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  • Atari ST core

    Quote from robinsonb5

    Could you try the attached core, and let me know if it solves this issue, please?

    (I found a bug which I'd introduced into the bookmark code, which basically disabled the bookmarks. There's still a weird memory corruption / ROM loading issue which only appears to affect V2 hardware - still investigating that...)

    Good work, it indeed solved issue, many thanks :) I tried with my older SD-card, which has 16k cluster size. There was no more problems loading directories, and saving worked as in earlier core "20230328".

    Tested with Turbo Chameleon v1 standalone.

  • Atari ST core

    One different note: we don't seem to have threads of Commodore Pet -core and Acorn Archimedes -core. Haven't been able to get running both of those, only black screen, although OSD of Pet-core works. Could someone create those threads? :)

  • Atari ST core

    Oh well, I just formatted 32 GB SD-card with cluster size 64k, and guess what? I'm able to use that 3 GB hdf-file without problems. Thanks Alastair, now I can run ST-core again and writing to hdf works too :)


    Cheers,

    Pasi

  • Atari ST core

    Hi,

    Yes, I have been using same hdf and Platinum SD-card 32 GB with cluster size of 16k.

    Because it is older card, I just freshly formatted new Sandisk Extreme Pro 32 GB with cluster size of 16k.

    Unfortunately ST-core behaves just like using Platinum-card.

    My hdf-file for ST is 3 Gb split to 6 partitions, could that 3 Gb size cause problems?


    Cheers,

    Pasi

  • Atari ST core

    Thanks Alastair, I just tried newest core with standalone TC64v1.

    Initializing hard disk was slower than on older ST-cores. But it did find all 6 partitions from my hdf C,D,E,F,G,H.

    Accessing directories of hdf-file now time out frequently.

    At first boot TOS can only display drawers from C-partition. When clicking D,E... TOS tries to load drawer, but after a while waiting it fails. There's no error message, busy-cursor just reverts back to usual pointer.

    Sometimes other partitions than C are slow but accessible, you can start game etc.

    OSD is very slow or doesn't start at all, while trying to access hdf.

    And just one notice: on one occassion I was able to go reach G-partition and start Leatherneck-game.

    It successfully saved highscore and didn't corrupt file. :)

  • Atari ST core

    Thanks for confirming turrican9 and SID-6581. I first thought that there's something wrong with my hdf.

    Just tried to copy 124k file from floppy to hdf, and that failed too. Copied file appeared only 92k in hdf. Also tried earlier cores dated 2021-10-10 and 2021-10-18, but same hdf-problem appeared.

    I recall copying little files (text documents etc.) to hdf worked when testing years ago.

    Hopefully robinsonb5 can take a look at hdf-problems.

  • Atari ST core

    There seems to be problems with hdf-files.

    I deleted one subdirectory from hdf and that partly broke directory-structure. TOS couldn't anymore locate directories which came alphabetically later than deleted directory.

    I can delete directories from that same hdf with Hatari-emulator without problems.

    And saving to hdf-file is problematic too. Tried several Klapauzius-HD-adaptations (Arkanoid,Leatherneck etc.)

    When you get high score and return to TOS, saving high score breaks game file.

    Tried same hdf and same games with Hatari-emulator and there saving works.

    Saving to floppy image works with current core, tested briefly Leatherneck.

    Has anybody else problems with saving to hdf? I'm using one 3 gb -file.

  • Real 2 button arcade stick or joystick for NES/Genesis cores.

    Of the multibutton arcade joysticks, recently I have used Immortal Joystick, Monster Joystick and X-Arcade Tankstick.

    Immortal is top class, although pricey and limited availability. X-Arcade Tankstick is big, even more pricey and needs two adapters to work with TC64. Tanksticks original sticks diagonals aren't excellent, so I replaced those with other set years ago.

    Monster Joystick is cheapest of those three, and comes as a kit. It is easy to assemble. While Monster is not as good as Immortal, it still uses Sanwa-parts, which means good joystick IMHO.

    There are other alternatives too, which I haven't ever tried.

  • Great Gurianos and Athena don't work with TC64v1 standalone

    Hi, couldn't get these two games work correctly:


    -Great Gurianos (c) Elite/Hit-Pak 1987

    Game doesn't recognize button press correctly, so can't start game at all.

    Port 1 button works as F1-key, which shouldn't happen :) That key just changes amount of players.

    Port 2 button doesn't do anything.

    Game starts fine with Vice, button press on either port starts game.

    Tried these cracks: Men At Work, The Worldwide Rulers


    -Athena (c) Imagine 1987

    This has been earlier reported to have heavy flickering in Fairlight's crack.

    Same issue with Hokuto Force's crack and Triad's crack.


    Tested with Turbo Chameleon v1 standalone, PAL, core Beta-9q


    Cheers,

    Pasi

  • Atari ST core

    I tried this newest Atari ST core (20220325) with standalone TC64v1 and it didn't boot. There's no Atari-logo, just only graphic garbage. OSD works, so probably has something to do with SD-card initialization? Had same kind of problem with newest Turbografx-core (20220225), whose OSD just reports "SD FAILED". I reverted back to earlier cores (Mistery 20211010 and turbografx 20210627) and those work fine. Newest Minimig-core (20220225) works, didn't see SD or other problems there.

  • BBC Micro / Master - the first core of 2022!

    It is sdcard-image whose extension is .mmb (and should be renamed .vhd as reads in Alastair's instructions). Higgy's mmbeeb v1,2 contains several games and easy menu-system, so I would recommend downloading that :) Google "updated bbc micro .mmb" or something like that and you'll find forum and link to file.