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Please read this before downloading:

WebKit engine update caused regression in several browser features. Keep that in mind when using these build. These problems are planned to be solved. Please make a copy of your existing OWB directory and place the binary in the copy. Don't place the binary in your main OWB directory and due to regressions I mentioned, it may damage your OWB configuration files.

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Now, for more details on this first alpha build of OWB 2.0!

The engine has been updated from August 2015 to February 2019 (more then 50 000 changes included!!!).

Enjoy and please report any problems as well as sites which cause browser to crash!


If you are using Odyssey under Linux hosted, please apply these updates:

https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-OWB_2.0-20240821.x86_64.zip
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-crt.library-20240820.x86_64.zip

If you are using Odyssey under AxRT, please install updated runtime:
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/libaxrt-4.0_41.11-1_amd64.deb
and then apply these updates:
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-OWB_2.0-20240821.x86_64.zip
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-crt.library-20240820.x86_64.zip

Tested sites:
- multiple Amiga sites, wikipedia, YT main/search page

Known issues:
- media player is disabled - no videos on YT for now
- certificates path is hardcoded to system default path (ENV:SYS/Certificates/ca-bundle.crt)
- disabling SSL check does not work
- window must be kept active to process events
- right-click (context menu) crashes browser
- typing in search bar crashes browser
- cookies do not work

Known sites crashing browser:
- https://browserle...m/features
- https://twitch.tv

thank you deadwood at the moment I cannot test the 64-bit version

New version of browser is now available!

If you are using Odyssey under Linux hosted, please apply these updates:

https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-OWB_2.0-20240830.x86_64.zip
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-crt.library-20240820.x86_64.zip

If you are using Odyssey under AxRT, please install updated runtime:
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/libaxrt-4.0_41.11-1_amd64.deb
and then apply these updates:
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-OWB_2.0-20240830.x86_64.zip
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-crt.library-20240820.x86_64.zip

Fixes:
- fixed Subresource Integrity support (solves arosnews.github.io issues)
- fixed saving cookies from Java Script
- fixed Cookie Manager window
- fixed crash when using search text box
- fixed duplication of cookies (solves archives.aros-exec.org, amigaworld.net)

Known issues:
- downloads are not working
- context menus are disabled
- media player is disabled - no videos on YT for now
- certificates path is hardcoded to system default path (ENV:SYS/Certificates/ca-bundle.crt)
- disabling SSL check does not work
- window must be kept active to process events
- dragging an image causes crash
- exiting settings causes bottom bar to missrender
- WebSockets are not working

Thanks a lot! In this version, you can already log in to your Google account and even gmail works. For now only the mobile view, to use it you have to enter through the address:

mail.google.com/mail/mu

Hi All,

Below you can find updated versions for 64-bit. If you are interested in the details of the development plan, please check the Odyssey 32-bit thread.

https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-OWB_2.0-20241009.x86_64.zip

You will need to update following libraries:
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-crt.library-20241009.x86_64.zip
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-muimaster.library-20241009.x86_64.zip
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/UPDATE-stdlib.library-20241009.x86_64.zip

If you are running under AxRuntime, here is a new version:
https://axrt.org/development/owb/x86_64/libaxrt-4.0_41.11-1_amd64.deb

For everyone following development of 64-bit version of Odyssey, here is a preview of what to expect from final 2.0 version.

https://arosnews.github.io/64bit-odyssey-and-javascript-story/

@deadwood:

Go for it; it's high time we ditch 32 bit abiv0 .

As for multi-core support, there's an experimental abi V1 build, here
https://sourcefor...p/download

I agree with jma.

Yes, but only when 32Bit emulation is available, or when the most important 32Bit software is recompiled to 64Bit, otherwise you cannot have a Distribution, only a Build.

This Build does not work on WMware, i have not tested on VirtualBox, not even all software that has been developed for ABIV11 works on ABIV1, for ABIV1 at the moment there is no software except some software.

but owb will work on abiv11 not abiv1

Odyssey 2.0 will work on any variant of AROS, be it ABIv1 or m68k as long as there is person interested in doing the work of compiling and possible bug hunting. I'm happy to help such person. Currently I'm helping a person from AmigaOS 4 community to compile Odyssey for that system.

ok deadwood i understand

Hi All,

Finally, after four months of work Odyssey 64-bit arrived! Check out this cool promo video:



First, I would like to thank @retrofaza for his tireless, everyday testing of new builds on multiple configurations which made this release possible.

This release builds on top of updated WebKit engine and Media Player in Odyssey 2.0 with addition of JavaScript acceleration via JIT compiler for greater performance as well as ability to utilize multiple CPU cores when running under AxRuntime.

If you like to try out Odyssey, please follow the tutorials below.

For using Odyssey under AROS linux hosted: https://arosnews.github.io/OWB-aros-linux-hosted/

For using Odyssey under Windows: https://arosnews.github.io/OWB-axrt-wsl2/

For using Odyssey under Linux: https://arosnews.github.io/OWB-axrt-linux/

Congratulation and many thanks angain to yourself and retrofaza for this milestone, really looking forward to trying it out at some point next year :-)

Cheers,
Nigell.

deadwood great work as always!

Hi All,

An issues was found with Youtube playback: if you change your system language (by adding a prefered languange in Prefs/Locale) YT starts sending localized pages and they don't playback videos correctly. Currently the only workaround is to delete ENVARC:locale.prefs and restarting your computer. Thanks to @retrofaza for invastigating this problem.

A small teaser: work on Odyssey 2.5 progresses. It will be updated to same WebKit engine version from September 2020 as Wayfarer 1 browser

Great Deadwood

As soon as possible, I will make a donation also jacek, unfortunately I have to wait a few months.

A new development build is available. This is unstable build, please don't distribute:

https://axrt.org/development/OWB-2.5-20250517.x86_64.zip

If you notice regressions compared to 2.1, please let me know. Also if some sites start working
compared to 2.1 please let me know as well.

changes:
- 10% faster JavaScript
- updated to WebKit 2.30.6 (September 2020) - same engine as Wayfarer 1


known issues:
- first start can take up to two minutes, be patient or delete PROGDIR:Conf/Cache
- WebSockets broken
- Cookie Manager window broken
- changing system locale stops YT from working