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Re: I'm Just An Allround User..
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@Helgis

I am not a member of AW nor do I visit the site but google searches often lead me to specific threads there, threads that you have posted on.

After seeing most of your posts being replied to with angry critism and even insults directed toward you, I believe you are better off being without the arrogant jerkwads there.

@all, i direct your attention to this thread http://amigaworld.net/modules/news/ar ... ryid=5105&start=140#68459

If you find helgis' post you will read

"I am not sure if there will be a new UBoot for AmigaOne. That hardware is now a thing of the past and that support might likely be fased out. SAM440 and future hardware in the other hand will have a new UBoot or another more modern BIOS..."

It is quite clear that he was referring to UBoot and not AmigaOS like most replies indicated despite helge mentioning UBoot twice and BIOS once.

I know it's not worded the best (I'm sure english is not his primary language anyway). But if you read between the lines it is clear that helgis was trying to say that since Eyetech walked away from the amiga market a number of years ago, it is unlikely that they will develop a new bios for their old mobos... kinda ironic that the theme of this particular thread was "reading between the lines".

And it goes on. Most of your posts there on AW.net got a reply that started with "You do this all the time, bla bla bla" and continue on with a tirade of insults. They even followed you to youtube and fill you comments up with total bullcrap.

Personally, I admire your enthusiasm for the new-gen amigas. It is obvious that Amiga computers have been a big part of your life and instead of lamenting the end of the 68k days you are willing to embrace the products that a few small companies have worked bloody hard to make available to such a small userbase as ourselves.

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Re: OpenOffice porting progress
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we should definitely keep an eye on this project so we can reference this guy's experience when we attract more software devs to the amiga platform

Edit: removed my criticism of the project


Edited by mz3540 on 2010/5/14 17:01:40
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Re: The Xena module
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If some clever person could build me a Zorro II/III busboard so I could use some old school hardware, that would be awesome!
I could then mount it all in a tower bigger than my refrigerator in true Amiga-tower style.

In all seriousness, I'm an electrical engineer by trade and I am getting excited by the hardware hacking possibilities. Sure, there are xmos developer kits. But having it all in a personal computer will make things much more fun.

Unfortunately my bank manager already hates me, so I can't afford to buy a new computer anytime soon... If a xmos equipped Amiga is still on the market when I'm in a better financial position much fun will be had!

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Re: Player for ScreamTracker modules?
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@orgin

Just gave it a rip in uae... AND LOVING IT!!!!!

Handles s3m no problems at all. A fun bonus was the inclusion of playsid, the highly inaccurate (and highly awesome) playsid v1. sid files sound awesome with a bit of stereo separation.

Delitracker is now my favourite amiga app. :D

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Player for ScreamTracker modules?
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Simple question...

Is there an Amiga program that can play *.s3m files?

I have found "Extended Module Player" (http://aminet.net/package/mus/play/xmp) that can handle almost every module created but it seems to be ppc only.

I want a 68k player to use with my A1200 that I have recently been upgrading.

I'm not after a tracker... I just want to play back some s3m files I found on the internet.

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Re: HunoPPC's surprise is revealed
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That looks like great fun. When do I get to play it???!!

But PLEASE tell me that the frame-rate problems and skips were problems with the video itself and not the game. And lastly...

To whomever is responsible for the gameplay in that video, GOD-DAMN you suck! And I mean big-time.
(sorry, I couldn't help myself) As soon as I can get my hot little hands on that game, I'll make a video to show off some of my awesome skills.

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Re: AmigaOne X1000 can use 6 cores at once???
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From what I read, the X1000 is getting the "L1" version of the chip, which is only single core.

Anyway, I still can't figure out what on earth it does... Is it's mainly there to easily implement hardware add-ons? How difficult is it to programme for? Is there anything awesome it can do for software that can't be done on the ppc?

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Re: A1000 General Discussion
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There's been some great stories told in this thread!

@Slayer

I've been browsing this forum for a few months now and I am very much aware that you own several hundred (?!) amigas. (or was that figure closer to eleventy squillion?)

