GOLD2.10 core released for Vampire V2

TuKo · 22 July 2018, 22:44

GOLD2.10 released on 22.07.2018

Changes :

Added 4 different IDE speeds (V500)
Fixed SBCD instruction
Fixed ChipRAM detection
Improved CIA timings (V600)

FlashBINs and JICs for V600 and V500 are available on :
http://wiki.apollo-accelerators.com

SAGA Drivers package also got an update :
http://apollo-accelerators.com/files...river.v1.4.lha

Changes :

Updated VControl to 1.6
Updated VampireSN for Vampire V4
Updated SDNet to 1.92
Updated V2ExpEth to 1.92

kolla · 23 July 2018, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by TuKo

Fixed ChipRAM detection

VControl on my V600 now says...

Quote:

MEMS: Chip 1 MB, Fast 1 MB.

Not sure what that is supposed to mean, the system has 2MB of ChipRAM.

Seiya · 23 July 2018, 20:58

that with GoldCore 2.10 is like you have 1 MB Chip Ram and 1 MB fast ram

kolla · 24 July 2018, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seiya

that with GoldCore 2.10 is like you have 1 MB Chip Ram and 1 MB fast ram

What do you mean "is like"? The system clearly has 2MB of ChipRAM, and 124MB (or thereabouts, 128MB - 4MB for RTG) of FastRAM.

Seiya · 24 July 2018, 19:31

maybe to be more compatible if you run games from boot that require chip ram and fast ram to avoid "out of memory" error.
Of course booting diretly intro workbench you have full chip RAM e Fast Memory.

TuKo · 24 July 2018, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by kolla

VControl on my V600 now says...

Not sure what that is supposed to mean, the system has 2MB of ChipRAM.

What do other tools and WB say?

flype · 24 July 2018, 20:26

Was typo of my own, sorry.

DamienD · 24 July 2018, 21:02

Considering the above post was you only input into this thread so far; what exactly was the typo flype?

...it's not clear from this discussion so far.

TuKo · 24 July 2018, 21:04

In VControl tool

DamienD · 24 July 2018, 21:05

...well then make that clear, not difficult is it guys?

Anyway, thread moved from the News section (even though I approved it there originally) as I can see this going the usual way of "Vampire" threads on EAB and that doesn't need to be broadcast across all "Abime" news...

TuKo · 24 July 2018, 22:10

;-)

Anyway, thanks kolla for spotting it. I'll update the driver package with VControl 1.7 in next minutes.

kolla · 24 July 2018, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by TuKo

What do other tools and WB say?

Code:

$ Showconfig 
PROCESSOR:      CPU 68060/68060fpu/68060mmu
CUSTOM CHIPS:   ECS PAL Agnus (id=$0020), ECS Denise (id=$00FC)
VERS:   Kickstart version 45.64, Exec version 45.23, Disk version 45.5
RAM:    Node type $A, Attributes $505 (FAST), at $8000000-$FDFFFFF (126.0 meg)
        Node type $A, Attributes $705 (FAST), at $C00000-$C7FFFF (0.5 meg)
        Node type $A, Attributes $703 (CHIP), at $4000-$1FFFFF (~2.0 meg)
BOARDS:
 None

$ VControl CPU
CPU:  AC68080 @ 78 MHz (x11) (ATTN: 0x847f)
PCR:  0x04400001 (ID: 0440) (REV: 0) (DFP: Off) (ESS: On)
VBR:  0x00000000 (Vector base is located in CHIP Ram)
CACR: 0x00008000 (InstCache: On) (DataCache: Off)
FREQ: EClock: 709379Hz, VBlank: 50Hz, Power: 50Hz
CHIP: ECS, PAL, PAULA.
MEMS: Chip 1 MB, Fast 1 MB.
FBlit is NOT running.

EDIT: Oh... it was a bug, now fixed... thanks. Really sorry I missed all the drama I caused...

TuKo · 24 July 2018, 22:27

Ok, updated our WiKi
http://wiki.apollo-accelerators.com/...latest_drivers

Direct link :
http://www.apollo-accelerators.com/f...ver.v1.4.1.lha

DamienD · 25 July 2018, 11:09

Thread cleaned and re-opened.

flype · 25 July 2018, 11:28

Some additional information

The VControl tool offer a feature to disable the fpu.
It enables the cpu PCR DFP Bit. This is the Motorola Disable Floating Point switch present in the 060.
That feature was not working in previous core. It works again so that you can switch back to the math os libs if you encounter issues with some programs.

kolla · 25 July 2018, 12:17

Hm, whenever I try to disable the FPU, my systems just go down and stay down, powerled dimmed, and after a while, my monitor says that HDMI signal is gone. Even ctrl-a-a does not revive it. I will do some debugging using the RGB output, try running vcontrol from first CLI etc... but if this is a "known symptom" of something, it would be nice to know.

flype · 25 July 2018, 12:28

@kolla Which system do you have? A600 or other?

kolla · 25 July 2018, 12:32

V600v2 in an A600 ( and V500v2 in a CDTV, though this one is still on 2.9, awaiting pins for a CPU relocator)

flype · 25 July 2018, 14:00

We tested again on both v500 and v600, plus gold2.10, works well as it should do. Some end users also reported it ok in our forum. Sequence is vcontrol enable the dedicated bit then call exec coldreboot. Then the os does it usual detection and set the ATTNflags. In parallel the cpu traps as it should. Then a power off enable it again or vcontrol fpu 1.

