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Re: Next Update - Update

Posted on: 2009/6/20 18:47 #141

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@bean

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In the meantime has anyone run the app on OS4.0? ..and did it work?

Micro A1
Kickstart 52.8, Workbench 52.1
OS4.0+July update which consitutes complete final

Started fine.
Playing an .mp3 as we speak.
Let me know specifically what you want tested beyond that.

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Re: BITbyBIT AVD

Posted on: 2009/6/11 18:04 #142

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@MichaelMerkel

I believe the more detailed info about Jamie and written BY Jamie was on the prior page of the thread you linked to.
Reposting just his email response to AW staff (Wegster):

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What I will say publicly, (so you can quote me here),
is that AVD will be returning, and will be completed.
While I intend to complete the work myself, it may be
that an Open Source effort will come into play which
I will oversee.

Currently, my original A1-XE machine no longer boots :(
and my backup Micro-A1 is rather unstable when running
AmigaOS 4.0 (plus patches). I am hoping that the Micro
will become usable again under AOS 4.1, but I have yet
to purchase a copy and find out. I was rather looking
forward to some newer hardware really, maybe even a laptop,
but there you are.

The simple truth is this; I made commitments and I intend
to honor them. However, as with any other commercial
product, AVD can not survive existing only on AmigaOS4 machines
while the numbers of those machines does not steadily
increase. Without continual growth of the target audience,
or the support of a major sponsor, as a commercial offering
AVD has hit a brick wall. This leaves only two choices
as I see it. Make the bridge over to other OSes, or
release the AVD sources to be maintained by the public
directly.

While I would rather not simply give away all of my hard work,
I will do so rather than let it die. That decision has not
been made yet however.

Best Regards,

Jamie Krueger
BITbyBIT Software Group LLC

I should add that as of my most recent information, NDA regarding Amiga Inc. is still involved, so if someone writes to Jamie, please use some disgression.
Also, he is aware of the other OS4 hardware developed (SAM) since he was active in our community.
Also, offers to help him with his current hardware were already made, but I am unaware of any followup on his part to date.

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Re: 2 questions about OS4 (classic) SW compatibility

Posted on: 2009/6/4 0:46 #143

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@all

Just scanning this thread and noticing the reference to warpos being removed.

For those few who may not be aware, this was re-issued by Guru Meditation last year and works well depending on application (noted in the docs).

http://amigaworld.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4291

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Re: pthread

Posted on: 2009/5/23 0:45 #144

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@ZeroG

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All that programms should be updated to use pthreads.library.

Sure. I just wanted to be certain that any users of those programs did not mistake your sound advice concerning development to mean that the old threads.library could merely be deleted from their systems.

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Re: pthread

Posted on: 2009/5/23 0:17 #145

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@ZeroG

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samo97's link points to threads.library that was superseded by pthreads.library and should not be used anymore.

I gather your advice is directed soley at Steffen from a developer standpoint?

Because depending on version of Tunenet and MPlayer used, failure to install threads.library will produce system error message "Can't open threads.library"

Added: Located another thread which also indicated (as of February, 2009) that the transmission bittorrent client also requires threads.library.

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Edited by number6 on 2009/5/23 0:41:59

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Re: Soooo many problems with Roadshow

Posted on: 2009/5/15 4:44 #146

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@xenic

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The above info seems to confirm that there is a serial/modem problem when using 56k modems. Since I don't have a 28.8 modem,(snip)

I can link you to threads on AW all day that show nothing but problems with 56k modems since day 1.
My 2 modems, as you well know, were -not- 56k.
Nevertheless, I'm not well versed enough to know the specific reasons why.

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Re: Soooo many problems with Roadshow

Posted on: 2009/5/14 19:24 #147

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@xenic

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I tried commenting out the "INTERRUPT=Yes" tooltype in the Radeon monitor driver and sending a message with a 1MB attachment using YAM and v52.4 a1serial.device. The result was the same as before. YAM sends about 40-50KB of the message at a very high rate and then stops.

Thanks again for double checking that for me.

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Do you know if the ?A1 a1serial.device will work on a SAM?

Offhand, I wouldn't know.
Best bet is to compare version #s with a SAM user or wait for a dev to respond.

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If all else fails, I can PM you for an address and send you one of my modems.

Yes. Let's hold off on that for now.

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I decided to start my old Registered Miami (not DX) to check the settings I used with it. To my surprise, it actually connected when I accidently selected the "Online" button in the main window! I could never get Miami to work with prerelease OS4 and had given up on it.

Hmm...Miami V2.1p (registered) worked straight away for me with every OS4 update I tested it with. So...there is still something different about your setup imo, or it should have always worked for you as well.