@Arcane5150

I know the genlock you're talking about... they are one of the most awesome looking attachments I've ever seen for an Amiga... What was the Ram expansion you had? did it plug into the front reu port or was it an attachment to the side port?

@AmigaSociety

I think every amigan would be very impressed with the incredible enthusiasm with which you have taken to the amiga in these last few weeks.
That A1000 you got there is in great condition! looks like a very early build too...
I wish you the best of luck with your plan to incorporate some amiga stuff into your business.

and finally,
@Paul

WOW!!! I would have cried like a little girl if a sold something like that!
I would like to know more about that machine you had. What software did you mostly use with it? And also, what version of kickstart did you use? I'm led to believe that with that much ram you didn't need to worry about the 256kb WOM limit... was it possible to use kickstart 3.1 with it? Also, why 2 power supplies?


During the last few months there have been a few A1000's pop up on ebay here in australia but the people selling them are mostly jerks who sell them in seperate parts... Who wants to buy a bare-box A1000 that has had the REU removed from the front port? I find that very annoying!

I got mine about 6 months ago from a guy who saved it from a rubbish skip! He knew nothing about Amigas, but as someone who work in IT he was familiar with the brand and thankfully realised the historical importance that someone had simply tossed away.

It's a fairly late build. It's got the Commodore logo on the front and is labled on the bottom with text that reads "A1000"

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Re: New members, dont be shy say hi!
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Hi guys.

26 year old pig farmer here!
About 2-3 years ago something made me buy an A500 off ebay even though I knew almost nothing about amiga apart from being familiar with the brand name. When I got it home and booted it up for the first time I had the goofiest looking grin on my face (and all I was doing was clicking on icons in WB).
I had a big box of games with it too and discovered that the amiga had a port of all my favourite games from back in the day... I had caught the bug and I wanted more so I started doing some research.

Shortly after that, I got hold of an A1200 (later Amiga Tech build with 3.1 roms) and got started on the upgrade path...
I got modest accerator, M-Tec 030 with 8mb (27mhz i think) and though of some more upgrades.

Realising the upgrade path was a never ending cycle I decided to go straight to the Sam440 and have been very happy with it and intend to keep using it for many years to come.
The sam brought back that stupid-looking A500 grin I had on my face.


On the topic of the Winter Olympics... Australia never do too good at the winter games for obvious reasons. However in 2002 Steven Bradbury won gold for us in the speed skating in probably the most pants-crapping funny way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfQMJtilOGg

Any fans of The Simpsons would say that Bradbury "Pulled a Homer!"

I challenge anyone to find anything funnier than that video...

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A1000 General Discussion
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Today in my boredom I spent a bit of time on Chris Pirillo's chat room (anyone who has looked up anything computer related on youtube will be familiar with who Chris is)

I quickly struck up a chat with a fellow amiga user and it struck me as quite odd that he (as well as a few others involed in the chat) was extremely fascinated that I owned an A1000.

I'm the first to admit that I'm quite new to amiga having only bought my first A500 only 2-3 years ago but I did catch the bug that all you guy have (I usually refer to myself as being part of the "new generation of amiga users" ... we do exist so please excuse our n00bness).

The guys on this forum seemed to hold the A1000 as an extremely rare god-like entity (ironic since the fellow I was chatting with owned an A1XE and until joining this forum I thought the A1 was like the yowie... everyone's heard of it, but no one has ever seen it!)

I was just interested in what you guys think of the A1000
Personally, I love mine. It has permanent residency on my desk and gets used numerous times each week. In its 512kb configuration it plays most games that I have in my collection and yeah, the keyboard garage is a certain awesomness that you never understand until you see it in action.

What do you think?

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Re: Wireless Network Confusion..
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The XBOX 360 will be a little bit more complicated as I couldn't find a way to set a static Gateway and still get it to automatically obtain all other setting... My solution was to manually configure EVERYTHING.

