Amilator v 4.12-3 - Page 6

AMIGASYSTEM · 05 April 2020, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by walkero

@amigasystem
thank you for your reply. Do you know if anyone works on the project?

I do not know, the authors of these distros make open this forum, if they want can intervene them

Methanoid · 05 April 2020, 15:33

Author says the scripts to make it are included with last release so anyone can make a new version

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MikeyG · 11 May 2020, 00:24

Really like the idea behind this project and would like to thank the author. I've made a youtube video demoing it but I'm interested in updating it with more modern x64 ubuntu base with an LTS kernel rather than 4.15 which is EOL and latest fs-uae devlopments.
The scripts that are mentioned in the previous post, could you give more details on these scripts location. I have what I believe is the latest version which is Amilator-4.15-0-2.rar

I have started analysis in the live/filesystem.squashfs file /var/log/apt to work out what is installed.
I'm not a linux expert but keen enthusiast thats learning all the time.

I seen that it uses nodm which is something I havn't come acrossed.
I have found a set of shell scripts in /amilator. start-emu.sh are these the scripts mentioned?

Does anyone know if there has been development already to update this to recent debian or ubuntu release before I start working on this?

I can understand the reason to base this on 32bit as it can be run on old hardware and we do like to hold on to our old computers ;-)
But with alot more distributions dropping 32bit and I question how many people would use this on i386 hardware still and best moving to x64?

MikeyG · 30 May 2020, 15:08

So decided to take a baby step in working on this and just updating the debian 686 version before attempting to make a x64 ubuntu version.

I have updated it to Debian 10 buster which uses 4.19 kernel.
I have also updated FS-UAE from 2.8 to 3.0.5 as there have been some great improvements done to FS-UAE itself.
Have tested it on the machines I have here and looks good but would like people to test it out and give feedback good or negative.
My first attempt at this so learning as I go along but enjoying it so far

https://mega.nz/file/iFcF0C6T#tSFSys...A2niN9UIlk5jOo

Methanoid · 30 May 2020, 16:21

Excellent. Is there some reason not to use newer kernels?

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Methanoid · 30 May 2020, 16:23

Lol. This popped up in my YT feed. How relevant? [ Show youtube player ]

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Gogisha · 30 May 2020, 16:32

Hello all.
I just joined EAB after watching MikeyG Youtube video about Amilator.
Don't know if I will be much of a help here, but I will try my best.

I'm about to play with v 4.15 and would love to try MikeyG version too, but MEGA asks for decryption key! Can I get it ?

MikeyG · 30 May 2020, 17:50

@Gohisha Ah thank you for spotting that. You can tell I'm new to MEGA as well. Updated linked. Please try again.

@Methanoid Debian 10 buster is 4.19 based that's the reason why. Ubuntu 20.04 is linux 5.4 thats why I want to look at porting this to Ubuntu but this is more envolved and I wanted to start simple and work on it.
And I've read that very little development and patching is done on 686 platform now so I would like to look at x64.

Methanoid · 30 May 2020, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeyG

@Gohisha Ah thank you for spotting that. You can tell I'm new to MEGA as well. Updated linked. Please try again.

@Methanoid Debian 10 buster is 4.19 based that's the reason why. Ubuntu 20.04 is linux 5.4 thats why I want to look at porting this to Ubuntu but this is more envolved and I wanted to start simple and work on it.
And I've read that very little development and patching is done on 686 platform now so I would like to look at x64.

Thanks MikeyG. Didnt know you had a YT channel (you could maybe mention in a sig discretely!) so subbed

FYI, its SYSLINUX not SYSLINK (video!)

I will have to have a play with it.

A video on how to install to HDD without using Syslinux (which i think messes with MBR sector??) would be great

EDIT: https://www.systutorials.com/docs/li...-syslinux2cfg/ might be useful for that sort of thing

Anubis · 10 November 2020, 21:32

Is Amilator project still alive?

