05 June 2021, 15:30 | #1 |
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Unofficial AIBB v6.8 patch
Unofficial AIBB Version 6.8 patch
© SpeedGeek 2021 INTRODUCTION: This an update to the previous AIBB v6.7 patch. It has some new code to report the CPU Revision when a 68060 is detected. FEATURES: - New code reports CPU revision on 68060 systems - Runs all original AIBB code on 60000-68040 systems - 100% PC relative Assembler code - Patched executable is only 52 bytes larger than v6.7 - Updates version to 6.8 REQUIREMENTS: - Amiga with 68060 CPU - AIBB v6.7 "Update" version! - SAS spatch tool WARNINGS: This patch does NOT update AIBB to fully support the 68060 CPU in the way a benchmark program written specifically for that purpose would do. It does NOT functionally affect MOST of the limitations of the original AIBB code except for allowing it to run on 68060 systems. NOTES: The CPU Revision is reported in the System Information screen. This patch can NOT be applied to the older non-update v6.7 version. |
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Not sure what I'm doing wrong(?), but for the life of me, I can't get the patch to 'take'...
Using Spatch from: http://aminet.net/dev/misc/spatch.lha AIBB 6.5 from: https://bigbookofamigahardware.com/b...falcon1240.adf (as someone suggested as an alternative to try). I've also tried http://aminet.net/util/wb/Spatcher1_0.lha and AIBB from http://aminet.net/util/moni/AIBB_65.lha ... all to no avail. For idiots like me, may I suggest that someone with a gracious spirit post the updated executable to The Zone? |
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Yes in fact there is no information about it, I don't understand why these patches are used when many users don't know how to apply them, on Aminet there are GUIs to do it but in many cases they fail or you need an engineer to use them.
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Unfortunately, the AIBB distribution license makes no exceptions for any user's technical incompetence and likewise the SAS spatch tool makes no exceptions either. Last edited by SpeedGeek; 08 June 2021 at 15:06. |
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08 June 2021, 15:31 | #7 |
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Let's just say (if you're not used to using it frequently) the Spatch syntax isn't the most user-friendly. "Fiendly" might be more appropriate. lol
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Ok thanks was not directed at you personally, usual Amiga problem always full of obstacles. You could put in the readme a ready to use script, the "technical" formulas are not good for those who don't know them or can't use them Last edited by AMIGASYSTEM; 08 June 2021 at 16:12. |
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You're probably starting from the hacked 6.5 version of AIBB instead of the original one.
If you follow the original 6.5/6.6 patches threads, you'll see that the correct version was posted in an a1k.org forum thread. Once you get that executable, you can successfully apply the patches - check you are using the correct commands as per the attached screenshot. |
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Thanks BLUELiGHT--what was throwing me off was the tacky Spatch syntax not including those spaces, which are critical for a successful patch.
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22 June 2021, 10:32 | #11 |
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It would be easier if there was only one patch needed - from the last official binary to the target unofficial one (plus always place a warning that Aminet release is not the official binary).
The need to perform the whole chain of patches plus a policy to change the versions retrospectively (releasing fixes without bumping version number, and even posting a new 6.(n) patch, while the 6.(n+1) was already released) is a very confusing mix - you can’t even trust the files you have succesfully created yourself (or the previous patches you have downloaded and placed in your private storage), and everytime you have to re-read previous threads to understand what actually happened. |
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Of course, it would be easier if there was only one patch. But the feature updates and the bug fix occurred at different times and things just didn't work out that way.
It was just not worth doing a version change for a simple bug fix, and at least there is some consistency in doing version changes for feature updates only. The problem is not all users will want all the feature updates, but they will want the bug fix for which ever version they prefer. Unfortunately, there are users posting already patched versions in various locations but they will not always bother to update their postings. However, you can trust the files you create yourself as BLUELiGHT has just demonstrated. |
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Users who post patched versions do not bother to upgrade, because they have much more interesting things to do than to closely watch the development of a tool which is normally usefull twice a year. If they knew they were posting 6.6.0, and the 6.7.1 patch documentation would imply that it is the 6.6.1 binary which has to be patched, there would be no confusion at all. Last edited by Romanujan; 22 June 2021 at 15:33. |
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Thank you very much for this patch! I can finally run AIBB on WinUAE without crashes.
Please, do patches starting from 6.5... it's annoying to pass through 6.6+6.7+... threads and patchings. Why not making a diff from 6.5 directly? Also a single thread for AIBB unofficial patches would be better than jumping through 3-4 threads... BTW, on aminet there is also another useful (free) diff tool apart Spatch: http://aminet.net/package/util/cli/WDelta Is it possible to fix too big numbers (e.g. after a Savage test on WinUAE 060 JIT=ON) trashing UI? Last edited by hexaae; 06 September 2021 at 09:55. |
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v6.8 working great on both my A4000-CS-MKIII and A1200T-TF1260 machines |
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Hi.
Why can't the latest version simply be uploaded to Aminet and save all the Spatch process? Is the original author still around? |
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Hi ! I share all the version with a lot of hardware files : ftp://ftp2.grandis.nu//~Uploads/arcam
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BTW, the Aminet version is a hacked version and will not work with the update patches. Last edited by SpeedGeek; 28 May 2024 at 16:04. |
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