exec.library v45.24 looking for beta testers - Page 3

_mandark_ · 10 June 2011, 15:57

when I try to build an extended 512k ROM-image, I get an error when I try to add romheader_45.21:

"Remus error: no resident found"

Cosmos · 10 June 2011, 17:10

Use the very last version of Remus !

_mandark_ · 12 June 2011, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmos

Use the very last version of Remus !

you were right! it works ok with Remus_rc35.

Brosol · 18 June 2011, 02:00

v45.25 ready yet?

_mandark_ · 18 June 2011, 17:54

v45.24 seems to run fine on my A1200.

Is there any way to determine if exec.library causes an error, or if an error is caused by other parts of the system? Also some kind of testing-tool or 'stress test' would be helpful for testing.

Cosmos · 18 June 2011, 18:53

All my work is all the time in pure asm = mistake and bug are easy to come... And sometimes hard to detect...

I have no other choice : users (and I) want faster and no patched libraries...

Remember that many Amigamen have the original source of the Kickstart 3.1, except me = harder to improve this Kick without... I know these 'Amigamen', I'll remember for sure, believe in me...

That's why I release betas : I don't have time to test and check by myself, coding take all my free time !

So, all apologies for bugs and issues, I do my best with what I have (raw sources without any comments) !

_mandark_ · 18 June 2011, 21:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmos

All my work is all the time in pure asm = mistake and bug are easy to come... And sometimes hard to detect...

...

That's why I release betas : I don't have time to test and check by myself, coding take all my free time !

So, all apologies for bugs and issues, I do my best with what I have (raw sources without any comments) !

And I appreciate your work very much! The good results of your patches speak for themselves!

But maybe you got me wrong - I am not complaining that your patches are buggy

Of course bugs can easily happen when coding in Assembler. I only want to help testing.

But I am wondering if there is some program on Amiga I can run for a few hours to trigger bugs more easily. On my Linux PCs when I build the kernel, staging kernel modules or some other beta software I run e.g. BOINC or some OpenGL programs, benchmarks, etc. for some hours to see if the system is stable. On the Amiga I can run AIBB or simply run the Workbench for hours, but I don't know if this is any good for testing. Also if I get a Guru, how do I know if the cause is a part of AmigaOS or some other program?

Thorham · 18 June 2011, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmos

I know it's always a bit complicated...

I'm thinking about releasing Rom files directly : but the copyright...

You could make eor difference files. Simply eor the original rom and the patched rom together. When the resulting data and the original rom are eored, you get the patched rom. Easy

Lonewolf10 · 19 June 2011, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by _mandark_

Is there any way to determine if exec.library causes an error, or if an error is caused by other parts of the system?

Yes, it's called Guru Meditation

The 8 number code on the left of a guru meditation tells the user whether it's fatal or not, what the error is and which part of AmigaOS caused it (e.g. Exec, Intuition, etc.).

I did find an excellent description of how to decode the codes that Guru Meditation returns. I searched and couldn't find the page I found the other week (I saved the page to my laptop), but this page is just as good (possibly better):

http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/guruguide.html

Regards,
Lonewolf10

_mandark_ · 20 June 2011, 11:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lonewolf10

Yes, it's called Guru Meditation

The 8 number code on the left of a guru meditation tells the user whether it's fatal or not, what the error is and which part of AmigaOS caused it (e.g. Exec, Intuition, etc.).

...

http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/guruguide.html

Thanks, this is really enlightening! And also I bit complicated... I hope I'll be fast enough to grasp my camera to take a picture next time, and decode the Guru afterwards

DrCinicus · 20 June 2011, 19:54

To read the Guru you should use the Guru History function of MCP, which, during the reboot, write in a file the last guru meditation.

Bye

_mandark_ · 24 June 2011, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrCinicus

To read the Guru you should use the Guru History function of MCP, which, during the reboot, write in a file the last guru meditation.

Thanks! I had a look into MCP. It is a complex program touching many OS-functions... Is there any chance I can use the Guru History Function ONLY and nothing else?

Found 1.33 on aminet and 1.48 from the authors homepage. Which one do you use/recommend?