I'm not sure if you want to connect your XBOX using an ethernet cable or using a WiFi adapter, I'll try to cover both:

1. Start up the Xbox plug in the WiFi adapter (or ethernet cable).

2. Go into "System setting > Network Setting > Configure Network"

NOTE: the next step is only for WiFi, for cabled ethernet skip step 3 entirely (also I believe this is the only step that makes WiFi and Cabled different to set up... all other steps should be the same :) )

3. Under the "Basic Settings" tab, select "Wireless Mode" and "Scan for Networks"... your AirLink's network should show up. Select it and enter any security key (Assuming you set the router up to use a passwork/key/etc)

4. Now go back to the "Basic Setting" tab. Select "IP settings" and select automatic. Select "DNS setting" and also set it as automatic.

5. Now run the "Test Xbox LIVE Connection" option.

Your Xbox will connect to the network fine but will fail at the "Internet" part. This is clearly because of the "Default gateway issue". As stated above, I had to manually configure ALL of the network setting, not just the Gateway.

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Now you have to set the DHCP in your AirLink to assign a static IP to your Xbox, you will need to know the MAC address of the Xbox.

Actually it seems that on the Xbox 360, the wired and wireless connections BOTH use the same MAC address.

it can be found by going to "System setting > Network Setting > Configure Network > Advanced settings"
(If using WiFi, double check this by going into "wireless Information")

Now you need to log into you AirLink router again and go to the DHCP settings and set up a static IP address for your Xbox (your router may have already suggested an IP to use... 192.168.0.XXX)

Go back to your Xbox and Manually configure its network settings:

IP ADDRESS - same as the static IP you set the router to assign it

SUBNET MASK - same as what you set as the subnet in the AirLink's WAN settings

GATEWAY - your INTERNO routers IP address (192.168.0.1?)

PRIMARY/SECONDARY DNS SERVER - both same as what DNS you put into the AirLinks WAN settings

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Now you can run the "Test Xbox LIVE Connection" option. It should work fully although you may new to run the test a couple of times.

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FINAL NOTES:

Running such an absurd network setup can sometimes be a little unreliable. You will occasionally experience some lag and that can wreak havoc if you are play games online.
I recommend keeping a long ethernet cable handy so if you ever get frustrated by lag/drop-outs you can simply use the cable to connect the Xbox straight to your Interno internet-gateway.

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Re: Wireless Network Confusion..
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Ok, hopefully all that will work.

If not, that long post should give you some inspiration to solve you problem.

And also... This setup is a MAJOR HACK JOB... If any other members have a better solution or even a few ideas please post them. I certainly interested in finding a better way so I can improve the reliability of my own home network.

AND YET ANOTHER THING!! I'm not sure about this but I'm led to believe that some brands of routers demand that your computers have an IP in the format of 192.168.0.XXX while others demand an IP in the format of 192.168.1.XXX and maybe some allow any old numbers to be put in...

Keep this in mind when setting up DHCP between the 2 routers.


Next post: "setting up the XBOX 360"


Edited by mz3540 on 2010/1/20 18:42:22
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Re: Wireless Network Confusion..
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@Helgis

It's hard to follow what you are trying to do here... but I'll throw my 2 cents in as I had a similar situation when I set up my home network.

(Disclaimer!!!!! I know very little about networking, the following instructions are likely to have many holes in them AND there is prob a better way to do this! :)
And, please don't get offended if I come across as patronizing, I'm just trying to cover all areas as thoroughly as I can).

I'm going to assume you are trying to connect your Xbox to your AirLink Jensen and THAT connects to your Inteno gateway?

This gives you trouble because you have 2 routers, 2 DHCP servers, etc etc

The way to do this is to fool your entire network into thinking that your Gateway router is actually your ISP.

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First you need to make sure there are no IP conflicts between your 2 routers by making sure they dont have the same IP address...
ie: they can NOT both have 192.168.0.1 ....... I suggest you leave the Interno as 192.168.0.1 and change the IP address of the AirLink to 192.168.0.2
If you change the IP of your router it's a good idea to write the new IP down somewhere (best to write it on the device itself) so you never forget it!

(NOTE: for the sake of simplicity i will now assume that your Interno IS 192.168.0.1 and your AirLink IS 192.168.0.2)

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Second step is to get the 2 routers connecting to each other properly.

