DreamShell v4.0.1 Release

[rpf16rj]

(24.01.2025 21:45)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  Tested to see if the new "bypass pre-read" mode fixed the Visual Concepts games on Sandisk CF cards but unfortunately it doesn't. Still get a black screen with those. I assume the issue with SATA drives is the same issue @SWAT?

I just did a test with bypass pre-read with NCAA using Sata HDD and got success, the game will start on the screen and begin to match normally.

[Elgor4uk]

(24.01.2025 22:42)rpf16rj писал(а):  

(24.01.2025 21:45)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  Tested to see if the new "bypass pre-read" mode fixed the Visual Concepts games on Sandisk CF cards but unfortunately it doesn't. Still get a black screen with those. I assume the issue with SATA drives is the same issue @SWAT?

I just did a test with bypass pre-read with NCAA using Sata HDD and got success, the game will start on the screen and begin to match normally.

Do 2K sports NBA, NFL games work via SATA?

[SWAT]

(25.01.2025 02:19)Elgor4uk писал(а):  

(24.01.2025 22:42)rpf16rj писал(а):  

(24.01.2025 21:45)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  Tested to see if the new "bypass pre-read" mode fixed the Visual Concepts games on Sandisk CF cards but unfortunately it doesn't. Still get a black screen with those. I assume the issue with SATA drives is the same issue @SWAT?

I just did a test with bypass pre-read with NCAA using Sata HDD and got success, the game will start on the screen and begin to match normally.

Do 2K sports NBA, NFL games work via SATA?

For this I've made new mode - Bypass pre-read.
But only NCAA works yet, still WIP.

[SWAT]

Also @dragoncity reported about NBA 2k, now it's works with the Bypass pre-read on SATA, memory 8c004800

[pcwzrd13]

(25.01.2025 09:56)SWAT писал(а):  For this I've made new mode - Bypass pre-read.
But only NCAA works yet, still WIP.

What settings did you use for NCAA? For me it boots with 8c004800 but it freezes after pressing start at the title screen.

I tried NBA 2K2 as well and that also boots with 8c004800 but I get a black screen after selecting "Quick Start".

[VeraBecker]

(22.01.2025 22:25)Elgor4uk писал(а):  В общем, протестировал Game Menu на нескольких накопителях больших объёмов с очень большой библиотекой игр и вот результат:
1. Загрузка Game Menu длится 50 секунд в среднем.
2. Если выключить и включить приставку или выйти из игры через IGR, то каждый запуск Game Menu происходит так же долго 50 секунд.

God willing, this year I will work on: performance mainly and other style adjustments.

[Elgor4uk]

(25.01.2025 17:56)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  

(25.01.2025 09:56)SWAT писал(а):  For this I've made new mode - Bypass pre-read.
But only NCAA works yet, still WIP.

What settings did you use for NCAA? For me it boots with 8c004800 but it freezes after pressing start at the title screen.

I tried NBA 2K2 as well and that also boots with 8c004800 but I get a black screen after selecting "Quick Start".

Игра NBA 2K работает через SATA с пресетом 8c004800 и Quick Start и в других игровых режимах. Не путать с NBA 2K2.

[fafadou]

For me NBA 2K is working with new bypass preset with my ssd hdd.

Other test : magforce racing, run like a charm except cdda tmu1 that crash a little.

This new loader seems to be a real beast but the gcc gives us a huge file unfortunately...
Hope the new compiler will give smaller loader...

[pcwzrd13]

Ok, so did more testing with the bypass pre-read setting and the Sandisk CF card:

NBA 2K, NFL 2K, NFL 2K1, and NFL 2K2 all work with 8c004800!

No go for NCAA 2K2, NBA 2K1, or NBA 2K2. Same result with all of them. They boot but feeze when selecting Quick Start.

Ooga Booga, Floigan Bros., and Internet Game Pack won't boot. Just a black screen.

So an improvement overall.

[SWAT]

(26.01.2025 23:13)fafadou писал(а):  Hope the new compiler will give smaller loader...

Oh, unfortunately the next 2 major versions of GCC (14 and 15) only increase binary size... So I'll stay on version 13 for a while.

(27.01.2025 00:06)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  No go for NCAA 2K2, NBA 2K1, or NBA 2K2. Same result with all of them. They boot but feeze when selecting Quick Start.

NCAA 2K2 as some other 2k2 games need boot from 8c001100. For SATA need use Bypass pre-read.

[fafadou]

(27.01.2025 09:20)SWAT писал(а):  

(26.01.2025 23:13)fafadou писал(а):  Hope the new compiler will give smaller loader...

Oh, unfortunately the next 2 major versions of GCC (14 and 15) only increase binary size... So I'll stay on version 13 for a while

Does it mean, you can't use the last kos improvements ?
You have done a good work for aica recently...

I tried to use the new great tool in a tab in iso loader preset for choosing the loader.
I can't boot games with old loaders from 0.6.

[pcwzrd13]

(27.01.2025 09:20)SWAT писал(а):  

(27.01.2025 00:06)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  No go for NCAA 2K2, NBA 2K1, or NBA 2K2. Same result with all of them. They boot but feeze when selecting Quick Start.

NCAA 2K2 as some other 2k2 games need boot from 8c001100. For SATA need use Bypass pre-read.

