ISO Loader 0.6.x Beta

[fafadou]

(12.12.2018 01:07)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  

(11.12.2018 19:58)fafadou писал(а):  Maybe he's talking about F1 racing championship and not F1 world grand prix but he's not familiar with this kind of mistake...

Nope. It's F1 World Grand Prix. I don't have F1 Racing Championship. dragoncity seems to get different results in some games for some reason. Alone in the Dark for example (all regions and image formats). The game boots for me but it won't start. Just black screens after starting a new game. Seems to work for him though.

I just try alone in the dark with gcc7.1 0.6.1 in gdi format. for me the game start well with 0x8cf80000 set. In 0.6 the FMV intro lag with 0.6.1 not sure if it lag (probably yes a little) but I have a cathedral sound effect during this first video.
So you may try this game, perhaps it will run for you now.

[pcwzrd13]

(15.12.2018 17:16)fafadou писал(а):  I just try alone in the dark with gcc7.1 0.6.1 in gdi format. for me the game start well with 0x8cf80000 set. In 0.6 the FMV intro lag with 0.6.1 not sure if it lag (probably yes a little) but I have a cathedral sound effect during this first video.
So you may try this game, perhaps it will run for you now.

Yeah I tried it with the new loader but it's the same issue for me. Maybe it is the region of the Dreamcast but I can't imagine why that would make a difference.

[dragoncity]

Try an Jap console... it's worse !!!

But for alone in the dark it's strange.

Do you use an SSD?

[pcwzrd13]

(16.12.2018 22:11)dragoncity писал(а):  Do you use an SSD?

Nope, just a regular HDD. I have a CF adapter too. I don't think I've tried it with that.

[dragoncity]

Try SSD the best compatibility

[SWAT]

It's little fix for isoldr module but it can solve some strange behaviors why the same game can start or not sometimes in under the same conditions.
Can use with all 0.6.x versions.

[fafadou]

Thanks some games like evil twin must boot better :-)

I'm really excited to try it with some games we thought they don't run for now as we can see in the compatibility topic.

Karous (Jap)
Radirgy (Jap)
Space Channel 5 Part 2 (Jap)
Trigger Heart Exelica (Jap)


else I have done a last test in order to compare sd.bin from 0.6.x beta version and 0.6.1 with gcc7.1 with cdda if it can help :
Quake 3 : black screen with 0.6.1 ide.bin like 0.6 and run with sd.bin but unplayable the intro run well but in the main menu it's like if someone push all bottuns in a same time and reboot ^^
unreal tournament : no loading after intro with 0.6.1 ide.bin and for me just one band of loading in more before freeze during first loading for sd.bin beta

[dragoncity]

Great !
Have you updated presets for save the new loader?

Thank you so much swat !

[SWAT]

(19.12.2018 13:01)dragoncity писал(а):  Great !
Have you updated presets for save the new loader?

Thank you so much swat !

There is no place, so it was removed. I need to rethink UI.
While there is no time, as soon as time will be, I will start from the application, since the problems in the isoldr firmware so far pushes me away
If there was a designer who would draw UI, it would be great.

[dragoncity]

(19.12.2018 15:51)SWAT писал(а):  

(19.12.2018 13:01)dragoncity писал(а):  Great !
Have you updated presets for save the new loader?

Thank you so much swat !

There is no place, so it was removed. I need to rethink UI.
While there is no time, as soon as time will be, I will start from the application, since the problems in the isoldr firmware so far pushes me away
If there was a designer who would draw UI, it would be great.

Ok Swat

For the moment I tested games who doesn't work but no no change like I said here :
http://www.dc-swat.ru/forum/thread-2145-page-46.html

For games who doesn't work,I think you know the names but you can find their problem here if it can help you for find how resolve them :

http://dreamshell.infos.st/

[fafadou]

You have been too fast dear dragoncity :-)

as Swat said the isoldr.klf just fix some strange boot problem like we had seen for evil twin. And gng4 notice that with a save some jap games boot.

Swat is looking for a better cdda result with 0.6.1 version, most of games than doesn't run for now will doesn't boot neither for the moment (but you're right he asked us to try them). But we have to check in priority the cdda games.

@swat : I'm sorry I don't know any designer of UI... But for me you don't have to change the UI if you select dma in the first choice (only for ide), data and cdda will be in dma and if you don't all can be in PIO. What do you want to do exactly maybe I can help more ? And maybe even if I'm not a designer I can start from the image of isoloader and draw a new picture for isoloader menu ?

