A600GS Updates

[amigakit]

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:

46.1.878  (11/11/2024):

AmiBerry: Extend uaelib to provide info about available midi devices and allow setting currently active midi input and output devices.

Merge with latest amiberry-lite github 5.7.5

A600GS:
BrlTTY was installed by default on earlier image versions, this caused a conflict with Drawbridge USB as it "stole" the USB serial device from the DrawBridge drivers! This update will do a one time purge of brltty where installed. This had the strange effect of the first floppy drawbridge connected not working but the next one attached would work as if it were the only one attached.
 Later images are not affected.

Add support in the GUI for Competition Pro joysticks. Also add support for 8BitDo Zero 2 Bluetooth controllers. Widen the pattern used for testing input devices for joystickness so that more (hopefully all) gamepads should now be recognised as such.

If the bluetooth system was disabled then dbus messages sent to it to scan for attached or paired devices etc would trigger an Abort() in the libdus library rather than return the usual error message, unfortunately then causing the main GUI to Abort() to black screen. Add additional tests at all levels to prevent DBUS message being sent to BlueZ when not extant. This solves the main and up till now mysterious causes of the black screen after boot issue!

OctaMED:
Add a menu item to allow selecting the desired input and output A600GS MIDI devices

[beller]

I installed the update this morning and it fixed the problem.   I looked at the edit functions but wasn’t completely sure of their function.

[BozzerBigD]

I installed the update this morning and it fixed the problem.   I looked at the edit functions but wasn’t completely sure of their function.

Cool, love the controller preferences window! When's the AmiStore coming online for the A600GS?

[amyren]

The update also fixed some issues here.
I noticed a few days ago that suddenly all selections was unticked for every installed system. For most of these I got them working again by reselecting it in the edit section. Also the protection was turned off so it apeared I also could have deleted the whole AmiBench system if I wanted to.
But Virtual Grand Prix was unable to start even if I reselected the disks. I was very close open up the A600GS to rewrite the SD card.
But this last update did repair these issues for me 

[amigakit]

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:

46.1.891  (20/11/2024):

Latest A600GS system update has been released today.  Adds one click download and install game feature.  To test this new feature, Deluxe Galaga (Aminet version) has been added to the download and install list.  Simply click the Install button and it will be ready configured to play on your A600GS.  We plan to shortly add more classic public domain games to this list.   Deluxe Galaga was created by the late Edgar M. Vigdal who was a remarkable games developer.   Enjoy this very addictive classic game.

A600GS:

46.1.891:

A600GS: Extend new downloads sub panel to allow auto installing of A600GS targeted products.  Split display into "A600GS" and "Other Platforms" sectons

Update AmiSphere->Downloads tab adding scroller box so that content scrolls internally to screen page and does force screen to scroll. Populate grid rows from the two list with separating titles and move column titles to per section rather than at the head of the grid.

SystemV46:

* IconX 46.7:  Workaround for AROS SystemTags() issue that prevented IconX from working in AROS systems.

* Makedir 46.14: 

- Added ICONNAME option to be able to select a specific icon for the created directory. If no path is supplied the current dir is searched first and then ENVARC:sys

- Modified the CLI argument template to be more compatible with OS3 and OS4.

* remove serial debug from PatchGFX

[amigakit]

A video from our developer explaining the new download and install function:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqohFitSJDo

[speedpat]

hello , how do I get old updates on my a600gs?

[broadblues]

hello , how do I get old updates on my a600gs?

What do you mean by old updates? Updates are incremental, so all previous updates are effectively included when you update.

If mean that you want to downgrade to an earlier version, then that's not possible, but what issue would you be trying to solve by doing that?

[speedpat]

  no, I thought that if we had more amibench because of a crash of an update, surprisingly I had made the last version 46.1.892 and no more amibench, fortunately I had made backup well before the updates, now it is back to normal

[BozzerBigD]

@amigakit

So is the plan to enable people to download Amiga programs/games in their pants on Christmas morning or do we have to wait until 2025 for the AmiStore?

[amigakit]

@BozzerBigD

With the new one-click download and install function, we can add new games for users to play.  As you can see from the video it is very easy and fast to download a game now with just a click.   

Of course all of this new functionality uses the AmiStore infrastructure already.  Next option will be the add to cart and pay for commercial titles feature.

This complex project is coming together nicely.

[Rusty Breadbin]

I don't want to sound unthankful for everything you're doing (because I am thankful), but you seem to be concentrating too much on huge things for the system while simple quality-of-life features like being able to select more than one HDD image when setting up a game/app or being able to use multiple floppy disk drives in setup/amibench go unresolved.

When are we going to get some of these simple things that have constantly been requested since release?

[amigakit]

Movem game by Hironymus Jumpshoe, MC. Mad Brush and Mr. Dux has been added a free download/install on the A600GS .

In the main menu, click on the Downloads section under AmiSphere menu

[amigakit]

Tanx created by Gary Roberts has been added a free download/install on the A600GS. 

In the main menu, click on the Downloads section under AmiSphere menu

[amigakit]

Biplanes created by Peter Mason has been added a free download/install on the A600GS. 

In the main menu, click on the Downloads section under AmiSphere menu

[BozzerBigD]

@amigakit

What deals do you have in place to sell other peoples' software on the AmiStore? Will we be able to buy PixelGlass/BitBeamCannon products like Worthy and the upcoming Metro Siege through the store? What about Cecconoid or ReShoot Proxima III? I like Fred Fish Collection PD games as much as the next man but let's just cut to the chase and ask whether the wider Amiga publishers are on board?