Where do you get latest version.

I believe I have 4.9-3 version from few years back...

MikeyG · 12 November 2020, 22:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeyG

So decided to take a baby step in working on this and just updating the debian 686 version before attempting to make a x64 ubuntu version.

I have updated it to Debian 10 buster which uses 4.19 kernel.
I have also updated FS-UAE from 2.8 to 3.0.5 as there have been some great improvements done to FS-UAE itself.
Have tested it on the machines I have here and looks good but would like people to test it out and give feedback good or negative.
My first attempt at this so learning as I go along but enjoying it so far

https://mega.nz/file/iFcF0C6T#tSFSys...A2niN9UIlk5jOo

Anubis, I updated it to 4.19 kernel a while back. I think this is the latest version. I'm not the developer of this, just contributing.

Anubis · 13 November 2020, 13:50

Downloading it, thank you.

Once installed, can you in shell run updates or should I just leave it as it is?

Thank you for contribution! Too sad this seems to be another almost dead project. It is great idea, and I am planning to dedicate one old laptop just for Amiga.

Dunny · 13 November 2020, 14:05

Updating it is difficult - you have to unpack the filesystem blob, replace FS-UAE or update the host OS, then re-pack it before copying it to a USB stick and transferring it via command line to the destination box.

Annoying as hell tbh

MikeyG · 10 January 2021, 10:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunny

Updating it is difficult - you have to unpack the filesystem blob, replace FS-UAE or update the host OS, then re-pack it before copying it to a USB stick and transferring it via command line to the destination box.

Annoying as hell tbh

I still want to revisit this project and maybe look at starting from scratch and seeing if there is a more manageable way. But just havn't found the time.

I didn't make any notes when I made the last update which i should of done as I've forgotten what I did. It's easy when you know how

Methanoid · 10 January 2021, 12:31

I see a video coming

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nobody · 10 February 2021, 23:27

Actually a good update would be to include a 15khz mod, to connect to a CRT with a vga to scart cable.
Don't know if all cards would be compatible, except most AMD/ATI which i guess would work.

https://github.com/D0023R/linux_kernel_15khz
https://www.metaswirl.com/blog/2018/...ro-gaming-box/

omegabr · 06 April 2021, 00:44

Hello How do i install it on a hdd?

malko · 19 August 2021, 08:36

A collateral question :
Amilator runs on a linux distro thanks to FS-UAE. Since the Raspberry-Pi also runs a linux distro, do someone tried (or know) if an Amilator version for Pi has been made ?
I am not talking about the other distros based on UAE4Arm, etc., but an Amilator "refactored" for the Pi.

Methanoid · 19 August 2021, 11:52

No FS-UAE for Arm so you may as well look at Amiberry or PiMiga

malko · 19 August 2021, 15:15

Making a specific search on YT directly returned this from MickeyG. So looks it's doable.
[ Show youtube player ]

30 May 2020, 15:08	#104
MikeyG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: UK Posts: 109	So decided to take a baby step in working on this and just updating the debian 686 version before attempting to make a x64 ubuntu version. I have updated it to Debian 10 buster which uses 4.19 kernel. I have also updated FS-UAE from 2.8 to 3.0.5 as there have been some great improvements done to FS-UAE itself. Have tested it on the machines I have here and looks good but would like people to test it out and give feedback good or negative. My first attempt at this so learning as I go along but enjoying it so far https://mega.nz/file/iFcF0C6T#tSFSys...A2niN9UIlk5jOo Last edited by MikeyG; 30 May 2020 at 17:45.

