Using MiniStartup from StingRay

[oRBIT]

I've been experimenting a bit with the startupcode provided online by StingRay (v2.26) but I can't get it to work properly if the exe I created is started from an icon. I get a crash.
All I've added to the code at the moment is:
Begin: bsr start
lmb: btst #6,$bfe001
bne.b lmb
bsr restore
rts
And it works fine within Asm-One and from a shell-window but not from an Icon. Anything I've missed? Thanks in advance.
My Amiga-environment (in WinUAE) is running AmigaOS 3.1.4..

[Antiriad_UK]

Running from icon needs some extra stuff. Have a look at section 18 in this
https://plantmonster.net/koodailut/a...HowToCode7.pdf

[oRBIT]

Oh ok, I thought his startupcode should take care of that, but ok.. Thanks.

[alkis]

I think if you include this
https://github.com/optixx/amiga-cros.../iconstartup.i
in ministartup.s you should be fine.

[StingRay]

Originally Posted by oRBIT

Oh ok, I thought his startupcode should take care of that, but ok.. Thanks.

It's called MiniStartup for a reason. Usually running code from WB is not necessary for most demos hence I didn't include it.

[oRBIT]

I got this stuff running now, but I have issues running ThePlayer-replayer at the same time (no music at all), I guess the startup disables something that P61A is relying on?

[DanScott]

Originally Posted by oRBIT

I got this stuff running now, but I have issues running ThePlayer-replayer at the same time (no music at all), I guess the startup disables something that P61A is relying on?

You might need to write the VBR to the P61 VBR pointer in the player


move.l .VBRptr-.VARS_HW(a5),P61_VBR

[StingRay]

Originally Posted by oRBIT

I got this stuff running now, but I have issues running ThePlayer-replayer at the same time (no music at all), I guess the startup disables something that P61A is relying on?

Either use P61 in system-friendly mode or make sure to initalise P61_VBR with the VBR.

[oRBIT]

Can't still get it running. Hmm.. My VBR seems to be located at $0. I'm compiling P61a with system = 1 (friendly), CIA = 1, Exec = 1, lev6 = 1
Any ideas?

[StingRay]

How to do you initialise P61? If you don't mind uploading your sources I my have a look what's wrong.

[DanScott]

Originally Posted by oRBIT

Can't still get it running. Hmm.. My VBR seems to be located at $0. I'm compiling P61a with system = 1 (friendly), CIA = 1, Exec = 1, lev6 = 1
Any ideas?

system = 0 and exec = 0 in my setup

Also, you don't need to call the play routine every update... just call the P61 Init at the start, and the module plays by itself on interrupt

also you need to call the p61 Init after the ministartup stuff

[oRBIT]

system = 0 , exec = 0 fixed it. Thanks!

[DanScott]

Originally Posted by oRBIT

system = 0 , exec = 0 fixed it. Thanks!

bravo!

[StingRay]

If you set exec = 0 you have to take care to set the VBR yourself, make sure to try your code with relocated VBR to check if it still works. However, exec 0 is not necessary if you aren't going to trash $4.w (i.e. you don't code a trackmo or something similar), so can use system = 0, exec = 1 which means the VBR stuff will be handled automatically by the replayer.