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d0c
Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 186 |
C64 diagnostic software
anyone that have some c64 diagnostic software for the c64 so i can test it?... i have tryed searching the database but no luck. |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
I have always found it weird to run diagnostic software on a C64, as a broken computer won't run it or the results are at least unreliable.
It would be far cooler to have diagnostic hardware plugged in a C64 that needs investigation, read by a 2nd C64. |
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d0c
Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 186 |
i guess these programs only helps on light damaged c64 to check ram, kernal, colors, ports and all voices is working in the sid. at least one of these program back in the days found a kernal rom failure. i didnt think the c64 was broken, i changed the kernal rom and i tested with a game where it shouddently showd the text for the trainer... with the faulty kernal rom all i could see was a black screen, when that screen appeared i just pressed the joystick button and the game begins i had no supisions about something was wrong at the time...
without this little program i wouldnt have noticed it, so these c64 diagnostic software aint complete useless...
so thats why i put a request for c64 diagnostic software...
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SIDWAVE
Account closed
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2238 |
a UK seller sometimes sells the C64 hardware diagnostic full harness on ebay.co.uk
its one plug for each port on the c64, connected with some cables and some hardware, it should be able to find any broken stuff inside the c64. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
Quote:at least one of these program back in the days found a kernal rom failure. i didnt think the c64 was broken, i changed the kernal rom and i tested with a game where it shouddently showd the text for the trainer... with the faulty kernal rom all i could see was a black screen, when that screen appeared i just pressed the joystick button and the game begins i had no supisions about something was wrong at the time...
the diagnostic program simply was stupid and didnt notice that you infact had the old buggy kernal revision :) the rom itself probably was just fine =)
Quote:it should be able to find any broken stuff inside the c64.
no, not "any". that diagnostic cartridge is pretty simple infact. most fundamental stuff in the c64 has to work for it to work too, that is the cpu, the pla, the reset- and clock circuit, the vic and probably a few other things. faulty things it can detect is ram, rom and cias. the plugs are simple loopback dongles, mostly used to test the cias. the cartridge works without them (just cia tests will fail then). |
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ready.
Registered: Feb 2003
Posts: 441 |
hey doc,
this afternoon I dug through some of my old disks and found a few test programs. There should also be one for the drive. Get the file test c64.d64 from here:
http://mio.discoremoto.alice.it/danieleredivo/
hope it helps.
Ready. |
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d0c
Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 186 |
oki i got...
64 doctor
c64 diagnostic
test64
anyone have more? |
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maestro
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 727 |
is there something specific that your looking for doc?? |
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d0c
Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 186 |
nothing special i just try to collect or find new test software for the c64....
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goto80
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 138 |
Here's a short BASIC-listing (and D64) of a SID-diagnostic program. The good thing is that it tests waveforms and filters, and it can be typed in manually when you don't have a xfer-setup.
http://ploguechipsounds.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-page-basic-sid.. |
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Exile
Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 58 |
Hi Doc,
found some stuff on my harddrive.
use the link for many test utils.
http://members.upc.nl/m.das19/testsoftware.zip |
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AlexC
Registered: Jan 2008
Posts: 299 |
Just wanted to point out that at least some of above solutions requires additional hardware to perform all tests. Trilogic Doctor has additional loopbacks for serial and user ports for example. It's not possible to fully test c64 without those add-ons. |
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d0c
Registered: Apr 2006
Posts: 186 |
thanks to everyone that helped, i got what i needed... i even got the harness c64 diagnose system, that is a cart with everything..
picture..
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/4140/561607248big.jpg
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null
Account closed
Registered: Jun 2006
Posts: 645 |
Quote: thanks to everyone that helped, i got what i needed... i even got the harness c64 diagnose system, that is a cart with everything..
picture..
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/4140/561607248big.jpg
:-)
That thing looks awesome.
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