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  2. Posted

    On 5/11/2021 at 7:20 PM, Destro 83 said:

    is there a way to change a setting in the bios so the VCS auto boots to the BIOS instead of the Atari OS? 

     

    It would make engaging a M2 drive with Windows and a bunch of USB items hooked up a lot easier (see my previous post on Logitech wireless keyboards)

    That's not something I've ever seen as an option in a BIOS, so I don't think so.
    I think you just want a boot menu, and for that, it's possible with Refind as described in another thread.

  3. Posted

    I think a single thread with the historical background is useful. 
    The correct password is confirmed here, in both cases - Atar!C3l3br8te$50Ye4r$

    The first post of the new VIOS password was here - others deserve the credit!


    Then it was confirmed here, and even the next post is of a video for it.

     

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  6. Posted

    10 hours ago, leech said:

    Ha, what was the actual password, I never tested the one above.  Not that I have done much with my VCS as I have been busy as hell lately.

    The two threads about BIOS password are now merged, along with all the previous history.
    See above. 🙂

  7. Posted

    6 hours ago, leech said:

    I'll have to pick this up.  I always wonder when something like this is released, if they're using an emulator wrapper, and if so, which one and which version of the game are they basing this release on (as this one seemed to have released on 8bit/16bit era machines.)

    The developer, @West Coast Software already posted here, and we have useful contact.

    Although it's an old game, this is native code for Linux, using SDL2, apparently.
    I'd guess, the code-base they based it on, is the version they released for Switch/Xbox-One.
    The graphics, sound, although so retro, had to be remade of course, for that new version.

  8. Posted

    On 5/10/2021 at 3:18 AM, leech said:

    Will pc mode chrome allow plugins to change the user-agent?

    I think you meant to type AtariOS mode Chrome? The answer is yes, plugins can be installed.
    Chrome even syncs with your account if you set it up. (A Google account is not required for use.)

    In PC-Mode, the machine is running as a normal PC, with your normal O/S so the question is moot.

    A plugin could be the answer, as it seems they just don't support Linux yet; probably an oversight.
    Not supporting Linux isn't going to endear Amazon to me, either. 😕

  9. Posted

    1 hour ago, Mockduck said:

    Hopefully no one here tries to back that, it screams IndieGoGo tech scam to me. I unfortunately fell for one of these in the form of an "all in one tablet PC" that was being promoted by Tom's Hardware on Facebook. Person simply took the money and bolted. Afterwards I learned this is very common and often involves too good to be true portable tech devices. I can't even figure out whether their claim to be a 2020 Innovation Award from Intel is legit. 

    - I agree re: "too good to be true". It's the old adage, but absolutely true with any tech these days,
    but as it was from ETA-Prime it seemed more legit. It's really shocking that these well-known review
    sites though (I mean, Tom's Hardware) would promote a product without some sign of legitimacy. 😕

    I hope you didn't lose too much money on that tablet. I was also scammed on an Android tablet via
    a well-known Ali-Express seller, which had specs almost 100% fake (it was a 10.1" tablet at least),
    but in the end I got all but 30 EUR back. Returning something bought online to China is pointless.

    I don't think anybody here really wants to make a fake Atari VCS portable anyway. I was joking.

  10. Posted

    3 hours ago, Joost70NL said:

    I know there are a lot of emulators out there that can be run on a Windows machine, but I don't know whether they support the Classic Controller. Anyone any tips?

     

    I've not tried an Atari XL emulator, but I remember others running one. (I never had an Atari XL.)
    On emulation, 3 things come to mind.

    - Both the classic and modern controllers can operate in Xbox compatible mode, when on USB,
    as well as Atari mode, so I'm sure that would already be supported. On Bluetooth, the device is
    recognised differently, as that is Atari mode only.

    - The classic controller spinner appears in software like a 15-bit X/Y axis of a normal controller,
    returning values 0-32767 (and wrapping), so if the emulator supports any kind of remapping,
    as they usually do, spinner should work too, in the same way as a mouse, perhaps. 

    - I read that a couple of emulators had (or were pending) updates for both the controllers. 🙂

  14. Posted

    After all the excitement, controversy, we can all just listed to the original vision!
    I'm not sure how early it was. Day#1? I didn't hear about Amico until PRGE 2018.

    I wonder, @Tommy, have you kept a calendar of how many presentations, hours,
    and questions you have answered since May 2018? It could be a World Record! 🏆
     

     
    Back then, we lived in an optimistic time, without Covid, and fewer grey hairs!

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  15. Posted

    Hi all,
    I have been using Google Stadia in Chrome on the new VCS, but I cannot try Amazon Luna.
    It seems that Amazon Luna (in beta release) is only available in the USA so far, so I can't try it.

    https://chromeunboxed.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amazon-luna-cloud-gaming/

    I wondered if anybody has signed up, or can sign-up, and try it, because it looks better than Stadia,
    in that it will have a bigger range of AAA titles available, for only $5.99 a month, compared to $9.99
    and having to buy the big titles just like buying them individually like on PC and other consoles.

    It seems it should work fine, because it can run as a web-app in Google Chrome specifically now.
     


    The sign-up page is here, in case you are even eligible and want to try it.
    https://www.amazon.com/luna/landing-page

    Honestly, I'm not a fan of Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, in the way they're eating up markets
    and spitting them out. Most particularly I dislike Google's habit of killing services and apps so often,
    but hey, it's a reality. More and more services and infrastructure is going onto the cloud streaming.
     

  16. Posted

    I think you are upgrading your VCS from the standard 8GB to 16GB, yes? 

