MyBIOS 4.9.B6 released, for MyIDE-][, altirra and stand-a-lone.

[mr-atari]

Short update:

I'm getting nowhere.....

Changing [HELP] : not easy, perhaps [sHIFT+CONTROL+RETURN]

I did find some issues with loading protected disks.

My SIO-routines does it different, so I need to re-do some of it.

More news later this year.

[+Larry]

Hi Sijmen-

 

Hope you can find some good combination, but 4.9.B6 is *amazing* as-is! Clearly a winner!

 

-Larry

[Marius]

Not tested yet... I'm still using the MyBIOS for MyIDE 1.

 

For me there is no need to change the HELP key.

[Stefan Both]

Hömm... I found a bug.

 

 

I can´t [M]make a partition.... Nothing happends, exept

of the FLAGS "R H I P M"...

Looks like Make and iMag use the same letter?

 

Stefan

 

Ps. Can I use a different FDISK to go on...?

[mr-atari]

Oops, that is a good one, I added the M flag in one of the last versions.

To make it possible to boot from images instead of partitions.

.......

not a quick fix, sorry.

MyIDE_menu (previous FDISK) is build-in and uses internal routines.

.......

You can try the oldest version from disk.

Not sure how it handles unmarked partitions, but is runs from BASIC.

It's on the utility-disk that came with the 3 release from 1999.

.........

Or go some beta's back (they are on the atarimax forum).

But I'm sure already that you are going be annoyed by the missing new stuff

Edited September 21, 2014 by mr-atari

[mr-atari]

After loading FDISK.BAS

You need to change line 1130 to this:

1130 A=USR(1536,33,3,0,0)

This will use LBA_2 for the partition information.

 

Then type RUN.

[mr-atari]

!! IMPORTANT FOLLOW-UP !!

 

O-O-O-O, I forgot, the old FDISK saves to LBA_0

This will screw up your FAT32-directory.....

 

Before you RUN, change the save command too:

It is on line 1250

1250 A=USR(1536,49,3,0,0)

 

In the meantime, I have fixed the "M"-key and changed HELP to holding HELP for 1 second -> MAIN-MENU.

You can p.m. me for an unreleased work-in-progress beta.

 

[mr-atari]

New layout for 4.9.B7

[Stefan Both]

looks gooooood!

[mr-atari]

Please forget my posts about the old FDISK, (How do I remove posts on AA?).

Not safe to use!

Even with the R/W modifications in the BASIC listings.

 

On your ATARIMAX-][ cartridge after upgrading, the last stable version is present.

Use that version for the missing MyIDE_MENU functions.

[mr-atari]

Ok, I can't remove posts.

Hmmmm, funny way of maintaining a forum.....

 

So I removed the download of the old FDISK.BAS

 

Best is not to use it !!!!

I f*cked up my CF-card testing the BASIC-changes and needed to restore my card.

Luckily I had a fresh backup (image-dump).

 

Just sended out a wip-beta by pm.

 

BTW: Priority-sequence of IO (I had some questions):

PBI->IDE->SIO.

This to be compatible with PBI-users.

Edited September 22, 2014 by mr-atari

[flashjazzcat]

Ok, I can't remove posts.

Hmmmm, funny way of maintaining a forum.....

If you want to be able to edit posts after the one hour editing window has elapsed, you can subscribe. I understand that a time limit was placed on edits for non-subscribers because some users were adopting a revisionist attitude to edits, throwing subsequent posts out of context. I've certainly seen that happen on other forums too...

[mr-atari]

Okay, I finally found a way to support software that use [HELP] and [shift]+[control] combinations as-well as serving MyBIOS.

 

These special keys are now activated after 1 second delay.

When the user is typing, it is passed to the running software.

When activated (hold down), the key is processed by MyBIOS and treated as bounce in the KEYIRQ.

 

That suites me fine

 

Now to polish of the edges and get a new beta out.

 

APE-news:

Steve has (beta-version) upgraded APE including a CAS-player with manual overwrite on baudrate and gap.

MyBIOS loads tapes at 9000 baud, making fun to check-out these CAS-images!

 

[a8isa1]

Ok, 100+ downloads, nice.......

 

I'm changing the menu-handling to support software that use HELP / shift+control also.

 

Any cons for SHIFT+CONTROL

-CAPS

-ENTER

-SPACE

-INVERSE

-BACKSPACE

Hi Sijmen!

