ISO Loader 0.7.x Beta

[fafadou]

Do you think this one P/N: ST-106-2 should be good ?
https://fr.eetgroup.com/i/ST-106-2-Lycom...r-for-SATA

dmaread_stream2 function perhaps is called "ATA/ATAPI-7 Streaming feature set" in this datasheet ?


I keep in mind we are restricted in stuff because of slave mode. But it's very uncomfortable to request a master mode if there is already a good ide to sata in slave mode or worst no ide sata converter in master mode neither....

[dragoncity]

I see the same thing for JM20330 :





Datasheet :
http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/temp/JM...v.-2.3.pdf

[EduardoKmus]

Help me !! I get the following message for my games with loader 0.7.x (Initializing IDE ... Can't init HDD, Error, can't init IDE. Failed).
But less than an hour ago they have worked, I just installed Dreamboots since I have the DS and RD folders in the HDD, all my games that use loader 0.6.x work perfectly, because they get corrupted for 0.7.x if they worked just now ?

[MilkeyWilkey]

have anybody tried HoMM?

[fafadou]

Not yet for HoMM

@EduardoKmus : copy DS_CORE.BIN on root.


Please someone, in your opinion, there is an issue for the "dmaread_stream2 function" that we can find with a new model of ATA to SATA covnerter ? :-(

[cryptblood1986]

(06.04.2020 07:47)EduardoKmus писал(а):  Help me !! I get the following message for my games with loader 0.7.x (Initializing IDE ... Can't init HDD, Error, can't init IDE. Failed).
But less than an hour ago they have worked, I just installed Dreamboots since I have the DS and RD folders in the HDD, all my games that use loader 0.6.x work perfectly, because they get corrupted for 0.7.x if they worked just now ?

If you are using normal SATA, try defragmenting on computer.

[Mu.]

If it was a case of fragmentation, I believe the 0.7.x loader would point it out. Does so for me on SATA.

[Zychion]

Hey Guys. Has anyone noticed that there isn't an announcer on NBA Showtime?

[Mu.]

If it's handled by CDDA audio that would explain why.

[EduardoKmus]

Hi guys, lately I have been presenting a slight problem with my Dreamcat, maybe it has a solution and it seems familiar. I have all my games organized and configured with retrodream, many of them with loader 0.7.x The problem is that the message (Can't init ide) usually appears randomly when I try to play a preconfigured game with loader 0.7. (My HDD is already defragmented). I use HDD Sata mod with Toshiba 2.5 "320GB. All games configured with loader 0.6 work perfectly, and the strangest thing is that those that use loader 0.7 also work ... but the latter only sometimes, due to random error of (can 't init ide.) Does anyone have any idea what the problem is?

[fafadou]

Try to check if your hdd is perfeclty defragmented.
When you did a lot of change sometimes one defragment is not suffisant.

I have still this kind of issue for yu suzuki games volume 1 (but probably I did something wrong in preset).
But it has works well for underdefeat and karous.

[Zychion]

(12.04.2020 18:56)Mu. писал(а):  If it's handled by CDDA audio that would explain why.

I doubt that the announcer audio is cedar but it may be handled in a similar way or something.

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(13.04.2020 07:38)EduardoKmus писал(а):  Hi guys, lately I have been presenting a slight problem with my Dreamcat, maybe it has a solution and it seems familiar. I have all my games organized and configured with retrodream, many of them with loader 0.7.x The problem is that the message (Can't init ide) usually appears randomly when I try to play a preconfigured game with loader 0.7. (My HDD is already defragmented). I use HDD Sata mod with Toshiba 2.5 "320GB. All games configured with loader 0.6 work perfectly, and the strangest thing is that those that use loader 0.7 also work ... but the latter only sometimes, due to random error of (can 't init ide.) Does anyone have any idea what the problem is?

I'm having similar issues but believe it'll be a Retrodream issue. Do you have the same issues going through Dreamshell and Isoloader? Because I do not.

[EduardoKmus]

Thanks friend, I'm going to try defragmenting again and also try DreamShell. If everything works in DreamShell I will not hesitate to go back to DS =). Thanks for answering: @fafadou, @Zychion

[dragoncity]

This is not à problem with retrodream or DS..they use the same loader... I already explain to you..

I have never problem with the loader 0.7.x with DS or RetroDream.

I use PCB for have no problem with SATA.
Do you use PCB?

And use SSD... Many problem with HDD SATA.

Like I said you 2 times in my page..

[EduardoKmus]

Yes friend, I don't use PCB I'm testing on a DC with Mod IDE-40 direct on the motherboard and another DC with Mod Sata soldered on the gdrom board. (same problem)... (I know you told me friend, I'm just looking to rule out that it is a hardware problem). Is it possible that loader 0.7 being low level emulation has errors with sata and ide? Even though all games run with loader 0.6?

[dragoncity]

For me for have no problem :
ATA 133 + SSD.

(OR direct with G1-ATA, no IDE cable).

Have you try an SSD ?

[EduardoKmus]

No bro, I have not tried with ssd ... I will try to test with another HDD and then SSD. Sorry I asked so much. Thanks

[fafadou]

I finally clear hydra castle, it was a pure delight.
There is only two text little errors :
3 coup -> 3 coups
Mécanismes droite -> mécanisme droit

For me it's not necessary to patch the game if you have nothing else to change.


I don't know if you are working on a new project but a new time I just want to thank you for all your work @megavolt85 :-)

[EduardoKmus]

Friends the problem has been solved, I am not sure what I will have done ... but defragment the HDD again and now everything works as it should. Thanks for giving me ideas.

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Hello @ megavolt85, thanks for your work friend. I wanted to comment if you have noticed that the loader 0.7.0 b3 (loader 10 in the dragoncity pack), only takes the English language regardless of whether the bios of the dreamcast have another language, (In my case Spanish) ... Skies of Arcadia, Wacky Races and other games with no language selection run only in English. Has anyone else noticed?

[fafadou]

I ran the game with 0.7.x beta 3 in order to see if the intro crash is still here with this loader (unfortunately it's still happened :-( )
And the game was in english