Need help with TSP-demodisk2

extralife · 20 July 2008, 20:28

arrg this disk is driving me nuts, can anyone help me get this to run ??
i'm trying it out on a real a500 with kick1.3 and both with and without 512k ram expansion, and it still trashes graphics in many parts. Does this one really need a lower kick version or wtf is going on ??
I have downloaded 3 different disk versions now, and there do not seem to be any disk errors what soever on my floppys.. i'm running out of idea's here guys

StingRay · 20 July 2008, 20:46

Can you post a download link?

Edit: not needed anymore, found it myself. (I knew I had it somewhere

)

StingRay · 20 July 2008, 21:07

Ok checked it now and the graphics errors are caused (as expected) because the demos in question require OCS chipset.

extralife · 20 July 2008, 21:13

hehe yes, I thought u would m8

I'm thinking I might have been unlucky with the disk images, not the first time that has happened.
Still it's quite fun to see those very old demos and I remember back in the day when I saw the megademo 8 for the first time, with the beast scrolling, ooh how I thought that was cool

extralife · 20 July 2008, 21:14

errm isn't the a500 running on the ocs chipset ??

StingRay · 20 July 2008, 21:15

many A500's already feature ECS and apparently yours does too.

extralife · 20 July 2008, 21:18

how can i check that ?? i have a couple of other boards lying around so i might be able to swap it out

StingRay · 20 July 2008, 21:23

check the agnus: if it's 8371 your A500 is OCS.

extralife · 20 July 2008, 21:36

hehe well what do u know, I actually have a board lying here with the old agnus

well guess i better see if it works =D......btw which one is better to hang on to compatible wise ???

StingRay · 20 July 2008, 21:44

depends on what you want to do

if you can live with graphics bugs in certain Ackerlight, ACU and TSP Demos I'd go for ECS.

extralife · 20 July 2008, 22:05

HAHA it works, thx stingy......bout the chipset, well i'm only going to use my 500 for testing and oldshool demo's, i'm using my 1200 for the more serious stuff (yeah right

), so it's gonna stay with the 512k exp memory and thats it, so if the ocs is more compatible with the 500 stuff then thats the way to go i think or are there anything else I need to know about the ecs ??
If not then thx very much for your help stingray, looking forward to see some of your good stuff on my miggy again soon, c ya around
btw I totally loved your lotus game m8

StingRay · 20 July 2008, 22:19

if you want to check old demos and stuff then stay with OCS as there are VERY few demos that require ECS! (only some newer demos which perform some blitter magic do to c2p trickery ;D)

Nice to hear you liked my lotus game, *might* do the sequel one day

extralife · 20 July 2008, 23:17

well if it is only newer stuff, then it will most likely run on my a1200 anyways, so no need for ecs here..... a sequel would be nice indeed some day and indeed size do matter

cya around m8 and thx again for your help

StingRay · 20 July 2008, 23:35

you're welcome.

and well, those very few newer A500 demos that require ECS might not work very well on your A1200 due to massive use of self-modifying code (as they are intended to push the limits of A500 demos).

It might take a while before these very demos are finished and released though.

20 July 2008, 20:28	#1
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	Need help with TSP-demodisk2 arrg this disk is driving me nuts, can anyone help me get this to run ?? i'm trying it out on a real a500 with kick1.3 and both with and without 512k ram expansion, and it still trashes graphics in many parts. Does this one really need a lower kick version or wtf is going on ?? I have downloaded 3 different disk versions now, and there do not seem to be any disk errors what soever on my floppys.. i'm running out of idea's here guys

20 July 2008, 20:46	#2
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Can you post a download link? Edit: not needed anymore, found it myself. (I knew I had it somewhere ) Last edited by StingRay; 20 July 2008 at 20:59.

20 July 2008, 21:07	#3
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Ok checked it now and the graphics errors are caused (as expected) because the demos in question require OCS chipset.

20 July 2008, 21:13	#4
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	hehe yes, I thought u would m8 I'm thinking I might have been unlucky with the disk images, not the first time that has happened. Still it's quite fun to see those very old demos and I remember back in the day when I saw the megademo 8 for the first time, with the beast scrolling, ooh how I thought that was cool

20 July 2008, 21:14	#5
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	errm isn't the a500 running on the ocs chipset ??

20 July 2008, 21:15	#6
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	many A500's already feature ECS and apparently yours does too.

20 July 2008, 21:18	#7
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	how can i check that ?? i have a couple of other boards lying around so i might be able to swap it out

20 July 2008, 21:23	#8
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	check the agnus: if it's 8371 your A500 is OCS.

20 July 2008, 21:36	#9
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	hehe well what do u know, I actually have a board lying here with the old agnus well guess i better see if it works =D......btw which one is better to hang on to compatible wise ???

20 July 2008, 21:44	#10
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	depends on what you want to do if you can live with graphics bugs in certain Ackerlight, ACU and TSP Demos I'd go for ECS.

20 July 2008, 22:05	#11
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	HAHA it works, thx stingy......bout the chipset, well i'm only going to use my 500 for testing and oldshool demo's, i'm using my 1200 for the more serious stuff (yeah right ), so it's gonna stay with the 512k exp memory and thats it, so if the ocs is more compatible with the 500 stuff then thats the way to go i think or are there anything else I need to know about the ecs ?? If not then thx very much for your help stingray, looking forward to see some of your good stuff on my miggy again soon, c ya around btw I totally loved your lotus game m8

20 July 2008, 22:19	#12
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	if you want to check old demos and stuff then stay with OCS as there are VERY few demos that require ECS! (only some newer demos which perform some blitter magic do to c2p trickery ;D) Nice to hear you liked my lotus game, might do the sequel one day

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20 July 2008, 23:17	#13
extralife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: denmark Posts: 268	well if it is only newer stuff, then it will most likely run on my a1200 anyways, so no need for ecs here..... a sequel would be nice indeed some day and indeed size do matter cya around m8 and thx again for your help

20 July 2008, 23:35	#14
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	you're welcome. and well, those very few newer A500 demos that require ECS might not work very well on your A1200 due to massive use of self-modifying code (as they are intended to push the limits of A500 demos). It might take a while before these very demos are finished and released though.