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Forum: Amiga scene 18 May 2021, 14:55
Replies: 9
Views: 1,184
Posted By BlankVector
Thanks for your nice words. I indeed take the...

Thanks for your nice words. I indeed take the time to create good quality English subtitles, as this is essential for non-French speaking people (and thank you for your help, Google Translate).
...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 May 2021, 09:25
Replies: 9
Views: 1,184
Posted By BlankVector
Thanks for your nice feedback :) In this...

Thanks for your nice feedback :)


In this video, I wanted to focus on standard Amiga floppies. I quickly talked about Atari 11 sectors floppies in previous video about 720 KB floppies...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 May 2021, 17:54
Replies: 9
Views: 1,184
Posted By BlankVector
Floppy disk Video: Amiga 880 KB floppy disk

Do you know how Amiga floppies actually look like? And real differences from other computers? Answers there! French speech, English subtitles.

https://img.youtube.com/vi/zSLEG3mfths/0.jpg
...
Forum: News 04 September 2020, 14:35
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Sure. But EmuTOS takes care of that, whenever its...

Sure. But EmuTOS takes care of that, whenever its main code resides in Chip RAM, Fast RAM or even ROM :cool
Forum: News 04 September 2020, 11:39
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Indeed, thats the right information! However, I...

Indeed, thats the right information! However, I recommend to put the value $07 at offset $19 (GCC does that). More than Alt-RAM support, if adds the fastload bit. This prevents the OS to clear the...
Forum: News 04 September 2020, 10:01
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Thanks for your tests. I also use the the EmuTOS...

Thanks for your tests. I also use the the EmuTOS floppy on my A500+, but I have 1 Mb Chip RAM.

The memory reported on the EmuTOS welcome screen is the whole amount of RAM installed on the machine...
Forum: News 03 September 2020, 09:55
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
(short answer: no) EmuTOS on Atari hardware:...

(short answer: no)

EmuTOS on Atari hardware: runs most Atari ST software, except a few know ones listed there (https://github.com/emutos/emutos/blob/master/doc/incompatible.txt). Generally, this...
Forum: News 02 September 2020, 20:59
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Hi, EmuTOS 1.0 has been released :xmas It is an...

Hi, EmuTOS 1.0 has been released :xmas
It is an important milestone for Atari ST/TT hardware.

Regarding to Amiga-specific features, there is only 1 improvement from the previous release, but a...
Forum: News 24 October 2019, 11:22
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Good :) I think I will rename/repackage those...

Good :) I think I will rename/repackage those floppy images, because it seems to be confusing for users.


This is really strange, I've never seen such thing before. I may have forget to...
Forum: News 23 October 2019, 21:26
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
The correct EmuTOS for A1000 is inside...

The correct EmuTOS for A1000 is inside emutos-amiga-rom-0.9.12.zip (https://sourceforge.net/projects/emutos/files/emutos/0.9.12/). Then extract emutos-kickdisk.adf. It is named like this because it...
Forum: News 21 October 2019, 13:55
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Ah! I'm glad that floppy works well for you. But...

Ah! I'm glad that floppy works well for you. But that's quite strange as I didn't change anything significant in that area.

About the hard disk:
- Either there is a hardware issue, and for some...
Forum: News 16 October 2019, 12:02
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Hi, I'm glad to announce the release of EmuTOS...

Hi, I'm glad to announce the release of EmuTOS 0.9.12. It is available there :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/emutos/files/emutos/0.9.12/

The key feature regarding to Amiga is that I got rid of...
Forum: support.WinUAE 26 May 2019, 22:02
Replies: 10
Views: 1,741
Posted By BlankVector
Ah! I missed the fact that the first slot at...

Ah! I missed the fact that the first slot at 0x00e90000 wasn't itself properly aligned for all boards. I fixed that in EmuTOS and... now it works fine! :great

Many thanks for the hint, Toni...
Forum: support.WinUAE 26 May 2019, 21:32
Replies: 10
Views: 1,741
Posted By BlankVector
(FYI I have reimplemented AUTOCONFIG in EmuTOS....

(FYI I have reimplemented AUTOCONFIG in EmuTOS. This works fine, I will push that later to official sources).

