@evilrich

I was running Slackware Linux 11.0. Slackware doesn't tend to separate indo -dev packages. If you install the package, you get the headers too :)

I'm now running Windows (to keep someone else happy :-\) so it's no longer an issue for me.

However searching for libasound on the newer Slackware 12.0 results in this:

bash-3.1$ locate libasound
/usr/lib/libasound.la
/usr/lib/libasound.so
/usr/lib/libasound.so.2
/usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0


So no libasound2, but there's definitely a libasound.so.2.

tiffers

@Mikey_C

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*mumble* OS4 bigot *grumble* *cry*

poweramiga, can I borrow yours... pleeeaassee?? Promise I won't spill too many chips in the power supply...

tiffers

@poweramiga

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Pfft.. Perth would be _wayyyy_ better ;)

Will anyone be recording this on "video"?

tiffers

@ssolie

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How many do you have!?!?

@Mikey_C

I need a PPC card... can you donate one to me? ;)

@jahc

Is amigaworld.net down? I can't reach the website or the irc servers?

tiffers

@Belxjander

Sorry, Linux.

Hi,

I'm compiling e-uae with --with-alsa and it makes a makefile for alsa, but the final binary reports:

unknown config entry: 'alsa.device=default'
unknown config entry: 'alsa.verbose=false'

when running using a config file saved from the pre-compiled 0.8.29-WIP4 from teh E-UAE page.

What am I missing?

tiffers

It seems that "business as usual" is the theme that follows any postings I find by OS4 developers.

Plus, the court case is trying to work out who is right and wrong in the argument, and there has been no official order by the court to stop distributing the OS etc.

Business as usual would mean release of OS4 for other hardware, but asking if the release is being delayed by the case, or when it will be released etc are unlikely to receive any real sort of reply.

If I'm correct the original license was to develop and market OS4 for AmigaOnes and PPC accelerators (classic Amigas), as well as any future AmigaOne (or similar) systems announced by A Inc.

If the classic Amigas have been pushed back, but still being worked on, it would seem only reasonable that classic version will be released soon.

If Sam440EP was announced by A Inc to be a target platform, it's only reasonable to assume that that means OS4 on Sam440EP could be in existence already (due to it's similarity to the Teron based A1's) and with the public released of the Sam440EP "Red One" boards at the upcoming Pianeta Amiga, hey presto, suddenly theres a market for it to be released to.

It's easy to look at the negative side of things, and it's understandable to be guarded in getting your hopes up, but detaching from the emotions and looking at it logically brings out some interesting possibilities :)

tiffers

Wonder how much it will be... and are they releasing some more 'technical' information?

Hi,

I'm running E-UAE 0.8.29-WIP4 on a Toshiba Tecra 8000 (P-II 400MHz... *groan*) on Slackware linux 11.0.

When running E-UAE in full-screen, if the Amiga changes resolutions the screen goes 'dark' (ie the light in the LCD goes very dim) and it does not come back regardless of change of resolution in E-UAE / X11 etc, until I log off (end XFCE session). When X-server is restarted for new login, the screen comes back up bright again.

Any ideas what is happening?

tiffers

@spotUP

I'd love to get into this, but alas, I have no A1 :(

tiffers

@acefnq
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I'm in Perth trying to get an Amiga too.. Can I have an accelerator free? ;) How about if I pay for it?

Anyone in Perth got hardware they want to donate or sell?

I actually plan to learn C and begin developing for Amiga. I had an A500 and an A1200 about 14 years ago ;) Well actually Dad did. When I moved out of home, I was on my own :(

tiffers

@all

I have tested some of the ideas I discussed above and can confirm:

1) with the geomeetry of 32,1,2 the max disk size was 2047MB (2048MB didn't show)
2) With geometry of 32,2,2 and doubling the disk size to 4094 MB worked.
3) A 8188 MB image with geometry of 32,4,2 was only recognized as 4092 MB, so 4GB seems to be the limit.

I was using OS 3.1.


It seems my previous failure to make disks bigger then a few hundred MB was due to:

1) Running UAE (not E-UAE) that I had compiled from sources
2) That UAE binary didn't have any SCSI capaility enabled, which is what is used when you specify a geometry (apparently)

I'm still keen to know how to make an RDB image.

tiffers

@evilrich

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So, in theory, doubling the number of surfaces will half the numbers of cylinders. Is that correct? In fact doubling any one of those parameters (bytes per sector, sectors per track, surfaces) would half the number of cylinders.

Obviously 512 bytes per sector is pretty standard. I would think that increasing heads (number of surfaces) and sectors per track would be the trick. This is kind of what I tried, but every combination I tried didn't work. Needless to say I didn't try every possible combination ;)

Maybe some more trial and error will help.

How hard is it to define an RDB disk? How do I ad extra hardfiles? Just add more lines starting with 'hardfile=' ??

tiffers?

Hi,

Can anyone give me some help on hdf files.

1) How many can E-UAE support in one configuration?

Documentation only lists 'hardfile' as an config option (and 'hardfile2' for specifying the geometry) whereas floppy0, floppy1, floppy2 and floppy3 are for 4 different disks (etc). Can I have more than 1 hardfile?

2a) What is the largest size file it can support?

Nothing in docs. Conflicting reports on the web of 1GB or 2GB. Have tried both, but I think that using the default geometry (32 sectors, 1 head, 2 reserved blocks) translates into too many tracks or something... don't know but it doesn't work.

2b) What is the geometry for this size disk?

Is there a geometry calculator out there somewhere I can use to work this out for myself?

3) How can I make a disk file which appears in the HDToolBox?

Do I have to use RDB disk images? I couldn't find anything particularly useful with creation of such.

I'm running E-UAE 0.8.29-WIP4 on Linux.

tiffers.

@Mikey_C

You mentioned the need for a tutorial on install, setup and use of E-UAE. Any particular platform?

tiffers

@Mikey_C

Could it be WarpUp emulation is working/back for OS 4.0?