multicart image builder?

[firebug]

is there a way to compile multiple atari ROM files into one .bin file with a menu? im sure there's some software out there but i can't seem to find any...

[Thomas Jentzsch]

No, AFAIK such a software doesn't exist.

 

And it would be quite difficult to write something generic. Multicarts have to use bankswitching, but the ROMs included are not aware of the bankswitching. So either bankswitching had to be disabled or the ROMs had to be changed, so that they don't accidentially switch banks.

[Dav]

Yes, I had such a critter on my webpage but the menu of course is specific to my hardware so it wouldn't do you much good w/o it.

 

Accidental banking was a problem. At first I required 1 address from a range of 256 to be written to unlock the banking and any other would lock, but it still would do it exetremely rarely. I solved it by requiring the bank number to be 0 or 128 for menu banking to be possible.

[Kroko]

is there a way to compile multiple atari ROM files into one .bin file with a menu? im sure there's some software out there but i can't seem to find any...

The Krokodile Commander can do this. But the constructed ROM Image will only run on the Krokodile Cartridge. It is like Thomas said, multicarts need a special bankswitching. The Krokodile Commander supports the way the Krokodile Cart is handling multicart images. But almost every multicart hardware does things a bit differently. You will not find any software that can compile multicart images without a special target hardware in mind.

[jsoper]

You can always use dip switches on a multicart, they're not too bad.

[Dav]

I thought about dips, but hardware wise it doesn't really cost any extra to use a menu and it's pretty simple to write. I was able to get a scrolling menu working in one afternoon.

[firebug]

damn! oh well, i guess i'm just gonna have to wait till the kroko cart is available again. *sigh*

[l3ushwig]

Can sumone maybe show me/us how to make multicarts with dip switches.....???