    Cyberpunk at the time it was running on the VCS had minimum requirements of 8GB RAM, plus 2GB video-RAM,
    but this guy in the article still got it running natively with some tweaking to Windows on an unexpanded VCS...
    https://www.cbr.com/cyberpunk-2077-atari-vcs/

    The video dates from 30th December, when both the VCS was brand-new, and Cyberpunk 2077 was new too.
    They problems they had also with launching other big games was (as they say) likely to do with needing RAM.
     


    However, things have changed since, the game was significantly optimised and lots of bug fixes of course. 😕
    I don't know what the latest requirements for the game are, because I ran it on 1080p high-detail via Stadia,
    and it didn't much appeal so I just used the refund option on Stadia. (It was more an academic test for me.)

    If your machine has 16GB RAM, this will help a lot of course, and you can also modify the amount of RAM for
    the video display to 4GB (some people went very much higher) and you'll still have 12GB for the game etc..

    I'm the advice about putting Windows into performance mode will still apply, the page file situation will be
    better since your system will have the minimum required amount of RAM. I guess it will be an interesting,
    with an expanded machine, adjusted GPU RAM reservation, and also the improved AMD graphics drivers!

    I hope this is what you needed. Good luck! 

  17. Posted

    There is a new "app" in the VCS store - for PlutoTV.com, which offers worldwide streaming
    for a huge number of TV channels, all officially of course, and for free. It's a nice service...

    Unfortunately for me, although I tried it before, at the moment the service is not working
    in Europe. (That's not a problem on the VCS; it does not work from PC or STB right now,
    in The Netherlands at least. I reported that to PlutoTV, and wait for an answer.)
    Fine from the USA and elsewhere.
     

     

  20. Posted

    That looks fine.
    Various people had special recommendations, but I bought a pair of generic 2400 Mhz DDR4 SODIMMs,
    and no problems at all. As I was on a budget, all the shops were shut in lockdown, I bought 2nd-hand.
    Generally, best to have 2 the same, to facilitate dual-channel, but one will work.
    (There is the upgrades thread where all those types are suggestions are already consolidated.)

  21. Posted

    This is a remake of the old version, yes.

    I never played the original but I guess more or less so, chunky graphics. It is a native Linux binary, not emulation, different colours and remastered sound and music but the idea of the develop is it's their Original. A "Marmite" release.

     

    WestCoastSoftware who posted abover in this thread can answer other things...

     

    I heard the HD sequel which is now out for the Xbox One will follow on VCS later.

  22. Posted

    2 hours ago, Destro 83 said:

    Thanks for the friendly reply!

    My pleasure, of course! I'm always trying to learn and pass on what I find out, to help. 🙂

    I did the test today, as I promised, with my K400+, and I didn't get one failure with it.
    Your explanation about the USB hub sounds logical. 
    I have the dongle in the front-left port of my VCS permanently, and a USB disk drive in the back.

    I do have a mini USB-hub, but for the USB disk drive(s) I tend to use the back ports. Old habits
    from the ZX Spectrum perhaps, of plugging things needlessly into the back of a computer, ha ha.

  23. Posted

    6 hours ago, Destro 83 said:

    Hey y'all

     

    As a general statement, this VCS has been WAAAY more difficult to setup than it should have been. Atari left far to much to the end user to do-backer release or not.

     

    After months of trouble shooting (mostly solo) I finally have the VCS optimized to do what I want on it. And yes, you can play four player PTB Clone Hero (with the pro drums) at 200+FPS with the VCS maxed out and 6 gigs dedicated to the video ram. This machine is far more capable than Atari is presently willing/able to support it... Let us hope that history does not remember the VCS as the Jaguar 3 :((((

     

    Additionally, the way to load Windows 10 from an M.2 (the only way to do what I described above-good luck doing any of that on an external through USB) is proof that Atari does not really know what they have created. To have to log into the bios to launch Windows is one of the most backwards non-intuitive things I have ever seen a game company do to a product that was built and advertised to do a feature like PC Mode as one of its main capabilities. I really hope this way of logging into an M.2 through the backdoor (and the google chrome update) comes through soon...

     

    Now, back to the point of my post. The only way to initiate the bios is to push escape on the keyboard. I am using a Logitech K400 wireless USB dongle keyboard. It takes 5-6 tries (or more) of resetting the VCS to get into the bios using this keyboard, as if it is not registering inside the VCS in time that I am pressing the escape key on my keyboard to enter the bios. I will get it to respond eventually and let me in to launch windows 10 from my m.2, but it is never consistent.  Is this happening because I am using a wireless USB dongle keyboard? Is a wired keyboard consistent? 

     

    Thanks for the help!

    I have a Logitech K400+ wireless keyboard (almost the same, huh) and a Rapoo wireless keyboard+mouse set.
    I never had any problem with the Logitech, the range being much better incidentally. Perhaps the battery is low?
    As the USB device is constantly paired, and needs no device setup, as it appears as a normal USB keyboard, it
    should react as easily. (As I'm typing this via the VCS right now, I'll do an immediate test, but I'll check tomorrow
    if I am just having good luck or if there is something I am missing, but as I said, I've perhaps had 1-2 failures total.)
    F12 also brings up the boot menu, and it should be possible to add it to that, I just didn't try, as I am using Windows
    from an external USB 3.1 SSD, and have my internal M2 SATA for storage, which I share with an Ubuntu USB SSD.
    As I wrote, I'll have a play around and see if I can work out what the difference is with our Logitech keyboards. :-)

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