+remowilliams Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 AFAIK my candle's U1MB should have PBI functionality. Yeah I kind of made an assumption there as to first release U1MB. Both of mine were original Candle first release, so I updated the CPLD, then used that ATR from Lotharek site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Phil, even if you had first batch u1mb flashing new firmware won't get it bricked just new features won't work But i belive theye were back and forth in Jonathan's place so often, the got upgraded to the latest versions anyways Sebastian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Sure it has the v2 JED and ATR mounting worked when it left here. God knows it was tested enough. Same with the Lotharek board, whatever happened to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I flashed U1MB with Lotharek's ATR. Now I can select ATR files ("D1, D2, D3..." appears near file names). But when I press RETURN I get the default Atari screen with ready prompt, programs don't start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 ok, type dos and see if there is any reaction or it goes straight into self-test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 ok, type dos and see if there is any reaction or it goes straight into self-test Self test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 What brand of PLCC do you have in that board? AMD or Amic??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 What brand of PLCC do you have in that board? AMD or Amic??? I am getting old and it's not easy to read! :-( The last three letters on the last row are "AMD". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 regardless of type of flash chip used, if loader pops in after you press L while in BIOS screen, and you can actually select ATR files to be mounted as Dx: then you're good to go, and it should simply work unless files are corrupted or some other thing that i haven't anticipadet happends can you send the files in subject? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I found that SpartaDOS on cart is v. 4.46a, SpartaDOS on U1MB is v. 4.46, but I don't think it's important. I tested many games on ATR disks inside the 1GB CF card (FAT32) but no one works. The same games on the same CF card work in Windows. XEX games inside CF card work with SIDE II loader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I've experienced weird behaviour with AMD chips in these things, though not on this machine during testing. My 1200XL boots straight to self test with AMD PLCC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I've noticed that the same (ready prompt instead of loading program) happens with my AtariMax flash cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanken Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Hi AtariFriends. I am new SIDE2 and Ultimate1mb user ( and proud). I've created D1,D2 (A,B) drives with FDISK, and now I want copy some programs from .atr images to D1: drive. When I type MATR in DOS the "File not found" error appears ! I used MATR.xex program but with no success. In this video from flashjazzcat you can see what I'm looking for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdvT_ytcbR4 I think this is what I exactly need. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I used MATR.xex program but with no success. Can you describe the problems you experienced with MATR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanken Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Short video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqkO9T7ZIHg&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Short video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqkO9T7ZIHg&feature=youtu.be Odd. I don't recall the space bar having any function in MATR. Looks like there's a buffered keystroke and the program is immediately opening a sub-folder with no files in it. I recall the SIDE loader possibly left a keycode in the keyboard register... Try running MATR directly from one of your hard disk partitions (i.e. by typing MATR at the SDX prompt), then use Return to open folders / mount ATRs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanken Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 When I type MATR in my HD partition, the "170 File not found" appears. This is my problem, how to get MATR in my HD ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Do you have SIO2SD, SIO2PC, or any ATR device... disk drive? You can put stuff on a serial device and copy it across to your partitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanken Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 No, dont have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 OK. Try pressing the "<" key in MATR to go back to the root directory, then Enter to open a different one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanken Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 CF reformated with different CF-USB reader. Now i can see the contens of CF. But when I enter to any subfolder i can't go back with < key. Mounting of atr files is now working, I can boot images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 CF reformated with different CF-USB reader. Now i can see the contens of CF. But when I enter to any subfolder i can't go back with < key. Mounting of atr files is now working, I can boot images. Well, that's progress at least. MATR is far from complete... I'm sure there's a bug whereby you can't back up from an empty folder. Anyway - something else to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanken Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 But there is still a question ! How to copy MATR.xex from .atr to D3 HD drive ? As seen on your video. Must buy SIO2SD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 So you can mount ATRs? Well - put your HDD partition on - say - D3: - and then use the SIDE loader to mount an ATR on D1:. You then need to reboot without turning off the power ("C" in U1MB BIOS Menu?), and SDX should start with you ATR on D1: and HDD partition on D3:. The rest is down to the copy command... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwanken Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I tried it, no success again. My method 1. Turn off Atari. 2. Side2 switcher to upper position. 3. Turn on Atari. Atari boots to SDX. 4. Press Help+Reset. 5. Press L key, 6. Select atr image in Side loader and press Space to mark file as D1. And now next problem, how to get back to U1mb bios ? When I press Help key this action deselect the selected atr file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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