DrCinicus · 26 June 2011, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by _mandark_

Thanks! I had a look into MCP. It is a complex program touching many OS-functions... Is there any chance I can use the Guru History Function ONLY and nothing else?

Found 1.33 on aminet and 1.48 from the authors homepage. Which one do you use/recommend?

I use only 10-15 functions of MCP (including Guru History, of course). You can modify the behaviour of the program via MCPPrefs. IMHO MCP is a multipurpose utility, using it for only one function is a waste.

I'm using V 1.43 and I'll not change it (update) because it's doing the jobs I need very well.

Bye

mfilos · 26 June 2011, 23:36

I've been using the new exec for quite some time on my A600 and custom ROM mapped via MapROM feature of ACA and everything works like a charm.

After remaking a custom Kickstart for my A1200D PPC, I found out that this exec... doesn't recognize my BPPC's SCSI!
- Using BB2's Exec+1MBROM module+Remus Romheader it works just fine!
- Using Cosmos Exec+Cosmos Romheader I only get the scsi.device to boot!
(ofc since it's a BPPC I also use in both circumstances "DummyCDStrap" module).

Cosmos · 27 June 2011, 03:06

Oh, ok : wait for a new release today, I found two bugs in the v45.24 !

>- Using BB2's Exec+1MBROM module+Remus Romheader it works just fine!

45.20 ?? And you have some fastram available with your BlizzardPPC ???

Cosmos · 27 June 2011, 03:14

exec.library v45.25.02

mfilos · 27 June 2011, 09:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmos

45.20 ?? And you have some fastram available with your BlizzardPPC ???

Sure thing! No problems with my FastRAM and Exec 45.20. You can check one video here: [ Show youtube player ]

Also... My A600 custom kickstart doesn't boot with the new version (endless reboots).
With the previous version it worked like a charm!

I'm attaching you my Remus project files to check it out (in case any other module conflicts with your Exec.

Cosmos · 27 June 2011, 09:50

>Sure thing! No problems with my FastRAM and Exec 45.20. You can check one video here: [ Show youtube player ]

What ??? I tried the 45.20 on two BlizzardPPC 040 and 060 : zero fastram all the time...

>Also... My A600 custom kickstart doesn't boot with the new version (endless reboots).

Oh, it's again my Amiga models detection who f*** on A600...

altcomputing · 27 June 2011, 23:15

v45.25.02 working very fine so far, any info on changes to focus on?

Cosmos · 04 July 2011, 07:55

exec.library v45.25.15 WIP

- v45.24 to v45.25
- All functions and tables %0x00 aligned to keep 68000/010 happy
- Added 68060 detection
- AFF_68060 flag set into AttnFlags if 060 detected
- OCS/ECS/AGA/Akiko/A3000/A4000D detection added in the new ([4.w],ModelFlags)
- One bit reserved into ModelFlags for the future Natami
- One bit reserved into ModelFlags for the future FPGAArcade
- MMU020 bit flags added into AttnFlags if 020 with external MMU detected
- MMU030 bit flags added into AttnFlags if 030 with MMU detected
- MMU040 bit flags added into AttnFlags if 040/040LC detected
- One bit reserved into AttnFlags for the future 68050
- Small start delay added for some fast accelerator boards (ACA630...)
- R_AllocPooled optimised
- R_CopyMem_020 if 020/030/040 detected
- R_CopyMemQuick_020 if 020/030/040 detected
- R_Dispatch_060 if 060 detected
- R_FreePooled optimised
- R_Launch_060 if 060 detected
- R_Supervisor_060 if 060 detected
- R_Switch_060 if 060 detected

Still not working on A600 : I need to find another way to detect this model...

These new 060 special functions are not activated because of the Blizzard and Apollo 060 firmware (27C256 Plcc & 27C010 Dip), but the code is into this new version

Added ModelFlags : exec.library know now the Amiga Classic model. Others future romable libraries will need this feature...

27 June 2011, 03:14	#56
Cosmos Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 655	exec.library v45.25.02 Last edited by Cosmos; 16 July 2011 at 18:12.

