Releases

• Stable 1.5.1 24562ea050

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.5.1

  mntmn 2 months ago 6 commits to master since this release

  • Download the Zorro 2 version for Amiga 2000.
  • Download the Zorro 3 version for Amiga 3000/4000.
  • Download the A500 version for Amiga 500.

  Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.5.1): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes (since 1.5 beta):

  • Brings back Zorro 2 support with some bus timing fixes
  • Fixes “double vision” bug when switching from RTG to PAL/NTSC Interlace screen
  • Fixes bug where video capture position was offset/wrong after reset with 50hz mode
  • Fixes “dark background wave” in video capture mode on A2000 due to sampling unconnected pins
  • Stability fix for USB Storage driver

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_5_1-zorro2.zip 446KB
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_5_1-zorro3.zip 460KB
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_5_1-a500.zip 538KB

   
• Pre-Release 1.5 4c503755ef

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.5 (beta)

  mntmn 5 months ago 41 commits to master since this release

  Note: Zorro 2 version not available yet; it will follow in the next days after testing.

  Download the Zorro 3 version for Amiga 3000/4000. Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.5): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes (since 1.4b):

  • Faster GUI: All P96 drawing functions now accelerated and some bugs fixed (details: https://mntre.com/media/ZZ9000_info_md/2019-08-09-ZZ9000-resources.html#picasso96-p96-acceleration)
  • Increased (~2x) write performance by using AXI DMA internally
  • Experimental USB Storage (USB Stick) support (ZZ9000USBStorage.device), tested with GiggleDisk and fat95. No hotplug yet! Insert USB stick before starting/resetting Amiga.
  • New 320x256 mode for certain demos
  • Fixes demos that use panning for double buffering (like Melba/Appendix)

  Huge thanks to beeanyew and shanshe for code contributions!

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_5-zorro3.zip 397KB

   
• Pre-Release 1.4b 4c503755ef

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.4b (beta)

  mntmn 5 months ago 41 commits to master since this release

  Note: Zorro 2 version not available yet. This is a testing version for Zorro 3 to check the stability of new improvements.

  MD5 sum of BOOT.bin for Zorro 3 version: 95e4f547d25366b218fcf5343e63c119

  Download the Zorro 3 version for Amiga 3000/4000. Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.4b): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes (since 1.4a):

  • Introduces Hardware Sprite (used for mouse cursor)
  • Introduces automatic switch to 720x480@60Hz mode for NTSC scandoubling
  • Fixes some blitting related bugs
  • Slightly better interrupt handling for ethernet

  Thanks to beeanyew and shanshe for code contributions!

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_4b-zorro3.zip 371KB

   
• Pre-Release 1.4a af99669bc2

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.4a (beta)

  mntmn 6 months ago 69 commits to master since this release

  Note: Zorro 2 version not available yet. This is a testing version for Zorro 3 to check the stability of many new improvements.

  MD5 sum of BOOT.bin for Zorro 3 version: 8104039a29

  Download the Zorro 3 version for Amiga 3000/4000. Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.4a): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes (since 1.3):

  • Greatly increased Ethernet speed
  • Contributed by @beeanyew:
    • Consolidated and optimized rectangle filling and pattern/template filling (much faster)
    • ARM accelerated DrawLine
    • ARM accelerated InvertRect
    • ARM accelerated Planar2Chunky
    • ARM accelerated BlitRectNoMaskComplete

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_4a-zorro3.zip 357KB

   
• Stable 1.3c d9f345146f

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.3c (fixed!)

  mntmn 7 months ago 91 commits to master since this release

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.3c

  Note: The previous upload of 1.3c for Zorro 3 was identical to the Zorro 2 version by mistake. The upload has now been corrected.

