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Amiga Software News / HTTP Streamer 2.0 and hURL 2.1 released

« Last post by softwarefailure on April 26, 2026, 12:47:05 PM »

Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are proud to present the new networking dream team for Hollywood: HTTP Streamer 2.0 and hURL 2.1. HTTP Streamer 2.0 is a major update which now supports a true streaming mode for audio and video files and it can also use the hURL plugin to stream files from HTTPS sources or any other protocol supported by hURL.

hURL 2.1 is a minor update which contains some fixes and enhancements and also a public interface which makes it possible for other plugins like HTTP Streamer to use its functionality.

Both plugins are now available for free download from the official Hollywood portal. Thanks to Hollywood's cross-platform plugin system versions for AmigaOS3, AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, AROS (x86), Linux (ppc, arm, arm64, x86, x64), macOS (ppc, x86, x64, arm64), Windows (x86, x64), Android (arm, arm64) and iOS (arm, arm64) are provided.

This release was brought to you by Airsoft Softwair - the hardest working men in code business.

Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion / No Chip Memory with DiagROM

« Last post by porkchop77 on April 25, 2026, 10:15:10 PM »

I have an Amiga 312513 Rev 6a Rock Lobster with memory issues. Not booting and has a green screen.

When I got it had 512K in installed and someone had put in the sockets to upgrade to 1M. I removed all of the memory chip and tested them and they all tested good. Since memory chips had been removed and socketed thought there might be damage so tested the connections to all mem chips and they were ok. Then added mem chips for the full 1M and tried again but still no memory. Changes the J2 and J7 to the 1M settings and no change.

Running the DiagROM got the these results via the serial port RESULTS 1 (Below). Next I removed Fat Agnus and tested it is a working system and it worked fine. When putting it back in notices a bent pin in the socket which I straitened and put Agnus back in. With the fixed pin the DiagROM results changed to RESULTS 2.

This is my first time using the DiagROM so just learning as I go. Seems like it got worse with the fixed pin. Any suggestions of what could be causing this memory issue?

Thanks
Les

RESULTS 1

Amiga DiagROM V1.3 - 21-Apr-23 - By John (Chucky/The Gang) Hertell

- Parallel Code $ff - Start of ROM, CPU Seems somewhat alive
- Testing ROM Address-access
OK
Testing if serial loopbackadapter is installed: <> NOT DETECTED
Checking status of mousebuttons at power-on:
P1LMB
Set all Interrupt enablebits (INTENA $dff09a) to Disabled: Done
Set all Interrupt requestbits (INTREQ $dff09c) to Disabled: Done
Set all DMA enablebits (DMACON $dff096) to Disabled: Done

Testing if OVL is working: OK
- Parallel Code $fe - Test UDS/LDS line
- Test of writing word $AAAA to $400 OK
- Test of writing word $00AA to $400 OK
- Test of writing word $AA00 to $400 OK
- Test of writing word $0000 to $400 OK
- Test of writing byte (even) $AA to $400 OK
- Test of writing byte (odd) $AA to $401 OK
- Parallel Code $fd - Start of chipmemdetection

Addr $00100400 OK Number of 64K blocks found: $10
Chipmem Shadowram detected, guess there is no more chipmem, stopping here

Startaddr: $00000400 Endaddr: $000FFFFF
- Testing detected Chipmem for addresserrors
- Filling memoryarea with addressdata
...............
- Checking block of ram that it contains the correct addressdata

