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by flynnsbit
Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:47 pm
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: Another Guy With Trinitron CRT Issues
Replies: 8
Views: 1292

Re: Another Guy With Trinitron CRT Issues

for your converter you could try setting the video modes within the core to Original, FullScreen, etc to see if it is filling the screen. My guess is that converter is receiving a 16:9 image and your TV is squishing it to fit in 4:3 so the menu is 16:9 by default (filling the TV screen) and the game is 4:3 --> 16:9 converter leaving you black bars ...
by flynnsbit
Thu May 26, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: IBM PC, PCXT, Tandy 1000
Topic: MiSTer PCXT
Replies: 1405
Views: 311631

Re: MiSTer PCXT

Just wanted to chime in real quick and thank you both. I am thoroughly enjoying watching you two work through this on the forum.
by flynnsbit
Mon May 16, 2022 10:04 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted
Replies: 18
Views: 2139

Re: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted

I for sure corrupted a few VHDs when I was building the 7200 pack. Here is where I ended up on the size of mine:137438953984 raw Would you mind telling me the steps you used to create, partition and format the VHD when creating the 7200 game image? Because yeah, my total VHD file size is only 121GB and it still gets corrupted It's been two years b...
by flynnsbit
Mon May 16, 2022 3:39 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted
Replies: 18
Views: 2139

Re: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted

That seems okay. You only need the 10MB STUB if you are going to do the ASSIGN drive trick that I do in the Top 300 to get the D: drive to be a CD drive while having the C and E for boot and data. if you don't plan to do that and don't care what drive letter is the CD drive then you dont need that. ExoDOS expects the D: drive to be D:. You could a...
by flynnsbit
Mon May 16, 2022 3:13 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted
Replies: 18
Views: 2139

Re: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted

That seems okay. You only need the 10MB STUB if you are going to do the ASSIGN drive trick that I do in the Top 300 to get the D: drive to be a CD drive while having the C and E for boot and data. if you don't plan to do that and don't care what drive letter is the CD drive then you dont need that. ExoDOS expects the D: drive to be D:. You could al...
by flynnsbit
Mon May 16, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted
Replies: 18
Views: 2139

Re: File Allocation Table Keeps Getting Corrupted

It can't be over 134GB raw or it will corrupt. Back it off to like 119GB formatted and see if it does the same thing.
by flynnsbit
Tue May 03, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: Official Addon Boards
Topic: mt32-pi lite for MiSTer
Replies: 22
Views: 4768

Re: mt32-pi lite for MiSTer

mbandala wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 4:41 pm Can anyone provide a link to that special USB 3.0 connector?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T9LWWZ9
by flynnsbit
Sun May 01, 2022 1:26 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: How to debug in the ao486 core?
Replies: 12
Views: 2466

Re: How to debug in the ao486 core?

yeah, that fixed it for me.
by flynnsbit
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:08 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Lost files of Sherlock Holmes 1
Replies: 6
Views: 1364

Re: Lost files of Sherlock Holmes 1

you can try changing some things around in the ao486 core using https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/ao486_MiSTer/blob/master/releases/drv/sbctl.exe sbctl.exe: set Sound Blaster configs. Supported: I5,I7,I10,H5,H1,T4,T6 then set blaster= in your autoexec.bat to match it. These kind of lock ups can also be memory related to make sure you are excluding / ...
by flynnsbit
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Misterfs no files and no copy files to C:
Replies: 1
Views: 916

Re: Misterfs no files and no copy files to C:

have you manually updated the misterfs.exe file with the very latest from the github repo? If not, you have to.
by flynnsbit
Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:44 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: How to debug in the ao486 core?
Replies: 12
Views: 2466

Re: How to debug in the ao486 core?

My guess is this broke KQ VII based on your testing:

ao486:
- sound: Add busy wait to write port status on DSP (user7182).
by flynnsbit
Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:10 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Ultima 7 strange problem "GAMEDAT\ACTION.DAT" not found!
Replies: 2
Views: 737

Re: Ultima 7 strange problem "GAMEDAT\ACTION.DAT" not found!

My guess is you are using run.bat to launch the game which is an exodos script. It deletes files and puts them back based on your audio choice. I’ll bet the delete is happening and the copy is not. Probably something with your dos setup.

