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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #119 on: July 09, 2024, 01:52:07 PM »
The following software updates for the A600GS have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:


46.1.745 (09.07.2024):

* Address race condition when setting up the detection and driver initialisation of the DB9 Joystick ports.

* Add C:Date to SystemV46 


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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #120 on: July 09, 2024, 05:38:07 PM »
Good to see things moving along! I am looking forward to getting home from Spain and hope mine shipped. It will be nice to have it waiting for me at home if so.
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #121 on: July 10, 2024, 08:59:20 AM »
Might as well put this out there.

If you have a valid kickstart 1.3 and 3.1 imported. Then adding games, you can select A500 and A1200. It will use the correct kickstart.
If kickstarts are not present, it will fallback to AROS rom.

So if you select A500, it will boot like a normal A500 with Kickstart 1.3.

I'm saying this, as in a video I saw yesterday, user was saying Rainbow Islands doesnt work. It does, we were using it to test configs.
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #122 on: July 10, 2024, 09:23:28 AM »
I'm glad Rainbow Islands works! A true classic! I find it hard to trust gamers who have never heard of 'The Rainbow Trilogy'! It may help that Parasol Stars is getting a release on modern consoles this month! 🥳
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #123 on: July 10, 2024, 09:31:29 AM »
Jumped into an old part of the thread, duh!
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Offline amigakitTopic starter

Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #124 on: July 12, 2024, 11:08:33 AM »
The following software updates for the A600GS have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:


46.1.751 (12.07.2024) :

A600GS
Add CD support to systemv46 config and enable mounting of ISO images in AmiBench via the "Insert New Disk" item in the PAUSE MENU.   Note:  Users who have customised AmiBench screen mode may want to back up their settings before updating.

Add password and username retrieval buttons to the Amisphere login panel.
Pressing these will enable the user to have their username emailed to their
account email and perform a password reset if they for get their password.

Pause Menu and sub windows now "grab" the mouse pointer preventing accidentally transferring focus back to amiberry when its paused.


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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #125 on: July 19, 2024, 04:20:57 PM »
The following software updates for the A600GS have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:


46.1.765 (19.07.2024):

Fix USBMount Config issues causing quirky file permissions on USB drives


46.1.763:

Add a short delay before initialisation GPIO to allow the low level drivers to finish startup.  Should fix DB9 Joystick initialisation.

Add Restart Menu option to shutdown to allow a rapid soft restart of the main A600GS Menu.

Changing model in a class with no memory options (eg AmiBench) would cause a segfault. FIXED.

Internal fixes and improvements to the build system.

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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #126 on: July 25, 2024, 03:42:56 PM »
Our Time Prefs program has been added to AmiBench on the A600GS.   This will be released as part of a free downloadable update in the coming days.   You may notice that it uses a few extended Classes and Gadgets that are part of SystemV46.







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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #127 on: July 25, 2024, 04:08:46 PM »
Nice!  :) Looking forward to that update!
Thanks for keeping them coming and please don't stop improving the A600GS.
 
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #128 on: July 25, 2024, 09:48:04 PM »
Fantastic job - looks great.
 
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #129 on: July 26, 2024, 12:29:41 PM »
A restructure of Programs partition on the AmiBench on the A600GS:



Games drawer added for games that can start from AmiBench, such as WHDLOAD / JST games packs.

Office drawer icon added.  This is for applications such as Final Writer.




Time Prefs updated to v46.21 which adjusts the tab corners to rounded edges.

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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #130 on: July 26, 2024, 04:54:50 PM »
The following software updates for the A600GS have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:


46.1.776 (26.07.2024):


AmiBerry:
Merge with latest AmiBerry release, retaining the threaded SDL rendering for performance.
A couple of small fixes for valgrind.
The Status bar was overwriting the end of the  SDL surface by 1 line, causing crashes when the Surfaces were freed. FIXED.
Add a custom RTG screen mode to support "Future Attractions"
A600GS:
Add improved error handling and reporting to the update process.
Fix up left over GUI locks after update failures (and occasionally success!)

The GPIOCtrl object could be disposed off uninitialised if the application exited very soon after startup, typically when passed an incorrect command-line arg, that only happens in testing. FIXED

Improve handling of incorrect arguments, catching the correct exception in the on_cmd() signal handler.

Build script tweaks
Wrong flag was tested for reinstalling programs

When the start button on gamepad was pressed as the "any key to start" the joystick handler would switch modes, leaving a trailing key down event that would trigger autorepeat. FIXED.

Update archive unpacking errors now throw exceptions, for error reporting through the previously fixed mechanism

SystemV46:
Add SYS:Prefs/Time and SYS:System/TimeGuard to allow time setting independent of the host machine.
Setup InstallerNG
Some config changes to support "Future Attractions"

Programs:
Add Games directory to support "Future Attractions"
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #131 on: August 02, 2024, 03:01:17 PM »
The following software updates for the A600GS have been uploaded today through the in-built live update system.  They are available to download for all registered AmiSphere users:


46.1.792 (02.08.2024):

A600GS:
Add special handling for backing up from INSTALL archives

AmiBerry:
Using SDL_Renderer settings to add support for scaling P96 screens to fit the display.
Add a specific patch for display the VGP screen at correct aspect.
Set default to write_log to true for __A600GS__
Fix bug where scanning of P96 modes might abort.

A600GS:
Add GetPASoundCardMute(index) to query the mute status of an audio sink.
Use above to keep PauseMenu mute button in sync with sound card.
Add game panel mute button top right.
Now checks for a600gs update version via public URL when not logged in.
 
Use fork and exec to launch kickstart helpers. Rather than system and escaping so that any weird filename a will work as expected.

Display the a600gs firmware and image version bottom left on login screen
Fix up logic for displaying available updates when not logged in.

Clean up logging and remove some redundant output
No longer set audio volume when changing sink, let Pulse do the work for us.

Improve handling of duplicate directory names when installing games and apps.
Add a new function to extract a more human readable title from a ADF filename or similar.

Verify file size of downloaded file matches file size returned by file manager.
Discard file and abort update if the above test fails.

SystemV46:
AB-Dock no longer crashes on exit.
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Re: A600GS Updates
« Reply #132 on: August 12, 2024, 05:44:18 PM »
hi this is my first post on here as im very excited about getting my a600gs   how long will it take to get mine as i ordered mine on july 15th
 

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« Reply #133 on: August 12, 2024, 05:55:52 PM »
hi this is my first post on here as im very excited about getting my a600gs   how long will it take to get mine as i ordered mine on july 15th

We are building them as fast as we can. Please be patience.
PM me with your order number so I can check.
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« Reply #134 from previous page: August 12, 2024, 06:03:51 PM »
i fully understand thanks