FlashROM99 titles

[mjnurney]

Hi guys

 

maybe a dumb question here but...

 

can basic progs be converted to run on the flashROM99 ?

 

im still after the FUNPAC series ...

 

unless someone has it in wav format?

 

mike

[+arcadeshopper]

its not a dumb thread, use search.. it's been already discussed here..

[FDOS]

Only if you compile it. Otherwise you will need the FinalGROM99 or other GRAM device.

[+OLD CS1]

There is a method using Classic99 and some memory dumps, IIRC. Never tried it before, but I believe one of our forum members has done a blog or video on the process.

[Tursi]

Classic99 can save a TI BASIC program as a runnable 16k ROM, so that should work. Open the debugger, then run your program. Right before the title page (after the prescan) press F1 to pause it, then in the debugger select 'Make->Save Memory as Program". Change the save type to "TI BASIC Restore" and fill in the Cartridge Name, then hit 'Build' to save it.

[Opry99er]

^^an excellent utility^^

 

I used this method to make the Markus of Marinus cartridge in the S&S4K Competition. It works very nicely.

 

From what others have said (I dont have a FlashROM to test) the produced image wont be usable on your FlashROM without running it through Rasmus invert utility.

[+OLD CS1]

Does that work with Extended BASIC, as well?

[Opry99er]

No... not from my understanding. While the memory map is saved precisely, the code still references the cartridge GROM during execution, so it would need to be in place.

[+OLD CS1]

No... not from my understanding. While the memory map is saved precisely, the code still references the cartridge GROM during execution, so it would need to be in place.

 

That was my line of thinking but I was hoping there was some magic in there

[Tursi]

Yes to needing to invert - I forgot to add the non-inverted option in the last update.

 

No to XB, but not exactly for the reasons stated. The image that's saved is a dump of VDP RAM, excluding the screen (and I think the disk buffers, I forget). It just restores the VRAM and jumps back into the BASIC interpreter.