+videofx Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 Can anyone please tell me why XB 2.9 GEM won t run on my black TI99? It does however work on my beige TI99 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, videofx said: Can anyone please tell me why XB 2.9 GEM won t run on my black TI99? It does however work on my beige TI99 Thanks! That is a good question, are you using a FinalGROM I would assume? Do other XB versions work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 34 minutes ago, RXB said: RXB ... XB ... XB 2.9 ... SXB and XB3 ... All of these are available as images that can be loaded into a GRAM Kracker, GRAMulator, Maximem, Supermodul II, HSGPL, GSIM, or FinalGROM as soft cartridges, and you can load them into an UberGROM to make permanent physical cartridges of each of them. They are on emulated GROMs, but they are still true cartridges, so your point there is valid, @RXB. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 @RXB Yes you are correct. I am using finalgrom99 TI XB works and XB 2.6 but nothing else. I can try this with my Gram Kracker and see what happens. Do I just load the .bin or is there something I need to do? Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrice montupet Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Of course RXB is not an emulator. I made a typo error, I would have had to re read my message before posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 39 minutes ago, fabrice montupet said: Of course RXB is not an emulator. I made a typo error, I would have had to re read my message before posting. We could all benefit from performing this action. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 5 hours ago, videofx said: Do I just load the .bin or is there something I need to do? Most XB, images have 2, .BIN files. One ending in G, and one ending in C, some may have a third file, ending in D, as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: Most XB, images have 2, .BIN files. One ending in G, and one ending in C, some may have a third file, ending in D, as well. OK I have the G and C how do I load 2 separate files into the Gram Kracker? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 The names have to be the same, with the exception of the G, C, and D, the length need also be the same, be eight or less characters long(discluding the extension), reside in the same directory. The FG99 resolves the rest. I think that all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 I want to use the Gram Kracker to test. In my black Ti99 with Finalgrom XB 2.9 GEM locks up. So I want to test with the gram kracker to see if I get the same results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I'm assuming that XB 2.9 GEM, requires 32K, RAM. Perhaps the issue lies there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 47 minutes ago, HOME AUTOMATION said: I'm assuming that XB 2.9 GEM, requires 32K, RAM. Perhaps the issue lies there? Nope, Everything is the same 32K in PEB and finalgrom, only difference is black vs beige ti99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, videofx said: I want to use the Gram Kracker to test. In my black Ti99 with Finalgrom XB 2.9 GEM locks up. So I want to test with the gram kracker to see if I get the same results Everything is the same 32K in PEB and finalgrom, only difference is black vs beige ti99 I don't know much about the Gram Kracker. How many 8K banks of rom does it support? I think XB 2.9 G.E.M. has 18 actual 8K banks and Greg had me pad it out with blank pages to 512K of rom. Black vs beige is a mystery. Some of the beige consoles are v2.2 which eliminates the ROM cartridges, but since this starts in grom, I cannot see what difference that would make. Edited May 29, 2022 by senior_falcon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 The GRAM Kracker supports two RAM/ROM banks and 5 GRAM/GROM banks in the unexpanded (56K) configuration. Upgrading it to the 80K version adds the first three GROMs in the set, for a total of 8 GRAM/GROM banks (no changes on the ROM/RAM side, so XB 2.9 won't run in it). Currently, the only other GROM device that supports more than four ROM banks in a single GROM Base is the UberGROM (and most of the others only support two). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) On 5/28/2022 at 6:17 AM, fabrice montupet said: When I program in TI Extended Basic, I use an emulator and to be more precise I use two ones : TI994AW et Classic99. I find TI994AW and Classic99 complementary: Among several advantages, the first one permits me to program and simulate the game at the speed it will run when compiled and the second permits me to see the blanking Sprites (so I can modify my programs code to reduce the blanking effect) I also use the tools XB256/XB 2.9 G.E.M. for programming and compiling, Magellan to define characters and to draw screens, TI99dir for files management, HxD to hex edit files in some cases, ModuleCreator or EA5toCart to be able to use the program as a cartridge. I also use TIimageTool and HxCFloppyEmulator for floppies. Since some days, I use MuseCore4A. The goal is always to be able to use programs on the real computer. All these programs are great and I thank you again all the authors. When I find something that works for me I am very reluctant to change. But for what it's worth, there are now two tools that allow you to create a module directly from the compiler. These are described in Using XBGDP.PDF on page 9. Edited May 29, 2022 by senior_falcon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrice montupet Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I'm not closed to changes ?, so I'm going to try today MakecartG and Makecart8. Thank you for the advise! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 hours ago, senior_falcon said: When I find something that works for me I am very reluctant to change. But for what it's worth, there are now two tools that allow you to create a module directly from the compiler. These are described in Using XBGDP.PDF on page 9. Can I get the compiler to work on my Ti99? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 17 hours ago, videofx said: OK I have the G and C how do I load 2 separate files into the Gram Kracker? No GRAMKRACKER requires GROM and ROM files for XB or other XB variants, some will not work in GRAMKRACKER anymore. For example RXB 2020E was the last Versions I put out with only 2 ROMs. All later versions have 3 ROMs thus can not be loaded into GRAMKRACKER. Also GRAMKRACKER requires a different set of files to load. In the uploaded Zip file here your will find a folder named RXB GRAM Creation and in the folder is RXBGRAM to RXBGRAM6 These are the files for GRAMKRACKER to load. RXB ROMs.7z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+videofx Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 20 minutes ago, RXB said: No GRAMKRACKER requires GROM and ROM files for XB or other XB variants, some will not work in GRAMKRACKER anymore. For example RXB 2020E was the last Versions I put out with only 2 ROMs. All later versions have 3 ROMs thus can not be loaded into GRAMKRACKER. Also GRAMKRACKER requires a different set of files to load. In the uploaded Zip file here your will find a folder named RXB GRAM Creation and in the folder is RXBGRAM to RXBGRAM6 These are the files for GRAMKRACKER to load. RXB ROMs.7z 238.68 kB · 0 downloads @RXB Thanks for that but I don't see the folder RXB GRAM creation. All I have is whats in the screen shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 hours ago, videofx said: Can I get the compiler to work on my Ti99? Yes. I have used it on real iron. How to do so is in the docs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 56 minutes ago, videofx said: @RXB Thanks for that but I don't see the folder RXB GRAM creation. All I have is whats in the screen shot. Sorry try it again: RXB GRAM Creation.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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