  MD5 sum of BOOT.bin for Zorro 2 version: ec7fa1318e MD5 sum of BOOT.bin for Zorro 3 version: 338ac852ac

  Download the Zorro 3 version for Amiga 3000/4000 or the Zorro 2 version for Amiga 2000. Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.3c): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes (since 1.2):

  • Fixes “purple column” problem on some VGA/DVI monitors (or no image at all on some VGA/DVI monitors)
  • New interlace detection fixes problems with games that switch between interlace/no interlace
  • Fixes overlapping memory of multiple Intuition screens with unaligned resolutions like 800x600
  • Refactored screen mode setup fixes glitches like “split screen”
  • Defaults to 800x600 capture mode on cold boot for more compatibility
  • Better centering of capture mode in 800x600 resolution
  • BlitTemplate and BlitPattern now accelerated on Zorro 2 as well
  • (technical) Fixes ARM register reads for Zorro 2

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_3c-zorro2.zip 338KB
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_3c-zorro3.zip 354KB

   
• Pre-Release 1.3b f81f732121

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.3b (Beta, Zorro 3 only!)

  mntmn 7 months ago 93 commits to master since this release

  Download this version only for Amiga 3000/4000. Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.3): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes:

  • FW 1.3 had a silly bug breaking hsync setup which is now fixed. I didn’t catch this during initial testing because my 2 testing monitors didn’t have a problem with this. The following changes are the 1.3 improvements.

  • Fixes “purple column” problem on some VGA/DVI monitors (or no image at all on some VGA/DVI monitors)

  • New interlace detection fixes problems with games that switch between interlace/no interlace

  • Fixes overlapping memory of multiple Intuition screens with unaligned resolutions like 800x600

  • Refactored screen mode setup fixes glitches like “split screen”

  • Defaults to 800x600 capture mode on cold boot for more compatibility

  • Better centering of capture mode in 800x600 resolution

  BOOT.bin MD5 sum: 025bf2c30fe2235eaada2e37d5a53087

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_3b-zorro3.zip 354KB

   
• Pre-Release 1.2b 425749260f

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.2b (Beta, Zorro 3 only!)

  mntmn 7 months ago 102 commits to master since this release

  Download this version only for Amiga 3000/4000. Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.2): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes:

  • (Only change to 1.2): Reduces Ethernet init timeout to 5 seconds to ready the card for Zorro transactions quicker. Fixes Guru when your Amiga loads the monitor driver before ZZ9000 has completed init.
  • Supports alternative scandoubler mode 800x600@60Hz for monitors that don’t support the default mode (default is 720x576@50Hz). Enabled via a setting during driver installation.
  • Reduces screen switching time. Now zero switching time if resolution stays the same.
  • Fixes sporadic off-by-one display row.
  • (technical) moves modeline control to ZZ9000OS.

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_2b-zorro3.zip 363KB

   
• Pre-Release 1.1 2f4f0793af

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware 1.1 (Beta, Zorro 3 only!)

  mntmn 7 months ago 107 commits to master since this release

  Download this version only for Amiga 3000/4000. Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Don’t forget to update the drivers (1.1): https://source.mntmn.com/MNT/zz9000-drivers/releases

  Changes:

  • Enables data cache and optimization in ZZ9000OS to speed up graphics operations
  • Introduces acceleration for BlitTemplate / BlitPattern
  • Switches ethernet to 100mbit for more stability

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1_1-zorro3.zip 331KB

   
• Stable RC1 af6ada9651

  MNT ZZ9000 Firmware RC1

  mntmn 7 months ago 212 commits to master since this release

  Download the archive that fits your machine (Zorro II for Amiga 2000, Zorro III for Amiga 3000/4000). Extract BOOT.bin and copy to root of MBR/FAT32 formatted MicroSD card to be inserted in ZZ9000 MicroSD card slot.

  Make sure to use 1.0 drivers for this version!

  Downloads

  • Source Code (ZIP)
  • Source Code (TAR.GZ)
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1-rc1-zorro2.zip 342KB
  • zz9000-firmware-r-1-rc1-zorro3.zip 330KB