Compare your files to the ones in Top 300 to find the issue.
by flynnsbit
Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: New ao486 BIOS
Replies: 2
Views: 1900

Re: New ao486 BIOS

update all will pull this down now and overwrite if it is newer as of yesterday so the RBF will stay in sync with the bios.
by flynnsbit
Sun Apr 24, 2022 2:14 pm
Forum: Other Computer / System Cores
Topic: Video Player Core?
Replies: 15
Views: 3477

Re: Video Player Core?

No but you could bring your mt32-pi and an extra SD card and it would take you 2 seconds to reboot into a player frontend, it could even still be powered by the mister...
by flynnsbit
Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:24 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: How to debug in the ao486 core?
Replies: 12
Views: 2466

Re: How to debug in the ao486 core?

Speaking of debugging. If someone felt like a challenge then Kings Quest VII no longer works in the core and the Top 300 pack but used to back in 2020 when I built the Top 300 pack: https://youtu.be/-Y4wqaFUNhs?t=12990 This is back in Nov 2020 and you can see it made it passed the Title screen but now in the current core it will lock after the Sier...
by flynnsbit
Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: 1920x1200 & 1920x1440 Aspect Ratio Detection
Replies: 9
Views: 2380

Re: 1920x1200 & 1920x1440 Aspect Ratio Detection

I finally found out the root of this problem: MiSTer is sending a wrong VIC configuration in the AVI InfoFrame. Apparently, the automatic VIC detection of the HDMI chip (ADV7513) fails when we set resolutions or frequencies above its specifications. According to its specs, the limit is 165 MHz and 1920x1080. When MiSTer is set to 1920x1440, the VI...
by flynnsbit
Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:52 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: eXo/Flynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates (Updated to 2.0.2 MyMenu) and Support
Replies: 745
Views: 293979

Re: eXo/Flynn Top 300 DOS Pack Updates (Updated to 2.0.2 MyMenu) and Support

Greetings! I'm trying to get the update to work after installing the initial pack from archive.org. Copied the ini and sh file to the scripts and changed the ini file to the right directory /media/usb1/games/AO486 but once i run the script i get the following error message: /media/fat/scripts/ao486_update_top300_pack.sh: line 1: {rtf1ansiansicpg12...
by flynnsbit
Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:43 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: rename: Permission denied in Monkey Island 1 Flynnsbit packs
Replies: 4
Views: 1008

Re: rename: Permission denied in Monkey Island 1 Flynnsbit packs

I don't get it. There isn't a rename command in any of my monkey island scripts. Here it is: https://github.com/flynnsbit/Top300_updates/blob/main/games/THESECRE/mi1/run.bat Where are you seeing that rename line? EDIT: Found it: https://github.com/flynnsbit/Top300_updates/blob/main/games/THESECRE/mi1/floppy/APPLY.BAT Not sure why apply would be ru...
by flynnsbit
Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:51 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: rename: Permission denied in Monkey Island 1 Flynnsbit packs
Replies: 4
Views: 1008

Re: rename: Permission denied in Monkey Island 1 Flynnsbit packs

I don't get it. There isn't a rename command in any of my monkey island scripts. Here it is: https://github.com/flynnsbit/Top300_updates/blob/main/games/THESECRE/mi1/run.bat Where are you seeing that rename line? EDIT: Found it: https://github.com/flynnsbit/Top300_updates/blob/main/games/THESECRE/mi1/floppy/APPLY.BAT Not sure why apply would be run...
by flynnsbit
Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:00 pm
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: 9.7" iPad Retina Screen Perfect for MiSTer, $60 Fully Assembled 😄
Replies: 503
Views: 1312847

Re: 9.7" iPad Retina Screen Perfect for MiSTer, $60 Fully Assembled 😄

enable DVI, the the actual display settings OSD of the LCD there will be an overdrive, turn that all the way up. With both DVI on and overdrive re-test those cores you were having trouble with. Hi. Sorry to bump again. I can't find the override option even when using dvi mode? Should I update the firmware to the one posted here? I dont have the ne...
by flynnsbit
Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:41 am
Forum: Linux
Topic: MiSTer BGM - Background Music for the MiSTer Menu
Replies: 97
Views: 29353