 

Since you asked, in Action! SHIFT+CONTROL+RETURN splits a line of text. SHIFT+CONTROL+BACKSPACE recombines them.

 

The number of people using MyIDE-II plus Action! is probably very small. The conversion was only recently done by ProWizard.

 

-SteveS

[mr-atari]

Ok, that will be solved in the next beta-release.

All shift+control keys are now timed and if not expire, passed to the running software.

For MyIDE-][ I know Marius made some conversions, but are not reset-proof.

 

I'll attach my set of patched roms.

Simply load them with the ATARIMAX-FAT-loader.

For BASIC_XE I have also zipped the patched extension-disk.

 

They are compatible with both R2 and F2 MyBIOS running a MyIDE-][

Edited October 8, 2014 by mr-atari

[Marius]

For MyIDE-][ I know Marius made some conversions, but are not reset-proof.

 

 

Huh? Mine are reset proof, since they turns a MyIDE ][ into an OSS Action! and/or Mac/65 cart!

 

Never noticed any issue with reset… Could you explain more?

Perhaps my conversion do not work together with newer version of the Flash OS?

[mr-atari]

 

Huh? Mine are reset proof, since they turns a MyIDE ][ into an OSS Action! and/or Mac/65 cart!

 

Never noticed any issue with reset… Could you explain more?

Perhaps my conversion do not work together with newer version of the Flash OS?

No sweat.

I made these images to support the "reset" MyBIOS

No idea anymore what the issues were.

They did run fine, but switching from application was harder.

[mr-atari]

What the hell, it's Halloween

Here you find a work in progress Beta #8.
Much has changed internally for compatibility.
-added SIO-loading of protected disks.
-added high-speed CAS loading up to 25% gap-time and 8333 baud.
(You need a beta version of APE and a SIO2PC-USB to explore this new function)

There still is a surplus of 160 bytes code.
This is stored in int.char.space for now, giving garbage on some special characters.
Did you know control+4 switches between international and domestic?

Boe ha ha ha ha......

[IndusGT]

What the hell, it's Halloween

 

Here you find a work in progress Beta #8.

Much has changed internally for compatibility.

-added SIO-loading of protected disks.

-added high-speed CAS loading up to 25% gap-time and 8333 baud.

(You need a beta version of APE and a SIO2PC-USB to explore this new function)

 

There still is a surplus of 160 bytes code.

This is stored in int.char.space for now, giving garbage on some special characters.

Did you know control+4 switches between international and domestic?

 

Boe ha ha ha ha......

 

What the hell, it's Halloween

 

Here you find a work in progress Beta #8.

Much has changed internally for compatibility.

-added SIO-loading of protected disks.

-added high-speed CAS loading up to 25% gap-time and 8333 baud.

(You need a beta version of APE and a SIO2PC-USB to explore this new function)

 

There still is a surplus of 160 bytes code.

This is stored in int.char.space for now, giving garbage on some special characters.

Did you know control+4 switches between international and domestic?

 

Boe ha ha ha ha......

Great hardware, I'm still learning the ins and outs of this great cart, one question: Will the image menu allow for writing back to the image, say Koronis Rift being able to save your game progreass? If so is there anything that needs to be done to enable disk write on the cart? Thanks

[mr-atari]

Hi, sure that is possible. Disks booted through image-menu are fully accessible.

 

When you boot a disk from image, it is write protected by default.

Some game-protections format a disk when not protected......

So you need to enable read/write-access first, hold shift+control+P until it beeps to turn it back on.

(Or you can un-protect all before you Coldstart, on your own risk.....boe...)

Then switch to en empty disk. I normally leave one disk-image empty in the chain, Naming it Saved Game "title".

<example>

-DALLAS QUEST A

-DALLAS QUEST B

-SAVED GAME DALLAS QUEST

When it's time to Save, switch to this image, hold shift+control+3 until it beeps (when this is disk 3 in line).

After the save, back to disk 1 or 2, what ever is needed.

 

When the software has disabled IRQ, you can try holding HELP to enter the MAIN-MENU for the same functions.

And If that does not go, NMI and IRQ are both disabled, cutting you out on all.

Last resort, when it's reset proof, you can hold HELP en press RESET.

 

Enjoy the new Beta-version, much has improved :-)

 

Cheers,

Sijmen.

