Thylacine installation issues

[danbeaver]

The thylacine board was designed with its own USB stack in mind; this is available online from the original developers.  The Poseidon stack works with it, but in the Zorro2 setting it seems unreliable.  I got Poseidon working in an A2000 with the original stack first identifying the card.  You may want to try Analiis too.

Yes, it is a USB 1.1 device; it will work fine with memory sticks, mice, keyboards and printers; it is too slow for a USB Ethernet dongle.  The true nice thing is that it is currently being made and sold by Genny_flick and others.  I just received 2 of his mini-thylacine boards with up to 4-port support; still wise to use a powered hub.

[danbeaver]

I don't know about the Thylacine in the A3000, but in the A4000D and T, the Thylacine works fine; it ain't the fastest USB solution in the Amiga arena, but it is available and newly made -- can't say that about any of the others, although I'm sure the USB module for the X-Surf 100 will be available within the next few years, just like the ScanJuggler.

[danbeaver]

That may be an address space issue and not a ROM issue.

[danbeaver]

I tested two of Genny Flick's new Mini-Thylacine cards in an A4000D and they were recognized immediately by Poseidon and worked wonderfully.

[danbeaver]

That's what I'm getting to realize.  The Thylacine isn't really practical for a ZII 2000.  It just needs a little more horsepower to work properly.

Oh well, like I said earlier, I'll try it in my 3000 and see what happens.

It is not the Thylacine, but Poseidon that requires extra ram and an accelerator.  The Thylacine had its own USB stack for simple things such as mice, keyboards, and thumb drives.  There were/are add-on modules for a printer and a scanner.  ANAIIS says "at a minimum" it supports the Highway and Subway, there is no mention of other devices.

[danbeaver]

Although I've not tried the Mini-Thylacine 4 port version in an A2000, the four I have work flawlessly in my A4000D's and T's, well enough that I sold my Deneb.