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2011-09-11 19:32
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 3098
Please help testing: New loader release imminent

Hi,

before releasing the next version of my loader, i'd like to make sure it works alright on random actual hardware.

Basically i only need to know on which hardware combination it fails.
Some information about exotic hardware which works with it (anything that is not 1541/71/81) is also appreciated.

I'd be grateful for all reports.

The test images can be found here.

Thank you!
 
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2011-09-11 20:55
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 3098
Strange at least, it works fine on my VICE setups.

Apparently the drive model isn't detected correctly, and what you see is KERNAL fallback on devices which are on the serial bus and don't come with custom KERNAL. (KERNAL fallback on IDE64 or netload of course doesn't disturb IRQs. The worse-than-plain-KERNAL-performance effect is probably due to all the overhead for the KERNAL GETCHR call, which is of no import with the fast custom KERNAL devices.)

But that you cannot even list the directory before the loader test tool is actually running makes me a bit suspicious that this setup is a bit broken to begin with..

Can you send me the ROMs? Thanks!
2011-09-11 22:07
Clarence

Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 123
loadertest-c64.d64 on c128dcr

Red flashing border, right away when it tries to install the loader

On top it writes:
@$74fe/$86($75,$23): Invalid memory configuration

On bottom:
PAL, #8/CBM1571CR, $0856
POLLBLOCK


When I try to re-run it's all the same, only the memory address on top is sometimes different fe. $7575 instead of $74fe
2011-09-12 09:05
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 3098
Clarence: I could reproduce the error in VICE. Should be fixed by tonight :)
2011-09-13 21:58
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 3098
Clarence: Alright, this stuff here should work on your C128DCR. Thanks!
2011-09-14 07:46
Trurl

Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 61
It doesn't like my 1541! The d64 fails on breadbox+1541, c64c+1541 and flat c128+1541. Loading the first pic brings garbled picture and then it says @$1342/$81 (numbers in brackets vary): Wrong end address.

However both the d64 and the d71 run fine on my C128D. Also works on IDE64 (both c128 and c64, dos 0.90), the hires/multi rasterswitch flickers though.

Couldn't test IDE64 pclink due to slashes in filenames... and unfortunately my 1541-II and 1570 are unusable atm :(
2011-09-14 11:42
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 3098
Trurl: Thanks for the report. I currently don't have a 1541, only several 1541 II. Are you possibly in for some remote debugging? I'd simply send you images to test until the bug is located and fixed.
2011-09-14 13:44
Trurl

Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 61
Sure, PM'd.
2011-09-14 21:24
Crimson
Account closed

Registered: Jul 2005
Posts: 7
Krill, we should finally hook up!
2011-09-15 10:00
Krill

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 3098
Crimson: Indeed! And have a few beers, plus i can get that old 1541 back. Wonderful! :D
2011-09-15 18:58
tlr

Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 1814
Works on breadbox + 1541U-II 2.3tlr2 (AA).
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