DreamShell v4.0.1 Release

[SWAT]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhJFg8OP2UM

Download:
https://github.com/DC-SWAT/DreamShell/releases

Press release:
http://www.dc-swat.ru/blog/dreamshell/1142.html

Full changelog:
https://github.com/DC-SWAT/DreamShell/co....1.Release


DreamShell Core:
— Fixed and improved FATFS. Utilizes a faster hybrid mode combining PIO + DMA.
— Reduced CPU load by using TA DMA for the software GUI.
— Added the libtsunami library, enhanced and extended for use in modules and applications. It uses for applications with hw-accelerated GUI rendering.
— Improved the build system and updated the README.
— Updated KallistiOS to the latest version.
— Fixed compatibility with GCC 14.2.
— Various minor fixes and improvements.

Bootloader:
— Added BIOS firmwares for 32MB mod.
— Updated FATFS and KOS as for the Core.

The ISO Loader system v0.8.1:
— Finally fixed CDDA emulation for VA0 motherboards.
— Fixed Atomiswave games support.
— Resolved known issues with presets, CDI and GDI images.
— Fixed sysinfo syscall with HW ID.
— Added screenshot support for 320x240 resolution.
— Introduced a PIO variant for CDDA Destination mode (for UT).
— Added an alternative reading mode (bypass pre-read) for SATA to support games with read-aborting issues (WIP).
— Improved sample splitting for ADPCM stereo tracks by 56%.
— Selecting firmware files in the UI.
— Auto selecting bank for VM2 and USB4Maple.
— Various minor fixes and improvements.

Games Menu:
— A new application by third-party developer Maniac Vera (VeraBecker) for the ISO Loader system!
— Completely new design of interface with hw-acceleration.
— Supports all features of the ISO Loader system.
— Multiple display modes for the game list.
— Gamepad-friendly controls.
— Optimized cover rendering.
— Application settings.

[fafadou]

What a magnifient gift for this Christmas !!!
Thank you Swat
A huge work here.

[ArtSHurin]

хотелось бы конечно найти там работающий ярлычек с GTA III как на превьюшке с ютубчика :3 я проверил а его нет :'3

[kof888]

Great work, thanks so much for the update

[pcwzrd13]

Awesome update @SWAT and Vera!

Unreal Tournament works flawlessly now with the new PIO destination mode! No more graphical glitches!

Not sure if I'm missing something but I'm still unable to set the date and time. How do you change the values in the boxes? When I select one, it changes to blue but I can't type anything in.

[SWAT]

(29.12.2024 17:50)pcwzrd13 писал(а):  Awesome update @SWAT and Vera!

Unreal Tournament works flawlessly now with the new PIO destination mode! No more graphical glitches!

Not sure if I'm missing something but I'm still unable to set the date and time. How do you change the values in the boxes? When I select one, it changes to blue but I can't type anything in.

Click on textbox, when it blue then it focused. Press Start to open virtual keyboard and type. Then press Start to close keyboard and click on blue textbox to lost focus.

[SWAT]

(29.12.2024 15:46)ArtSHurin писал(а):  хотелось бы конечно найти там работающий ярлычек с GTA III как на превьюшке с ютубчика :3 я проверил а его нет :'3

Завтра под ёлкой найдешь

[aldair]

Now it works very well audio adpcm!

[pcwzrd13]

(29.12.2024 21:02)SWAT писал(а):  Click on textbox, when it blue then it focused. Press Start to open virtual keyboard and type. Then press Start to close keyboard and click on blue textbox to lost focus.

That worked! Why doesn't the physical keyboard work though? I'm sure it worked before.

[K470r]

Gracias por este genial regalo de navidad SWAT, nada como un buen trago de dreamshell para esta temporada. Me gustó mucho el nuevo menú Maniac Vera, fácil y vistoso.

[jjaa081620]

I tested the CDDA of the King of Fighters 98 and it still has noise

[fafadou]

Happy new year everyone, hope you are all fine.