Re: MiSTer BGM - Background Music for the MiSTer Menu

All the internet radio stations work out of the box on mister as well. Thats how we were controlling them from AO486 through MidiLink. Just in the event people wanted that too...
by flynnsbit
Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack
Replies: 17
Views: 1867

Re: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack

mount shareware pack in IDE 0-0 create a new vhd in windows with whatever size you want, format with FAT32 with guiformater mount new vhd to IDE 0-1 boot shareware pack, drop to dos format D: /S You should see Disk size: Matches your disk, FAT32 say YES Xcopy whatever you want from C: to D: example: xcopy c:\FDOS D:\FDOS\ /S xcopy C:\MYMENU D:\MYM...
by flynnsbit
Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:35 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack
Replies: 17
Views: 1867

Re: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack

blackout.com requires this, GIF87 is the key so I used Paint Shop Pro for that. 1. It must be saved as (or converted to) a .GIF file (GIF87 format) You can use Graphics Workshop or something to do this. 2. It must be 320x200 in size, with 256 colours. 3. You must use GIF2RAW to make it usable. 4. Leave the top two lines of the screen black (colour ...
by flynnsbit
Wed Apr 13, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack
Replies: 17
Views: 1867

Re: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack

Someone could probably make a Mister script that does all of that above, using a combo of memmakers vhd script and the folders from the github/shareware pack for only the folders/files I listed above and it would be a one shot script that you could run directly on the mister. I just don't have the time. Ask for VHD size, create in games\AO486, moun...
by flynnsbit
Wed Apr 13, 2022 11:51 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack
Replies: 17
Views: 1867

Re: Can't make a custom VHD out of Flynnsbit Shareware Pack

mount shareware pack in IDE 0-0 create a new vhd in windows with whatever size you want mount new vhd to IDE 0-1 boot shareware pack, drop to dos format D: /S You should see Disk size: Matches your disk, FAT32 say YES Xcopy whatever you want from C: to D: example: xcopy c:\FDOS D:\FDOS\ /S xcopy C:\MYMENU D:\MYMENU /S xcopy c:\fdconfig.sys c:\ /S x...
by flynnsbit
Sun Apr 10, 2022 11:43 pm
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: 9.7" iPad Retina Screen Perfect for MiSTer, $60 Fully Assembled 😄
Replies: 503
Views: 1312847

Re: 9.7" iPad Retina Screen Perfect for MiSTer, $60 Fully Assembled 😄

sonik wrote: Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:21 pm
flynnsbit wrote: Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:48 pm
Are you setting dvi_mode=1 and do you have overdrive turned all the way up in the display settings?
Dvi disabled. Where is this overdrive setting?
enable DVI, the the actual display settings OSD of the LCD there will be an overdrive, turn that all the way up. With both DVI on and overdrive re-test those cores you were having trouble with.
by flynnsbit
Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:48 pm
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: 9.7" iPad Retina Screen Perfect for MiSTer, $60 Fully Assembled 😄
Replies: 503
Views: 1312847

Re: 9.7" iPad Retina Screen Perfect for MiSTer, $60 Fully Assembled 😄

Native resolution (video_mode=13) does not work well with my screen. It blanks out in some MiSTer cores, specially jogego ones. On other cores it works perfectly. 640x480 is not for MiSTer. I want to connect a Dreamcast via VGA (480p) to it. The board my friend have does work. Mine does not work at all at this mode. Are you setting dvi_mode=1 and ...
by flynnsbit
Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:43 pm
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Boot problem with eXo/Flynn files
Replies: 7
Views: 1289

Re: Boot problem with eXo/Flynn files

Hi all! I'm using the eXo/Flynn files (Top 300 is updated via script to the last version). I've this boot problem only the first time I boot the core: if I choose "apply HD and reset" it works. Why? Your bios is out of date. You need the latest boot0 and boot1 from here: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/ao486_MiSTer/tree/master/releases. ...
by flynnsbit
Wed Apr 06, 2022 2:28 am
Forum: PC 486SX (ao486)
Topic: Can I free that key for proper use in the game?
Replies: 5
Views: 1204

Re: Can I free that key for proper use in the game?

Here is that unstable build if you want to jump ahead and test. https://github.com/MiSTer-unstable-nigh ... 405_12959f

@user7182, thanks for this.