04 July 2011, 07:55	#60
Cosmos Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 655	exec.library v45.25.15 WIP - v45.24 to v45.25 - All functions and tables %0x00 aligned to keep 68000/010 happy - Added 68060 detection - AFF_68060 flag set into AttnFlags if 060 detected - OCS/ECS/AGA/Akiko/A3000/A4000D detection added in the new ([4.w],ModelFlags) - One bit reserved into ModelFlags for the future Natami - One bit reserved into ModelFlags for the future FPGAArcade - MMU020 bit flags added into AttnFlags if 020 with external MMU detected - MMU030 bit flags added into AttnFlags if 030 with MMU detected - MMU040 bit flags added into AttnFlags if 040/040LC detected - One bit reserved into AttnFlags for the future 68050 - Small start delay added for some fast accelerator boards (ACA630...) - R_AllocPooled optimised - R_CopyMem_020 if 020/030/040 detected - R_CopyMemQuick_020 if 020/030/040 detected - R_Dispatch_060 if 060 detected - R_FreePooled optimised - R_Launch_060 if 060 detected - R_Supervisor_060 if 060 detected - R_Switch_060 if 060 detected Still not working on A600 : I need to find another way to detect this model... These new 060 special functions are not activated because of the Blizzard and Apollo 060 firmware (27C256 Plcc & 27C010 Dip), but the code is into this new version Added ModelFlags : exec.library know now the Amiga Classic model. Others future romable libraries will need this feature... Last edited by Cosmos; 16 July 2011 at 18:12.

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10 June 2011, 15:57	#41
_mandark_ Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Funeralopolis Posts: 91	when I try to build an extended 512k ROM-image, I get an error when I try to add romheader_45.21: "Remus error: no resident found"

10 June 2011, 17:10	#42
Cosmos Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 655	Use the very last version of Remus !

18 June 2011, 02:00	#44
Brosol Brosol Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 85	v45.25 ready yet?

18 June 2011, 17:54	#45
_mandark_ Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Funeralopolis Posts: 91	v45.24 seems to run fine on my A1200. Is there any way to determine if exec.library causes an error, or if an error is caused by other parts of the system? Also some kind of testing-tool or 'stress test' would be helpful for testing.

18 June 2011, 18:53	#46
Cosmos Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 655	All my work is all the time in pure asm = mistake and bug are easy to come... And sometimes hard to detect... I have no other choice : users (and I) want faster and no patched libraries... Remember that many Amigamen have the original source of the Kickstart 3.1, except me = harder to improve this Kick without... I know these 'Amigamen', I'll remember for sure, believe in me... That's why I release betas : I don't have time to test and check by myself, coding take all my free time ! So, all apologies for bugs and issues, I do my best with what I have (raw sources without any comments) !

20 June 2011, 19:54	#51
DrCinicus Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Assemini/Italy Age: 51 Posts: 23	To read the Guru you should use the Guru History function of MCP, which, during the reboot, write in a file the last guru meditation. Bye

26 June 2011, 23:36	#54
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	I've been using the new exec for quite some time on my A600 and custom ROM mapped via MapROM feature of ACA and everything works like a charm. After remaking a custom Kickstart for my A1200D PPC, I found out that this exec... doesn't recognize my BPPC's SCSI! - Using BB2's Exec+1MBROM module+Remus Romheader it works just fine! - Using Cosmos Exec+Cosmos Romheader I only get the scsi.device to boot! (ofc since it's a BPPC I also use in both circumstances "DummyCDStrap" module).

27 June 2011, 03:06	#55
Cosmos Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 655	Oh, ok : wait for a new release today, I found two bugs in the v45.24 ! >- Using BB2's Exec+1MBROM module+Remus Romheader it works just fine! 45.20 ?? And you have some fastram available with your BlizzardPPC ???

27 June 2011, 09:50	#58
Cosmos Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: France Posts: 655	>Sure thing! No problems with my FastRAM and Exec 45.20. You can check one video here: [ Show youtube player ] What ??? I tried the 45.20 on two BlizzardPPC 040 and 060 : zero fastram all the time... >Also... My A600 custom kickstart doesn't boot with the new version (endless reboots). Oh, it's again my Amiga models detection who f*** on A600...

27 June 2011, 23:15	#59
altcomputing MC68060@85MHz Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Poland/Wroclaw Age: 38 Posts: 76	v45.25.02 working very fine so far, any info on changes to focus on?

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