A600GS Updates

[amigakit]

The following software updates for the A600GS and  A1200NG have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:


46.1.1098  (23/05/2025):


SystemV46:

Introduce ArmMP3File library: The arm backend provides accelerated playback of MPG 1 2 and 2.5 Layer i ii and iii  encoded audio files.

Add PlayMP3 command line player controlled from the console.

Plays a list of files on the command line.

LOOP/S,QUIET/S,PLAYLIST/M/A

LOOP continuously loop through playlist.
QUIET suppress all console output
PLAYLIST list of mp3 files to play, non mp3 files will be quietly ignored.

CTRL C: End program
CTRL D: Pause / Resume playback
CTRL E: Next file in playlist
CTRL F: Previous file in playlist

S:PlayMP3Request  thin wrapper  to select files via RequestFile

S:PlayMP3Playlist  ARexx script to map a list of .m3u playlists onto the PlayMP3 command, QUIET and LOOP options are passed through.

[E5150]

Hey guys! What is new in 46.2.1110 update?

[amigakit]

The following software updates for the A600GS and  A1200NG have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:


46.1.1110  (06/06/2025):


SystemV46:

* Move PlayMP3 to Utilities drawer
* Add new AmigaKit version of More V46 to SYS:Utilities
* Update filesysbox.library

PlayMP3:

* Add AmiBench support. Dropping icons on PlayMP3 icon now starts MP3 playback. Add to AB-Dock Add UNIQUE switch, only one instance of PlayMP3 can run with the UNIQUE switch, other started that way will send commands to the extant player and then exit. Current command support is limited to ACTION_QUIT. Initially this allows clicking on AB-Dock icon to start playing files and then clicking a second time to stop playback.

ArmMP3File backend: 

* Add opencount variable, to monitor opening depth and avoid the one 68k client killing anothers threads

* Add ASL requester when no files are parsed via command line or amibench startup message, add BASEDIR option to set the initial directory of the requester. Add directory scanning if an added path is a directory. With combinations of IGNOREM3U IGNOREMP3 and RECURSE options you can add all playlists or all mp3 files from a direcory heirarchy.
Add SHUFFLE option. Simple pseudo random shuffle, don't use for cryptology 🙂

Work:

* Add Work:Sound/Music/MP3 folder and three sample MP3s

[amigakit]

@amigakit

The following software updates for the A600GS and  A1200NG have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:

This updates brings a new feature of Video Playback to the A600GS and A1200NG.  It also updates UnArchiver and PlayMP3 with more functionality.

46.1.1131  (20/06/2025):

SystemV46:

* Add PlayVideo version 46.4
* Update PlayMP3 to version 46.6
* Update UnArchiver to version 46.3
* Update smb2fs to version 53.10
* Update FileSysBox to version 54.6
* regina.library updated to 4.0 along with associated RexxMast

Programs:

* Add Viva_Amiga_trailer.mp4
* PPaint updated to better support regina based REXX . Work in progress


A600GS/A1200NG:

* Add ArmMPGFile backend for playing avcodec supported video formats.
* Updates to installation system to enable remote install of avcodec and dependencies

Important Install Notes:

AVCodec will be installed on the next restart of the A600GS / A1200NG. Due to a change in the restart mechaism  a manual restart is required for this one time only. AVCodec installation requires Autologin to be selected when logging to Amisphere, other wise it can be installed manually via the Advanced Update section

[broadblues]

Just   a note to alert users that AVCodec.lhapps will install after the restart but requires Autologin to be able to do this.  If you end up on the login screen after the restart, please login and choose autologin this time and then restart the A600GS menu (a whole system restart is not required).

[NickLM71]

Hi,

Since updating to v 1131 I keep seeing the "Downloading avcodec.lhapps" message every time I turn on or restart the A600gs. After a minute or so I'm then left at the main Amisphere profile screen all logged in. Then when I start Amibench and try to run the .mp4 Amibench crashes straight back to the games and applications screen.

Any ideas?!

Thanks

Nick.

[amigakit]

Please go to advanced options and install avcodec separately

Thank you

[NickLM71]

Ah tried that and still no joy sadly. I go to Amishpere profile, select Advanced update, tick avcodec, select install selected archives, then install update. it then says fetching avcodec for a minute or so, then goes back to the advanced update screen with avcodec still ticked.

After this I went back to Amibench, tried to play the video but it just then immediately crashes back to the main games/apps screen.

Any other ideas, can I roll back to the previous version or factory reset the 600gs?

Thanks again,

Nick.