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by Newsdee
Sun Nov 10, 2024 6:58 am
Forum: MiSTer FPGA Clones
Topic: QMTech MiSTer - rotated scanlines? [solved]
Replies: 3
Views: 841

Re: QMTech MiSTer - rotated scanlines? [solved]

12characters wrote: ↑Sat Nov 09, 2024 9:20 pm

It is the same on regular DE-10 Nano, it has been there for years and it is not a bug. Horizontal scanlines are generated by a vertical filter.

You're absolutely right - it turned out to be a problem of the capture card I was using, it was removing scanlines...
Using the MiSTer on a regular display worked fine.

by Newsdee
Sat Nov 09, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: MiSTer FPGA Clones
Topic: QMTech MiSTer - rotated scanlines? [solved]
Replies: 3
Views: 841

Re: QMTech MiSTer - rotated scanlines? [solved]

Actually this may be happening on regular DE-10 hardware too... was there an update recently in MiSTer main?

by Newsdee
Sat Nov 09, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: MiSTer FPGA Clones
Topic: QMTech MiSTer - rotated scanlines? [solved]
Replies: 3
Views: 841

QMTech MiSTer - rotated scanlines? [solved]

So I got myself a QMTech MiSTer after hearing good things about it. Mostly it's been working identically to a DE-10... except that video filters seem to be inverted! Does anybody else have the same problem? At first I suspected was my installation, but I swapped the SD card from one of my other MiSTers (that use a DE10 Nano), and got the same resul...
by Newsdee
Sun Oct 27, 2024 7:25 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Upload saves to google drive?
Replies: 5
Views: 1195

Re: Upload saves to google drive?

Can rclone work with some kind of remote ("cloud") storage? My main use case was to sync saves between my travel MiSTer and the ones I have in fixed setups at home.

by Newsdee
Sat Oct 26, 2024 7:55 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Upload saves to google drive?
Replies: 5
Views: 1195

Re: Upload saves to google drive?

dickhardpill wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2024 2:02 am

do you have a link to the script/project?

This is one of them:
https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Scripts ... _upload.sh

It actually depends on this project:
https://github.com/odeke-em/drive

The error mentions the new Linux Kernel does not support this feature... but there must be a way around it?

by Newsdee
Fri Oct 25, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Upload saves to google drive?
Replies: 5
Views: 1195

Upload saves to google drive?

There was a very useful script packaged with MiSTer that could sync your saves to Google drive,
but it broke in a Linux update quite a while ago.

Does anybody know what would be needed to fix it?

by Newsdee
Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:42 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

Thanks, I meant saturation adjustments, etc. Were those in MiSTer.ini or adjustments in the capture card? Those are all from the capture card settings, it's effectively part of the external display. Even on real hardware, each CRT is slightly different and you have to calibrate the "knobs" to match the colors on screen. Even so it's not ...
by Newsdee
Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Controller storage
Replies: 5
Views: 1391

Re: Controller storage

I have a few of these around... they are quite versatile for controllers, mice, chargers, etc.
If you look closely each shelf has a little clip to put the cable so it keeps them tidy (and prevents controllers from falling)

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by Newsdee
Thu Oct 10, 2024 1:08 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

When you said you had to fiddle with the settings, do you mean the MiSTer.ini settings, or the capture card? Was it Black and White before you fiddled with the settings? Yes. I had a black and white image for all cores at first, until I updated my MiSTer.ini to a newer version. I was missing some entries, as described in this thread: https://miste...
by Newsdee
Wed Oct 09, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
Topic: SNES Save State Test core
Replies: 62
Views: 18686

Re: SNES Save State Test core

Amazing addition, well done!

by Newsdee
Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:18 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

The core works great in B&W mode with my Analogue IO + Composite adapter from UltimateMister :D This is taken from my X-Capture-1 card. I had to fiddle with the settings a bit (Hue: 0, Saturation & Sharpness:255, Brightness & Contract at 135) but it does look very nice THe capture card seems to have a strong adaptive comb filter since t...
by Newsdee
Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:19 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

The IIc monitor seems to be calibrated for input from the IIc's composite output. It looks great. Connecting something other than the IIc looks a little dull and has the wrong colors. That's very likely - each CRT monitor/TV is a little different. At least it seems like we can replicate closely those colors with standard equipment (other TV + MiST...
by Newsdee
Mon Oct 07, 2024 2:06 am
Forum: Atari ST / STe
Topic: Is the Atari Falcon 030 possible in MiSTer?
Replies: 44
Views: 43663

Re: Is the Atari Falcon 030 possible in MiSTer?

Given not even the official Motorola documentation gives accurate instruction timings for instructions on the '020 and above due to the myriad of states the logic could be in at any given time, there's never been any such things as a "cycle-accurate" 68020/030/040/060 simulation and there never will be. Fair. I think at this stage many p...
by Newsdee
Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:21 am
Forum: Atari ST / STe
Topic: Is the Atari Falcon 030 possible in MiSTer?
Replies: 44
Views: 43663

Re: Is the Atari Falcon 030 possible in MiSTer?