- Addresserror at: 00000420 00000000000000000000010000100000 00000400
- Addresserror at: 00000424 00000000000000000000010000100100 00000404
- Addresserror at: 00000428 00000000000000000000010000101000 00000408
- Addresserror at: 0000042C 00000000000000000000010000101100 0000040C
- Addresserror at: 00000430 00000000000000000000010000110000 00000410
- Addresserror at: 00000434 00000000000000000000010000110100 00000414
- Addresserror at: 00000438 00000000000000000000010000111000 00000418
- Addresserror at: 0000043C 00000000000000000000010000111100 0000041C
- Addresserror at: 00000460 00000000000000000000010001100000 00000440
- Addresserror at: 00000464 00000000000000000000010001100100 00000444
- Addresserror at: 00000468 00000000000000000000010001101000 00000448
- Addresserror at: 0000046C 00000000000000000000010001101100 0000044C
- Addresserror at: 00000470 00000000000000000000010001110000 00000450
- Addresserror at: 00000474 00000000000000000000010001110100 00000454
- Addresserror at: 00000478 00000000000000000000010001111000 00000458
- Addresserror at: 0000047C 00000000000000000000010001111100 0000045C
- Addresserror at: 000004A0 00000000000000000000010010100000 00000480
- Addresserror at: 000004A4 00000000000000000000010010100100 00000484
- Addresserror at: 000004A8 00000000000000000000010010101000 00000488
- Addresserror at: 000004AC 00000000000000000000010010101100 0000048C
- Addresserror at: 000004B0 00000000000000000000010010110000 00000490
- Addresserror at: 000004B4 00000000000000000000010010110100 00000494
- Addresserror at: 000004B8 00000000000000000000010010111000 00000498
- Addresserror at: 000004BC 00000000000000000000010010111100 0000049C
- Addresserror at: 000004E0 00000000000000000000010011100000 000004C0
- Addresserror at: 000004E4 00000000000000000000010011100100 000004C4
- Addresserror at: 000004E8 00000000000000000000010011101000 000004C8
- Addresserror at: 000004EC 00000000000000000000010011101100 000004CC
- Addresserror at: 000004F0 00000000000000000000010011110000 000004D0
- Addresserror at: 000004F4 00000000000000000000010011110100 000004D4
- Addresserror at: 000004F8 00000000000000000000010011111000 000004D8
- Addresserror at: 000004FC 00000000000000000000010011111100 000004DC
- Addresserror at: 00000520 00000000000000000000010100100000 00000500
- Addresserror at: 00000524 00000000000000000000010100100100 00000504
- Addresserror at: 00000528 00000000000000000000010100101000 00000508
- Addresserror at: 0000052C 00000000000000000000010100101100 0000050C
- Addresserror at: 00000530 00000000000000000000010100110000 00000510
- Addresserror at: 00000534 00000000000000000000010100110100 00000514
- Addresserror at: 00000538 00000000000000000000010100111000 00000518
- Addresserror at: 0000053C 00000000000000000000010100111100 0000051C
-- Addresserror reading CHIPRAM, marking chipram as unusable
- Checking status of mousebuttons for different startups, if still pressed
we assume not working and ignore those in the future.
Green newly pressed, Yellow pressed at startup - Startupaction taken.
Red = Pressed at both poweron and now so it is stuck and being ignored

P1LMB
The following special action will be taken:
P1LMB - Try to find fastmem and if found use it! if not use chipmem but no display

- Parallel Code $fc - Trying to find some fastmem (as requested at powerup)
- Parallel Code $fb - Memorydetection done
- Parallel Code $80 - NO Chipmem detected
NO MEMORY FOUND - HALTING SYSTEM
...
RESULTS 2

Amiga DiagROM V1.3 - 21-Apr-23 - By John (Chucky/The Gang) Hertell

- Parallel Code $ff - Start of ROM, CPU Seems somewhat alive
- Testing ROM Address-access
OK
Testing if serial loopbackadapter is installed: <> NOT DETECTED
Checking status of mousebuttons at power-on:

Set all Interrupt enablebits (INTENA $dff09a) to Disabled: Done
Set all Interrupt requestbits (INTREQ $dff09c) to Disabled: Done
Set all DMA enablebits (DMACON $dff096) to Disabled: Done

Testing if OVL is working: OK
- Parallel Code $fe - Test UDS/LDS line
- Test of writing word $AAAA to $400 FAILED
- Test of writing word $00AA to $400 FAILED
- Test of writing word $AA00 to $400 FAILED
- Test of writing word $0000 to $400 FAILED
- Test of writing byte (even) $AA to $400 FAILED
- Test of writing byte (odd) $AA to $401 FAILED
- Parallel Code $fd - Start of chipmemdetection

Addr $00000400
Write: $FFFFFFFF 11111111111111111111111111111111
Read: $00FFFFFF 00000000111111111111111111111111 FAILED

