz L2 1MB) I know about one issue with this configuration. When I'm watching movies in divx in Frogger, I have less smooth video in movies :-( Last edited by BULI; 30 April 2018 at 18:21.

10 May 2018, 12:07	#1995
BULI Registered User Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Rzeszów Posts: 404	I tested some mods for OpenBOR, and except mods like Asterix&Obelix, on my Sonnet are working: 1. [ Show youtube player ] and 2. Guardian Heroes: Warpath These 2 mods aren't working on old BOR for WarpOS- so, thank You grelbfarlk Last edited by BULI; 10 May 2018 at 12:20.

13 May 2018, 03:42	#1996
grelbfarlk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: USA Posts: 2,956	After much hard work, Hedeon spruced up SDL for WarpOS so it's a hell of a lot faster. New ScummVM 1.81 WarpOS up in the Zone, works nice and fast with scalers like TV2X, 2XSAI, etc. Enjoy. Another version with the extra engines will be posted too, eventually. New version uploaded, read the readme. Fullscreen is required on G3 or less. Themes are included and working now. Other little things. Last edited by grelbfarlk; 14 May 2018 at 02:44.

14 May 2018, 03:00	#1997
amigoun Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Czech Rep Posts: 599	When I run it, it starts in windowed mode, but I can only run in 8bit or 15bit to see at least something in garbled colors. Running in 16bit only blank window appear. When switching to Fullscreen it freezes for me. tested on G3 and Radeon Gfx. Strange it does not read the ini.file upon startup. EDIT: Now I downloaded the newer b3. I see instructions here. Will check again. Last edited by amigoun; 14 May 2018 at 03:14.

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30 April 2018, 15:34	#1981
Hedeon Semi-Retired Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Leiden / The Netherlands Posts: 2,038	Wake me up when someone hits 800MHz. Then I need to add some more possibilities to the library.

30 April 2018, 16:16	#1982
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,353	@grelbfarlk have you measured how much extra power the rapture is using at 550 and 600mhz? Is the cpu noticeably hotter? Are you using the ramix now as the carrier?

30 April 2018, 18:46	#1985
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,353	Great work on the 'new' version of ScummVM_WOS! Does it handle Curse of Monkey Island any better than the previous versions?

01 May 2018, 09:38	#1990
Hedeon Semi-Retired Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Leiden / The Netherlands Posts: 2,038	1.5.0: -) It contains indeed altivec code and crashes on non-altivec CPUs -) Colors are not correct -) Gfx seem sluggish compared to earlier versions. +) Sound seems better than compared to earlier versions. I just now see you want to discuss this further on the SDL thread. My bad.

03 May 2018, 15:45	#1991
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,353	One important issue that I haven't seen addressed: is there now a snazzy Rapture icon to match the sonnet one?

09 May 2018, 17:23	#1993
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,353	Sonnet G3 400/512k (I think) for sale on Amibay: http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php...Crescendo-7200

14 May 2018, 03:23	#1999
amigoun Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Czech Rep Posts: 599	Now it starts in fullscreen mode, but I only get blank screen and mouse pointer froze. Seems like some strange SDL fullscreen problem. Will check more later.

14 May 2018, 03:24	#2000
grelbfarlk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: USA Posts: 2,956	Try setting env:USE_P96_FIX=1

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