The 273000 transistors of the 68030 are no indicator that the core can't fit into the MiSTer. The design on FPGA may differ from the actual chip. What matters is whether it is accurate in timings for the outside world, which FPGA is better suited for compared to "CPU-based" emulation. It would still have to go through rigorous testing to...
by Newsdee
Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:18 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

Why are features that are possible in the Amiga core not possible in a Mac core? I'd say it's not about whether they are possible or not, but rather probably for it... The Minimig core has a long history (open sourced in 2007) and started with its own dedicated hardware. It is unlikely we will see that much dedication for a Mac core unless a very ...
by Newsdee
Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:55 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

Newsdee wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:53 am

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg9epXn9CQs

It works on the core! :D

by Newsdee
Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

it's almost like having a real Mac core in FPGA, except as you mentioned for having to run an Amiga first. I had some help with the setup (used a pre-existing image) and it basically boots directly into the emulated Mac. It feels exactly like using an LC or later color Mac. But the trouble I have with it is how to get files inside and out the emul...
by Newsdee
Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

thorr wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 4:28 am

I keep looking at used IIgs's and keep not buying one hoping to see a core some day. ;-) I have a Mac LC III, so that is tiding me over until color support is added to a Mac core.

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg9epXn9CQs

by Newsdee
Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:29 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

A general question: How far as the Apple II series of cores come alone since this thread was first started? I've read the first couple of pages of the thread that was started in 2020 The Apple IIe core has the following great changes, mostly thanks to Alanswx, Gyurco, Steven Wilson, and Sorgelig: ProDOS HDD support Support for floppy disk write Wr...
by Newsdee
Fri Aug 02, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: [Apple II/e] Disk Drive Sound causes continuous high-pitch audio
Replies: 6
Views: 3137

Re: [Apple II/e] Disk Drive Sound causes continuous high-pitch audio

So I've finally had time to get back to test this... and you are completely right. It is actually very blatant if I use headphones and I can't believe I didn't think of testing this setup :oops: Right now I don't have a way to fix it, so I will remove the feature altogether in the main repo. I may revisit it one day but I don't want to burden anoth...
by Newsdee
Sun Jul 07, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Input Devices
Topic: New 8Bitdo Keyboard Works?
Replies: 8
Views: 5584

Re: New 8Bitdo Keyboard Works?

The keyboard works fine out of the box.

What I haven't yet tried is the Super Buttons and the Super stick. You need to configure them in Windows and assign to a profile. Did anybody try yet with MiSTer?

by Newsdee
Tue Jul 02, 2024 3:20 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: [Apple II/e] Disk Drive Sound causes continuous high-pitch audio
Replies: 6
Views: 3137

Re: [Apple II/e] Disk Drive Sound causes continuous high-pitch audio

Do you mean you will be disabling the "noise" part by default, or the whole disk drive sound altogether? It depends. I want to be careful not to add too many options. That noise you refer to is the "disk spinning" sound; I can try to disable it separately but (to me) it adds a lot to the experience... without it the floppy soun...
by Newsdee
Tue Jul 02, 2024 3:17 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: [Apple II/e] Most .po disk images fail to boot
Replies: 18
Views: 3841

Re: [Apple II/e] Most .po disk images fail to boot

You can also try mounting them as a hard drive (which are also Prodos images)

by Newsdee
Mon Jul 01, 2024 4:27 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: [Apple II/e] Disk Drive Sound causes continuous high-pitch audio
Replies: 6
Views: 3137

Re: [Apple II/e] Disk Drive Sound causes continuous high-pitch audio

Hi there, I noticed that the high-pitch audio I was hearing with this core comes from having the DISK DRIVE SOUND option active. Maybe it should be reported in github as a bug? It's truly ear-piercing and I don't think real Apple II disk drive produced that awful sound :( it's more of a white noise than high pitch... But I suppose everybody has di...
by Newsdee
Tue Jun 11, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

It's still extremely subtle. Maybe I am missing something. It resembles something more like the electrical interference of a disk drive if you stuck an AM radio next to the Disk II cables... It's supposed to play out the regular sound output of the MiSTer? Yes, it's part of the regular sound output. Try this new version - it sounds better to me no...
by Newsdee
Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:41 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

EeDee wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:21 pm

Fair enough. If, though, you do revisit it and are able to increase the volume then perhaps a choice of low/med/high?

rcade wrote:

I don't hear any disk sounds at all. It just seems to add background noise? Is another file needed?

Try this version, made it much louder

by Newsdee
Sun Jun 09, 2024 5:14 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

Can you provide the palette for the IIe that is built into the core? I would like to use that as a starting point. You will find that palette here, under "Apple_IIe_NTSC.a2p": https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Apple-II_MiSTer/tree/master/Palettes/Realistic/AppleII Edit the file with a hex editor such as HxD; it's 24-bit values (RGB) separa...
by Newsdee
Thu Jun 06, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

EeDee wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2024 10:46 pm

Thanks for adding disc sound @Newsdee but, yes, it is barely audible.

I like how it is at the usual volume I run the core; but will revisit if I find a good way to increase the volume.

by Newsdee
Sun Jun 02, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

oops... a small bug crept in; "Yes" is "No" in the menu option for turning it on. Here is a corected core

by Newsdee
Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Apple II Core
Replies: 332
Views: 218322

Re: Apple II Core

That source code included a feature to emulate disk sounds...(!) so I've tried incorporating it to our core.
You can try my test build for now (I might tinker with it more before submitting it)

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