ISO Loader 0.8.x Beta + preview of DreamShell v4.0 RC 5

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I don't try this last released yet, so forgive me if I say something stupid

(27.03.2023 13:53)SWAT писал(а):  New build: https://github.com/DC-SWAT/DreamShell/re...0.0RC5-T23

- Used PIO sample reading from IDE for SQ mode. It fixed freezes in UT, Millenium Soldiers, also maybe KAO more stable work with SQ because I see DMA errors in interrupts in this game too. But if it good works with DMA you can use it, I handle all errors.
For Millenium Soldiers need use PIO mode for data and SQ for CDDA, works well for me.

Many thanks for this tip don't we use to try all options to get the best config for each games and there are the @pcwrd13 and dragoncity's lists for that

(27.03.2023 13:53)SWAT писал(а):  I tried to fix Toy Commander, but this game is fighting me for channels too much. It starts up fine, but then the sound becomes bad.
4x4 still freezes at end of track playback. Hard to debug it, need more time it's special case.

I'm not totally sure but, you released a version of 0.8 that's works quite well with toy commander and spec ops 2. So not a big deal for those ones if the issue is still here. It's perfectly playable and the distorsion are few now and almost imperceptible.

If "4x4" is 4x4 evolution, I'm seeing in dragoncity's list, wince, dma, cdda sync 16 and memory preset 0x8c0004000 not the lowest one, with 0.6.0 loader (yes the very first one with dreamshell RC4). Maybe it will be the good one for 0.8 loader too in order to add the loop function.

(27.03.2023 13:53)SWAT писал(а):  If the rest of the games that worked will be all right, I'll probably stop dev the CDDA functionality for a while.
Right now it's works well for me in a bunch games so I want to save it as is for 0.8.0 release. But need test more, I can miss something.

And the improvements are outstanding, revolt with cdda, homebrews with cdda etc... I can't count how many times I put my arms up and said "Whouhou" in this whole 0.8 loaders campaign, and if some strange things are here, we can used a beta only for one game if it needs, there are still exceptions
Only wince games are reluctant I don't try yet super runabout that have black screen with previous loaders with cdda.

The only strange thing I notice when comparing with 0.6.11 loaders, they don't have distorsion (they used no IRQ and dma TMU2 for cdda if I remember well) maybe it deserves a try to add the loop function to them ? Maybe the distorsion is simply not present in the first loop ?
We still have skies of arcadia intro issue, you may change something since 0.6.11_se loader for datas ? Like RC3 loader for sturmwind, sometimes something good happen to skill guys as you

I'll try a lot of things that I can and for sure, time for saving 0.8 loader will come soon now.