MiST core and firmware changelog
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firmware_190110
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- Don't hardcode settings for Vid:0079, Pid:0011 controllers
- Safety checks for mounted file reads/writes
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- Don't hardcode settings for Vid:0079, Pid:0011 controllers
- Safety checks for mounted file reads/writes
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I will be releasing the 1943 new arcade core by the end of March. This is another vertical shooter. I would like to request a firmware feature added:
Support for vertical OSD menu, on vertical games.
Maybe we can enable it with a letter in the config screen. Apart from 1942 and 1943, I will also release soon Commando, Gun Smoke, Avengers... all of these are vertical games.
I know that the obvious is to ask for me to rotate the game screen. It's not trivial. I don't have enough RAM to do it in the FPGA and the SDRAM driver cannot handle that right now. Plus, it adds one frame lag, which is not nice.
Please firmware developers, consider it.
Support for vertical OSD menu, on vertical games.
Maybe we can enable it with a letter in the config screen. Apart from 1942 and 1943, I will also release soon Commando, Gun Smoke, Avengers... all of these are vertical games.
I know that the obvious is to ask for me to rotate the game screen. It's not trivial. I don't have enough RAM to do it in the FPGA and the SDRAM driver cannot handle that right now. Plus, it adds one frame lag, which is not nice.
Please firmware developers, consider it.
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It's a good idea, I already thought about it some weeks ago. But never touched the OSD code, will investigate the possibilities. The best would be to render directly rotated, post-rotating can have RAM issues in the ARM firmware, too.jotego wrote:I will be releasing the 1943 new arcade core by the end of March. This is another vertical shooter. I would like to request a firmware feature added:
Support for vertical OSD menu, on vertical games.
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I have merged your new OSD code (not firmware but verilog) and it works like a charm. I will be releasing the new binaries for 1942 with rotated OSD later.slingshot wrote:It's a good idea, I already thought about it some weeks ago. But never touched the OSD code, will investigate the possibilities. The best would be to render directly rotated, post-rotating can have RAM issues in the ARM firmware, too.jotego wrote:I will be releasing the 1943 new arcade core by the end of March. This is another vertical shooter. I would like to request a firmware feature added:
Support for vertical OSD menu, on vertical games.
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Looked into the OSD code I realized that the FPGA already has the whole OSD in BRAM, and rotating is just a matter of how to display it. Looking foward to 1943!jotego wrote:
I have merged your new OSD code (not firmware but verilog) and it works like a charm. I will be releasing the new binaries for 1942 with rotated OSD later.
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Nice Work 

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NiceGehstock wrote:Nice Work

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firmware_190303
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- Ini option to upload custom rom files
- Read/write FDC and CMOS RAM upload for Archimedes
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- Ini option to upload custom rom files
- Read/write FDC and CMOS RAM upload for Archimedes
Re: MiST core and firmware changelog
Hello,
I'm I correct that there is a new Firmware to fix the MINIMIG issues introduced with Firmware 190303 but a complied version has not yet been released?
Discussion on Firmware changes here:
http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 5&start=50
Thanks
I'm I correct that there is a new Firmware to fix the MINIMIG issues introduced with Firmware 190303 but a complied version has not yet been released?
Discussion on Firmware changes here:
http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 5&start=50
Thanks
Re: MiST core and firmware changelog
A new compiled firmware is available in a pull request (see your linked thread) but this wasn't merged into the mist-binaries repo.
Maybe the firmware maintainers take care of the 3 new pull requests I created on Friday...
Maybe the firmware maintainers take care of the 3 new pull requests I created on Friday...

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As the phrase of "active maintanerS" is bit funny, but I'll look at them soon.retrofun wrote:A new compiled firmware is available in a pull request (see your linked thread) but this wasn't merged into the mist-binaries repo.
Maybe the firmware maintainers take care of the 3 new pull requests I created on Friday...
Re: MiST core and firmware changelog
Thanks in advance!slingshot wrote: As the phrase of "active maintanerS" is bit funny, but I'll look at them soon.

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I am not too familiar with what 'pull requests' are, so was firmware_190303 re-compiled & uploaded or is there still a new version waiting in the wings? (to solve the Minimig config issues).
Thanks.
retrofun wrote:
A new compiled firmware is available in a pull request (see your linked thread) but this wasn't merged into the mist-binaries repo.
Maybe the firmware maintainers take care of the 3 new pull requests I created on Friday...
Thanks.
retrofun wrote:
A new compiled firmware is available in a pull request (see your linked thread) but this wasn't merged into the mist-binaries repo.
Maybe the firmware maintainers take care of the 3 new pull requests I created on Friday...

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is there any work going on for joypads as I have one that mapper under mapper but the A button doesn't get recognised.
I can supply any info required.
I can supply any info required.
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All my 2 USB joysticks are fine, so I don't know what to work on. Is your A button recognized on the input test in the OSD? (And please don't start three threads for one question).
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No its not recognised on the input test with or with out the ini file, apologies I wasn't starting a second thread I was just posting it in here as a bug report, was unsure where to put the info to add reports.slingshot wrote:All my 2 USB joysticks are fine, so I don't know what to work on. Is your A button recognized on the input test in the OSD? (And please don't start three threads for one question).
and the other thread was a duplicate post that I edited and removed as when I submitted the post it didn't look like it has gone through.
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firmware_190418
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- Update current joystick status in OSD USB status screen
- Debounce virtual joystick keyboard with more than one USB joystick
- Add Speedlink SL-650212 Competition Pro Extra USB to known devices
- IKBD keyboard mouse emulation and pause/unpause fix
- New ini option: joystick_emu_fixed_index
- Buffer addressing fix and max. line length increase to 90 in ini_parser
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- Update current joystick status in OSD USB status screen
- Debounce virtual joystick keyboard with more than one USB joystick
- Add Speedlink SL-650212 Competition Pro Extra USB to known devices
- IKBD keyboard mouse emulation and pause/unpause fix
- New ini option: joystick_emu_fixed_index
- Buffer addressing fix and max. line length increase to 90 in ini_parser
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Thanks for your Work on the Firmware
Re: MiST core and firmware changelog
In some lastest cores (C64, C16, Amiga) port 2 joystick test is not working anymore,
when i go on that choice, OSD closes automatically.
In other cores it works fine (so i think that it's not a firmware issue but cores bug)
when i go on that choice, OSD closes automatically.
In other cores it works fine (so i think that it's not a firmware issue but cores bug)
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Ah, it was a stupid firmware bug. I wonder why I did what I did there...
firmware_190517
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- Fix Amiga CD32 pad configuration
- Fix Joystick 2 test OSD screen
firmware_190517
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- Fix Amiga CD32 pad configuration
- Fix Joystick 2 test OSD screen
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Re: MiST core and firmware changelog
hi
not possible to add zip compression like mister?
or at least _folders to organize cores in menu?
not possible to add zip compression like mister?

or at least _folders to organize cores in menu?

Re: MiST core and firmware changelog
Thank you!slingshot wrote:Ah, it was a stupid firmware bug. I wonder why I did what I did there...
firmware_190517
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- Fix Amiga CD32 pad configuration
- Fix Joystick 2 test OSD screen

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In a 64K microcontroller?brunosilva wrote:hi
not possible to add zip compression like mister?![]()
Good luck for that

How should it work?or at least _folders to organize cores in menu?