We had some discussion about bsdsocket.library previously on AW. I agree that YAM doesn't like it. @Chip somewhat confirmed something different going on with YAM, as opposed to IBrowse, which does work with the library.

Also, I would not look at any issue you see in terms of a visual effect like a "progress bar". We tested this in entirely different ways through shell only. I can confirm the jerkiness (stall and continue), but I maintain that I do not have the failure on upload that you do. Part of testing involved timing a lot of uploads. Honestly I saw different timing results, but not a total failure.

Again...something is different about your system which is not readily apparent to me. Have you tried moving everything related to Miami safely to another place and rebooting using only Roadshow? Or did you already test all of this at one time on a clean OS4.x partition?

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Re: Soooo many problems with Roadshow

Posted on: 2009/5/13 23:58 #148

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@xenic

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In the mean time, I noticed a new SAM Flex user on the OS4 ML who doesn't seem to have a positive impression of the Roadshow dialer. He is also a dialup user and I am going to ask him for some details.

Just a thought. Do you use irc here?
I would be happy to invite both of you and any other dialup users to one of my channels and we might be able to make some headway. Let me know through PM if you prefer.

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A number of people who previously used Miami on a classic Amiga don't seem as happy with Roadshow.

Yes. Again this goes back to Roadshow being more optimised for high speed, given the priority at the time.

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Re: Soooo many problems with Roadshow

Posted on: 2009/5/12 18:19 #149

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@xenic

Sorry to hear about your Micro (IDE), but perhaps you could try one more thing for me.
Although it might not seem logical...
If you are using the radeon tooltype:
INTERRUPT=Yes
Could you try your same modem and a1serial.device 52.4 with setting at:
INTERRUPT=No
or commented out
(INTERRUPT=Yes)

(just trying to be sure your machine mimics mine as close as humanely possible)

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Re: Soooo many problems with Roadshow

Posted on: 2009/5/12 17:56 #150

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@xenic

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From what I have seen, most of the people experiencing these problems are using more up-to-date 56k modems. I purchased a "Zoom" modem about 6 months ago and it has the same problems if I use the newer a1serial.device.

Yes. We both conclude the same on this. Older threads also back this up.

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It would make more sense to me if the a1serial.device programmer tested the device with a (one or more) 56k modem and fixed it to work with curently available modems.

I worked with the current programmer (yes, there have been more than one) for years on this.
But...unless someone sends ME other modems, I can only test what I have here, the 2 models which I already mentioned.

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know you're happy with the optimizations that increased the throughput with your modem but I don't think dialup users should be forced to hunt for old modems in order to get online.

No argument.

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The current solution for people experiencing this problem seems to be to try one of the modems you suggest or revert to an older a1serial.device.

Let's consider this somewhat official advice then, unless Hyperion tells me otherwise.

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However, the first thing I will do when I get my SAM is to connect to the Internet to be sure it works properly with a 56k modem. If not, I'll report it in Amiga forums and return it immediately.

Thank you for continuing to assist on the testing. It's pretty much down to you and me now. Frankly, it may be helpful to continue to have you test on SAM, whilst I compare vs the Micro.

Quote:

More on topic; I think this thread should be "modem/serial problems" since I don't think this is a RoadShow TCP/IP problem at all.

You'll have to trust me on this, but we went quite a bit deeper than just a1serial.device in looking at this.

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Re: Soooo many problems with Roadshow

Posted on: 2009/5/12 15:52 #151

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@xenic

Just repeating on this website what I've written to you before on other websites, just to be consistent...
As you know, I've used OS4 with serial dialup since the 1st day in 2004.
I use OS4 with:
a1serial.device 52.4 (11/23/2007)
from OS4 final.

Although I will admit that serial dialup was not and is not "optimized", I have none of the issues you describe.
In fact, my speed increased from years of averaging about 1800 cps (poor connecion) to 2600 cps with the improvements made to a1serial.device.
I also have never had any failures with uploading files, as others have reported.
(same hardware as you have, as you know)

All modems are not equal, and I still lean towards all issues being reported being modem related. I wish you could try one of the two modems I have reported on, to confirm this, but...oh well...

Added for reference the last 2 threads of MANY where we have discussed modems:
OS 4.1 Problems (Some resolved)
Internet connection under OS4 - almost there!!!!

Surely there must be people with old unused modems that match one of mine that I constantly write about.

Best Data Smart One 33.6 Plug&play
SupraFaxModem 14,000/28,800

If someone could send you one these...my offer still stands.

In that case I would send you all of my settings that DO work and we can settle this once and for all.

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Edited by number6 on 2009/5/12 16:15:32

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Re: Problem with the smilies on IBrowse

Posted on: 2009/5/5 0:59 #152

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@MamePPCA1

You should have no problem with IBrowse if you use the codes shown in post #5 here

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Re: DVDs, AVIs, and video work on the A1

Posted on: 2009/4/3 23:58 #153

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@daveyw

Despite what recorders "say" they do, -R is the native format of most all recorders.