[dragoncity]

(19.12.2018 18:59)fafadou писал(а):  You have been too fast dear dragoncity :-)

as Swat said the isoldr.klf just fix some strange boot problem like we had seen for evil twin. And gng4 notice that with a save some jap games boot.

Swat is looking for a better cdda result with 0.6.1 version, most of games than doesn't run for now will doesn't boot neither for the moment (but you're right he asked us to try them). But we have to check in priority the cdda games.

@swat : I'm sorry I don't know any designer of UI... But for me you don't have to change the UI if you select dma in the first choice (only for ide), data and cdda will be in dma and if you don't all can be in PIO. What do you want to do exactly maybe I can help more ? And maybe even if I'm not a designer I can start from the image of isoloader and draw a new picture for isoloader menu ?

I didn't speak about just isoldr.klf where no change for game who doesn't work,but "isoldr.klf + 0.6.1 gcc-7.1".

[gng4]

test results of some CDDA games with gcc 7.1:

Heisei Mahjong Shou (JAP) - no freeze !! yeah !!
Jah-Mong (JAP) - no freeze !! yeah !!
Pro Mahjong Kiwame D (JAP) - cannot boot (boot only when CDDA is OFF)
Tetsuman Menkyokaiden (JAP) - no freeze !! yeah !!
Hello Kitty Waku Waku Cookies (JAP) - cannot boot (not compatible with WINCE ??)

updated test results:
Cleopatra Fortune (JAP) - no freeze !! good !!
Tetris 4D (JAP) - black screen after press start button (same as last version)

[fafadou]

It's great !! :-)

[megavolt85]

(02.12.2018 18:38)SWAT писал(а):  Last *stable* ISO Loader firmware from RC4 for IDE without DMA for CDDA.

обнуление прерываний на старте добавил? для shenmue и ей подобных

[SWAT]

(20.12.2018 14:33)megavolt85 писал(а):  

(02.12.2018 18:38)SWAT писал(а):  Last *stable* ISO Loader firmware from RC4 for IDE without DMA for CDDA.

обнуление прерываний на старте добавил? для shenmue и ей подобных

Я специально там ничего не менял больше, чтобы понять разницу в компиляторе и использовании DMA для CDDA.
Компилятор меня порадовал, надо пробовать 8.2, может он еще немного уменьшит размер, а это одна из корневых проблем в том числе.
Мне вообще уже начинает казаться что проблемы все в большей степени как раз в памяти. При использовании DMA раздувается стэк еще больше, там же уже чего только не наворочено, дробилки секторов и прочее. В общем код оброс, соответственно и стэк увеличивается, а это расход памяти сверх размера загрузчика еще... В общем надо куда-то стэк загрузчика положить, игровой похоже иногда на пределе используется, а родные сисколы гораздо меньше использовали. Поэтому и получаются просто непонятные артефакты, которые объяснить тяжело.
В общем первоочередная задача мне кажется это перенос стека загрузчика, потом уже дальше двигаться. Но вот куда его девать... А так же куда девать буфер для CDDA, это ведь тоже проблема, он даже не настраивается, а автоматом куда то впихивается. Для WinCE вроде проблем нет, там есть место халявное, но вот для KATANA...

[fafadou]

I compared the size of ide.bin from 0.6, 0.6.1 and dreamshell RC3, and the you have :

ide.bin RC3 < 0.6.1< 0.6

And the RC3 can run kao the kangaroo, looney toons space race and sturmwind than RC4 can't for now with any ide.bin. So It goes in your direction to think the size is very important. And I'm very happy to see there is a new compilator gcc :-)

[fafadou]

If I could suggest my christmas list :

If the 8.2 gcc is good for you could you do the same thing you have done for building 0.6.1 ide.bin probably the result will be more better.
And use the 8.2gcc for sd.bin and ide.bin from 0.6.x beta version, it probably gives a good result too.

I hope it's fast to do and I know how much time is luxury, thanks for taking time to build already the 0.6.1. It's already an amazing gift :-)

Merry christmas to you all.

[SWAT]

I just builded SD and IDE loaders from RC4 on GCC 7.1 and without CDDA support for decreasing size.
Also I remove CSO support from SD loader (also decreased size) and added minor fix for clearing IRQ's at startup, in some cases it can help.
Merry Christmas!

[fafadou]

Oh yes, many thanks and merry christmas SWAT, you well deserve it :-)