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by buttersoft
Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:11 am
Forum: Amiga (Minimig)
Topic: Slowdown in games MegaAGS/WHDload/ADF
Replies: 2
Views: 7517

Re: Slowdown in games MegaAGS/WHDload/ADF

Roger, thanks for the testing. I'm the same with my A500. It's sitting there but i have to connect it up :)

I think I'd found that megaAGS pack, but i have no idea who's producing them and it would be nice to know.
by buttersoft
Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:58 am
Forum: Amiga (Minimig)
Topic: Slowdown in games MegaAGS/WHDload/ADF
Replies: 2
Views: 7517

Slowdown in games MegaAGS/WHDload/ADF

I was playing around with Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge the other day and noticed that there's a ton of slowdown in the intro, when the music is playing and it demos the in-game driving. I was loading from MegaAGS, and tried both PAL and NTSC modes, adjusting all sound and video options (the latter having to stay at 15kHz for my direct video setup)....
by buttersoft
Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

ao486 will default to looking for games/a0486, wont it?
by buttersoft
Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:42 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Avoid sellers on Aliexpress
Replies: 22
Views: 11765

Re: Avoid sellers on Aliexpress

I buy from Aliexpress all the time, and while i've had one or two problems they've mostly been related to the language barrier. The 128MB 140MHz RAM module i bought was the cheapest one i could find online, and it turned up as advertised and works well.
by buttersoft
Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:50 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

Hmm, i still can't get Warcraft 2 running :( was there meant to be a subst command somewhere? Sorry to be a pain. Hopefully I'm not making you run in circles fixing the same stuff over and again :) Also, may i ask what the new joystick.exe file is for? What does it do? Can i run it to config anything? I filed an issue on the 7000 games list github....
by buttersoft
Sun Dec 06, 2020 10:54 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

One more, not sure if you fixed it because your fixes video has no sound, but... I couldn't get any sound in Wing Commander 2. Game loads fine, but is completely silent for me. if you go into e:\games\(yourwingcom2dir)\WC2DLX\CD\wing2\ and run winstall.exe you can set up the soundblaster for speech, port 220, IRQ 7, DMA 1. This then shows that spee...
by buttersoft
Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:04 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

Flynn, the System Shock 1_start.bat first line in your top300 pack looks like this: imgset ide11 "/cd/SystemSh/system_.cue" Should it be set to ide10? I did that and it works for me now... Also, i can't get Warcraft II to run at all, it just crashes after the CD fix you posted. Your video fix for that is down, by the way, but I can go int...
by buttersoft
Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:01 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

Some things not working on the MiSTer are due to config options not set right - I'm fixing those where i find them for my VHD. Other things might be compatibility-related, but the ExoDOS converter has recently added the MiSTer output option, so it's not irrelevant there either to my mind. They may not even want to do anything but flag such games, i...
by buttersoft
Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:07 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

Hi Flynn,
Where would be the best place to report non-working ExoDOS games that re not part of your top 300 pack? I'm happy to do it here, but would raising an issue on the exoDOS-converter github be preferred?
by buttersoft
Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:09 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: SCUMMVM to BVM question
Replies: 7
Views: 3723

Re: SCUMMVM to BVM question

Most BVMs are only 15kHz. 640x480@60i is still 15kHz, but 480p is not. I'm not aware of the MiSTer using interlaced modes at all... though i suppose there's nothing stopping a core from doing it directly. I just don't know of any current ones that do it.

The (later) BVM's from the D and A series are multiformat.
by buttersoft
Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:45 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: SCUMMVM to BVM question
Replies: 7
Views: 3723

Re: SCUMMVM to BVM question

At a guess, because i'm not using it myself... it's a linux script, not an FPGA core. So it might not want to run in anything lower than VGA 640x480p. Which won't show up on your 15kHz BVM. The one thing you could try is simply typing into the config file for Scummvm, but that might only affect the internal resolution, not the resolution the mister...
by buttersoft
Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:24 am
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: Sony Multiscan CRT custom video_mode
Replies: 13
Views: 5731

Re: Sony Multiscan CRT custom video_mode

I see. So what outputs at 256x224 and fits into 512x448 at an integer ratio? I think the Jotego GnG core will do that. And the Sega System 1 for wonderboy. Does the SNES normally output at that resolution too?
by buttersoft
Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:32 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

That fixed the audio glitches, but there's major stuttering during weapons fire that is pretty game breaking as of now. I'm hoping to find a solution, as I love this game. There's mention of a similar issue in the compatibility thread - the fix for which is use of a FAT16 disk rather than a FAT32 one. I'm not sure how viable an option that would be.
by buttersoft
Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:47 pm
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: Sony Multiscan CRT custom video_mode
Replies: 13
Views: 5731

Re: Sony Multiscan CRT custom video_mode

I'm very confused here. Is it possible to run Virtua Racing in MAME on MiSTer?
by buttersoft
Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:53 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

OK, so i'm up and running with my custom games list in TDL :) One thing i should say about the below is that having two partitions on the one VHD seems to stop guiformat-x64 from running. So you have to set up the partitions in FAT32 from the start. Any tips on general fixes to get games running? I haven't really started testing yet, but keen to av...
by buttersoft
Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

@buttersoft, yes exactly. Much obliged for the tips - the new version of eXoDOS-converter looks pretty slick. You only need to do that first conversion step, and after that it sets up TDL for you, no need for more processing! Your idea to use dummy zips looks nice, i must say. Though i do now need to plan for a slightly larger 32GB SD card for thi...
by buttersoft
Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:01 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Depricated.
Replies: 745
Views: 294223

Re: eXoFlynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates and Support

Thanks, Flynn, for putting all this effort in! I've mostly been following along with your youtube channel and this is all pretty amazing. I was really hoping you'd get to the point of a curated collection, and this one is great. Ultimately i'm hoping to build a few smaller, custom collections for ppl. ATM i presume the easiest way to do that is goi...
by buttersoft
Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:58 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: HOW TO: setup Total DOS Frontend packages on AO486.
Replies: 68
Views: 35386

Re: HOW TO: setup Total DOS Frontend packages on AO486.