Write: $AAAAAAAA 10101010101010101010101010101010
Read: $00FFAAFF 00000000111111111010101011111111 FAILED

Write: $55555555 01010101010101010101010101010101
Read: $00FF55FF 00000000111111110101010111111111 FAILED

Write: $F0F0F0F0 11110000111100001111000011110000
Read: $00FFF0FF 00000000111111111111000011111111 FAILED

Write: $0F0F0F0F 00001111000011110000111100001111
Read: $00FF0FFF 00000000111111110000111111111111 FAILED

Write: $0F0FF0F0 00001111000011111111000011110000
Read: $00FFF0FF 00000000111111111111000011111111 FAILED

Write: $00000000 00000000000000000000000000000000
Read: $00FF00FF 00000000111111110000000011111111 FAILED
Addr $00010400
Write: $FFFFFFFF 11111111111111111111111111111111
Read: $00FFFFFF 00000000111111111111111111111111 FAILED

Write: $AAAAAAAA 10101010101010101010101010101010
Read: $00FFAAFF 00000000111111111010101011111111 FAILED
.
.......... Continues checking mem addresses all failed then ends :
.
NO Chipmem detected
- Checking status of mousebuttons for different startups, if still pressed
we assume not working and ignore those in the future.
Green newly pressed, Yellow pressed at startup - Startupaction taken.
Red = Pressed at both poweron and now so it is stuck and being ignored

P2RMB
The following special action will be taken:

- Parallel Code $fc - Trying to find some fastmem (as no chipmem found)
- Parallel Code $fb - Memorydetection done
- Parallel Code $80 - NO Chipmem detected
- NO MEMORY FOUND - HALTING SYSTEM

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: Issue with my Amigakit Order

« Last post by Retro_Brian_FL on April 25, 2026, 05:59:01 PM »

First of all, thank you for the two Amiga 1200 computers, that were bought through Amigakit, 15 years ago. When that is written, I would like to take the opportunity to complain and make a suggestion, if that is allowed. The wait was four stinkin' months. Once the computers arrived they were half destroyed, but, that's not Amigakit's fault. Instead of the “made to order philosophy”, from my own experience, remembering how there were absolute zero updates in those four months - turn it around, only sell items that are >>available for immediate shipping<<. I think that is fair for everyone - or am I wrong?

Amiga.org Discussion and Site Feedback / Re: Site running slow and giving busy timeouts

« Last post by Retro_Brian_FL on April 25, 2026, 05:50:56 PM »

Same here, that "puppy" is slow or times out.

Amiga.org Discussion and Site Feedback / Re: Site running slow and giving busy timeouts

« Last post by Karlos on April 25, 2026, 12:38:15 AM »

Not sure if it's the same issue but I get a lot of connection refused pages recently. The site works perfectly for a few requests and then acts as if I have a firewall level IP ban.

A600GS & A1200NG / Re: Issue with my Amigakit Order

« Last post by X-death on April 23, 2026, 06:19:21 PM »

Quote from: amigakit on April 17, 2026, 11:22:27 AM

Wow! Sorry to see this after the amount of work that has been put into building this board. i have never seen such bad damage to a package like that before! The A1200 NG are sent double boxed in a black cardboard outer box. To have such bad damage would need immense force- it almost looks like the box has been driven over. Really bad handling by La Poste -

Please send us the pictures of the outer box and all the components to support@amigakit.com

We will have to make an immediate claim with the postal companies for this.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Hello,

I am following up regarding my damaged A1200NG.

Following your message, I sent an email the same evening with a WeTransfer link containing all the requested photos. I did not receive any response, and the link eventually expired without being downloaded.

I then sent a second email with a new WeTransfer link, which has also not been downloaded to this day.

Could you please confirm that you received my emails and advise on the next steps?

Thank you.

New User Introductions / Hi, I think my mid life crisis has started

« Last post by moley147 on April 23, 2026, 03:34:13 PM »

Hi everyone,

I rediscovered my A500 with 40MB GVP HD and my A1200 while tidying out my loft a couple of weeks ago.

