Thanone Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 A recent update, visually a new searchbar, and brightness settings, but when I attempt to boot into my m.2 it only shows 2 options: Atari OS Slot A, and Atari OS Slot B. I've tried escape, delete, and f12. It shows the same things idk what happened or why its happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Thanone said: A recent update, visually a new searchbar, and brightness settings, but when I attempt to boot into my m.2 it only shows 2 options: Atari OS Slot A, and Atari OS Slot B. I've tried escape, delete, and f12. It shows the same things idk what happened or why its happening. Is this an Atari OS update on the VCS just as it sits... or is this an update to the "Atari VCS PC Mode USB" OS? I have the Atari PC Mode USB but haven't bothered to even boot with it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 Atari OS update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Druid Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I applied the update hoping the zip code issue would be fixed so that I can purchase some games but now the fan seems to be throttling up and down since updating. Just got my VCS yesterday, I have about had it with this thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 fan issue is not an issue that's just how much you are using it, its common in every computer (unless you have the perfect computer) also back on to my original post I reinstalled atari os and that update is gone, plus every thing works again. This experience was queer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Old Druid said: I applied the update hoping the zip code issue would be fixed so that I can purchase some games but now the fan seems to be throttling up and down since updating. Just got my VCS yesterday, I have about had it with this thing Fan throttling is perfectly normal for the VCS. It should calm down with a bit of use. However, if it becomes too much, there are some modifications that you can do to help prevent it. If you get into the BIOS you can turn off core boost. This should keep the fan from spooling up too much, but the CPU will run slower as a result. Another, more invasive way to help it is to remove the thermal pad between the CPU and the heat sink and replace it with a drop of good quality thermal paste. I would not do either of these mods unless you are experienced and tech savvy. Both have the potential to "brick" the VCS if done incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Thanone said: fan issue is not an issue that's just how much you are using it, its common in every computer (unless you have the perfect computer) also back on to my original post I reinstalled atari os and that update is gone, plus every thing works again. This experience was queer. Glad yours is working good again. Quirky and queer is the VCS experience. Personally I like the machine, even with all it's warts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 12 hours ago, joeatari1 said: Glad yours is working good again. Quirky and queer is the VCS experience. Personally I like the machine, even with all it's warts. same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I'd recommend putting reFind on a flash drive to use in case you run into Booting issues on the VCS (or any other PC) http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/getting.html This will find any bootable OS on your system and allow you to choose which one to boot into, and hopefully from there you'll be able to repair it. On the VCS, you will need to disable "Secure Boot" in the BIOS if you haven't already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Druid Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 There are 2 issues, people that had the credit card info entered and saved previously and those of us trying to enter the credit card info for the first time. The first time group seems locked out at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I have the same issue as Thanone. I do like the time out option and option to pick default by hitting f1 if it works the way I hope it will. If I ever get to boot to my windows drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 13 hours ago, die said: I have the same issue as Thanone. I do like the time out option and option to pick default by hitting f1 if it works the way I hope it will. If I ever get to boot to my windows drive. I fixed this by reflashing my atari vcs with one from march (I think???) of this year and its been working fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Thanone said: I fixed this by reflashing my atari vcs with one from march (I think???) of this year and its been working fine. Ok pretending I'm a complete idiot how does one re flash a system. Or does an idiot just pray atari fixes this? Edited December 15, 2023 by die Fat finger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 2 hours ago, die said: Ok pretending I'm a complete idiot how does one re flash a system. Or does an idiot just pray atari fixes this? I googled: "Atari VCS recovery image" It was on these forums, but I didn't save the website and I can't remember which one it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Thanone said: I googled: "Atari VCS recovery image" It was on these forums, but I didn't save the website and I can't remember which one it was. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qOw4WkVODxT2SZcH3sTdO3G_n56QkW5b/view Edited December 15, 2023 by Thanone instead of passive aggressive instructions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, die said: Ok pretending I'm a complete idiot how does one re flash a system. Or does an idiot just pray atari fixes this? Download image file extract image file burn image to usb flash drive (balena etcher) Insert usb into Atari VCS Turn on Atari VCS Select reflash Atari os Wait for further on-screen instructions Edited December 15, 2023 by Thanone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Thanks sounds easy. Will booting to atari os cuase auto update next time I don't hit del to load windows meaning I will have to reflash once again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanone Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 No, it should be fine. Also, that's the first time someone said "that sounds easy" to instructions I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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