...I am curating a Top 300 games VHD and testing every game in that list and I probably have 15 hours into correcting issues like you have outlined. I've been following your efforts, and they're much appreciate. I can't deny a pre-made VHD collection would be awesome. Any idea how big such a VHD is going to be? Also, while i'm flapping my gums - i...
by buttersoft
Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:56 am
Forum: Hardware Setups
Topic: Audio Amplifier, advice please
Replies: 12
Views: 10675

Re: Audio Amplifier, advice please

You can always split out a 3.5mm jack into two RCA plugs - might give you a few more options? There are tons of cheap amps on Ebay or Aliexpress, you could start looking at some cheap Lepai ones, taking their power ratings with a grain of salt of course. They'll certainly get you going.
by buttersoft
Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: Linux
Topic: Installing Cannonball on Linux side?
Replies: 5
Views: 7448

Re: Installing Cannonball on Linux side?

I have to admit i like this idea. No clue if it's possible though.
by buttersoft
Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:23 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Individually Bootable VHDs for Each Game
Replies: 191
Views: 126035

Re: Individually Bootable VHDs for Each Game

madelk wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:31 am Anyway, here's the start of my script: https://github.com/madelk/expandziptovhd
That's great! The steps don't seem hard to follow. Any catches though? I presume you need to setup the right autoexec.bat and config.sys files, or is this handled in the script?
by buttersoft
Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Acorn Archimedes Core
Replies: 189
Views: 132085

Re: Acorn Archimedes Core

Press F12 and enter modules What does it report ? If it is at the end something like ZIDEFSFiler then you should type configure filesystem zidefs configure zidefsdiscs 1 configure zidefsdrive 4 configure zidefsdrives 1 configure zidefsdircache 32K opt 4 2 configure boot Hi Zarchos, it says IDEFS near the end - it's the same drive Chris was using, ...
by buttersoft
Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:50 pm
Forum: Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, 32X
Topic: [MegaCD] Support for hybrid rom/cd images (Pier solar, MD+...)
Replies: 35
Views: 23198

Re: [MegaCD] Support for hybrid rom/cd images (Pier solar, MD+...)

Ahhh, I see. thanks very much. I didn't realise there were more files required, and wondered how on earth they managed to fit CD-quality audio into 8MB, lol.
by buttersoft
Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:39 am
Forum: Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, 32X
Topic: [MegaCD] Support for hybrid rom/cd images (Pier solar, MD+...)
Replies: 35
Views: 23198

Re: [MegaCD] Support for hybrid rom/cd images (Pier solar, MD+...)

Ok, so how the hell do i get Pier Solar to load? I've tried naming it cart.rom, naming another cart cart.rom, placing it in different folders, etc. If i load the megaCD core, and try to load a cue file, those work fine, but with that option i can't see Pier Solar to select it. The folder it's in will open, but display as empty. Other folders launch...
by buttersoft
Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:32 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Acorn Archimedes Core
Replies: 189
Views: 132085

Re: Acorn Archimedes Core

Now it works. Many thanks for the help. :) Hi, looking for some help setting up the hubersn_diskimage.hdf to autoboot. I'm running a riscos.rom of V3, but not sure which one. I've set this image as HDD0: in the core, and tried typing the below: *configure FileSystem IDEFS *configure Drive 4 *opt 4 2 *configure Boot But when i type opt 4 2 it says ...
by buttersoft
Tue Sep 22, 2020 5:41 am
Forum: Hardware Setups
Topic: Show Us Your MiSTers
Replies: 614
Views: 385807

Re: Show Us Your MiSTers

Awesome, i like that. Any chance you could share a parts list? I'd really like to find those buttons, for one... I made a metal case base on a amplifier case, there may be too much hot melt glue inside. :lol: It's very compact, no suit for IO Board. But I don' t have a CRT, so the IO Board is optional. Please show your MiSTer too :lol: I0sZJzb.jpg
by buttersoft
Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:49 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Acorn Archimedes Core
Replies: 189
Views: 132085

Re: Acorn Archimedes Core

Ahhh, i figured it out. Using an LCD monitor, you can go into the Archie core, load the desktop, go into confirguration>screen, and set the resolution to "normal" making sure to leave the interlaced box unticked. Then just turn on direct video in your mister.ini and it will load in 15kHz. I have no idea if i had to do it this way as my US...
by buttersoft
Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:12 am
Forum: Atari ST / STe
Topic: Direct Video Output
Replies: 28
Views: 17478

Re: Direct Video Output

Did anyone file an issue for this? I'd like to be able to get 15kHz with Direct Video over HDMI...
by buttersoft
Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:06 am
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Acorn Archimedes Core
Replies: 189
Views: 132085

Re: Acorn Archimedes Core

Try tapping the "0" key on the Numpad while booting to set the Archimedes to the 15 KHz mode. I can't seem to get this to work, i still get a 31kHz split image. I've tried holding the key, and tapping it, pressing it once... Is there a chance someone could upload a 15kHz-confirmed Cmos.dat file for me? Because that would be awesome :)
by buttersoft
Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:56 am
Forum: Official Addon Boards
Topic: List of cores that require SDRAM, and how much?
Replies: 3
Views: 4469

Re: List of cores that require SDRAM, and how much?

Much obliged, anon. I do wish there was a list of how much RAM each core used, though AFAIK it's only NEOGEO that uses more than 32MB? Thus far, at any rate.