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Re: Overlay support on the SAM?

Posted on: 2009/3/20 16:04 #154

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@Spirantho

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Am I right in thinking there's no working overlay (PIP) support for the SAM440?

Cobra quote:

"again the Sam actually does a very nice job at it, especially with the not-yet-released planar overlay stuff."

(March 5, 2009)

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Re: sound/ahi issues on OS4.1 / Pegasos2

Posted on: 2009/3/15 1:08 #155

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@SoundSquare

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I have quite a few sound initialization issues with some apps on OS4.1/Pegasos (trackers, demos, games) and some other work well (tunenet etc). Mostly I get errors like "impossible to initialize ahi device or audio driver" when launching apps.. I suspect a bad ahi configuration, could someone help me with the ahi settings ?

I posted the config for a Micro and OS4 in the following thread. There may be some info there that applies to Peg with OS4.1 as well. dunno.

http://www.amigans.net/modules/newbb/ ... php?topic_id=2606&forum=3

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Re: Strange AHI problems with OS4.1 and SAM

Posted on: 2009/3/9 15:46 #156

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@tomsoniq

1st, let me qualify this by saying my comments are based on settings for Micro A1 running OS4 final.

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The number of channels is already set to 10, so that shouldn't be a problem.

Mine is set to 16 and although some use lower numbers, no one has objected to either 16 or 32.

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I just noticed that the AHI and AudioModes directories are full of unused drivers. To be on the safe side I've deleted all the unused ones and kept cs4281.audio only. Let's see if this helps.

Good idea and that policy happens to be DaveAE's recommendation as well.

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By the way, I've also noticed that the very first sound that is played after opening ahi.device starts with a short burst of static just as if it first plays an uninitialized buffer before playing the actual sound data. As long as the application keeps the device driver open this doesn't happen again. As soon as ahi.device is closed and re-opened the initial burst of static occurs once more.

ok. I'm not familiar with the OS4.1 install or SAM, but...
is Mixer included? This was required for some A1 owners for various reasons, one being a "crackling" at start.

Edit: Added an updated listing of a post I've made numerous times. DaveAE is free to review and correct as always.
Perhaps someone could do something similar for OS4.1 and/or different models of the A1.

Audio Files and Settings for Micro A1
OS4.0 Final plus July update
---------------------------------------------

SYS:Devs
ahi.device 6.6 (09/27/2005)
?1994-2005 Martin Blom. 603 version.

SYS:Devs/AHI
cmi8738.audio 5.17 (11/04/2006)
device.audio 6.2 (09/28/2005)
filesave.audio 6.3 (09/28/2005)

SYS:Devs/Audiomodes
CMI8738 (no version #)
DEVICE (no version #)
FILESAVE (no version #)

SYS:WBStartup
Mixer 1.21 (02/27/2008)

My tooltypes

CX_PRIORITY=2
CX_POPUP=NO
CX_POPKEY=alt f8
(POPWINDOW)
(POPWINDOWLEFTEDGE=920)
(POPWINDOWTOPEDGE=500)
(POPWINDOWDELAY=70)
(STEPSIZE=5)
(NO_VIA)

My sliders when running mixer:
1-top
2-top
3-bottom
4-bottom
5-bottom
6-bottom
7-top
cycle gadget set to "cmi8738"

SYS:Prefs

AHI preferences 6.2 (09/28/2005)

Music Unit

CMI8738:HIFI 16 bit stereo ++
Frequency:44100 Hz
Volume:+0.0 db
Input: Line in
Output: Line out

Unit 0

CMI8738:HIFI 16 bit stereo ++
Frequency:44100 Hz
Channels:16
Volume:+0.0 db
Input: Line in
Output: Line out

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Edited by number6 on 2009/3/9 16:27:18
Edited by number6 on 2009/3/9 16:35:44
Edited by number6 on 2009/3/9 16:36:49

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Re: Strange AHI problems with OS4.1 and SAM

Posted on: 2009/3/8 18:58 #157

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@tomsoniq

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I've installed the latest driver from OS4depot.net but it didn't change anything.

Just checking. You mean:
ahi.device 6.6 (09/27/2005)
?1994-2005 Martin Blom. 603 version. ?

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Re: AmigaBounty kind of an idea but HW aligned

Posted on: 2009/3/6 22:34 #158

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@Slayer

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Your anticipated 10 month period is probably worse case scenario and granted could be a reality.

Actually 10 months would be considered about 1/3 of average. SAM, for example is now in year 3, going by the earliest writings about the board from the developer.

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