That works! NCAA 2K2, NFL 2K2,NBA 2K2 and World Series Baseball 2K2 all work from 8c001100!

Still no dice with NBA 2K1, Ooga Booga, Foigan Bros., and Internet Game Pack though. Maybe they just need different settings?

[fafadou]

(27.01.2025 18:04)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  

(27.01.2025 09:20)SWAT писал(а):  

(27.01.2025 00:06)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  No go for NCAA 2K2, NBA 2K1, or NBA 2K2. Same result with all of them. They boot but feeze when selecting Quick Start.

NCAA 2K2 as some other 2k2 games need boot from 8c001100. For SATA need use Bypass pre-read.

That works! NCAA 2K2, NFL 2K2,NBA 2K2 and World Series Baseball 2K2 all work from 8c001100!

Still no dice with NBA 2K1, Ooga Booga, Foigan Bros., and Internet Game Pack though. Maybe they just need different settings?

With ide_se_11 loader (don't remind the name exactly), it works with sync_16.

[pcwzrd13]

(27.01.2025 20:11)fafadou писал(а):  

(27.01.2025 18:04)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  

(27.01.2025 09:20)SWAT писал(а):  

(27.01.2025 00:06)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  No go for NCAA 2K2, NBA 2K1, or NBA 2K2. Same result with all of them. They boot but feeze when selecting Quick Start.

NCAA 2K2 as some other 2k2 games need boot from 8c001100. For SATA need use Bypass pre-read.

That works! NCAA 2K2, NFL 2K2,NBA 2K2 and World Series Baseball 2K2 all work from 8c001100!

Still no dice with NBA 2K1, Ooga Booga, Foigan Bros., and Internet Game Pack though. Maybe they just need different settings?

With ide_se_11 loader (don't remind the name exactly), it works with sync_16.

Managed to get into a quick game in NBA 2K1 with sync 16 but it froze on the second attempt. Must be random. Just a black screen on boot with all the other games.

[Elgor4uk]

Quake 3 не работает с CDDA с новым загрузчиком, или я что то не правильно выбираю. Нужно оставить auto или выбрать IDE_CDDA IDE_FULL ? Выбирал всё загрузчики по очереди, итог или зависает на первом экране или очень быстро пропускается экран со стартовым меню и зависает. Тест HDD IDE и SSD. Но если использовать старый загрузчик версии 0.6, то работает CDDA.

[SWAT]

(27.01.2025 12:59)fafadou писал(а):  Does it mean, you can't use the last kos improvements ?
You have done a good work for aica recently...

This is not related in any way.

(28.01.2025 05:18)Elgor4uk писал(а):  Quake 3 не работает с CDDA с новым загрузчиком, или я что то не правильно выбираю. Нужно оставить auto или выбрать IDE_CDDA IDE_FULL ? Выбирал всё загрузчики по очереди, итог или зависает на первом экране или очень быстро пропускается экран со стартовым меню и зависает. Тест HDD IDE и SSD. Но если использовать старый загрузчик версии 0.6, то работает CDDA.

Он не работал только в самой первой сборке релиза на GCC 14. Сейчас он работает.
Для Q3 не нужно никакой загрузчик выбирать вручную, и вообще какие либо настройки менять кроме таймера на TMU1.

[segatxdc]

Whether the function of the virtual memory card is effective this time, test to open the memory card function to enter the game, prompting no memory card? But open the hard disk file to see that there are memory card files

[SWAT]

(28.01.2025 18:06)segatxdc писал(а):  Whether the function of the virtual memory card is effective this time, test to open the memory card function to enter the game, prompting no memory card? But open the hard disk file to see that there are memory card files

In which app? There are two of them now.
Which option did you select when enabling VMU emulation?
It doesn't work in all games.

[Elgor4uk]

(28.01.2025 07:51)SWAT писал(а):  

(27.01.2025 12:59)fafadou писал(а):  Does it mean, you can't use the last kos improvements ?
You have done a good work for aica recently...

This is not related in any way.

(28.01.2025 05:18)Elgor4uk писал(а):  Quake 3 не работает с CDDA с новым загрузчиком, или я что то не правильно выбираю. Нужно оставить auto или выбрать IDE_CDDA IDE_FULL ? Выбирал всё загрузчики по очереди, итог или зависает на первом экране или очень быстро пропускается экран со стартовым меню и зависает. Тест HDD IDE и SSD. Но если использовать старый загрузчик версии 0.6, то работает CDDA.

Он не работал только в самой первой сборке релиза на GCC 14. Сейчас он работает.
Для Q3 не нужно никакой загрузчик выбирать вручную, и вообще какие либо настройки менять кроме таймера на TMU1.

Спасибо, добрый волшебник что подарил возможность играть Q3 с качественным CDDA. Работает и через IDE и через SATA. Правда не через любой IDE накопитель работает, например 80гб Maxtor - черный экран на старте.

[SWAT]

(29.01.2025 10:59)Elgor4uk писал(а):  Спасибо, добрый волшебник что подарил возможность играть Q3 с качественным CDDA. Работает и через IDE и через SATA. Правда не через любой IDE накопитель работает, например 80гб Maxtor - черный экран на старте.

Так он может просто LBA28? Их поддержка пока вырезана для экономии памяти.