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Hi all :) @sebt3 and @bennr01 : thanks for the new version. I'm still having issues with the updating part of dbpInstaller though. - There are 3 applications for which I'm always offered an update: farox_halloween3d, hydracastlelabyrinth and Saturnemu. - Updating those 3 packages seems to be...

Hi all :) @sebt3 : is updating DBPs currently supported ? I have 3 of them in updatable state (yellow) in dbpInstaller, but clicking on File > Upgrade installed package or manually selecting each package then clicking on the Download button doesn't appear to be working... Am I doing something...

Hi all :) @Farox : thank you very much for this detailed HOWTO, really appreciated ! One question remains though: regarding "Once you have your app/game compiled or already available", didn't you have to compile and install your stuff to a specific directory, the way we used to do on the...

Hi all :) @Farox and all involved: thank you very much for this one, really appreciated ! I confirm the game runs well on my Pyra with an F2FS SD card. EDIT: @Farox could you please share your recipe for making DBPs (in a separate thread or via PM, as you prefer) ? Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all ! Thank you so much @sebt3 for this, the Pyra really lacked a package manager :) Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi and Happy Holidays to you all :D @EvilDragon : thank you very much for this update :) Nice to hear about the audio chip being a possible cause to the warming issue, this one really drives me mad and is the main reason why I don't use the Pyra as much as I'd like to... Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all :) @Wrath Of Khan : I just received my three presents :D Ghost Blade is definitely a great game, with nice graphics and catchy tunes ! Battle Crust, though less impressive and more retro-ish, is equally charming <3 I'm only slightly disappointed by Wolflame at the moment... Cheers...

Hi :) @matzesu : I'm sorry but I have to disagree :( As said elsewhere, mine does only charge with a very short USB 3.0 (Micro-B plug) cable... Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all, @PokeParadox : I can't contribute neither code nor art, but if you need a beta tester, you know where to find me ;) Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all, @KidPaddle : the short demo works like a charm on my Pyra, thank you :) Edit: speaking of Godot, do you guys remember Tanks of Freedom on the Pandora ? https://w84death.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all, @Wrath Of Khan : I FINALLY ordered "Ghost Blade" for the Dreamcast :D While I was at it, I also ordered "Wolflame" and "Battle Crust" at pixelheart.eu: https://www.pixelheart.eu/produit/wolflame-dreamcast-pal/ https://www.pixelheart.eu/produit/battle-crust-dreamcast-pal/ Cheers...

Hi all, @EvilDragon : the results are in :) First entry in test.out: Mon 6 Dec 17:34:57 CET 2021 Last entry: Tue 7 Dec 01:40:07 CET 2021 So the Pyra, sitting idle on the floor, went calmly from 72% to shutdown time in about 8 hours. If I'm not mistaken, Debian on the Pyra won't let the...

Hi all, Q: How to lower the screen brightness ? A: Hold down Shift (left trigger) + Key (right of the power button). Press only "Key" to raise the screen brightness. I'd say there are ~15 different levels of brightness available. Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all, @EvilDragon : OK I'll test my unit and report here ASAP. EDIT: I charged the battery up to 72%, disabled the keyboard backlight and lowered the screen brightness to the lowest setting. A simple Bash script is running in the background: #!/bin/bash while true ; do echo `date` ; sleep...

Hi all, Q: how to lower the brightness of the backlit keyboard ? A: hold down shift (left trigger) + Fn + Key (same row as the power button, on the right). Fn + key alone raises the brightness. There are AFAICT 8 levels of brightness. The keyboard emits some noise when at the brightest level...

Thanks @levi , it worked like a charm :) I'll add your tip to the FAQ. Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all, Looks like the poor battery performance and the overheating issue (at least on my unit) are somehow related. I believe the system is drawing too much juice out of the battery, causing it to heat up. Is my assumption correct-ish ? Cheers, Magic Sam

Hi all, I finally got rid of the audio issues that prevented me from playing that game (thanks @EvilDragon) :) I can confirm that it runs MUCH smoother than on the Pandora. It also look gorgeous on the Pyra <3 So thank you @ptitSeb for porting it to our new device, really appreciated ...

Hi all, Q: how to fix audio issues when playing games (loud static noise) ? A: Open Mate Terminal. At the prompt, type "alsamixer" Press F4 (Fn + 4) to select the Capture device (microphone input) Press down on the D-Pad until the input level reaches 0<>0 Press the space bar to turn off "L...

I just left clicked on the speakers icon in the Mate taskbar, and lowered the output volume to ~50%. Alsamixer on the CLI reports the volume is down to 49%. Cheers, Magic Sam