GoldenGraham Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Does anyone know the latest Firmware version number for the UltimateCart and where to download it from? Also does anyone know how to check the current firmware version on my UltimateCart (purchased in November 2017)...? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, GoldenGraham said: Does anyone know the latest Firmware version number for the UltimateCart and where to download it from? Also does anyone know how to check the current firmware version on my UltimateCart (purchased in November 2017)...? Thanks. Do you know the chip # I have several Firmware matching this # 10M08SAE144C8G 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGraham Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 14 hours ago, rdea6 said: Do you know the chip # I have several Firmware matching this # 10M08SAE144C8G Hi, yes my chip number is 10M08SAE144C8G, the PCB is numbered # 024. So, do you know how I can check my current firmware version or how/where I can obtain the latest firmware? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 New Firmware (XEX loading).zip This is it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGraham Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 52 minutes ago, rdea6 said: New Firmware (XEX loading).zip 102.41 kB · 3 downloads This is it Many thanks, do you know when this latest version was released...? and what version my cart (purchased Nov 2017) is likely to be? Also, is there likely to be any future firmware releases for UltimateCart ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, GoldenGraham said: Also, is there likely to be any future firmware releases for UltimateCart ? It's open source, anyone could update or release new firmware. The 'latest' firmware was released fairly early on in the carts lifetime, XEX running was added and then there was a fix to that. It has been updated once since but I don't know if the change was even accepted. If you can run XEX files, you almost certainly have the latest firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGraham Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 42 minutes ago, Mr Robot said: It's open source, anyone could update or release new firmware. The 'latest' firmware was released fairly early on in the carts lifetime, XEX running was added and then there was a fix to that. It has been updated once since but I don't know if the change was even accepted. If you can run XEX files, you almost certainly have the latest firmware. Thanks, yes I can run XEX files, and I have joystick control of the menus, so that answers my question, looks like I already have the latest version. Has anyone else in the user community written any alternate firmwares for Ultimate Cart? ATR file support is the main thing it is lacking I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, GoldenGraham said: Has anyone else in the user community written any alternate firmwares for Ultimate Cart? ATR file support is the main thing it is lacking I feel. I would have (after making experimental firmware for the UNO), but I found the tool chain for Ultimate too intimidating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: I found the tool chain for Ultimate too intimidating I thought I'd take a shot at adding a couple of cart types not already included but I'm on a mac and I gave up before I even got all the tools installed. Haven't yet found the time to set up a PC to do it, Windows 10 doesn't make me want to try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Will this stuff run on 7 or XP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 The oldest version of Quartus that works requires a minimum of Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 That's great news. Win 7 is a hell of a lot LESS confusing than WinBlows 10. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) it can eat a lot of hard drive real estate up to install, make sure you have plenty of space. Edited August 23, 2019 by _The Doctor__ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, _The Doctor__ said: eat can eat a hard drive Are you hungry Doc? Freudian slip? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) as you may notice, my posts are scrambled eggs these days a real pile of flap jacks develop as I try to explain the ingredients behind such things. Edited August 23, 2019 by _The Doctor__ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascrnet Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I once installed Quartus on debian 9.0 and it works fine, but I didn't understand how to test the generated firmware before passing it to the cartridge ? regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 put it on the cart then test it. if it fails, erase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazuzu72 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, xrbrevin said: put it on the cart then test it. if it fails, erase! I had thought of saying the same thing ? Let's make a new firmware for the Ultimate! In my opinion it has a lot of potential as hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 how unfeasible is ATR support? i guess it would already be on there if it was do-able? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazuzu72 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 9:10 PM, xrbrevin said: how unfeasible is ATR support? i guess it would already be on there if it was do-able? I don't really care about the feature, as it is badly implemented in other cartridges. That's why SIO2SD is fine. I would rather like the ultimate to support some other bank switching and have the search for example. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 yes, ATR does seem more reliable via SIO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) .ATR is ROCK SOLID on the Hard Disk using the Loader w. Jon's BIOS. This, of course, only applies to U1M and Incognito users. Edited August 27, 2019 by Kyle22 Clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 My prototype case for the Ultimate cart looks OK but it has some design issues so I'm going to have to start over. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 But the case looks very good! Let me know when you have a few cases ready, so I can order two of them with the labels/stickers that you showed above... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazuzu72 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Mr Robot said: My prototype case for the Ultimate cart looks OK but it has some design issues so I'm going to have to start over. Congratulations, very beautiful! Especially the one at the top of the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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