EclaireXL

09/13/2018

09:38 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

I'd added a 2ms delay temporarily to stop some fast/slow flip flopping. That actually breaks USB keyboard when in tha... foft

09/03/2018

09:31 AM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

Ok good. That’s as I hoped. I still need to make switching from slow to fast sio and back more reliable, I just fixed... foft

09/02/2018

10:01 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

It doesn't seem to be happening as much although I did run into some weirdness a couple of times that might be relate... Farb

09:53 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

Farb, are you still running into this with the latest builds? foft

10:00 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Ok, I just checked in a couple more changes. Your patch file should get pretty small now :-D Farb

09:37 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

So this is what I ended up with as a patch to atx.c.
I'm updating gTrackInfo on every disk change or access to dif... foft

09:44 PM Core v28

* atx support, thanks to Farb
* fixed disk change sio ack bug (swap file read before ack led to failed reads on disk... foft

09/01/2018

04:40 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

That's great, thanks. foft

04:09 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Ok, done and checked into v09 branch. Farb

01:44 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Could it be changed somehow like this? i.e. move the avr parts to another file and add byte swapping? foft

08/31/2018

11:08 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Oh, and let me know if there are things I can do in the atx.h/c code to make it easier for you to consume :-) Farb

11:07 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I just updated to atxv5 and confirmed that 107 all passes and the few games I tested worked great. Fantastic work!! Farb

09:47 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I put this up as atxv5.
So 107 all passes, but 107 track35 seems to have a lot of NOKs... foft

09:39 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Updated to the v9 code.
I need to split out the eclaireXL changes to make this easier to update. I was going to m... foft

08/28/2018

09:45 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

Added more structure to the command handling (common ack/nak etc) and looking much better. More to do though... foft

09:57 AM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

I guess a disk revolution at 288rpm is 200ms, so it must be ok timing wise to do the ack first. foft

08/27/2018

09:34 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

The time spent on iii is in pf_open, the fat file system open. I guess this must do some work.
Perhaps if I ack fi... foft

09:22 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

So 3 problems...
i) Sometimes bad checksum, must be a sync issue with pokey clock I guess.
ii) Flip flopping betwee... foft

08/26/2018

09:41 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

Hmmm, gets a failed checksum on the first sector read and switches to high speed sio. Then takes a while to resync.
... foft

08:45 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

Setting up the logic analyser to check the cause of the first few fails on the scanalyzer... foft

08:51 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Thanks. It loaded more on the 400/800 rom (but not that far) and stopped early on the XL/XE. I think I have the patch... foft

08/25/2018

06:00 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I just tried it with SDrive Max and Eclaire in XL/XE mode. It loaded and I got to the point that the plane was on the... Farb

05:31 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Hmm, will check the timing some more.
Does flight sim II work on the max? I remember that being time sensitive and... foft

03:58 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I just tested Bandits with SDrive Max and Eclaire XL in 800 mode. It works fine. You need to wait until the full game... Farb

08:41 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Hmm, Bandits just worked with no change. Perhaps related to the other sector error issue. foft

08:31 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I'll put it up as atxv4 shortly.
Tested the few you sent. They all seem to work, except Bandits still does not pla... foft

12:02 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Fantastic! :-D Farb

08/24/2018

09:42 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Now M.U.L.E. works:-) + Bruce Lee. foft

09:41 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Ooops, had the subtraction backwards in waitForAngularPosition, doh. foft

08/23/2018

08:40 PM Bug #74: Mounted disks don't always load

Probably about time I fix this, might be impacting some atx loading too. foft

08/22/2018

12:56 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Here's further info about those two disks:
http://a8preservation.com/#/software/dump/82
http://a8preservation.com... Farb

12:55 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I believe phantom and duplicate sector are synonymous. Yes, multiple sectors with the same number on a track. Both Ag... Farb

12:50 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

What is a phantom sector? Same sector number and valid/crc error/weak on same track? Do you have examples for one on ... foft

08:50 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I quickly confirmed that changing $F7 to $EF didn't break any of the images I ran the Scanalyzer test and it returns ... Farb

07:19 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Hmm, good point. The status bits are active low which would make $F7=11110111 and $EF=11101111. Bit 4 represents reco... Farb

07:03 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Why does the code default to 0xf7? It says that means ‘data crc or weak sector’ in the hardware manual. The comment i... foft

06:22 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

As you have already surmised, the status byte returned from loadAtxSector contains the FDC status bits. Are you takin... Farb

08/21/2018

11:27 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Ok, I tested v3 and saw a few things:
1. Agent U.S.A. and Goonies successfully loaded. Woohoo!
2. Bandits success... Farb

09:17 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

OK, have to call it a day for today. I'll put up v3 with the latest anyway, though I suspect not much really helped y... foft

09:15 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

OK, can reproduce the same results in the linux sim... Which is good. So its not a missed byte swap (there is no byte... foft

09:05 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Yeah I wired status up right after building atxv2. I am getting back 0xf7 though. Its not finding the sector in the l... foft

09:03 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Glad it is making progress. I did wonder if bug 74 had something to do with what I was seeing. Are you using the stat... Farb

08:33 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

OK, little better. Now getting 247 on 19,20,... and 28,32. Investigating why the status is not 239 now. foft

08:26 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I think the first few errors may be related to the bug 74 you raised.
I do see failure on those sectors though I w... foft

07:00 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

If it’s that broken I wonder why air strike, Bruce Lee and lode runner work.
I’ll try that tool... foft

07:28 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I did some further testing and something definitely seems quite wrong. I can understand timing problems causing dupli... Farb

08/20/2018

10:16 PM Bug #74 (Closed): Mounted disks don't always load

I have been seeing some strange disk loading behavior for the past few builds. Intermittently, when I mount a disk an... Farb

10:14 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I should add (in case it wasn't completely clear) that all those titles work with the current version of atx.c. Farb

10:06 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I just tried atxv2 as well.
It sounds to me like the "slow" parts are too slow and the "speed-ups" are too fast. I... Farb

09:54 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

An aside, but noticed I seem to have a bunch of hexdumps still in this code. Better remove them since I'm sure they t... foft

09:51 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Nope, still seems to hang on most things. Hmmm. foft

09:50 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Trying to hook up sector status to 0x53 to see if that helps foft

09:34 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Fixed that and put it up as atxv2.
Load a bit quicker, but still only a few things seems to work (baker street and... foft

09:09 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Seems that it was just a + vs - issue when calculating the wait on rotation. Doh. foft

06:31 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I think something might be wrong with track step or something. Since its loads slow, slow slow, then occasional fast.... foft

06:30 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I've put the rpd there now. foft

05:11 PM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

I am not aware of anything that exists like that today but think it is an excellent idea. I have reached out to some ... Farb

07:51 AM Feature #73: Implement ATX disk image support

Oh, forgot to copy that! Will do that this evening.
I was thinking a test suite would be great. On an atx that boo... foft