AGA core for mist

[vebxenon]

You meant the nexus7 demo? The pixar lamp part of that demo has actually been fixed by the cpu update. But there are still a few other issues.

I am sure other boards will follow soon as the MIST is making all it's code public so other can benefit from this as well.

Yes, sorry, Nexus 7

[vebxenon]

Just a curious question, is USB-ethernet enabled in Amiga core like in the Atari ST one?

Regards,

Salva

[mahen]

Not yet, but it's being developed

[obiwanken]

Perfect news. Thanks.

[AmigOS2]

Nubie to MIST question: Where in my SD I copy these new cores minimig-mist-1_1_20160123.rbf and minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf?

I looked in my SD and found the following directory Amiga Minimg AGA>Core and inside of the Core directory I have several other rbf files.

I'm sorry for such a basic question; this is going to be the first time I make a core update in the MIST.

[vebxenon]

Not yet, but it's being developed

Great

[vebxenon]

Nubie to MIST question: Where in my SD I copy these new cores minimig-mist-1_1_20160123.rbf and minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf?

I looked in my SD and found the following directory Amiga Minimg AGA>Core and inside of the Core directory I have several other rbf files.

I'm sorry for such a basic question; this is going to be the first time I make a core update in the MIST.

If it's the only core in the SD card, put last Minimig AGA core minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf in root, and rename it as core.rbf, also, you can copy minimig.art, minimig.bal, minimig.cop, and a kickstart rom to boot the system, up to 3.1 kickstart, so you can even boot Amiga OS 3.9

[AmigOS2]

Nubie to MIST question: Where in my SD I copy these new cores minimig-mist-1_1_20160123.rbf and minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf?

I looked in my SD and found the following directory Amiga Minimg AGA>Core and inside of the Core directory I have several other rbf files.

I'm sorry for such a basic question; this is going to be the first time I make a core update in the MIST.

If it's the only core in the SD card, put last Minimig AGA core minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf in root, and rename it as core.rbf, also, you can copy minimig.art, minimig.bal, minimig.cop, and a kickstart rom to boot the system, up to 3.1 kickstart, so you can even boot Amiga OS 3.9

@vebxenon - Thank you. I found the original CORE.rbf that came with my system. I forgot to mentioned that I bought a pre-configured system with Workbench 3.9 already. I guess this is why I also already have the minimig.art, minimig.bal and minimig.cop files in the root directory of my SD card.

Having said this, I guess I only have to replace the old Core.rbf with the new minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf, but only after renaming it core.rbf. Right?

[MasterOfGizmo]

I have again updated the CPU. This time it's the 68020 barrel shifter. Shouldn't make too much of a difference (and could even have made things worse as the new instructions may be buggy). But it's another step into finishing the 68020 mode of the tg68k.

[farvardin]

Having said this, I guess I only have to replace the old Core.rbf with the new minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf, but only after renaming it core.rbf. Right?

yes. Core.rbf will boot first. Then you can load any core from the F12 menu.

[Fenio]

I have again updated the CPU. This time it's the 68020 barrel shifter. Shouldn't make too much of a difference (and could even have made things worse as the new instructions may be buggy). But it's another step into finishing the 68020 mode of the tg68k.

On my MiST the new core (minimig-mist-1_1_20160129.rbf) does not work properly. MiST ON -> information screen with animation ball > Yelow led blinking, black screen (OSD work) and after several second "no signal" on monitor. Sometimes there is a color screen (green, yellow or purple) while blinking yelow led. Im tested various settings (68000, 68020, AGA, ECS, no hdd, no turbo) and the effect is always the same.
Firmware 150910. Core minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf works fine.

[pstriolo]

I have the same issue with the last core. Blue or green screen with the yellow led blinking just after the information screen.

The core minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf works fine.

Phil

[breiztiger]

same on my mist

a red screen and yellow led blinking

[MasterOfGizmo]

As i wrote, i did major changes to the CPU. If it turns out this causes more problems than advantages i'll simply remove the new code. ItÄs probably not worth spending much time for a 1% improvement.

[mahen]

It would be a pity to put your efforts to waste the previous version improved the situation a lot

[breiztiger]

if it can help

my config is 68020 non turbo 2.0 chip no slow no fast kick 3.1

The previous version boot ok with That config, i can run sysinfo 4.0

[mahen]

I don't know if that helps but I've not been able to boot either for a long time, when turbo kick or both is not enabled. It's not related to the last update.

[Fenio]

when turbo kick or both is not enabled. It's not related to the last update.

Confirm. I have the same problem.

[MasterOfGizmo]

What kickstart versions do you use? Version 3.1 40.063 works for me with 68020 and Turbo set to "BOTH"

I am by no means a Amiga expert. But it seems 2MB chip ram, no slow ram and 4MB fast ram is a useful setting for AGA gaming.

Some games like Pinball Fantasies don't like too much memory it seems ...

[Fenio]

Using kickstart 40,063 but... moment ago testing this on core 20160125 and problem does not appear
At earlier core it was guru on system start was when NOT use turbo for kick.

[Paradroyd]

What kickstart versions do you use? Version 3.1 40.063 works for me with 68020 and Turbo set to "BOTH"

I am by no means a Amiga expert. But it seems 2MB chip ram, no slow ram and 4MB fast ram is a useful setting for AGA gaming.

Some games like Pinball Fantasies don't like too much memory it seems ...

I've noticed that too. In the beginning I had all the fast RAM turned on and it was very unstable that way. Backing it off to 4MB fast helped a lot with stability. Haven't tried running without slow RAM yet. I'll have to try it.

[Paradroyd]

Also..I've noticed that if I have turbo chip enabled, sound is garbled/noisy in some games. Fire and Ice (non-AGA) is one of them specifically.

[vebxenon]

Having said this, I guess I only have to replace the old Core.rbf with the new minimig-mist-1_1_20160125.rbf, but only after renaming it core.rbf. Right?

Yeah

[mahen]

Yeah To sum up most common issues ATM, so that you guys know that's normal :
(disclaimer : I'm just a spoilt and clueless user
(always using WHDLoad with a clean OS3.x setup and double checking under UAE)

- 020 compatibility is close to perfect but not perfect yet
- AGA compatibility has quite some room for improvement
- Some AGA games are too slow and need the TURBO mode to be set to CHIP or BOTH
- However TURBO mode reduces significantly the compatibility with ECS games (crashes / audio or gfx glitches). The introduction of the AGA mode reduced compatibility overall.
- Quite a few games, I don't know if that's due to the 020 emulation or not, give errors through WHDLOAD like "line 1111 emulator" ; among them : Simulcra, Epic, Clockwiser... I think it didn't occur with older versions (before AGA was implemented OR when 020 processor was not enabled)
- Some people like me cannot boot (GURU / Black screen...) when TURBO=KICK (or BOTH) is disabled
- Some people like me cannot boot (GURU / Black screen...) when the 020 processor or AGA are not selected
-> it kinds of forces me to always use an AGA/020/Turbo=Kick configuration, which prevents from using some ECS games

I really don't complain, I'm really happy with what has been achieved so far ! Important stuff was fixed recently, I'm really optimistic.

[vebxenon]

Why core 160129 has been marked as broken?