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Simo Koivukoski
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 601
18 Nov 2018 19:27


Testing games on standalone V4, Pinball Illusions AGA.

EXTERNAL LINK 


Alex K.

Posts 23
18 Nov 2018 20:10


And what does the picture look like when changed into hires laced as we press F10 or fly out a few balls?



Tim D

Posts 84
22 Nov 2018 13:22


I have a similar question as Thomas Jensen Regarding the USB ports. I haven't seen a clear answer yet.

1. a) Will keyboard and mouse via USB be recognised as native Amiga keyboard and mouse, i.e. usable in any game/program? b) Or will it only work via an AmigaOS USB stack (Poseidon)?

2. If 1.a) is the case will it still work with a single Logitech Unify USB dongle and both wireless mouse and keyboard?

3. If 1.a) and 2. will this also work via a USB hub connected to the Vampire and the Logitech Unify USB dongle connected to the hub?

If both 1.a, 2. and 3. this opens up a lot more possibilities and will save me some space. I don't need native Amiga mouse and keyboard and I can share my wireless keyboard/mouse via a USB switch between PC and vampire.




Allonsanfan %

Posts 57
23 Nov 2018 08:17


I don't know the answer, but IMHO a Vampire standalone would be pretty pointless if it didn't natively recognize USB keyboard and mouse. How else are you supposed you play games from disk images for instance? Or enter the early boot menu? Boot without startup-sequence, etc.

How will you connect a native keyboard to the Vampire though? Is there a connector for it?


Renaud Schweingruber
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 378
23 Nov 2018 08:35


Tim D wrote:

  1. a) Will keyboard and mouse via USB be recognised as native Amiga keyboard and mouse, i.e. usable in any game/program? b) Or will it only work via an AmigaOS USB stack (Poseidon)?

To be able to access Early Startup and type in CLI without OS USB stack, it's required. Current V4 Standalone cores shows USB mouse and keyboard as native Amiga keybd+mouse.

Tim D wrote:
 
  2. If 1.a) is the case will it still work with a single Logitech Unify USB dongle and both wireless mouse and keyboard?

To early to say about specific devices but I have working Logitech keyboard and wireless mouse at the moment.

Tim D wrote:
 
  3. If 1.a) and 2. will this also work via a USB hub connected to the Vampire and the Logitech Unify USB dongle connected to the hub?

Too early to say too.
 
 
 




Tim D

Posts 84
23 Nov 2018 11:56


Thanks for your replies! Sounds promising if I understand your first point correctly. You are saying you can open Early Startup and type in CLI using USB mouse/keyboard without needing a USB stack, correct?


Vojin Vidanovic
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Posts 1916/ 1
23 Nov 2018 12:19


Tim D wrote:

  Thanks for your replies! Sounds promising if I understand your first point correctly. You are saying you can open Early Startup and type in CLI using USB mouse/keyboard without needing a USB stack, correct?
 

 
  As far as I remember scattered info - Standalone actually requires USB keyboard plugged in and Amiga style DB9 one will not help. So this is kind of "mapped" and can be used everywhere (Amiga boot options, CLI in no s-s boot or WB boot is interrupted etc.)
 
  I personally consider it a waste of valuable USB port and hope HUBs on second USB will work - so one could have USB sticks, laser printer etc. connected. Not to mention bad chill coming from A1-x1000 similar CFE requirement and even bigger limitations.
 
  For me, nice mouse could go to DB9 and other "Atari port" at least is required for some joy sticks >:-)


Simo Koivukoski
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 601
03 Dec 2018 15:25


Even more Chip MEM :) and Fast RAM is also fully enabled.




Kef Emzy

Posts 50
03 Dec 2018 15:38


Why does the chip ram start at $4000? Shouldn't it start at $0?




A1200 Coder

Posts 74
03 Dec 2018 18:26


Kef Emzy wrote:

Why does the chip ram start at $4000? Shouldn't it start at $0?
 
 

No, AmigaOS reserves this space for system data, like interrupt vectors. Depends on OS version how much is reserved, earlier kickstart versions used up to $400, and AmigaOS3.9 apparently uses up to $4000.


Kef Emzy

Posts 50
03 Dec 2018 18:38


A1200 coder wrote:

Kef Emzy wrote:

  Why does the chip ram start at $4000? Shouldn't it start at $0?
 
 
 

 
  No, AmigaOS reserves this space for system data, like interrupt vectors. Depends on OS version how much is reserved, earlier kickstart versions used up to $400, and AmigaOS3.9 apparently uses up to $4000.

I thought the 68k bootstrapped from $0 and this area was a shadow copy of high rom at boot, and that it was released later?


Andy Hearn

Posts 374
03 Dec 2018 20:50


awesome! how stable is it? i had heard there was a bug in EXEC that choked on anything over 384meg ram or something like that. but I've not seen it with my A3k (256+128+16+2)

now we just need tabbed browsing in netsurf ;) :D


Andrew Miller

Posts 352
04 Dec 2018 01:57


So now the V4 does go to eleven XD.
Cant wait for this to be released.


Nixus Minimax

Posts 416
04 Dec 2018 08:25


Kef Emzy wrote:

Why does the chip ram start at $4000? Shouldn't it start at $0?

Perhaps for Mac emulation?


Andrew Miller

Posts 352
04 Dec 2018 10:27


Kef Emzy wrote:

Why does the chip ram start at $4000? Shouldn't it start at $0?
 
 

Not sure why it's  $4000 but it can't start at $0 as that's the first address that the 68k series loads data from on start-up, so usually where Rom starts.


Andy Hearn

Posts 374
04 Dec 2018 12:21


hah! I did smile at that "turning it to 11" comment :)

if only it was as "do-able" to physically add more address lines to an actual agnus/alice... :D
i'd happily loose zorro2 space for chipram .. unless z2 was my only fast ram...

so many "if onlys" in amiga-land, at least vampire makes it possible!


Simo Koivukoski
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 601
12 Dec 2018 10:48


A quick IDE to SATA Adapter test:

EXTERNAL LINK 


Vojin Vidanovic
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Posts 1916/ 1
12 Dec 2018 10:51


Kef Emzy wrote:

Why does the chip ram start at $4000? Shouldn't it start at $0?

Does it really matter if they provide 4-11MB FAST mappable and usable as fastest chip RAM ever?



Michael Borrmann

Posts 140
12 Dec 2018 14:18


Also interested in the keyboard/mouse situation.

I want to connect a A500 keyboard to the standalone, so what are my options here?


Roy Gillotti

Posts 517
12 Dec 2018 15:43


Michael Borrmann wrote:

      Also interested in the keyboard/mouse situation.
       
        I want to connect a A500 keyboard to the standalone, so what are my options here?
     

     
  Likely off the shelf the Keyrah: EXTERNAL LINK  <---*EDIT NOPE no support for A500
   
    But, did stumble on this: EXTERNAL LINK       
      Maybe a Vampire specific would be driven by one of the expansion ports. Perhaps something Edu Arana may tackle in the near future too as he pumps out cool Amiga hardware accessories  fairly quickly.

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