amiga-news.de - Archive

Archiv 'Updates for hardware and software products'

`31.Dec.2022`	Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.5 Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400. A few moments ago, version 5.5 has been released. Changes: Bugfixes Reverted CD32 autoloader to normal config added linefeed in logging errors from CDDA init CDDA and AHI wouldn't respect the selected SDL2 audio device CDDA audio would fail to init in some cases CD32 mode wasn't properly applied when using WHDLoad booter fixed passing string to write_log in Panel Paths Enumeration of Recording devices would write into sound device ID NVRAM path wasn't used in CD32/CDTV configs uaegfx blitter was accidentally disabled uaegfx masked and overlapping blit fix gfx_top_windowed/gfx_left_windowed replacement config entries When using Alt-Tab, the keys were not released when returning control When selecting a folder/file the contents were not always updated Fixed magicmouse without virtual mouse driver Changing HDD controller for Hardfile lost the path to the hardfile fixed glitches with File and Folder selectors Controller axes inverted status was not respected when reading their input Improvements add support for UAE Zorro II RTG boards increase Savestate thumb size replace sdl2-config with pkgconf use 2MB Chip also, for A600 configs with Fast RAM major refactoring of whdload booter add more descriptive text when remapping controller buttons updated WHDLoad XML and GameControllers DB to latest versions ShowMessage now supports 3 lines. Added timestamp info when updating XML Added more configurable paths in GUI: NVRAM, Screenshots, Savestates added nvram and inputrecordings directories in repo updated WHDLoad XML to latest version cherry-picked various pieces from x86 branch cherry pick updates from x86 branch Build System added RPI4 Manjaro separate build added inputrecordings and nvram directories in packaging (dr) [News message: 31. Dec. 2022, 14:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Dec.2022` MorphZone (forum)	MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 4.8 (2nd Update) Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 4.6 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS, which primarily fixes bugs but also improves image dragging alongside updated libraries (cURL, png, webp, sqlite). Please note that the current openssl3.library is required. Download: wayfarer.lha (29 MB) Update: (09:09, 01.01.23, snx) Meanwhile version 4.7 is available. This one doesn't require latest openssl3.library anymore, but optionally checks for updates of it. Also localization strings cosmetics are included. 2nd Update: (16:41, 03.01.23, dr) The developer has released version 4.8, which provides a fix for cUrl if Socks Proxies are used. (snx) [News message: 31. Dec. 2022, 06:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`30.Dec.2022`	Motorola68k emulation: Nightly Build von Emu68 für PiStorm32-lite veröffentlicht Developer Michal Schulz regularly provides background information and status updates on his Motorola68K emulation Emu68 for the ARM architecture on his Patreon page. After the beta version 0.10 released at the beginning of March (amiga-news.de reported) he has now released a correspondingly adapted version of Emu68 as a nightly build for PiStorm32-lite (amiga-news.de reported) published the day before yesterday and reports about it in his current entry. Download: Emu68-pistorm32lite-20221229-9b18f6.zip (3,6 MB) (dr) [News message: 30. Dec. 2022, 06:52] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`29.Dec.2022`	AmigaOS 4: SMB2 handler smb2fs V53.2 The Server Message Block (SMB) is a network protocol for file, print and other server services in computer networks and allows access to files and directories located on another computer (Wikipedia entry). Fredrik Wikstrom's SMB2 handler is based on libsmb2 and allows remote access to files via the SMB2/3 protocols (amiga-news.de reported). Version 53.2, released today, includes the following changes: Added USER and PASSWORD arguments. Disabled CTRL-C signal checking in libc and ISocket->WaitSelect(). Merged latest fixes from the libsmb2 github repo: convert system time to little endian in NTLMSSP code. convert destination path directory separators in rename function. The newlib.library V53.40 or newer (or V53.30, included in AmigaOS 4.1 FE) and the filesysbox.library V54.4 or newer are required. (dr) [News message: 29. Dec. 2022, 14:23] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`29.Dec.2022` MorphZone	MorphOS: ENCORE & SCENIC released KHESHKHASH demo At the end of October, the game and demo developers from Encore (2D shooter Fortis, among others) released their demo Morphever. Before they now devote themselves to game development again and want to tackle some projects that have been put on hold, they have updated one of their older demos: KHESHKHASH was originally released in 2002 with demo group Scenic, which required an Amiga with PPC and 3D accelerator. Since it was difficult to find hardware capable of playing this demo with high resolution and acceptable frame rate, it was decided to recreate it for a wider range of current MorphOS hardware (YouTube video). (dr) [News message: 29. Dec. 2022, 06:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`29.Dec.2022`	68k hardware emulation: PiStorm32-lite with firmware released Claude Schwarz' PiStorm connects a Raspberry Pi to the CPU socket of an Amiga using an adapter and uses the British single-board computer to emulate a fast m68k processor. The variant for the Amiga 1200 is called "PiStorm32". Yesterday the developer published on GitHub the repository for the PiStorm32-lite variant, which contains all hardware design and manufacturing files including ordering instructions for JLCPCB and the firmware. The lite variant is supposed to take into account the current difficult situation in the procurement of components and in principle be cheaper (amiga-news.de reported). PiStorm32-lite is compatible with: PI3A PI3B PI4B PiZero2 (is to be tested in detail because of the small space around the HDMI connection) Soon there will be another custom-made CM4 adapter for the PiStorm32-lite (amiga-news.de reported). The custom-made adapter will provide the best cooling in the limited space, as well as convenient access to all IOs (HDMI, USB, Ethernet) through the A1200 module slot near the joystick/mouse ports without modifications to the Amiga case. As the developer explains to us, the Pistorm32-lite replaces CPU, gives the CPU Fast-RAM and provides, among other things, a virtual graphics card on the Zorro bus. This allows resolutions with Emu68 of up to 1920 x 1080 (PI3) or 4k (pi4). Emu68 is the associated JIT (just in time) compiler that translates the Amiga's Motorola machine code into ARM machine code in real time. AmigaOS runs completely unchanged on it. Everything else is then real AmigaOS drivers, written in 68k code, which talk to the Raspberry hardware. Asked about the speed the Amiga can achieve with it, Schwarz said: with Emu68, a 68040 at 1.6GHz using a PI3 or about 3GHz using a Pi4. Or on a 68060 scale: a 68060 at 800MHz with Pi3 or 1.5GHz with a Pi.4. Michal Schulz is continuously improving the RTG driver (amiga-news.de reported), but basically it already works very well. Currently, for example, it is already possible to play a 720p MPEG video smoothly with Riva. The firmware, called "gateware", is an early first version written by him and Niklas Eckström. It functions very stably, but still needs to be further developed, in which users can contribute with their experiences and thus also follow the progress. At the moment, the PiStorm is only available as a self-built version, but it is expected that the first prefabricated copies will soon be available for purchase. (dr) [News message: 29. Dec. 2022, 06:26] [Comments: 1 - 28. Jan. 2023, 17:55] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

1 68 130 ... <- 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 -> ... 150 970 1795