RaSCSI Development Thread

[warmech]

Sorry in advance if this isn't the right place to ask or if it's been answered elsewhere, but:

Are there any plans to bring the SCSI Video Card into the main branch? I'd like to try the feature out but it looks like that branch is pretty far behind, and I don't want to lose out on recent & future fixes/features.

I've actually been curious about this myself.

 

[slipperygrey]

PowerView emulation development is currently on hold. There's a need to rewrite it to work within the abstraction model of the other emulated devices, and not rely on ugly hacks. (Tony can correct me if I misrepresent the situtation. )

If you know C++ and have an interest in learning about SCSI, why don't you lean in and pick up the torch? The only thing holding this feature back is someone with the skills and bandwidth to work on it.

See also: https://github.com/akuker/RASCSI/wiki/Roadmap

 

[rjkucia]

I don't know C++ super well (far more familiar with memory-safe languages), but I could give it a go depending on the lift. Is there any estimated amount of hours/work it would take to accomplish this?

 

[slipperygrey]

I don't know C++ super well (far more familiar with memory-safe languages), but I could give it a go depending on the lift. Is there any estimated amount of hours/work it would take to accomplish this?

I think it's an open ended project. First of all, take a look at what has been done so far (ignore the noise from when develop was merged into the feature branch). Then look at the current state of the codebase. A lot has changed since January when the PowerView code was written. The code has been restructured quite a bit and is more object oriented.

 

[TweedyF]

Apologies (and please say so) if this is not the place for a hardware question.

I just got a RaSCSI, and on my second or third time booting it, it unexpectedly started causing what look like kernel errors on my pi2. The pi works fine without the RaSCSI daughterboard attached. Screenshot below of what happens at boot when it is attached.

Did I somehow fry the board, or get a dud? Or generally, does anyone know what's going on here? (I really don't have a clue!)

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[micheledipaola]

I've actually been curious about this myself.

Same here.
I have tested the powerview feature on my SE/30 and it seems working, even if with some issue, but this came at cost of loosing the web-ui... and (noob question...) how am I supposed ti switch back to the main branch now? I dont see any clue in the GitHub page...

 

[tecneeq]

switch back to the main branch

git checkout master
Use this to see which branch you are currently on:
git branch

A git cheat sheet:

https://education.github.com/git-cheat-sheet-education.pdf

It says that the web UI is not working here:

PowerView SuperView

PiSCSI allows a Raspberry Pi to function as emulated SCSI devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, and others) for vintage SCSI-based computers and devices. This is a fork of the RaSCSI project by GIMONS. - Pi...

github.com

 

[micheledipaola]

Thanks! I knew about the web-ui, I just wanted to remind that there is that side-effect that in my opinion is affecting the choice. No clue instead for the GitHub command, thanks for the link @tecneeq