[Marius]

When the software has disabled IRQ, you can try holding HELP to enter the MAIN-MENU for the same functions.

And If that does not go, NMI and IRQ are both disabled, cutting you out on all.

Last resort, when it's reset proof, you can hold HELP en press RESET.

 

I wrote some time ago to you that you could support an external IRQ button in your MyBIOS. I have to search for that again, but IIRC there is an unused line on Antic or GTIA that can create an Interrupt, that is not possible to switch off by software (you have to add an external switch to the atari). It would be interesting perhaps to add this interrupt to your mybios and then show a menu on the screen where you can do all the mybios things, like swapping images/partitions, (un)protecting etc.

 

If you are interested, please respond to this, then I'll go searching for you.

[mr-atari]

Yeah, sure, that would be interesting.

Cant remember a short-term email about a reset-button, sorry.

 

But still, when the software disables NMI/IRQ totally, external IRQ won't be processed by the CPU either.

When you disable IRQ, the BB-button also will not reply with the menu :-(

The only NMI nobody can disable is the RESET_NMI from ANTIC.

But the stock XL/XE-OS ignores this, doing a VBI instead.

 

Any which way, the OS is dependent on how kind the software is with the functionality of the OS.....

Edited November 3, 2014 by mr-atari

[Marius]

Yeah, sure, that would be interesting.

Cant remember a short-term email about a reset-button, sorry.

 

But still, when the software disables NMI/IRQ totally, external IRQ won't be processed by the CPU either.

When you disable IRQ, the BB-button also will not reply with the menu :-(

The only NMI nobody can disable is the RESET_NMI from ANTIC.

But the stock XL/XE-OS ignores this, doing a VBI instead.

 

Any which way, the OS is dependent on how kind the software is with the functionality of the OS.....

 

IIRC it was possible using ANTIC to generate (by an external switch) an NMI which can not be disabled. Perhaps an RESET_NMI is the one we are talking about.

Of course I understand it has to be a feature in the MyBIOS, but that was what I was referring to: make the MyBIOS act that when that NMI occurs the MyIDE menu (with swapping features etc.) comes up. Or isn't that possible?

 

But I have to look it up for you. Perhaps I can find it in the manual of the MultiPlexer of Bob Puff. The Multiplexer had the feature of installing a small switch on your atari and providing some on-the-fly ML-monitor. To be continued...

[IndusGT]

Hi, sure that is possible. Disks booted through image-menu are fully accessible.

 

When you boot a disk from image, it is write protected by default.

Some game-protections format a disk when not protected......

So you need to enable read/write-access first, hold shift+control+P until it beeps to turn it back on.

(Or you can un-protect all before you Coldstart, on your own risk.....boe...)

Then switch to en empty disk. I normally leave one disk-image empty in the chain, Naming it Saved Game "title".

<example>

-DALLAS QUEST A

-DALLAS QUEST B

-SAVED GAME DALLAS QUEST

When it's time to Save, switch to this image, hold shift+control+3 until it beeps (when this is disk 3 in line).

After the save, back to disk 1 or 2, what ever is needed.

 

When the software has disabled IRQ, you can try holding HELP to enter the MAIN-MENU for the same functions.

And If that does not go, NMI and IRQ are both disabled, cutting you out on all.

Last resort, when it's reset proof, you can hold HELP en press RESET.

 

Enjoy the new Beta-version, much has improved :-)

 

Cheers,

Sijmen.

I see, that helps thanks, I guess the original MyIDE functions still work the same, going by what i read at atarimax. Is the most recent version version 3.21 of the last word from FJC compatible seems to hang up while booting...

Edited November 4, 2014 by IndusGT

[_The Doctor__]

I would be using Help key held down to get to all the menu's and using help + whatever other key at the same time to toggle stuff....

 

select is MIO territory and start is cassette, option is basic/self test. help is a natural key to get screens to help you do what you want.

 

holding help and reset at the same time on a black box performs a cold start but leaves extended banks as they were with ramdisk contents preserved

 

 

so holding help down gets menus or holding help and a key at same time toggles functions but just quick press acts like a normal help key for a program

 

EDIT: sorry I was reading previous page of thread, I see you have the timed key press idea already... still would like most function be tied to help+akey to get stuf done like sio on off etc instead of all the other stuff

Edited November 4, 2014 by _The Doctor__