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

[fafadou]

(09.12.2023 06:37)SWAT писал(а):  CDDA loader now exceeds the size of 32 KB and this threatens that it will not work higher than 0x8c001100.
Or that means 0x8c004000 is unavailable for this loader. Are there any cases where we needed this?
Only regular loader can be placed at 0x8c004000 and 0x8c004800.

Not sure about if it's remaining a lot of games with memory preset beyond 0x8c004000, the only examples I have are looney toons (but said you focus on this one at least) and sega rally 2 pal, but it's a wince game.
Anyway for me, as you mentioned, the way to run wince games with cdda is to build a low mode with cdda if it's possible...

If I find more games with cdda that need memory preset at 0x8c004000, I tell you.

Else the memory preset start at 0x8cfe0000 to 0x8cff4800 for games with huge memory preset and of course 0x8ce00000 for low mode.

(09.12.2023 06:37)SWAT писал(а):  

(09.12.2023 05:34)fafadou писал(а):  If I understand well, you worked on data transfert in game and cdda, it's why I noticed nothing different about the games boot :

Yeah, I nothing says about data transfer from IDE and games boot fixes Because no these changes in this build.
But nevertheless, I am working on this, I did some refactoring, but it still works worse and I doesn't use these changes in this build.
There are already enough changes here that need to be tested. Changed build types is important and I don’t want to mix it with others, so as not to complicate it.

It's a good way, compatibility can be focus later. Time to think about quality

(09.12.2023 06:37)SWAT писал(а):  

(09.12.2023 05:34)fafadou писал(а):  soldier of fortune : still very slow with cdda and network pop up screen wire.

Change the TMU.

With dma TMU 1 or 2, reboot when cdda starts.
With SQ TMU2, very slow with cdda and network pop up screen wire

Best config I found, is 0x8cfe0000, true dma, no IRQ, SQ TMU1, now run well, cdda is running perfectly, intro is playing good, I've heard a kind of voices crash but it's the same in low mode, it happens just at the beginning of intro when you start a new game, so I guess it's normal maybe a kind of gun shot heard by characters that comes from away.
The game run also very smoothly I can finish the first level and the second loads well too.
very well done @Swat Huge victory.