Slikatel Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I just got an email from thirdlust. They say they have no inventory of retrons and want to cancel the order. sorry for sharing the link, guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 52 minutes ago, Slikatel said: I just got an email from thirdlust. They say they have no inventory of retrons and want to cancel the order. sorry for sharing the link, guys. I came here to say I got the exact same email. Was worth a shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Hester Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Original woodgrain: Second edition (same styling as the Ranger): I'm having difficulty finding an image of the third and final design (prior to the translucent orange/red model) and am away on business, but will take a photo of the real thing when I return. The only change, as expected, was yet another sticker design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric-Dreams Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) On 4/19/2022 at 12:13 AM, Slikatel said: Retron77 original woodgrain is $40 and Amber is $30? That's pretty low. Anyone want to take a chance? HYPERKIN RetroN 77 HD Gaming Console | Atari 2600 Trooper Controller Game System - Walmart.com Less than $30??? That's a fucking bargain ! You can't imagine how difficult it is to find a R77 here in Europe. Same for Atari Flashback 9 and X, never saw one. In France, there are still FB8s for sale in stores right now, at full price. I paid my R77 100 euros a few months ago (first version without the Trooper Joystick) on Amazon Italy (i'm French !!!). Edited April 21, 2022 by Electric-Dreams typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slikatel Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) thanks buddy, I have the trooper IIs as well. 2 of the rough wood look and one of the new blue-ish ones. I saw rangers with both of the desings youve shown, but i think the woodgrain ranger was preproduction. Edited April 21, 2022 by Slikatel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 I seem to have accidentally messed up a setting I think. Whenever I turn on the system, the joystick keeps moving up to where it is next to impossible select anything now. Is there a config file that I can edit on my pc? I tried looking. No luck as far as I can tell. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 You should delete the all sqlite files. That resets the configuration. Alternatively you could edit the files too (e.g. using DB Browser for Sqlite), but if something unknown is broken, this might become very tedious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 11:49 PM, Thomas Jentzsch said: You should delete the all sqlite files. That resets the configuration. Alternatively you could edit the files too (e.g. using DB Browser for Sqlite), but if something unknown is broken, this might become very tedious. What's the extension for the SQLite files? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 They are all in the same directory, you can delete them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 We have had some reports which seem to indicate CPU overheating on some consoles. The latest community build has an option to reduce CPU frequency by 20%. Not sure if that fixed the problem for some people. After reading similar reports on YouTube (black one works fine, amber one freezes after some time), I wonder if there is a pattern. So if you have a problem with freezing after playing for some time, please report which type of console you have. Also I would be interested if something the board has been changed. E.g. the original, black R77 had a simple heat sink on top of the CPU. Maybe has been changed for the amber one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endyr Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 My amber Retron 77 locks up after a few minutes of play, with all my ROMs. What a bummer! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, endyr said: My amber Retron 77 locks up after a few minutes of play, with all my ROMs. What a bummer! Thanks for reporting. The plot thickens. We are currently working on an option to reduce the CPU clock speed from 1.2 to 1.0 GHz. A few modern ARM games might suffer then, but at least all consoles should run stable then (assuming its the clock speed which is causing the problem). BTW: Can you see if the CPU (Allwinner H3) still has a heatsink? The original board looks like this: You can spot the CPU through the holes at the bottom. Edited May 16, 2022 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endyr Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The CPU (Allwinner H3) still has a heatsink on my amber Retron 77. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredtriestomakeretron77work Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Can someone repost this? Link was taken offline when the newer version got released, but the newer release doesn't work on all retrons Looking specifically for version 3.9.3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endyr Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) On 8/19/2022 at 7:11 AM, fredtriestomakeretron77work said: Can someone repost this? Link was taken offline when the newer version got released, but the newer release doesn't work on all retrons Looking specifically for version 3.9.3 Earlier releases for the Retron 77 can be found here: https://github.com/DirtyHairy/r77-firmware-ng/releases?page=1 You can find more releases here: https://www.hyperkin.com/r77 Edited August 23, 2022 by endyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) On 8/19/2022 at 7:11 PM, fredtriestomakeretron77work said: Can someone repost this? Link was taken offline when the newer version got released, but the newer release doesn't work on all retrons Looking specifically for version 3.9.3 Older versions (before 6.x) can be found in the discussion about the issue. The latest version (3.9.4?) seems to be in this post. Edited August 23, 2022 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endyr Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) I installed the 3.9.4 build on my amber Retron 77, and it does not lock up anymore. I hope that this information helps. 😀 Edited August 23, 2022 by endyr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripled79 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 5 hours ago, endyr said: I installed the 3.9.4 build on my amber Retron 77, and it does not lock up anymore. I hope that this information helps. 😀 How do you know which version you have installed? When I right click and use "properties" it doesn't give me a version number... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endyr Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) On 8/22/2022 at 9:09 PM, Thomas Jentzsch said: The latest version (3.9.4?) seems to be in this post. I got the 3.9.4 image from the link above, and I presumed that Thomas Jentzsch knew what he was talking about when he suggested the download. Whatever the version it may actually be, the image file works very well on my amber Retron 77. I no longer have those annoying system freezes, and that is what matters to me the most. 😀 Edited August 24, 2022 by endyr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krathoon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) Ok. So, the latest firmware works with the amber Retron 77s? Since this system is also a rom dumper, I was going to go ahead and get one. Edit: Really, the wood grain ones look better. I went with one of those. Also, better odds it works fine with the firmware. So, I guess it works with a wider variety of cartridges now? It is kind of weird how it will not work with a cartridge, but it works with a rom. I guess the rom dumper is not perfect. It is like how the Retrode will screw up some rom dumps. It tried to dump the SNES Retrobit cartridge of the R-Types and it messed it up. Edited September 9, 2022 by Krathoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Krathoon said: Ok. So, the latest firmware works with the amber Retron 77s? We cannot be sure anymore. Looks like Hyperkin uses different RAM chips. And at least some of them fail very early under load. @DirtyHairy will provide more info soon. He went great lengths to analyse the problem together with an affected and very helpful R77 owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Krathoon said: So, I guess it works with a wider variety of cartridges now? Nope, and unfortunately there is nothing we can do to fix that. 1 hour ago, Krathoon said: It is kind of weird how it will not work with a cartridge, but it works with a rom. I guess the rom dumper is not perfect. Exactly. The dumper can only dump 2K, 4K and larger games (8K and 16K) using Atari's standard bankswitching. So all company specific bankswitched games (e.g. Parker Bros, M-Network, Tigervision, CBS Electronics) cannot be dumped. On top of that, the dumper fails on some theoretically supported carts, because the cartridge port is not 100% compatible. I consider the cartridge port a marketing gimmick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krathoon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 29 minutes ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Nope, and unfortunately there is nothing we can do to fix that. Exactly. The dumper can only dump 2K, 4K and larger games (8K and 16K) using Atari's standard bankswitching. So all company specific bankswitched games (e.g. Parker Bros, M-Network, Tigervision, CBS Electronics) cannot be dumped. On top of that, the dumper fails on some theoretically supported carts, because the cartridge port is not 100% compatible. I consider the cartridge port a marketing gimmick. Ah. I bet it will not work with the Spiderman cart. Darn. There was this guy making Atari adapters for the Retrode, but he stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Just now, Krathoon said: Ah. I bet it will not work with the Spiderman cart. Darn. There was this guy making Atari adapters for the Retrode, but he stopped. Spiderman is 4K, so it might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krathoon Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) Good thing I went with the wood grain version. It looked more nostalgic. I went ahead and got the Ranger controllers too. John Hancock liked it in his review. They seem much more convenient to use. It seems like Hyperkin did a really good job with the controllers. They are very much an upgrade. Edited September 9, 2022 by Krathoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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