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    [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread

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      dudleydes @jumpingjack
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      @jumpingjack It's possible to create game-specific customised controls within the Amiberry UI. More info: https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Customised-Controls

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        kbullett
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        Hi

        I'm running Retropie w/attract mode on a PiZero. Reading the above and various other threads I suspect there are performance issues with Amiga emulation but I also worry that screen resolution / refresh rate will have a bearing on performance.

        Can anyone shed some light on performance and compatibility? Also, I cannot figure out how to calculate performance, I don't see a flag / switch to overlap fps, MHz other other metrics.

        I can see significant performance issues (slow, choppy sound) in AGA games but I also see issues in games like Speedball II.

        Does anyone have any tips / suggestions in helping me understand this?

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          Apekop123
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          Hi everyone,
          I'm enjoying the Amiberry emulator but can't seem to get certain games to run. One example is North and South. I'm using the 'NorthAndSouth_v1.7_Files_0194' file.
          All I get is a black screen. This happens to more games but some do run without problems. Is it that these games just won't work with Amiberry or is there something else I need to do/set? Thanks in advance!

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            A Former User
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            If a game doesn't work you could try and locate the adf disk image versions, and try those. If they work, then it could be the whload version has a problem. Perhaps try the whload version on a PC with winuae.
            One thing to remember with the Amiga is that quite a few games, especially the older Amiga 500 era games, were quite picky when it came to the Amiga hardware configuration. Some games didn't work with a second floppy drive attached, some didn't like 512k extra memory installed. Some didn't like a newer kickstart, newer than 1.3 (for example).

            Try a very strict, specific Amiga config. North and South, was a fairly early Amiga 500 title, so perhaps aim for a Amiga 500, no extra floppy drive, no extra memory, v1.2 or v1.3 Kickstart.

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              dudleydes @Apekop123
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              @Apekop123

              https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/issues/339

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                Apekop123
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                @ John_RM_70 Thanks, I'll try it with the adf version.

                @dudleydes Can you point me in the right direction to find the autoboot file talked about by Midwan? I may be in over my head a little.
                "You can probably manully fix this by changing DATA="whdloadgame:NorthAndSouthImage/ to DATA="whdloadgame:NorthAndSouthImage/data on the WHDLoad execution line in the north and south autoboot file. (NorthAndSouthImage.auto-startup)"

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                  Apekop123
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                  Wow! I found the auto-startup file and the fix worked!! Thanks!!
                  Would the same fix work for other games that are stuck at the black screen?

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                    dudleydes @Apekop123
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                    @Apekop123 Glad to hear you got it fixed. As for other games, I cannot say. I believe Jaguar XJ200 has the issue as North and South. For others, check the issues, including closed ones, at the Amiberry github: https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/issues.

                    If you can't find a solution for a game, then it may be worth opening a new issue.

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                      DarishZone Banned
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                      Noticed today is available a new version of Amiberry, called 2.24b4. You can install from source. There's any changelog for this?

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                        A Former User
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                        Why can't there ever be a binary ?
                        I'm getting fed up with hours and hours of compiling, with most failing - such as Mame2003Plus. Hours of wasted time.

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                          DarishZone Banned
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                          John_RM_70 Maybe is also available from binary, just check is 2.24b4.
                          However it not take so long from source, way less than Mame2003 Plus.

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                            Apekop123
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                            @DarishZone The versionlog is here: https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Version-history

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                              DarishZone Banned @Apekop123
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                              @Apekop123 said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

                              https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/wiki/Version-history

                              Thx, but it not seems updated, as last version added is 2.24 beta3
                              The verision you can actually download is 2.24b4

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                                marus
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                                Hi everybody,
                                I had a set of working games by following instructions on this awesome thread, now after upgrading to Retropie 4.4 i'm having speed issue to all games that previously worked like a charm.
                                Anyone can help me to fix this please?
                                Thank in advance!
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                                  dudleydes @marus
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                                  @marus Your speed issues may be related to this bug. It's been fixed so can you try rebuilding from source?

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                                    marus @dudleydes
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                                    @dudleydes Thk! I'll try to rebuild Amiberry from source and let you know.

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                                      marus @dudleydes
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                                      @dudleydes No way, I've updated from source but the issue remain, every game goes slow. Other suggestions?
                                      Many thanks.
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                                        marus @marus
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                                        @marus said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

                                        @dudleydes No way, I've updated from source but the issue remain, every game goes slow. Other suggestions?
                                        Many thanks.
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                                        Any help please?
                                        Nobody is having the same speed issue with Retropie 4.4, amiberry last version (compiled from sourve) and raspberry PI3?
                                        Thanks

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                                          dudleydes @marus
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                                          @marus The dev rarely visit this thread so it may be an idea to report your issue at the github page: https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/issues.

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                                            marus @dudleydes
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                                            @dudleydes Ok, I've just reported this. Thanks.

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