I don't know where, but for sure there is confusion here.
I followed your algorithm,...
Forum: support.WinUAE 26 May 2019, 20:21
Replies: 10
Views: 1,741
Posted By BlankVector
After spending a few hours... :banghead ...

After spending a few hours... :banghead






Seen in expansion.cpp, function add_rtarea_pointer():
Forum: support.WinUAE 26 May 2019, 11:31
Replies: 10
Views: 1,741
Posted By BlankVector
I found the "getchipmemsize" trap at offset...

I found the "getchipmemsize" trap at offset 0xFF80 in the UAE Boot ROM. It reveals the location of WinUAE's 32-bit Chip RAM. I used it in EmuTOS, it works like charm.
WinUAE + EmuTOS provide more...
Forum: support.WinUAE 18 May 2019, 15:06
Replies: 3
Views: 770
Posted By BlankVector
I found a sample program which dumps all the...

I found a sample program which dumps all the ConfigDev from expansion.library:
https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/Expansion_Library#Simple_Expansion_Library_Example

I added a dump for the cd_SlotAddr...
Forum: support.WinUAE 17 May 2019, 16:24
Replies: 3
Views: 770
Posted By BlankVector
Ah, in that case there may be a bug in the AROS...

Ah, in that case there may be a bug in the AROS AUTOCONFIG routines I borrowed for EmuTOS. I added some traces before and after WriteExpansionWord(). cd_SlotAddr was 0x0040 before WinUAE patching,...
Forum: support.WinUAE 17 May 2019, 00:34
Replies: 3
Views: 770
Posted By BlankVector
Bug in expamemz3_map() with cd_SlotAddr

Hi, I suspect a bug in WinUAE's expamemz3_map() function.
https://github.com/tonioni/WinUAE/blob/master/expansion.cpp#L629

The goal of that function is to patch the ConfigDev structure...
Forum: support.WinUAE 04 May 2019, 12:14
Replies: 10
Views: 1,741
Posted By BlankVector
Ah, OK. The UAE boot ROM, which knows where the...

Ah, OK. The UAE boot ROM, which knows where the 32-bit Chip RAM is located, registers itself that RAM to the OS by using system calls.
As EmuTOS does not call the UAE boot ROM, and does not provide...
Forum: support.WinUAE 04 May 2019, 12:03
Replies: 7
Views: 1,659
Posted By BlankVector
In the meantime, I found another workaround : ...

In the meantime, I found another workaround :

*p = testvalue;
call_any_function();
if (*p == testvalue) ...

It seems that a simple function call between write and read (even a simple jmp to...
Forum: support.WinUAE 03 May 2019, 22:55
Replies: 10
Views: 1,741
Posted By BlankVector
32-bit Chip RAM detection

I'm trying to detect WinUAE 32-bit Chip RAM from EmuTOS. As I understand, it doesn't use AUTOCONFIG.
What is the proper way to detect 32-bit Chip RAM? Start at $10000000 until there is no more RAM?...
Forum: support.WinUAE 02 May 2019, 21:21
Replies: 7
Views: 1,659
Posted By BlankVector
Thanks for those precisions. Would it...

Thanks for those precisions.



Would it be OK to enable the instruction cache at startup, disable it before memory test, and re-enable it afterwards?
Forum: support.WinUAE 02 May 2019, 01:31
Replies: 7
Views: 1,659
Posted By BlankVector
I solved that issue by adding proper data cache...

I solved that issue by adding proper data cache management in EmuTOS memory detection routine (flush/invalidate). Slow RAM is now detected as expected, in any case.
I still wonder if this is a...
Forum: support.WinUAE 01 May 2019, 19:00
Replies: 7
Views: 1,659
Posted By BlankVector
Thanks for this explanation, Toni. However, I...

Thanks for this explanation, Toni.
However, I still don't understand how 512 KB of Slow RAM is successfully detected with that very same setup, as the end address is $00C80000, which is still not a...
Forum: support.WinUAE 01 May 2019, 17:46
Replies: 7
Views: 1,659
Posted By BlankVector
Slow RAM detection & JIT

I'm currently improving Slow RAM detection in EmuTOS with WinUAE 4.2.0 64-bit, and I suspect a WinUAE bug with JIT and cache.
Basically, presence of RAM is detected by writing a single LONG at the...
Forum: News 19 February 2019, 11:39
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
I plan to make some work on EmuTOS for Amiga this...

