PiSTORM in general

[AndyFC]

@F0LLETT I get the impression that many PiStorm users get their info direct from other sources like the PiStorm Facebook Group, Discord, Patreon etc where Claude and Michal are really active. Granted that doesn't cover everyone so it just needs a few people to think about sharing the news they see more widely, like you have.

I've downloaded the WHDLoad wrapper but not installed it yet - I want to do a backup first. It looks very straightforward and the Database is simple, a text file of games with arguments afterwards, so it's another tool for us to tinker with :-) Version 0.09 can be downloaded from: http://tinyurl.com/bdhuz3ts (link copied from Discord).

Some more PiStorm news is that Michal has released a working alpha version of the WiFi driver with a BIG caveat...there's NO WIRELESS SECURITY so anyone using it should take various precautions to protect their network before testing it e.g. use a mobile wireless hotspot, or set up a temporary guest network.

I'm very happy with my PiStorm which I've had installed for exactly a year (bought from Amigakit). The thing I especially like is that it allows me to play games like AB3D2 (check out the new version by Karlos, running at about 50 FPS) and an updated version of TFX (running at up to 70 FPS) which were really pushing our Amigas when originally released, to the point where they were unplayable for a majority of owners without emulation.

Karlos TKG: https://github.com/0xABADCAFE/karlos-tkg/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

[AndyFC]

@F0LLETT, I agree. Sadly things are becoming more and more dissipated and so information providers have to go where the audiences are. Monetisation is also a problem (depending on perspective); some people are going to put content on a platform they can control and may get financial benefit from (@everyone I'm not implying this is what Claude and Michal are doing, I'm just writing generally).

Amiga.org has, for a long time, been my primary place for Amiga information, but I find myself browsing amigaworld and EAB more. If I find something especially interesting or useful to me I've cross-posted here too (I don't cross-post things I don't know about or have no experience of; people ask me questions which I can't answer) but time, and not being logged in on my phone browser, have also been limiting factors recently.

[AndyFC]

Who are you directing that to? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Me. I wrote Michael and not Michal. F0llett's then copied me. I've now corrected. (I've still used the first names otherwise it sounds a bit formal).

@kolla thanks for pointing it out.

[AndyFC]

More exciting PiStorm news...the new Alpha WiFi driver has security built in.

I've not tested it yet and its unfinished, so please don't ask me how to use/ fix it. Here's a link to the Github download.
https://github.com/michalsc/Emu68-tools/releases/download/nightly/Emu68-tools-20240420-284a7a.zip

[AndyFC]

Added WHDload Wrapper info to wiki.
ill add some more things, like how to mount PS32 boot partition.

When you add this bit, please can you include setting it to read/write and mounting on the Amiga side? I do this and it allows me to update the version of Emu68 without taking the card out. I'm not in front of my machine right now, but I'm happy to contribute the steps if you want.

[AndyFC]

Anyone know if WPA driver has been released as a nightly?

On 19 April a Discord user reported they are connected to a wpa2 network, and members of the PiStorm facebook group are reporting success too.

I was trying earlier but getting stuck with the authentication which just times out. Will try again over the weekend and if I'm successful with getting online with MiamiDX will be publishing the steps