mikey Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 What's the best way of getting two or more simple, primary partitions in an MBR table? Linux? And for the remaining 95% of the users? OpenBSD too secure to even boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 actually 4 cents... cent 1: its feature really cent 2: no way, we have to keep up to the standard, and standard is pc based (plus i don't give a dime about sio2sd) cent 3: noted! but this has low priority to fix it, so it has to wait untill i do other stuff i'm planning cent 4: noted, and already on todo list - thus no way to use U for cent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Only today I had the time to test the new version of this loader with SIDE cart. A W E S O M E ! Am I wrong or root folders aren't automatically sorted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Thanks Phil, they are, but in unix style - that means capitals first - it was already suggested, that sort should be case insensitive this will also allow simplier search as type (searching on list while typying name of desired game) - one won't have to remember if the game one is searching for was capitalised, or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdemming Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 will make some more bells and whistlers later on any suggestions are welcome, although seeing intrest this has among atari users i don't think there will be any Bells and whistlers are maybe a bit out of scope for the SIDE loader but a build-in .sap player would be nice Then we can put the whole ASMA collection on a FAT32 card and play them on real hardware. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 that would be nice indeed, but i'll have to talk about this with someone much smarter than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) How about a version having joystick selection issue fixed meanwhile? Edited January 22, 2012 by Jacques Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Only 16 downloads of last loader's version. If there isn't another download site I guess many SIDE cart users don't know this loader... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdemming Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Only 16 downloads of last loader's version. If there isn't another download site I guess many SIDE cart users don't know this loader... The problem with the "stand-alone .xex version" of the side loader is than you first need to load it from floppy/sio2pc before it can access the harddisk. Or when using SIDE, it could be put on an SDX partition and load it from SDX but then it takes some time to get to the side loader each time you reboot. For easy usage (and more users) newer versions of the side loader should be flashed to the SIDE cart but AFAIK till now there is no flasher for newer versions of the side loader. But I'm sure there will be a flasher when Candle thinks a newer version of the side loader is ready. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 jacques: joystick selection was fixed some time ago, haven't i updated the xex file? its either here, on on my web page but as Phil said not may seems to be interested in this, so my efforts are next to nill one could put fat32loader on fat32 partition - it will also load and work anyways, having so many open projects in various stages of development and no real feedback i can't say i stay motivated for a single project long enough to get it to the point that everyone would be happy about bottom line - help me help you... Sebastian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I found that Jon's website has a SIDE section: http://atari8.co.uk/side/default.html Perhaps newer loader versions should be uploaded there? Maybe AtariAge SIDE threads should mention this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) I'd be happy to host them. There's an upgrade of the whole APT package too, just waiting for some feedback / bug reports from the IDE Plus people. Edited January 22, 2012 by flashjazzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdemming Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 anyways, having so many open projects in various stages of development and no real feedback i can't say i stay motivated for a single project long enough to get it to the point that everyone would be happy about Maybe there is so little feedback because the fat32 loader works so good and easy No need to do all the trouble to compile a CF card via SIO or some PC command utility, with 16MB restricted partitions, limited number of directory entries and cryptic short filenames (or adding a text file with long file names). Just drag'n'drop your whole collection of xex files to a CF card and you are ready to go. For me the fat32 loader is the best thing on the Atari 8-bit since the invention of the Atari 8-bit harddisk interface. So tumbs up and many thanks Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 but but! there is a limit of 254 files per directory - if there is more, directory gets truncated not really an issue, and there is even status message that should be displayed (if i write some lines to do just that) but i haven't got around it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 With provision for subdirectories, it puzzles me why anyone would want more than 254 files in a folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think the new version is great, but as mentioned before I have to load the new version of the side-loader with the old version of the side-loader. So I wish I could flash it on the cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm sure Sebastian will produce the ROM version just as soon as any minor issues are ironed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 jacques: joystick selection was fixed some time ago, haven't i updated the xex file? Okay, I've taken the one from your website. Two issues to report: 1) unable to use joystick selection in port 1, while having mouse plugged into port 2. It keeps "ticking" all the time and joystick can't move the cursor, while moving the mouse influences this ticking and ocassionally moves the cursor. 2) "ticking" sound while loading the binary? (mouse not connected ) What for? It sounds annoying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 mouses are for cats to play with you can have joystick plugged into any port and you'll be able to use it "sio" sound was added to get any audiable activity of loader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) OK, come on let's get real for a while Controlling SIDELoader just with joystick in port 1 would be enough and it won't get crazy having a mouse in port 2. Which is quite normal, there are programs which even use it, so it makes perfect sense to have it connected in there It's not C64, too, so controlling SIDELoader with joy in port 2 doesn't really make sense and is only causing trouble. Could you please make such change? And maybe a "quiet" version of loader, too? SIO sound is always nice, that's what we were growing up with But this SIDE's "prrrrrrrrrrrr, prrrrrrrrrrrr" is really... Not nice, to say the least Hopefully user's voice of concern counts for something Edited February 1, 2012 by Jacques Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I'd forgotten about the mouse issue. I raised this point before, since I now have a mouse plugged into port 2 one hundred per cent of the time. Fortunately I don't have much occasion to use the otherwise excellent SIDE loader, but there will be a time - in the not too distant future - when many, many people have a mouse permanently plugged into port 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 hopefully CX08 interface based mouse plugged into port 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Lose the hope, STM1 mouse plugged into port 2 here And guess what? There's even a software using ST/Amiga mice http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1215988030&archive=&start_from=&ucat=7&ct=poczatki Edited February 1, 2012 by Jacques Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 ST and Amiga mice are perfectly usable on the A8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 once it will be reffered to as "legacy mouse support" and will be disabled as default Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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