[SWAT]

(30.12.2024 05:04)jjaa081620 писал(а):  I tested the CDDA of the King of Fighters 98 and it still has noise

General compatibility of CDDA is not changed, except UT and VA0. Also some optimizations for SD card ADPCM tracks.
Ah also should works VMU emu 1800 blocks + CDDA in Q3.

[aldair]

(01.01.2025 14:18)SWAT писал(а):  

(30.12.2024 05:04)jjaa081620 писал(а):  I tested the CDDA of the King of Fighters 98 and it still has noise

General compatibility of CDDA is not changed, except UT and VA0. Also some optimizations for SD card ADPCM tracks.
Ah also should works VMU emu 1800 blocks + CDDA in Q3.

This is the only game that works with ISO + CDDA.





No other games work on ISO, am I doing something wrong?

[Elgor4uk]

Спасибо за прекрасный подарок к новому году. В разделе Games Menu для отображения обложек что нужно сделать, в какую папку скопировать и какого формата?

[fafadou]

(01.01.2025 14:18)SWAT писал(а):  

(30.12.2024 05:04)jjaa081620 писал(а):  I tested the CDDA of the King of Fighters 98 and it still has noise

General compatibility of CDDA is not changed, except UT and VA0. Also some optimizations for SD card ADPCM tracks.
Ah also should works VMU emu 1800 blocks + CDDA in Q3.

Unfortunately, i couldn't dive in this new dreamshell version yet.
But is it possible to use the cdda improvements for UT to others games in order to see, if there are also an improvement ?
Or it's only for UT ?

[chth96]

Thanks very much for DreamShell v4.0.1 Release!
I tested "First kiss story2","Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service","Sakura wars 3" which was not able to run normally in the previous version of DreamShell.

"First kiss story2" freezed in the title screen or MPEGSofdec and ADX screen(DMA true,0x8cb00000,default,behind the loader,IDE) It was not able to play it in DreamShell v4.0.1.

"Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service" only displayed black screen(DMA true,0x8c004000,IP.BIN,low level,behind the loader,IDE),and It was completely impossible to run it with Iso loader v0.7.x beta1(FW) in DreamShell v4.0.1,either.

And,It seems that "Sakura wars 3" finally works normally in DreamShell v4.0.1(DMA true,0x8cc00000,Default,low level,Bypass pre-reading(IDE only),behind the loader or auto,IDE_full)!
I played it for 2 hours and thoroughly compared it with below youtube video point for point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s124cXDvLTw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BftoXQoRdow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyTDmujxDIA
I confirmed that there was no suddenly skip over ongoing episode or freezing in particular event at all.

But....I noticed that Whenever I inserted third party memory card(NEXUS 4M or Mega Memory Card) into controller,It was very frequently freezed or displayed error message in DreamShell v4.0.1.Excepting for dreamcast official VMU, It is impossible to make use of third party memory card in DreamShell v4.0.1

EDIT: I just have tested previous version of dreamshell and I confirmed that there is no fatal freezing or displayed error message in previous version of DreamShell whenever I inserted third party memory card(NEXUS 4M or Mega Memory Card) into controller.It seems that DreamShell v4.0.1 has compatibility issue with third party memory card.

[SWAT]

(01.01.2025 14:40)aldair писал(а):  This is the only game that works with ISO + CDDA.
No other games work on ISO, am I doing something wrong?

I'll check it. Can you give me images with issues?

[SWAT]

(01.01.2025 16:06)Elgor4uk писал(а):  Спасибо за прекрасный подарок к новому году. В разделе Games Menu для отображения обложек что нужно сделать, в какую папку скопировать и какого формата?

@VeraBecker

[SWAT]

(01.01.2025 17:16)fafadou писал(а):  Unfortunately, i couldn't dive in this new dreamshell version yet.
But is it possible to use the cdda improvements for UT to others games in order to see, if there are also an improvement ?
Or it's only for UT ?

Only for those where the sound breaks when using Sound DMA and you had to use SQ. This is just instead of SQ, so that the graphics do not glitch.