I plan to make some work on EmuTOS for Amiga this year.
But strangely, I have no trouble with floppy on my A500+ (and WinUAE). Both real floppy drive and Gotek (with HxC firmware) work fine.
Forum: support.WinUAE 17 January 2019, 10:05
Replies: 0
Views: 2,121
Posted By BlankVector
transrom video tutorial (Kickstart ROM dump)

Hi, I have just made a short video tutorial to show how to use the "transrom" tool provided with WinUAE. As an example, I dump the Kickstart 2.04 from my A500+. Hoping this will be useful.
As usual,...
Forum: News 08 July 2018, 15:37
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Not yet. But that will happen.

Not yet. But that will happen.
Forum: News 01 May 2018, 23:23
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
If you are unfamiliar to Atari ST Operating...

If you are unfamiliar to Atari ST Operating Systems, you can have a look at my foss-north 2018 (http://foss-north.se/2018/) presentation. You will learn many things about EmuTOS, FreeMiNT, and much...
Forum: Amiga scene 07 March 2018, 22:07
Replies: 76
Views: 9,865
Posted By BlankVector
I use a SEGA Master System joypad and the 2...

I use a SEGA Master System joypad and the 2 buttons work fine :)
See R-Type, Apidya, and Turrican there: (English subtitles available)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPgUdfkhc0I
Forum: News 05 January 2018, 10:33
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Happy new year! Indeed, EmuTOS 0.9.9.1 has been...

Happy new year!
Indeed, EmuTOS 0.9.9.1 has been released recently, but it does not contain anything new regarding to Amiga (due to lack of time). I plan to fix Amiga-specific bugs for next release.
Forum: Amiga scene 22 October 2017, 23:33
Replies: 5
Views: 1,246
Posted By BlankVector
And here is the second part about transferring...

And here is the second part about transferring ADF files with floppies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5OLnokV8KM

You can also follow me on the Vretrocomputing Facebook page...
Forum: Amiga scene 10 October 2017, 23:10
Replies: 5
Views: 1,246
Posted By BlankVector
Thanks for your nice feedback :) Good...

Thanks for your nice feedback :)


Good illustration of my advice :great
Forum: Amiga scene 09 October 2017, 01:00
Replies: 5
Views: 1,246
Posted By BlankVector
Floppy disk CrossDOS presentation + TransADF

Hi, I have just made a video demonstrating CrossDOS usage. That might help newcomers.
Speech is French, with English subtitles provided.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIks6msxSf8
Forum: News 13 September 2017, 21:38
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Oh. So we will have to debug EmuTOS IDE on your...

Oh. So we will have to debug EmuTOS IDE on your hardware. I will go back to you when I have some time.

About the Format menu option: in older EmuTOS versions, it was just a shortcut to run a...
Forum: News 13 September 2017, 13:53
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
The best way to format a CompactFlash card is to...

The best way to format a CompactFlash card is to create a PC-style partition table, and create a small primary partition such as 500 MB.
Then format that partition using *FAT16* (FAT32 is...
Forum: News 13 September 2017, 11:59
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
EmuTOS works perfectly on my A500+ with Vampire...

EmuTOS works perfectly on my A500+ with Vampire V2, including CompactFlash plugged on Vampire IDE port. That one is A600 compatible. So I don't see any good reason it would not work on ACA500 IDE. If...
Forum: News 13 September 2017, 11:14
Replies: 241
Views: 72,181
Posted By BlankVector
Many thanks, Toni, for this code review! This...

Many thanks, Toni, for this code review!
This really makes sense. I'm planning to improve the EmuTOS floppy driver with your hints. I will report progress here.
Forum: Hardware mods 13 September 2017, 11:03
Replies: 3
Views: 1,973
Posted By BlankVector
Many thanks for your hints, that makes sense. I...

Many thanks for your hints, that makes sense.
I will check EmuTOS sources and report back.
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