NEC usb hack for mediator

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Count me in for one of these!  I have had a Mediator for almost as long as I've had my Amiga 4000D.  I also have a 256mb Radeon that I'm using the memory out of, though I think for some reason the Amiga sees it as two banks of memory (one for each head?)  since it's only ever seeing 128mb of ram.

I kept debating whether or not to get a Deneb, but now I'm hearing they're sold out everywhere.

Now what devices work through USB for the Amiga?  Is the bus fast enough to handle USB2 speeds?  Otherwise, can I plug in a USB2 flash stick and back up my Amiga to it?

If so, I would love one.  Would be nice for mouse / keyboard support, though I have both for the Amiga (though I really miss the mouse wheel...)

Rock on to all who managed to get this working!

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P.S. I also could probably host the file, though I'm wondering if Elbox will start going after people.  I figure I've given them enough money, buying both the Mediator and a Radeon directly from them, which ended up being a 64mb card, so I ended up finding another Radeon card that supported the 5v.)  I bought three Radeon cards for this thing!  Two work, though I still get weird Ramlib errors...

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The most messed up thing about that?  If you pay attention to the dates on the 2.1 update, the only driver that was updated is the spider.device!!

And that's the one that's missing?

It claims it should be in Devs:USBHardware.  Which is funny, since that folder is missing, but the USBHardware.info is still there...

So the MM_CD_UP2.1.lha is absolutely useless now.

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I really wanted to get a Deneb, if only because it would be supporting Amiga hardware manufacturers and not a generic PCI manufacturer.  I also find (after having already purchased the Radeon and Mediator from Elbox) that I don't much care for a lot of their history and practices.  If I had been able to get a different PCI bus, I would have.

But really, that's what I think this comes down to.  You support the ones who deserve it.  For example, the CUSA I think only deserves a little bit support.  Why?  Because they have managed, at least in a small way, to bring the Commodore name back into the minds of the public.  For about as long as the public has any attention span anyhow.

I still wouldn't buy an overpriced x86.  I have enough of those already that I could close my eyes and imagine it's an Amiga or C64.  Not to mention, I'm not a big fan of Mint Linux.

But *******s don't really deserve to be supported.  Maybe it's a cultural thing and Polish people are just that way?    I still remember over here in the USA when Pollock jokes became blond jokes...

So how are we doing this?  We buy one from Mechy then have to google our brains out for the spider.device?  I have the older version that came with my mediator, but since Elbox did this dirty deed...

The Mediator and PCI Busboards for the Amiga were supposedly so you could buy cheap PCI hardware to use instead of the expensive and extremely rare Zorro cards.  So if Elbox is a bit butt hurt by this.. well it is what they created it for!  That's the reason I bought it initially, because I wanted to be able to use a cheap network card and video card.

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I will second @strim.
Not because I'm Polish, but because it's not true.

@slaapliedje,
In general it's not nice to judge whole nation based on one example. Even if this example is 100% real.
In every nations they are good and bad people, hopefully the first type is majority everywhere.

Jokes are subject to discuss, but I can tell you that we have a lot of jokes about Americans too. Hopefully you don't know them. ;-)

Necro defense!  Sorry, I hadn't seen this reply.  Yeah, I was making a total tongue in cheek reference.  I would most likely agree with all the American Jokes (not entirely fond of the United States lately, or for that matter many years.  The people here are pretty retarded, and the fact that I live in Utah, they're even worse here.)  Any generalization is bad though.  There are always exceptions to the rule, especially since the USA is such a huge place, it's better to make jokes about specific states the same way you would about countries in the EU.  For example, I'd make incest cracks about those in Arkansas or Alabama, Polygamist jokes about people in Utah, and of course the Steers and Queers jokes about Texas.



Back on topic and more modern things... you still have any more of these cards?  

I would like one (wanting to replace the ol' two button ball mouse with an optical USB one.)

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@Slap,

You're just jealous 'cos Utah isn't a real place and is full of evil Mormons! Haven't you seen Orgazmo??? XD



[NOTE] - This comment was made in humor and  is deemed as "satire", so I am hereby protected by my first amendment right of free speech! ;P


[EDIT] - Hey! Even though I wasn't born in Texas and no longer live there, I'm still a Texan! But my Avatar has a horn, so I guess we know where I'm going with this.





All joking aside, this is a douche move by Elbox. I smell a torrent coming.......

I have seen Orgazmo and LOVE IT (own it on DVD, even the awesome edition where Trey Parker and Matt Stone and the guy with the dildo on his head play a drinking game!)

I am surrounded by evil Mormons.  

All of my jokes about Polish people were tongue in cheek

Anyhow, I'm still interested in one of these USB cards if any are available PM will be sent right after this message.

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Oops!  Well, count me in for one!  I have had a few crappy months and couldn't get any money to put toward my Amiga.

I have also wanted to clear up the lock ups that I posted in a different thread.

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