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hannenz
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Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 24 |
Release id #26367 : Retro Replay ROM v3.8p
there seems to be a whole lot of confusion about this release, so i want to explain it a little.
There (definitley) is a bug in the ProgramFlasher v3.8b which is envoked by TOOL from the latest RR-ROM v3.8b. (yes, they have same version numbers.)
There are FlashUtilities Versions v0.04 & v0.05 which seem to work well but won't work on the newer revisions of RR (red board), because they don't recognise the new M29F010B FlashROM which replaced the M29F010 on older RRs.
So, owners of the new (red, revision 2004) board can't use the v0.04/ v0.05 FlashUtility and the v3.8b-one has a bug in it concerning (only!) the PROGRAM FLASHER. (Flashing whole ROMs works with v3.8b fine)
The bug is a fact. I know because i fixed it. Believe me!!
(Flashing Programs will work, but they fail to "load" after power up, because the "download" routine, which should be executed in RAM is executed in FlashROM, which crashes the machine)
I fixed this bug and "released" FlashUtiliuty v3.8p (i called it "p" because of "patch") here in CSDb.
Then I told Jens Schoenfeld about this patch and he asked me to fix the whole RR-ROM v3.8b so that he can ship RRs with the patched FlashUtility from now on. To get it straight, I called the ROM v3.8p as well. (I didn't start with confusing version numbers...;))
And to get another thing clear: I am not a member of Cyberpunx or such. I simply recognised the bug and did a fix to it. Unfortunately I couldn't get in contact with Count Zero until now.
This is no official Cyaberpunx release.
Furthermore this ROM is nothing more than the v3.8b-ROM, it just saves the patched FlashUtility v3.8p to disk when typing TOOL.
This ROM is intended to replace the v3.8b on future shipping of the RR, there's no need to update, there is a version of the FlashUtility v3.8p here in CSDb as stand-alone as well. Simply download this and use it if you want to have a working ProgramFlasher on your (new, red board) RR. Owners of older RRs can use the FlashUtility v0.05.
Hope to get some things clearer now!
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
you DID use the rom from the hitmen page (which has the loader bug fixed) i hope? :) |
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hannenz
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Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 24 |
yep. :)
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
good....i'll put it on our site then with the next update :) |
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Ninja
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 411 |
ehrm, gpz, does this version also include all the other bugfixes I submitted to C0? |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
no idea, its a somewhat recent version though, so maybe it does :) the loader bug is the only obvious one, so i dont know :=P |
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RaveGuru
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 43 |
What? There IS actually someone who fixed the loader bug? I had no idea!? Why isn't this commonly known and WHY is it not released here on CSDB ??? |
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Frantic
Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 1648 |
RaveGuru.. Agh.. I say the same... |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
why didnt you subscribe to the dedicated mailinglist where such things were announced? one of the main reasons for CZ loosing interest was exactly that. and csdb isnt the main place for releases afterall. |
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Frantic
Registered: Mar 2003
Posts: 1648 |
I was on those lists but never recieved anything like this. Perhaps there was a trouble with the mailinglist? |
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RaveGuru
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 43 |
Same here! I assumed the list was removed!!? Can't even seem to find the address.... |
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