+Andrew Davie Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I think it would be a good/useful addition to have a) a forced, unconditional firmware update b) PlusStore only supporting a minimum version # The thinking is, if this will allow mandatory bugfixes to be distributed, and prevent copies of old firmware being used on "unapproved" PlusCarts. It would work simply by the cart, on boot, detecting a forced update and automatically applying it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Andrew Davie said: I think it would be a good/useful addition to have a) a forced, unconditional firmware update a forced, unconditional firmware update needs firmware changes and thus it will only work with future firmware version. 11 hours ago, Andrew Davie said: b) PlusStore only supporting a minimum version # Every major PlusCart firmware version has its own route in the PlusStore API. Currently all routes deliver the firmware update option as an optional menu entry and all the content entries like: Public ROMs My ROMs My Recent ROMs Popular ROMs Search ROM I planned to deactivate the content entries in older (deprecated) API routes, so the user of an old firmware version would only have the firmware update option and the "Setup" menu at startup. btw. currently the oldest firmware version in the device database is "v0.10.1" here is the device statistic from the DB: Firmware version devices v0.16.0 7 v0.15.14 1 v0.15.6 6 v0.15.5 1 v0.15.4 1 v0.15.0 40 v0.14.20 1 v0.14.15 3 v0.14.10 6 v0.14.6 5 v0.14.4 2 v0.14.1 1 v0.13.4 2 v0.12.0 2 v0.11.14 1 v0.11.0 1 v0.10.2 1 v0.10.1 1 Edited November 6, 2020 by Al_Nafuur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 On 11/6/2020 at 3:09 PM, Al_Nafuur said: I planned to deactivate the content entries in older (deprecated) API routes, so the user of an old firmware version would only have the firmware update option and the "Setup" menu at startup. With the new v0.16.0 release I deactivated the content entries for PlusCarts with firmware versions pre v0.13.0. Only the "** Update **" function is available from the PlusStore for these PlusCarts. here is the current device statistic from the DB: Firmware version devices v0.16.0 21 v0.15.6 2 v0.15.4 1 v0.15.0 33 v0.14.20 1 v0.14.15 4 v0.14.10 6 v0.14.6 5 v0.14.4 2 v0.13.4 2 v0.12.0 2 v0.11.14 1 v0.11.0 1 v0.10.2 1 v0.10.1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Wow 83 carts in use. I know that some have more than one, but thats still quite a few carts in use. Very cool! Btw, 10 yr old me would have never dreamed of playing my favorite games over the air. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Wow 83 carts in use. I know that some have more than one, but thats still quite a few carts in use. Very cool! I have only sent 45 Carts and DIY Kits, and maybe 5 of them are not yet online. 9 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Btw, 10 yr old me would have never dreamed of playing my favorite games over the air. H.E.R.O. is one of my favorites too. Maybe one day we can build levels online, and play them on the VCS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 23 minutes ago, Al_Nafuur said: Maybe one day we can build levels online, and play them on the VCS This would be awesome! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SQL Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: Wow 83 carts in use. I know that some have more than one, but thats still quite a few carts in use. Very cool! Btw, 10 yr old me would have never dreamed of playing my favorite games over the air. X2! Loads of fun competing with you in the Pacman games! I hope you enjoy the expanded Maze in the latest KC OS 12 prerelease, I'll be sharing it soon on the exclusives thread! 2 hours ago, Al_Nafuur said: I have only sent 45 Carts and DIY Kits, and maybe 5 of them are not yet online. Wow almost half of the PlusCarts on the network are hacked then! I was talking with @grey/msb about the possibility these hackers might release OS 12 early, we pushed the SillyVenture 2020 party back until June 2021 so it would be kind of cool actually if they did 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Mr SQL said: Wow almost half of the PlusCarts on the network are hacked then! I was talking with @grey/msb about the possibility these hackers might release OS 12 early, we pushed the SillyVenture 2020 party back until June 2021 so it would be kind of cool actually if they did During the beta phase I try to keep track about the PlusCarts and where they come from. For most of the PlusCarts I know which beta tester or AtariAge user they originate. But there are currently 8 PlusCarts connecting from 3 different locations that I don't know the User/Creator. In the future I don't want to identify every single PlusCart, but I would like to use a free IP-Country geo-location DB like: https://ipinfodb.com/free-database to make a public statistic about the usage from different countries. Edited November 13, 2020 by Al_Nafuur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Al_Nafuur said: In the future I don't want to identify every single PlusCart, but I would like to use a free IP-Country geo-location DB like: https://ipinfodb.com/free-database to make a public statistic about the usage from different countries. Would be nice to see just how 'Global' a group we are/will become.? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauder666 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I've got a another pluscart which has never been online. It's a Christmas gift for my cousin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted November 14, 2020 Author Share Posted November 14, 2020 14 hours ago, marauder666 said: I've got a another pluscart which has never been online. It's a Christmas gift for my cousin. I think you should update the firmware and then "disconnect" just before Christmas. So your cousin has the new keyboard/lowercase and all that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/13/2020 at 3:43 PM, sramirez2008 said: Would be nice to see just how 'Global' a group we are/will become.? New statistic page is online with "Requests and PlusCarts by Country": https://pluscart.firmaplus.de/statistics.php?stat_id=2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) On 11/13/2020 at 1:46 AM, Al_Nafuur said: here is the current device statistic from the DB: Firmware version devices v0.16.0 21 v0.15.6 2 v0.15.4 1 v0.15.0 33 v0.14.20 1 v0.14.15 4 v0.14.10 6 v0.14.6 5 v0.14.4 2 v0.13.4 2 v0.12.0 2 v0.11.14 1 v0.11.0 1 v0.10.2 1 v0.10.1 1 5 hours ago, Al_Nafuur said: New statistic page is online with "Requests and PlusCarts by Country": https://pluscart.firmaplus.de/statistics.php?stat_id=2 I have added the firmware versions to the statistic page: https://pluscart.firmaplus.de/statistics.php?stat_id=3 Edited November 15, 2020 by Al_Nafuur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 11/15/2020 at 10:58 AM, Al_Nafuur said: I have added the firmware versions to the statistic page: https://pluscart.firmaplus.de/statistics.php?stat_id=3 3 Canadians and two of them are me! ? Considering the US has 10x the population of Canada that's not too bad for representation so far. - James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Al_Nafuur Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: 3 Canadians and two of them are me! ? Considering the US has 10x the population of Canada that's not too bad for representation so far. - James an other PlusCart is on it's way to Canada, so there will be an increase of 33% of PlusCart users in Canada soon ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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