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Title: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and BlizzardPPC available
Post by: Hans_ on February 23, 2008, 06:06:14 PM

Hyperion Entertainment VOF is pleased to announce the immediate availability for download for registered customers of another service update of AmigaOS 4.0 which addresses some outstanding issues on BlizzardPPC and CyberStormPPC machines.



In this update:

    * A new kernel that fixes outstanding issues with the Mediator 1200/Voodoo combination as well as some other minor bugfixes
    * Support for all Mediator models, including the new Mediator 1200 TX
    * Updated Intuition and Layers modules that fix a rare occurance of graphics trashing
    * Fixed queue-handler
    * Two AREXX-libraries that have been missing in the original release
    * Updated RealTek 8029 network driver that fixes a lockup problem.
    * A new version of DvPlayer SE.

The update is highly recommended for all users of either CyberStormPPC or BlizzardPPC. As usual, you can find the update in our download area.

We once again wish to take this opportunity to reassure our customers that development of AmigaOS 4.x continues apace on a number of platforms.

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: AMC258 on February 23, 2008, 06:49:16 PM

I had a hard time remembering where the download area is, and so no one else has this problem, it is here. (http://www.hyperion-entertainment.biz:8080/amiga/frameset_html?func=download)

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: Matt_H on February 23, 2008, 07:10:03 PM

Still no 4000T SCSI driver?

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: AmiSake on February 23, 2008, 07:26:10 PM

Nice to see that they are actively supporting OS4.
Now if only we could get PPC boards....

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: persia on February 24, 2008, 02:29:17 AM

What no release to address the problems of Mac Mini Power PC machines?  There's a whole lot more of us!

:evilgrin:

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: DrValkyer on February 24, 2008, 10:11:19 AM

So does this mean the full DMA support for Mediator 1200?

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: derringer3 on February 24, 2008, 01:35:35 PM

No.

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: mboehmer_e3b on February 24, 2008, 02:23:38 PM

Regarding DMA on AOS4 (and I mean *real* DMA, not Mediator one): the CachePreDMA() und CachePostDMA() functions seem to work now, and in most cases they really give a linear memory range back for blocks allocated with AllocVec().

So it would be interesting to see if DMA capable Zorro III boards are now fully working.

Regarding my test case (the Deneb) this is not yet the case, there still are some hangups, but the situation has really improved compared to the initial release.

So, good work, Hyperion! Next thing to be released should be the new SDK, to have current includes and documentation :-)

Michael

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: Jose on February 24, 2008, 03:18:18 PM

There were also problems with Cybervision64 IIRC, which is probably the fastest ZIII card ever, are those sorted ?
Damn, I wish I had bought a bunch of Cyberstorms when they were selling for 250Eruos on eBay.

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4.0 February 2008 update for CyberStormPPC and B
Post by: mboehmer_e3b on February 24, 2008, 04:34:31 PM

Quote

There were also problems with Cybervision64 IIRC, which is probably the fastest ZIII card ever, are those sorted ?

In terms of Zorro III accesses the PicassoIV is the fastest one.

I have a CV64, but not in my A4000T with AOS4 Classic, so I cannot comment on this issue.

Michael

Title: Re: [poll] on BPPC SCSI support
Post by: number6 on February 24, 2008, 06:47:22 PM

Please register your interest at:
http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25588&forum=33

The other entries in the poll may be equally important, so please consider voting.

Thank you.

(feel free to repost this subject on the amiga.org front page if you deem it important)

#6

Title: Re: [poll] on BPPC SCSI support
Post by: yssing on February 25, 2008, 10:56:58 AM

Very nice to see that Hyperion just keeps on going :)

Now all I need is some HW to run it on...

Title: Re: [poll] on BPPC SCSI support
Post by: pault1 on February 27, 2008, 03:27:55 AM

What you said!!    :-)  

Still waiting, though now that I've got a minimac I'd probably prefer a solution there.