A500 was bought around 1990 and the A1200 bought in the early 2000s.

I was programming an AticAtac conversion before moving from Prestwich to Cumbria in 1995. The graphics were ripped using Action Replay 3 from an amiga Spectrum emulator of AticAtac and the SFX were digitized from the spectrum too. The music was a mod version of 2Unlimited ‘Get Ready for this’ but I did not write the mod player code that was dropped into my source code. The original graphics were created Andy Palmer of Arcade Club (Bury, Leeds and Blackpool) fame who also tweaked the AticAtac speccy graphics. We wanted the graphics to look the same but with more colours and no attribute clash.

It was about 90%+ complete. If you want a laugh then here are some videos that I found on an old PC HD that I uploaded to youtube 7 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKc7Sfa_ULgmzI1K6BjlR3vQCi-h0vi1V

I was also working on a full screen scroller of Sabre Wulf but that is nowhere near completion. I was going to use the same scroller routine to convert Starquake and Underwurlde.

Anyway, since rediscovering my Amigas I thought I work see if they work. Both do although there is an HD error on my GVP when booting workbench. I did backup my GVP HD by Parallel (I think) cable to PC before storing them in the attic. So all of my source code is okay (I hope).

I installed a 240MB HD in the A1200 when I bought but it only has WB 3.0 installed on it and a few games that were from the pack that came with it. It did not run most games so I never really used it before it was stored.

I just bought a Greaseweasel 4.1 and that works fine and a 23 pin RGB out to HDMI adaptor. That also works okay.

I did buy a PCMCIA CF adaptor along with a CF to SD card adaptor plus SD card but it does not work in the 1200. It just has a clock waiting icon whenever it is inserted and locks the 1200 up and when it is removed then an error pops up in German (even though locale is set to english) and the Amiga unlocks and starts responding again. Fat95 etc etc seems to be in the right place and the install floppy seemed to install everything okay. It was mentioned that maybe upgrading the kickstart roms to 3.1 might be needed to get it to work. So I have ordered 3.1.4 roms.

Today I found my old Catweasel MK4 PCI card but I cannot test it due to my oldest PC being Windows 7 and it wont recognise the drivers. PC recognises the card but It needs drivers. If I can get it working then I will sell it because my Greaseweasel does the same job.

I am very interested in the Larazrustorm, PiStorm setup after watching a video last night.

Thats about it

Thanks

Ian

Amiga Marketplace / Re: ZorRam In Stock Imminently

« Last post by amigakit on April 23, 2026, 02:15:30 PM »

The ZORRAM Wiki has today been updated: https://wiki.amiga.org/index.php?title=ZORRAM

Two ZORRAM A4000 cards installed into an Amiga 4000 to give 512MB:

Amiga Magazines / Amiga Future issue 180 released

« Last post by AndreasM on April 23, 2026, 09:45:39 AM »

ATTENTION!
We will be on vacation from May 6th to 24th. No orders can be processed during this time.

The English and German issue 180 (May/June 2026) of our print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today, and can also be ordered directly from our editorial office at Amiga Future, and from other Amiga dealers that stock it.

Magazine Content:

Interview Carlo Perconti
Preview Kaboomania
Preview ARC4NERD
Review Roguecraft DX
Review farmiga
Review Ghosts’n Goblins AGA
Review Lüttje Bookholler 1.89
Review xSysInfo
Review Kyvos
Workshop Ambos

and so much more ... if you haven't already, right now might be the best time to get your collectable copy ordered, before they're all sold out!

For a more detailed description of its contents and previews of this issue click-on link of the Amiga Future magazine hompepage.

Information: https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/index?c=13
Orders: https://www.amigashop.org

http://40.amigafuture.de
https://www.amigafuture.de
http://www.apc-tcp.de

Amiga Marketplace / Re: ZorRam In Stock Imminently

« Last post by amigakit on April 22, 2026, 06:07:45 PM »

ZORRAM A4000 is back in stock at Amiga Kit Amiga Store. Add 128MB or 256MB Fast Memory to your big box Amiga 4000 / 4000T / 3000 / 3000T:

https://www.amigakit.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=zorram

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