bocianu Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Hello! I have received my EclaireXL mini today, and i'm fiddling with this beautyful part of equipement last 6 hours Everything works like a charm, except my SIC! cart. All other carts I owe, are working flawlessly. Has anyone run into the same problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 So, I pulled out my Eclaire beta board which I last used at VCFMW in 2017 (how time flies). When I put it away, I stored it with the power supply and cables I used with it. When powering it up, I get no video from the HDMI port. I tried the VGA cable, and two TVs gave me a "mode not supported". The three power LEDs on the motherboard light up, and I get two clicks from the headphone jack. The keyboard did not seem to initialize. I did not check to see if there was activity on the SIO port. Because I was SO far behind (v13 while v31 is latest), I decided to try updating via JTAG. The process went fine, the Altera software showed 100% progress and success, but even after the update I had the same issue. I verified the SD card that was still in the machine was able to be read in my PC. I tried 3 different HDMI cables, a VGA cable, two different TVs, and multiple power supplies. Does anybody have ideas as to what I can try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 So you flashed the latest jic? Boot it without an sd card, do you get the bubbling sound on audio out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 20 minutes ago, foft said: So you flashed the latest jic? Boot it without an sd card, do you get the bubbling sound on audio out? Yes - I get a few clicks, then the Atari SIO timeout noise. I did check yesterday (HDMI and VGA) without SD card inserted. I am 99% sure I was using this via HDMI when it was put away. Is there any way I could have been testing S-Video, and that setting has somehow been stored? I wouldn't imagine anything can be saved without the SD card. There was a repair wire on my board when I received it. I did not check to see if it still intact: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Not sure if this matters or helps you, but I am using a monitor that had DVI only. I was using HDMI to DVI adapter and could not get the monitor to work. I had to connect to a HDMI TV, go into settings and change to DVI. After that, the monitor detects my Eclaire (newest version board). Your comment regarding S-Video might be correct. It is stored in the flash as S-Video now and will not detect HDMI. Maybe attempt to connect to S-Video and see if it comes up, then switch to HDMI in settings and save? Just food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Hmm - the testing S-Video was just conjecture. I don't remember doing that, but maybe? I would have had to have used a custom VGA cable which I haven't found. Is there a way to reset the flash on this board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 If you have no video then press the settings key followed by an H. This resets the video configuration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Thanks - I finally found my sign info for the forum, and RTFM. I was lucky - since I updated to software V31 yesterday, I was able to use the F11 shortcut, press H, and all is well! Thanks everyone. Seems there's something wrong with the SD card / adapter I'm using as well. I'll put together a new card later this evening. Just glad to see the board didn't die 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Great news. Btw if you flash the jic it overwrites all settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 Back to IDE+2 compatibility... My new Rev. F-1 works perfectly with ECXL. D does not. Mark reported that his E works with his ECXL (which is physically different than my mini). Good news, but would be better if they all worked. Still a half a loaf is better than no loaf at all. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocianu Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 10:49 PM, bocianu said: Hello! I have received my EclaireXL mini today, and i'm fiddling with this beautyful part of equipement last 6 hours Everything works like a charm, except my SIC! cart. All other carts I owe, are working flawlessly. Has anyone run into the same problem? problem with SIC! solved - it was just dirty and oxidized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, bocianu said: problem with SIC! solved - it was just dirty and oxidized Excellent, wasn’t sure what was going on with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Can the Éclaire be used with two USB joysticks? Since it only has two ports, this could only be possible with an USB hub. But every time I attached a hub (active or passive), none of the devices connected to the hub was detected by the Éclaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Depends on the hub, I have some that work and some that don't. Not sure why, I guess there is a bug in the hub firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 BTW the freezer breakpoints are working pretty well, just a few remaining issues to fix... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Turbo freezer breakpoints are released. Please could you give it a try @DjayBee? http://www.64kib.com/redmine/news/61 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocianu Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Can anyone recommend any working model of USB hub? I've tried 3 different models (2 passive one powered), and none of them is working with Eclaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I have an ancient usb 2 one that works and a new one that does not. I did not work out what the problem was. I just checked and see there is now a protocol decoder for usb for the picoscope, so I will try that out to see if I can work out the problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/11/2019 at 10:36 PM, foft said: Turbo freezer breakpoints are released. It works, even inside the "crash loop" of the Lucas titles when the Freezer button does not work. Debugging the disk emulation issues still is very difficult. Both titles cannot continue after exiting the freezer, therefore a reboot is needed after each breakpoint. I know that this issue cannot be solved by you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 9:52 AM, bocianu said: Can anyone recommend any working model of USB hub? I opened a new thread which hopefully will be seen by someone "knowing". https://atariage.com/forums/topic/296516-which-usb-hub-for-eclaire-xl/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) What size screws is everyone using for the EclaireXL cases? The main screws that hold the case together as well as the smaller screws that hold down the board and the cartridge slot. I'm having a heck of a time finding the right screws. Edited November 26, 2019 by NISMOPC Add pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 After sifting thru my hoard of screws all over the house, I was able to locate everything I needed. Four matching screws for the case and two matching screws for the cartridge slot. All together now... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farb Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Hi all, I'm seeing two problems with the file browser used when mounting disks: 1. The "highlight bar" disappears when scrolling through the list when there are many long file names. It becomes impossible to tell what file is selected. 2. When folders have a lot of files with long file names (e.g. 200-300), the Eclaire just seems to lock up. Anyone else seeing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I am trying to use ICE-T XE 2.8.0.7 (load from SDrive-Max) on my Eclaire XL V3 and keep getting error when booting. Base 48K not found R: device not found Using P:R: and a wimodem232 I have NO issues with BobTerm (load from SDrive-Max) or Supra Express (load from floppy only works - SDrive-Max goes to BASIC screen) Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, NISMOPC said: I am trying to use ICE-T XE 2.8.0.7 (load from SDrive-Max) on my Eclaire XL V3 and keep getting error when booting. Base 48K not found R: device not found Using P:R: and a wimodem232 I have NO issues with BobTerm (load from SDrive-Max) or Supra Express (load from floppy only works - SDrive-Max goes to BASIC screen) Thoughts? Base 48k not found generally means either BASIC if turned on, or if you are launching from SDX, you did not use the -x switch. R: device not found - there is not a suitable modem handler loaded. Ice-T comes in many versions. Some have handler appended to the EXE, some require it to be loaded first. A standard 850 handler will do the job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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