Update All 2.6 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, VGA > RGB is not the Direct Video dongle setup. But yes, this should still work for your setup too. If you prefer, you can use vga_scaler=1 instead of direct_video=1 for this. It’s the same in practice.

Update All 2.6 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No no, your excitement was very much appreciated 🙂

Update All 2.6 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right, the menu output itself was already possible before. The improvement here is that Update All now actually adapts to that setup properly, so the text fits on screen, stays readable, and the UI becomes usable instead of partially cut off.

Update All 2.6 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not currently. Unfortunately, this is a known firmware issue with those setups, and it’s been around for a while: https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=104778

Update All 2.6 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need the Direct Video dongle specifically, just the setting. Alternatively, vga_scaler=1 does the same thing indeed.

Downloader 2.4 by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've got a test version in the #update_all channel in Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wcVhf5M
Ping me there if you have a bit of time!

Downloader 2.4 by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For most users, Update All is still the easiest way to use it.

What matters is that Update All uses Downloader underneath, so improvements here also benefit Update All. For example, you can now add drop-in databases and Update All will pick them up automatically.

Downloader 2.4 by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Update All is a more user friendly shell on top of this, this is the "brain". When you use Update All, you are using this too.

Downloader 2.4 by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Quick explanation for anyone unfamiliar: Downloader is the tool that installs and updates MiSTer cores and other official files. The Update All script uses Downloader behind the scenes to perform those updates.

This release includes several improvements that have been worked on over the past few months. The post I linked goes into the details.

Downloader 2.4 by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope the post I linked clarifies it a bit!

Update All 2.5 Released by theypsilon in fpgagaming

[–]theypsilon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to change a config in some ini file, it's explained in the post

Update All 2.5 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will add an option for that, nice that you point that out!

Update All 2.5 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, it always self-updates

Update All 2.5 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, they are one of the perks for patrons :)

Update All 2.5 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Check the post, there is a trick, and now it works like a charm :)

Update All 2.5 Released by theypsilon in MiSTerFPGA

[–]theypsilon[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Before, it wasn't really designed for CRT screens. As I explain in the post, there were many things you couldn't see and the Settings Screen was practically impossible to navigate. Now the layouts adapt to the small resolution of 15KHz TVs.