In your case it seems to hang after the cold reboot.

Anything else to precise about your setup? Other hw connected and system installed that might give clues...

We will on our side continue the testings.

Paulee_Bow · 25 July 2018, 14:24

Hi, as a casual observer of the team’s progress, does anyone know, extremely roughly, when the Gold 3 release is planned for? The one that will let you play AGA games on an A500/600?

Maybe 6monhs, a year?

Thanks.

22 July 2018, 22:44	#1
TuKo Apollo Team Join Date: May 2014 Location: not far Posts: 379	GOLD2.10 core released for Vampire V2 GOLD2.10 released on 22.07.2018 Changes : Added 4 different IDE speeds (V500) Fixed SBCD instruction Fixed ChipRAM detection Improved CIA timings (V600) FlashBINs and JICs for V600 and V500 are available on : http://wiki.apollo-accelerators.com SAGA Drivers package also got an update : http://apollo-accelerators.com/files...river.v1.4.lha Changes : Updated VControl to 1.6 Updated VampireSN for Vampire V4 Updated SDNet to 1.92 Updated V2ExpEth to 1.92 Last edited by TuKo; 22 July 2018 at 23:30.

25 July 2018, 14:00	#19
flype Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: France Posts: 104	We tested again on both v500 and v600, plus gold2.10, works well as it should do. Some end users also reported it ok in our forum. Sequence is vcontrol enable the dedicated bit then call exec coldreboot. Then the os does it usual detection and set the ATTNflags. In parallel the cpu traps as it should. Then a power off enable it again or vcontrol fpu 1. In your case it seems to hang after the cold reboot. Anything else to precise about your setup? Other hw connected and system installed that might give clues... We will on our side continue the testings. Last edited by flype; 25 July 2018 at 14:06.

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23 July 2018, 20:58	#3
Seiya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 2,342	that with GoldCore 2.10 is like you have 1 MB Chip Ram and 1 MB fast ram

24 July 2018, 19:31	#5
Seiya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 2,342	maybe to be more compatible if you run games from boot that require chip ram and fast ram to avoid "out of memory" error. Of course booting diretly intro workbench you have full chip RAM e Fast Memory.

24 July 2018, 20:26	#7
flype Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: France Posts: 104	Was typo of my own, sorry.

24 July 2018, 21:02	#8
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Considering the above post was you only input into this thread so far; what exactly was the typo flype? ...it's not clear from this discussion so far.

24 July 2018, 21:04	#9
TuKo Apollo Team Join Date: May 2014 Location: not far Posts: 379	In VControl tool

24 July 2018, 21:05	#10
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	...well then make that clear, not difficult is it guys? Anyway, thread moved from the News section (even though I approved it there originally) as I can see this going the usual way of "Vampire" threads on EAB and that doesn't need to be broadcast across all "Abime" news...

24 July 2018, 22:10	#11
TuKo Apollo Team Join Date: May 2014 Location: not far Posts: 379	;-) Anyway, thanks kolla for spotting it. I'll update the driver package with VControl 1.7 in next minutes.

24 July 2018, 22:27	#13
TuKo Apollo Team Join Date: May 2014 Location: not far Posts: 379	Ok, updated our WiKi http://wiki.apollo-accelerators.com/...latest_drivers Direct link : http://www.apollo-accelerators.com/f...ver.v1.4.1.lha

25 July 2018, 11:09	#14
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Thread cleaned and re-opened.

25 July 2018, 11:28	#15
flype Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: France Posts: 104	Some additional information The VControl tool offer a feature to disable the fpu. It enables the cpu PCR DFP Bit. This is the Motorola Disable Floating Point switch present in the 060. That feature was not working in previous core. It works again so that you can switch back to the math os libs if you encounter issues with some programs.

25 July 2018, 12:17	#16
kolla Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 1,893	Hm, whenever I try to disable the FPU, my systems just go down and stay down, powerled dimmed, and after a while, my monitor says that HDMI signal is gone. Even ctrl-a-a does not revive it. I will do some debugging using the RGB output, try running vcontrol from first CLI etc... but if this is a "known symptom" of something, it would be nice to know.

25 July 2018, 12:28	#17
flype Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: France Posts: 104	@kolla Which system do you have? A600 or other?

25 July 2018, 12:32	#18
kolla Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 1,893	V600v2 in an A600 ( and V500v2 in a CDTV, though this one is still on 2.9, awaiting pins for a CPU relocator)

25 July 2018, 14:24	#20
Paulee_Bow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 185	Hi, as a casual observer of the team’s progress, does anyone know, extremely roughly, when the Gold 3 release is planned for? The one that will let you play AGA games on an A500/600? Maybe 6monhs, a year? Thanks.

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