Both routers will likely have their own DHCP servers and by default will automatically assign IP addresses to each computer connected, this is called 'dynamic DHCP'. HOWEVER the DHCP servers will also have a list that will allow you to assign a static IP to certain computers.

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You will need to know the MAC address of both your routers.

1. Log into your Interno setting with a web browser and find the DHCP setting.

2. There should be an option to assign a static IP to certain MAC addresses.
enter the MAC address of your AirLink and enter it's IP address (192.168.0.2) click ok/apply.

Do the same with the AirLink...

3. Now log into the AirLink and go to it's DHCP setting...

4. Find the option to assign a static IP. Enter the MAC address and IP address of your Interno (192.168.0.1) and click ok/apply/confirm/whatever.

Both routers should now be set up to talk to each other properly... Now you need to "fool your entire network into thinking that your Gateway router (Interno) is actually your ISP".
The Interno should now be set up properly but there is more configuring to do on the AirLink.

(NOTE: If you were able to follow my instructions to get you this far, AWESOME!!!! The rest is much easier!)

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For this part you will need to know your ISP details (IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway)
Most ISPs let you 'automatically obtain' these setting...
your Interno will be set up to get these setting automatically but there is no way to relay that info to your AirLink. You'll need to set that manually.

1. log into you AirLink and find the settings for the WAN (Wide Area Network... aka Teh Internets!)

2. Choose the option that allows you to Manually configure/ static configuration. What you enter here will need to be a combination of both the ISP and Interno details...

IP ADDRESS - this will need to be your Internos IP (192.168.0.1)

SUBNET MASK - I dont know what a subnet mask is... um.. I think you have to enter your ISPs subnet (I set my router up with a subnet of 255.255.255.0, I cant remember why... yours is probably something similar).

DEFAULT GATEWAY - This will need to be your ISPs Gateway address. (unfortunately this setting causes a minor problem - but that will be solved in later steps)

DNS - (DOMAIN NAME SERVER)

A DNS is a server that matches a domain name to an IP address.
For example, when you type amigans.net into your browser the DNS server will direct your browser to 69.64.58.97 (the IP address for the server that hosts amigans.net - try it out, simply enter 69.64.58.97 into you browser and see where it takes you).

You can enter your ISPs Primary and Secondary Addresses here. But this will cause a small problem.

From time to time you ISP will likely change its DNS address without notice... this wont normally cause any problems because you normally should set your network to automatically obtain the DNS address... your network isn't a normal case and you need to manually set the DNS address. If you ISP does change the DNS you may need to manually set it again so keep that in mind.

(an alternative would be to use open-dns. info here - http://www.opendns.com/ )

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Thats everything set up!
But now I can here the screams, "WHY DOESN'T THE INTERNETS WORK????!!!!????"

This is the progress we have made at this point...

1. Any computer connected to the Interno has full access to the internet.

2. Any computer connected to the AirLink DOES NOT have access to the internet.

"WHY IS THAT SO?????????????"

It's a result of the DEFAULT GATEWAY setting we entered into the AirLink router I couldn't find a way to make it work properly :)

However, the fix is VERY EASY... On every computer that is connected to the AirLink you will need to configure the network settings a follows:

- You need to find some way to make the computer get its network setting automatically AND also set a static default gateway.

The default gateway you need to set is the Interno IP address (192.168.0.1).

In OS4 this was easy, when running the network setup it actually asks you if you want to do exactly that

Windows XP wasn't so obvious, but still easy. Not sure how to do it in Vista or Windows 7 (I didn't upgrade because Vista made me angry... It was a major reason why I switched to AmigaOS)

In WinXP:

1.Right click your network connection > select "Properties"

2. "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" > "Properties"

3. Select both "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically"

4. Click advanced

5. Under "Default gateways" click add and now you can add your Internos IP to a list of Gateways.

NOTE: you do not need to do this with any computer connected directly to the Interno router, automatic configuration should be fine.

EVERYTHING SHOULD NOW WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The XBOX 360 is a little more complicated to set up in this situation... I give instructions in my next post.

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