Bridgeboard emulation (x86 CPU, for example A2286)

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

I only need bootable PC hardfile that includes some program that shows VGA display glitches.

As soon as I get home I am attaching my Hardfile PC, about the problems VGA I used the floppy installation Win31 in Italian and the game Prince Of Persia (stand-alone) downloaded here on abandonia.com (if no legal site remove link).


EDIT: Attached HD-PC 32M e File Config

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Toni I would like to make a clarification, tests above related to Windows 3.1 and play Prince of Persia, they were made with a system based WB 1.3. If you are using on system Amiga 2.X or 3.x, i progress achieved as attachments screenshots above you are not obtained. In practice with Os 2.X or OS 3.x, when you try to install Windows 31 at the end of the loading data Floppy of the screen remains black, same thing if you run the game Prince of Persia.
More particularly, and with systems OS 2.x or 3.x and OS utiliti Janus (AMouse etc..) do not start, at least this happens to my systems 2.x or 3.x, this happens even after remade several times the installation of Amiga Janus 2.1.

I hope my English is understandable

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Toni I would like to make a clarification, tests above related to Windows 3.1 and play Prince of Persia, they were made with a system based WB 1.3. If you are using on system Amiga 2.X or 3.x, i progress achieved as attachments screenshots above you are not obtained

For some reason I suspect you have much more differences in your configs than KS version... Problem surely is not KS version.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

For some reason I suspect you have much more differences in your configs than KS version... Problem surely is not KS version.

In particular, what to report, perhaps because use systems located in Italian?

This morning it starting from the floppy Workbench 3.1, I created a gaming WB3.1 scratch and nothing has changed for the above, everything else works perfectly, I enclose my video showing the launch of Xenon 2, this game unlike Prince Of Persia, works perfectly on VGA.

[ Show youtube player ]

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

In particular, what to report, perhaps because use systems located in Italian?

This morning it starting from the floppy Workbench 3.1, I created a gaming WB3.1 scratch and nothing has changed for the above, everything else works perfectly, I enclose my video showing the launch of Xenon 2, this game unlike Prince Of Persia, works perfectly on VGA.

[ Show youtube player ]

My point is that if you report "KS 2.x/3.x has different behavior than KS1.3", then the _only_ difference _must_ be KS version!

If there are more configuration differences, you must find out which _single_ option causes the difference, not some generic variable..

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

As soon as I get home I am attaching my Hardfile PC, about the problems VGA I used the floppy installation Win31 in Italian and the game Prince Of Persia (stand-alone) downloaded here on abandonia.com (if no legal site remove link).

I need pre-installed version. Only way to get confirmed matching version. Also I am too lazy to do any installations, especially boring&stupid dos program installations.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

The floppy Prince Of Persia downloaded from the link above, to start not necessary to install is stand-alone, tested and tried to play with the DOSBox Emulator! i try as soon as possible also a preinstalled version!
Is there a way of WinUAE, or use a mountlist to mount hardfile PC on the Amiga, now in the past I did not remember.

[AnnaWu]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

I need pre-installed version.

I will do with pre-installed PoP (Prince of Persia) with using his settings.

[AnnaWu]

Toni, please check my PM.

[Toni Wilen]

VGA mode screen updates fixed. This is not optimal fix because it forces full update (instead of partial) but it should be good enough for this kind of use case (=if you want best performance of games = use something else than bridgeboard emulation).

(VGA mode is a bit special vs linear frame buffer modes that RTG boards use)

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Thanks Toni now Prince Of Persia Works Well, in truth I do not care emulate good games, it was only the right to do with Amiga,and to show that you can do everything with Amiga. Now even the emulation of Prince Of Persia deserves a VideoTube

[Toni Wilen]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Thanks Toni now Prince Of Persia Works Well, in truth I do not care emulate good games, it was only the right to do with Amiga,and to show that you can do everything with Amiga. Now even the emulation of Prince Of Persia deserves a VideoTube

Exactly: It only needs to work correctly, it does not need to be optimal or usable

btw, about Sound Blaster emulation, does anyone know which (GPL compatible) emulator has "best" SB emulation?

[AMIGASYSTEM]

As promised, here is my VideoTube deserved from Prince Of Persia which runs on a beautiful Workbench 1.3

[ Show youtube player ]

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Is there a way of WinUAE, or use a mountlist to mount hardfile PC on the Amiga, now in the past I did not remember.

If it helps, found a great way to update with a simple drag-and-drop our hardfile PC-MSDOS, the same tool WinImage also it allows you to create new hardfile, it is a software shareware You may evaluate it for a period of 30 days.

[AnnaWu]

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

btw, about Sound Blaster emulation, does anyone know which (GPL compatible) emulator has "best" SB emulation?

PCem is licensed under the GPL.
The emulator support SB 1.0, SB1.5, SB 2.0, SB Pro v1, SB Pro v2, SB16 and SB AWE32.

http://pcem-emulator.co.uk/

[AnnaWu]

Windows 3.0 works partially (Windows in standard mode, Win /S) with the standard VGA driver.
This mode is not available for Windows for Workgroups 3.11
The real mode " WIN /R " seems to be ok too.
With the enhanced mode " WIN /3 " (A2386SX) I have still problems.
The screen is black.

PS: Toni, pls check my next PM

The AMOUSE3.DRV (PC Janus disk) driver doesn't work.
SYSTEM.INI
mouse.drv=BridgeBoard Mouse Driver 1.7 for Windows 3.0
or
mouse.drv=AMOUSE3.DRV

As I said, the mouse pointer is visible but it doesn't work.
If I have time I will try the mouse driver on the XT Bridgeboard expansion.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Successfully installed Windows 3.1, only it starts with Win /S, if you use the mode Win /3 or just Win, Windows stops on Logo;
mode Win /R, It is not supported by Windows 3.1.

I noticed that if after loading Windows 3.1, proceed with a reset hot (CTRL+Win+Win), Amiga OS restarts slowly and goes s shots, for optimal reuse must quit and relaunch a new emulation WinUAE.

[Amiga_CDTV]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Successfully installed Windows 3.1, only it starts with Win /S, if you use the mode Win /3 or just Win, Windows stops on Logo

You can try win /b
This creates bootlog.txt which might help figuring out where the problem appears.

[AnnaWu]

Another Windows 3.0 screenshots.
They looks a bit better now.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by Amiga_CDTV

You can try win /b
This creates bootlog.txt which might help figuring out where the problem appears.

Done, I do not know if the Log is full, command Win /B It remains active and not closed, attach BootLog.