TIPI FAQ

Q: What PI models should I use?

A: Raspberry PI 3, PI 3+ and PI Zero W and PI 4 are the only supported models.

Q: What do I need to install on the PI?

A: Download the pre-made sd card image from jedimatt42.com

Q: Can I clone or move my SD card/image to a new PI?

A: YES! and it doesn't have to be the same kind, as long as it is any of the supported kind!

Q: What is the config tool and how do I run it?

A: TIPICFG, located at TIPI.TIPICFG on your TIPI. drive. Run it from TI BASIC with:

CALL TIPI

Q: What is CALL TIPI?

A: A DSR extension to TI BASIC that runs EA5 program image files. It can only see files on devices hosted by TIPI.

CALL TIPI("TIPI.GAMES.AMBULANCE")

Q: What disk managers are compatible with TIPI?

A: Disk Manager 2000 (DM2K) by Fred Kaal partially works. For best results, use "DSK4." to reference the base directory of "TIPI." There are features in DM2k that work with "DSK4." but not "TIPI."

Traditional TI disk controllers focus on sector IO. This is not supported.

I have written a new command line oriented disk manager, called Force Command, that you can find on Atariage.

Q: Is TIPI compatible with all old software?

A: No. See Known-incompatible-software

Q: How do I upgrade the software?

A: Normally, if there is an update it shows up in TIPICFG , then you press 'U', and wait until TIPICFG indicates the upgrade is complete.

Q: Is TIPI's CLOCK compatible with X?

A: The device PI.CLOCK can be read with LVL3 IO the same way the Corcomp CLOCK device can. You can not write to it. The RTC is not memory mapped.

Q: The TI is looking for a file name GAME/S but I get an error. What should I do?

A: TIPI looks at the host filesystem name of your files. It does not look inside the TIFILES header. A TI file named with '/' or '' should use a '.' on the host os instead. TIPI will transform requested slashes, to host filesystem dots.

Q: What is the TI directory separater character?

A: '.' dot. The device name terminator is also used as the directory separater. TIPI.GAMES.EA5.AMBULANCE will look for AMBULANCE in a directory named EA5 under a directory named GAMES.

Q: Are volume name searches supported?

A: Yes! The volume name of anything using the "TIPI." or "DSK4." device name is "TIPI". However, the volume name of "DSK1." if it is mapped to "GAMES.EA5" would be "EA5"

Q: What is the default root password for the PI sd-card image?

A: There is no default root password. Use sudo.

Q: What is are the default login credentials for the PI sd-card image?

A: login: tipi, password: tipi

To change, login with either the provided TELNET client on the TI, or SSH in, and use the 'passwd' command.

Q: What is the default 'pi' user password?

A: 'raspberry', but you should never use this, except to change the password. Login as 'tipi' if you must.

You should change that too!

Q: If TIPICFG upgrade fails, what should I do?

A: SSH into the PI from a PC (use Putty, or an SSH client you are familiar with). Login as the user 'tipi'. Then execute the following:

cd /home/tipi/tipi/setup
sudo ./upgrade.sh --upgrade

It will prompt again for the tipi user password. Watch what happens, if it errors, feel free to PM me on atariage.com, I am Jedimatt42. Preferrably, have a copy of the information from the failing screen.