@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 Michael 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 Michael 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

I re-read Dennis's project notes and found that this statement may have been a clue.

AS is now delayed before being fed to the motherboard fixing issues when the CPU does a chipset cycle after a CIA cycle.

I put a variable 0-60ns delay line on /AS output of the U5 JK flip flop and found no value that made a difference with respect to the interrupt counts.  No success here, at least the way I did it.

Earlier I also came across the following resource:
https://sites.google.com/one-n.co.uk/amiga-guides/amiga-interrupt-signals

And noted that the pullups on the interrupt lines became stronger on newer revision Amigas, from 10Kohm on earlier models to 1Kohm on newer.  I did try adding 1Kohm resistors from 5V VCC to /INT2, /INT3, and /INT6 lines, but that made no difference in my case.

Ideas?

A lot of work went into the database for whdload wrapper, people in the Pistorm community testing and tweaking every reported trouble with games.

The WHDL wrapper works not exclusivly on Pistorm-ed machines btw.

Also for Vampires and 060-equipped Amigas it can be helpful.

The options regarding Pistorm ofc are irrelevant for others.

The main problem and killer on BPPC and CPPC boards isn’t the CPU heat, rather the heat across the board. As it’s normally that heat that can kill RAM controller chips. On my CPPC cards I have a fan blowing across Bank 0 and 1 SiMMs to help dissipate the heat away.

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I've gotten the captcha each time I've used "search" while not logged in.

Perhaps that is what the poster is experiencing or similar.

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Whooops, hit modify instead of reply, really need to move that button, .

Ah, thats delibrate. Its not uncommon, I think EAB do also if not logged in.