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Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« on: September 15, 2024, 05:52:17 PM »
Ok, I already shared some of my experience over at EAB but I thought I put it here since this is the "official" A600GS forum ... please be aware that I am not trying to make things look bad, I really like the A600GS and I really want to use it, but at this point it is not really possible :(

Ok, some thoughts before I get into the list, the A600GS is a neat device and AmiBench is a real good step in bringing the Workbench feeling to a "kind of" modern Desktop environment. The problem is : you cannot really use it the way it is meant to be and that would be a Workbench replacement.

- there is no way to use my normal keyboard layout, doesn´t matter what I choose in the GS menu, it will always be UK
- you got JPG/PNG Datatypes, but you cannot display those formats, you only get a black image in MultiView
- OctaMedPlayer won't load any module (wrong format) but I will say I won´t know if that one needs a special OctaMed format
- HippoPlayer crashes (" There is a Problem with the Player group" ) ???
- Eagleplayer loads the module but plays way too fast and when it is finished I get a Recoverable Alert crashing AmiBench
- no chance of playing back mp3 with e.g. AmigaAmp ... this stutters as hell
- choosing the timezone or getting the time from the net crashes AmiBench so the time is always wrong
- no chance getting a browser to work, always moaning about MUI mcc files, I even copied them over from my A1200 and set the assigns, still nothing
- SysInfo crashes AmiBench
- how can I use DF1: ? it´s in the list but I cannot put an ADF into it ...

On the positive side is ADF and WHDLoad adding to the menu is really nice, but that´s something the A500 Mini can do as good as the A600GS ...
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2024, 06:59:00 PM »
Does updating your A600GS work properly?

AFAIK the last Update was 46.1.815 (06.09.2024) and that´s what I'm using ... so updates work fine, yeah ...
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2024, 07:49:14 PM »
@SkulleateR

Our new Picture Datatype Class v46.15 will be available in the next update this coming week. 


That´s really nice to hear :)
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2024, 11:13:10 AM »
@amigakit

If you need help addressing the other bugs, I will be more than happy to provide screenshots, videos, LOG files, whatever you guys will need. Just leave me a message and I will provide the needed data.  :)
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2024, 06:04:00 PM »
Just wanted to add that I just cross tested the included mods (like SpaceDebris) from the A600GS on my other Amiga setups ...

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- HippoPlayer crashes (" There is a Problem with the Player group" ) ???
- Eagleplayer loads the module but plays way too fast and when it is finished I get a Recoverable Alert crashing AmiBench

... and they play fine there :)
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2024, 11:50:04 AM »
I need to add something about the time settings prefs : most of the time I´m getting weird characters in the display (see attachment)

 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2024, 06:04:17 PM »
Latest update sorted this one out :

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- you got JPG/PNG Datatypes, but you cannot display those formats, you only get a black image in MultiView

But maybe can you also set MultiView as default app :) ?
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2024, 07:19:57 PM »
Thanks,  this is now fixed for next release.

Still not in 1.827 ...

Oh and the path to the Backdrops directory is wrong in WBPattern ...
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2024, 04:58:10 PM »
@SkulleateR

This has been fixed over the last few days.  Our developer added fixes to the Time Gadget Class.  The new version 46.33 will be added to the next public update to SystemV46.  The problem will be resolved then.

Awesome, no more setting the time "by hand" :)
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2024, 07:25:08 PM »
what is 'AmiBench'?
The A600GS Workbench replacemnt :)
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2024, 06:10:12 PM »
Ok, here is a new list ...

- there is no way to use my normal keyboard layout, doesn´t matter what I choose in the GS menu, it will always be UK
- you got JPG/PNG Datatypes, but you cannot display those formats, you only get a black image in MultiView

- OctaMedPlayer won't load any module (wrong format) but I will say I won´t know if that one needs a special OctaMed format
- HippoPlayer crashes (" There is a Problem with the Player group" ) ???
- Eagleplayer loads the module but plays way too fast and when it is finished I get a Recoverable Alert crashing AmiBench
- no chance of playing back mp3 with e.g. AmigaAmp ... this stutters as hell
- choosing the timezone or getting the time from the net crashes AmiBench so the time is always wrong
- no chance getting a browser to work, always moaning about MUI mcc files, I even copied them over from my A1200 and set the assigns, still nothing
- SysInfo crashes AmiBench
- how can I use DF1: ? it´s in the list but I cannot put an ADF into it ...


Seems that everything left on my list has to do with the sound ... except the Sysinfo thingie but that´s not a big deal :)
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2024, 06:00:52 PM »
Oh and the path to the Backdrops directory is wrong in WBPattern ...

Still the wrong path there :)
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2024, 02:39:41 PM »
Looking at Skulleater's list, he/she's crossed off "how can I use DF1:"
Does that mean we can access DF1: now? If so, how?

No, it disappeared on AmiBench list so since I guess they disabled it in Amiberry menu ...
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2025, 11:50:41 AM »
Just wanted to know if those annoying sound bugs get addressed somewhere in the future ?? As soon as I start using AHI for something like mp3 playback or stream a radio station it´s still stuttering like hell for example in DAPlayer or AmigaAmp  :(
« Last Edit: February 28, 2025, 11:51:21 AM by SkulleateR »
 

Offline SkulleateRTopic starter

Re: AmiBench Problems and some thoughts
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2025, 12:07:48 PM »

We are starting work on a MHI driver for AmigaAmp.  This will give ARM native playback of MP3s etc

Ok, but that will keep other applications that uses AHI out of the game, right :( ?