21 February 2019, 09:29 | #221 |
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Thanks for sharing Muadib, you are right, pgovotsos and emufan are awesome. Hopefully they start posting and interacting again on EAB.
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21 February 2019, 18:32 | #222 |
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Thanks guys!
Still struggling getting a Raspberry Pi emulator going. I finally have an HD configured, don't know how to get my programs to it yet. Working on figuring that out next. Muadib, I am interested on contributing to your site. I was an advanced 3d user at one time. I think I may have some images (at least), maybe some 3d objects. I do have a ton of 3d content on an Amiga 3000 at my garage but can't get it to boot plus I think the floppy is broken. I saw I also have the 3d Scanner Impulse released next to it. Can't remember if I used that on an Amiga, I think I may have. |
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As the author of Amiberry, I might be able to help resolve any issues you have... |
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21 February 2019, 19:16 | #224 |
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THANKS!
First question... Am I at the right place to start asking questions? or is there a preferred area/forum? Regarding AmiBerry: I created a HD file, but when I go into the emulator, that setting (hd drive) does not seem to stick, I always have to re-assign it before I start the emulator. Everything else gets saved right. Did I miss a step somewhere? Also, now that I have a workbench. How do I get external files to it? for example, I have a folder structure with an Amiga version of the application I want to use on my Mac. I would like to transfer that directory structure to a folder on the hard drive I set up. But don't know how to do it. I have been doing Google searches but I think the words I am using are too generic, I am not coming up with the right results 'amiberry load files to hd'. |
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- Discord channel: https://discord.gg/3J6wPb - Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/amiberry.emulator - MeWe page: https://mewe.com/p/amiberry - Github Issues: https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/issues |
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21 February 2019, 20:20 | #226 | |
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There are also a lot people fixing Amigas nowadays, so asking either here or in FB groups like 'Commodore Amiga' you can find help with ease! muadib Amiga Raytracing Society |
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Lot's of people here are expert in this stuff, and all you need is to take a few pictures of the problem, and try to fix it. It shouldn't require too much time, and it should be fun time restoring. After all, I'd like to see your old work on 3D, that is buried inside that A3000. Of course, I am not saying you should left your rospery Pi setup. Just saying it's better having both stuff to play, then one. |
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22 February 2019, 12:55 | #228 |
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What d4rk3lf said!
And as I ve heard, although I havent been fortunate as of yet to own one, the A3000 is considered by many as the best Amiga ever! And who knows, maybe in the not-so-far future one may be able to send jobs from his Amiga and LW to his R-Pi for rendering, eh MidWan? muadib Amiga Raytracing Society |
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I do want to eventually fix it. I am also very interested on what is on it. I can't even remember when exactly I put it away. It must have been around 97/98. As I went to look for it I found a small notebook on the same box. It had a storyboard for a commercial I drew for 7up. Can't remember doing that. I must have done it few years later, not sure how it ended up there but I thought it could also make another interesting project to get up to speed with 3d again. Right now I want to get the Pi going because the size of the unit, plus the fact that I can quickly switch cables to get it going is very appealing. Does not need much space! I made some more progress last night. I think I know how to get external files loaded. I am formatting an SD card right now. Yesterday I could not do it as my Mac does not have a card reader. Today I am hoping to make even more progress. :-)
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@Feo Good luck with the procedure. If you want to backup the Amiga's hard disk, one way is to connect it to a Linux box that can mount Amiga Filesystems such as FFS.
To my knowledge, all distros have such support and if not, google can provide with info on how to do this. I imagine you can, for example, use the R-Pi for this, although you would need an IDE -> USB docking station. muadib Amiga Raytracing Society amigaraytracers.com |
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Howdy guys...
I am still trying to get that Amiga on a Pi going. I have made progress, I have a booting Amiga and I can launch LW. The current roadblock is that when the LW starts, I believe as an Amiga high-res interlaces screen, the screen is chopped top and bottom a bit, and it flickers a bit too much. Not sure what to do next, but still trying. I will keep googl-ing for a fix. Question... what was the last LightWave Amiga version? |
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Hi Feo,
Congrats on your progress!! First, the latest version was 5.0r, try looking for it on the EAB ftp server. Now, as for the screen chopping problem, I really dont know. What emulator are you using, Amiberry? muadib Amiga Raytracing Society amigaraytracers.com |
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@Feo
If you're using Amiberry, these issues are easily fixed: - Increase the Width and Height of the emulation screen (in the Display Panel), to maximum. That will show the Overscan resolutions properly (which Lightwave uses) without cut-off. - Enable Line Doubling to eliminate the interlace flicker, but at the cost of reduced performance (as this has to draw double the amount of lines, it will slow down the emulation somewhat). I recommend using Line Doubling while working on a project (e.g. modelling, setting up a scene) and disabling it when you're about to Render a scene, to maximize performance when it matters the most. Additionally, you can enable "Frameskip" when rendering, to gain some extra performance out of it, as it will draw only every second frame on-screen. ;-) |
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Thanks midwan!
That did it!!! I think I am almost in business again :-) I have LW 3.5, will try installing 5 today. I think that had support for AGA. Looks like I may be able to start modelling this weekend :-) |
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Congrats Feo!
Yes, LW 5.0 has AGA support, it can render in HAM8 as well! muadib Amiga Raytracing Society amigaraytracers.com |
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I would like to run Lightwave on my MiSTer. Am I right in saying 3.5 is the latest version that'll work? I believe the MiSTer doesn't support FPU.
If I grab 3.5 off the FTP, does it still need a dongle? |
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