19 August 2021, 08:36	#118
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	A collateral question : Amilator runs on a linux distro thanks to FS-UAE. Since the Raspberry-Pi also runs a linux distro, do someone tried (or know) if an Amilator version for Pi has been made ? I am not talking about the other distros based on UAE4Arm, etc., but an Amilator "refactored" for the Pi. Last edited by malko; 19 August 2021 at 09:14. Reason: typo

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05 April 2020, 15:33	#102
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	Author says the scripts to make it are included with last release so anyone can make a new version Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk

11 May 2020, 00:24	#103
MikeyG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: UK Posts: 109	Really like the idea behind this project and would like to thank the author. I've made a youtube video demoing it but I'm interested in updating it with more modern x64 ubuntu base with an LTS kernel rather than 4.15 which is EOL and latest fs-uae devlopments. The scripts that are mentioned in the previous post, could you give more details on these scripts location. I have what I believe is the latest version which is Amilator-4.15-0-2.rar I have started analysis in the live/filesystem.squashfs file /var/log/apt to work out what is installed. I'm not a linux expert but keen enthusiast thats learning all the time. I seen that it uses nodm which is something I havn't come acrossed. I have found a set of shell scripts in /amilator. start-emu.sh are these the scripts mentioned? Does anyone know if there has been development already to update this to recent debian or ubuntu release before I start working on this? I can understand the reason to base this on 32bit as it can be run on old hardware and we do like to hold on to our old computers ;-) But with alot more distributions dropping 32bit and I question how many people would use this on i386 hardware still and best moving to x64?

30 May 2020, 16:21	#105
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	Excellent. Is there some reason not to use newer kernels? Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk

30 May 2020, 16:23	#106
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	Lol. This popped up in my YT feed. How relevant? [ Show youtube player ] Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk

30 May 2020, 16:32	#107
Gogisha Registered User Join Date: May 2020 Location: Serbia Posts: 3	Hello all. I just joined EAB after watching MikeyG Youtube video about Amilator. Don't know if I will be much of a help here, but I will try my best. I'm about to play with v 4.15 and would love to try MikeyG version too, but MEGA asks for decryption key! Can I get it ?

30 May 2020, 17:50	#108
MikeyG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: UK Posts: 109	@Gohisha Ah thank you for spotting that. You can tell I'm new to MEGA as well. Updated linked. Please try again. @Methanoid Debian 10 buster is 4.19 based that's the reason why. Ubuntu 20.04 is linux 5.4 thats why I want to look at porting this to Ubuntu but this is more envolved and I wanted to start simple and work on it. And I've read that very little development and patching is done on 686 platform now so I would like to look at x64.

10 November 2020, 21:32	#110
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	Is Amilator project still alive? Where do you get latest version. I believe I have 4.9-3 version from few years back...

13 November 2020, 13:50	#112
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	Downloading it, thank you. Once installed, can you in shell run updates or should I just leave it as it is? Thank you for contribution! Too sad this seems to be another almost dead project. It is great idea, and I am planning to dedicate one old laptop just for Amiga.

13 November 2020, 14:05	#113
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 1,976	Updating it is difficult - you have to unpack the filesystem blob, replace FS-UAE or update the host OS, then re-pack it before copying it to a USB stick and transferring it via command line to the destination box. Annoying as hell tbh

10 January 2021, 12:31	#115
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	I see a video coming Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk

10 February 2021, 23:27	#116
nobody Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: GR Age: 46 Posts: 1,416	Actually a good update would be to include a 15khz mod, to connect to a CRT with a vga to scart cable. Don't know if all cards would be compatible, except most AMD/ATI which i guess would work. https://github.com/D0023R/linux_kernel_15khz https://www.metaswirl.com/blog/2018/...ro-gaming-box/

06 April 2021, 00:44	#117
omegabr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Brazil Posts: 2	Hello How do i install it on a hdd?

19 August 2021, 11:52	#119
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	No FS-UAE for Arm so you may as well look at Amiberry or PiMiga

19 August 2021, 15:15	#120
malko Ex nihilo nihil Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: CH Posts: 4,856	Making a specific search on YT directly returned this from MickeyG. So looks it's doable. [ Show youtube player ]

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