Visual Sudio Code - Amiga Assembly - Winuae loading problem

[Toki]

Hi

I've installed the Amiga Assembly extension and loaded the Example workspace.
When I compile and run the example programme (based on Photon's tutorial scrolling bar) FS-UAE loads and runs the programme fine, but Winuae loads just a pair of eyes (!) with text saying it is waiting for media.
Any ideas on how I can get Winuae loading the programme?

Thanks

[prb28]

Did you change something just after the download of the example workspace ?

Do you have winuae installed ? Maybe the main config is messing with the config from the emulator.
Can you check the .vscode/launch.json file ? Maybe there are some parameters that are wrong.

[Toki]

Thanks. I don't think anything changed. Yes I already had winuae installed. I'll check the json file - that's a good suggest.

Thanks.

[NZJeux27]

Originally Posted by prb28

Did you change something just after the download of the example workspace ?

Do you have winuae installed ? Maybe the main config is messing with the config from the emulator.
Can you check the .vscode/launch.json file ? Maybe there are some parameters that are wrong.

I'm having the same problem, what exactly am I looking for in the launch.json file? I mean i found the winuae part but idk what to do about it, it looks fine.

[prb28]

Originally Posted by NZJeux27

I'm having the same problem, what exactly am I looking for in the launch.json file? I mean i found the winuae part but idk what to do about it, it looks fine.

The eyes are the boot logo from AROS rom.

If it does not go further, it means that the mounted hard drive is not set or valid.
Your .vscode/launch.json should have these information :

"emulator": "${config:amiga-assembly.binDir}/winuae.exe",
"emulatorWorkingDir": "${config:amiga-assembly.binDir}",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/uae/dh0/gencop",
"options": [
  "-s",
  "quickstart=a500,1",
  "-s",
  "filesystem=rw,dh0:${workspaceFolder}/uae/dh0",
  "-s",
  "debugging_trigger=SYS:gencop",
  "-s",
  "debugging_features=gdbserver"
],

This path "${config:amiga-assembly.binDir}/winuae.exe" means that the winuae.exe will be executed from a downloaded directory.
In your folder do you have a uae/dh0 folder with the built files?
Does it work with FS-UAE?

[Toki]

Yes exactly that wording , just "game" instead of "gencop".

I wondered whether it was the config in winuae. I've set eveything up now in winuae. I tried loading the directory dho (in the VSC workspace) as the hard drive. Now when winuae starts it goes into winuae, but it just opens the opening screen (with floppy picture) and not my setup configuration?

Feel as though I've almost cracked this, but not quite.

All help gratefully received!

[Toki]

Meant to add FS-UAE works fine.

[prb28]

When running with winuae you'll get a logfile in the bin dir :

C:\Users\___username__\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\globalStorage\prb28.amiga-assembly\file-downloader-downloads\vscode-amiga-assembly-binaries-@-1.0.0\vscode-amiga-assembly-binaries-windows_x64\winuaebootlog.txt

Can you look if this file is created et post it so I can see if there is something wrong in it ?

[prb28]

There must be some config in the normal installation of winuae that messes with the version used by the extension.

[Toki]

I've attached the winuae boot log. I can't see anything obviously wrong, but I'm not sure what to look for.

thanks

[prb28]

Originally Posted by Toki

I've attached the winuae boot log. I can't see anything obviously wrong, but I'm not sure what to look for.

I thing the problem comes from here :

load config '..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Amiga\Configurations\default.uae':0

In my log file I have :

load config '.\default.uae':0

In you default configuration : you seem to have a set a default path for the mounted drives, so it's trying to load the drive :

Possible boxart path: '..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Amiga files\Visual Studio\vscode-amiga-wks-example-1.0.0\uae\dh0'

and not :

C:\Amiga files\Massimo\Visual SC Workspace\uae\dh0

set in :

 -s "filesystem=rw,dh0:C:\Amiga files\Massimo\Visual SC Workspace\uae\dh0"

In your .vscode/launch.json try to add these options :

"-f",
"./default.uae",

Something like :

        {
"type": "winuae",
"request": "launch",
"name": "WinUAE Debug",
"stopOnEntry": true,
"serverName": "localhost",
"serverPort": 2345,
"startEmulator": true,
"trace": false,
"exceptionMask": 8188,
"emulatorStartDelay": 1500,
"emulator": "${config:amiga-assembly.binDir}/winuae.exe",
"emulatorWorkingDir": "${config:amiga-assembly.binDir}",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/uae/dh0/gencop",
"options": [
"-f",
"./default.uae",
"-s",
"quickstart=a500,1",
"-s",
"filesystem=rw,dh0:${workspaceFolder}/uae/dh0",
"-s",
"debugging_trigger=SYS:gencop",
"-s",
"debugging_features=gdbserver"
            ],
"preLaunchTask": "amigaassembly: build"
        }

[prb28]

Oh... another thing, If you have bartman's "Amiga debug" extension, disable it for the workspace, we use some mnemonics common and it may cause some troubles.

[Toki]

I've got it loading winuae GUI from VSC. I've setup my configuration (called "VSC1")so that it's in a directory on it's own. It's not however loading VSC1, just loading the default GUI, which is strange because I don't have a default config, only VSC1. In VSC1 I've unticked the load GUI box, but that doesn't make a difference.

If winuae could load straight into my configuration?

[Toki]

Thanks. I've just seen your reply. I'll give those suggestions a try, and let you know how I get on. It will probably be tomorrow now when i get the chance, the non-Amiga world beckons.

[Toki]

Finally sorted this. Fiddled around with the launch.json file. Inserting "\" rather than "". Why this makes a difference I don't know!

Followed your advice above, and added some other changes of my own.

Reduced the number of sub-directories for the Workspace. Why this makes a difference I don't know!

Configured winuae, and didn't neeed to add a hard drive in the config (it's automatically setup by the launch file).

Attached is the text of the launch.json file to help others who may try want to embark on this mission in the future!

[prb28]

Originally Posted by Toki

Finally sorted this

Great !

Originally Posted by Toki

Fiddled around with the launch.json file. Inserting "" rather than "". Why this makes a difference I don't know!

Don't know where you did this replacement. Shouldn't be useful.

Originally Posted by Toki

Reduced the number of sub-directories for the Workspace. Why this makes a difference I don't know!

Me neither... Maybe the probrem is the " " (spaces) in the path.

Originally Posted by Toki

Configured winuae, and didn't neeed to add a hard drive in the config (it's automatically setup by the launch file).

The ./default.uae should do the trick.

Originally Posted by Toki

Attached is the text of the launch.json file to help others who may try want to embark on this mission in the future!

Thanks, you should consider using
"${workspaceFolder}/uae/dh0" instead of "C:\VSCWS\uae\dh0".

[Toki]

Sorry I meant to type " Inserting " \\ " rather than "". ". I had to use " \ " otherwise the address for the hard file in winuae lacked any "" in it.

Thanks for your help with this. I wouldn't have managed it on my own.

[prb28]

Originally Posted by Toki

Sorry I meant to type " Inserting "" rather than "". ". I had to use "" otherwise the address for the hard file in winuae lacked any "" in it.

Escaping characters may be important when the json file is parsed and the command is executed.

Originally Posted by Toki

Thanks for your help with this. I wouldn't have managed it on my own.

[Toki]

Corrected my previous post. I don't know what is going on with these \\\\\ 's!!!

[BippyM]

This is the issue I have, and is the exact issue I have created this issue

https://github.com/prb28/vscode-amig...bly/issues/196

I will try the above tomorrow.