Installing and running #Debian 3.1 on an #Amiga 4000, wow what a journey / read that was!

https://sandervanderburg.blogspot.com/2025/01/running-linux-on-my-amiga-4000.html
h/t https://www.osnews.com/story/142843/running-linux-or-netbsd-on-the-amiga-4000/

Looks like excellent work.
It is a shame that this requires a 030 and AGA, which puts it out of range of most Amiga sold (and still running) but it seems to be a very competent ROM port. 👍

I am still convinced that OutRun does not need that much CPU power to run (a 68000 should be enough with proper optimizations) and that reasonable visuals can be obtained on OCS but the proof will have to be in the pudding. 😉
https://mastodon.world/@segadriven/114869486072387676

In early 2024, Robert Smith used his DaynaPORT driver to create a SANA II driver for the Amiga based on Lukas F. Hartmann's MNT ZZ9000 network driver and using the BlueScsi v2 WIFI version to enable the Amiga to access the Internet.

Now, with version 1.0 of BlueSCSIUI, he has released a user interface for BlueSCSI for AmigaOS 2.0 and higher that supports configuration and diagnosis of the DynaPORT driver.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-07-00058-EN.html

#Amiga #driver #Wifi

Bugfix release v2025.07.11​

- Fix #276 - Issue entering initiator mode
- Fix issue with MacPlus booting
- Additional 1-2% performance improvement on PicoW
- Bugfix with USB<>SCSI Bridge mode.

https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/releases/tag/v2025.07.11

A new video where I look at installing Photogenics for the Amiga using original floppies.

How does this pan out? 🤔



I also take a look at functionality in Photogenics and leave it for you to decide, was this Photoshop for the Amiga?

https://youtu.be/zbSHXQnt9A8

#amiga #retrocomputing #commodore

New #BlueSCSI release https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/releases/tag/v2025.07.07

Highlights:
* USB<>SCSI Bridge
* USB Thumb Drive Mode
* SD Bootloader
* 200MHz default
* Auto Buttons on all HW
* FAST20 speed
* Interactive console

I'll highlight a few of them in this post:

USB<>SCSI Bridge

If you were holding on to those rare and expensive USB<>SCSI bridges for your retirement fund, sorry! Now your BlueSCSI can do it with a one line config.

First person to boot Windows off a Quantum Fireball SCSI drive over this gets a prize!

https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/wiki/USB-Bridge

USB Thumb Drive Mode

It's sometimes annoying to pull out the SD card when you want to edit a config file or copy a small file over - now BlueSCSI acts like a USB thumb drive when connected to a computer and will present the SD card or even the Images to the modern PC.

https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/wiki/USB-Thumb-Drive-Mode

SD card bootloader

Ya, we let this one go too long, had a bug and wanted to re-do the entire thing but we ended up just adding it back. Update by placing a bin on the sd card.

https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/wiki/Updating-Firmware#sd-card-methodFirmware#sd-card-method

200MHz default

The Pi Foundation said 200MHz is good and so many project already OverClock way beyond that, we thought we'd catch up now too. Can clock up to 250MHz now too for FAST20 support - up to 18MB/Sec

https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/wiki/Ultra-SCSI-Fast20-OverClock

Auto Buttons on all HW

Ever wanted a button to eject your CD or removable media? Well now you can add it to every hardware rev and no configuration is required!

https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/wiki/Buttons

Lastly this one is mostly for developers (for now) but an interactive console - just type 'h' when connected via a USB Serial program

There's lots more - checkout the release notes! /🧵

#SCSI #retrocomputing #vintagemac

New video! Testing the Chat64 cartridge which gives you a plug & play instant chatroom on your vintage home computer.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7gfhEC5BWg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/hv8FZE9TzUzW2SS4aRWr6u

#Chat64 #Commodore64 #Atari800XL #ZXSpectrum #Atari #Commodore #Sinclair #Chat #Cartridge #RetroComputing #VintageComputing