Steem SSE 3.7 bug reports

[Steven Seagal]

This is the thread were you report bugs in v3.7 of Steem, that will be released today.
I open it in advance so I can put the link in the release notes.
This will probably remain a one post thread

[grzeniu]

Thank you for the very long awaited release. I notice a small bug in the GUI. Volume slider in the Sound Menu is at min position and the sound has maximum volume when the emulator was run for the first time. Slider have to be moved to the right to correct this. Please fix it. Thanks.

[Steven Seagal]

There goes my prediction...

Thank you for the very long awaited release. I notice a small bug in the GUI. Volume slider in the Sound Menu is at min position and the sound has maximum volume when the emulator was run for the first time. Slider have to be moved to the right to correct this. Please fix it. Thanks.

True but as you say it only happens the 1st time, no big issue. I think it was worse in v3.6.
It is because volume is logarithmic since v3.6, for a better control/feeling.

[Zamuel_a]

Will steem ever emulate the Falcon in the future? I prefer using it over Hatari so it had been nice, but maybe there would be to much work to make it happen.

[Stefan jL]

Will steem ever emulate the Falcon in the future? I prefer using it over Hatari so it had been nice, but maybe there would be to much work to make it happen.

Is that a "bug"


Clicking on "seek sound" seems to do nothing? Does it not need another seek.wav for it to work.. as there is only one in the zip?

[Steven Seagal]

Clicking on "seek sound" seems to do nothing? Does it not need another seek.wav for it to work.. as there is only one in the zip?

No, it uses the step sound.
It doesn't work with pasti and capsimg because I have no access to each step during a seek if you see what I mean.
Also 'single sided' will not work with pasti.

[Zamuel_a]

Will steem ever emulate the Falcon in the future? I prefer using it over Hatari so it had been nice, but maybe there would be to much work to make it happen.

Is that a "bug"


Clicking on "seek sound" seems to do nothing? Does it not need another seek.wav for it to work.. as there is only one in the zip?

I just noticed after I post it that it might had been in the wrong thread, but maybe it could be considered a bug

[Steven Seagal]

Falcon emulation is dealt with (summarily) in the FAQ:

Q:
Is support for Falcon planned?
A:
No. To me those machines, like the TT, have no interest.
Steem SSE is strictly STF/STE.
Atari supported Falcon only for a few months, and little software was
developed. Software was so specialised in audio it is very hard to emulate,
not to mention protections.
Now nothing keeps dedicated people from starting a Falcon branch of Steem.

[Marcer]

HI

Just tried Maxymiser Live v1.33... 2mb version prg.. loaded a tune and pressed play.. 4 bombs..

tried different tunes.. crashes. not sure the issue..

[Krakerman]

I have a 5 monitor setup on a nvidia gtx670 and gtx760 and when I run SSE 3.7 I get a blank white screen.

[Champions_2002]

When I take a screenshot in Steem my pictures turn out upside down and back to front if i am using FreeImage.dll.

It also did it in the last version

Example

Risk_00001.jpg

[mOdmate]

After starting Steem 3.7 on my Win7 machine, it asks for "D3DX9_43.dll". I copied this file to the Steem directory, but still Steem refuses to start (application error (0xc00007b)). I had no problem with previous Steem versions.

[Steven Seagal]

Thx for the reports, I'll check them. Please always be specific about config (STF/TOS...).
Some quick hints:
-Maybe copy d3d9.dll as well? Same problem with the nod3d build?
-Use last version of freeimage.dll?

I have a 5 monitor setup on a nvidia gtx670 and gtx760 and when I run SSE 3.7 I get a blank white screen.

For example with this I can do nothing. Fullscreen problem? Same problem with v3.6? etc. And why run Steem on a 5 monitor setup??

[mOdmate]

Ah, thanks for the hints. The No3D3 version works. But adding d3d9.dll does not help to get the main built running. Please define "older computers".

[Steven Seagal]

Ah, thanks for the hints. The No3D3 version works. But adding d3d9.dll does not help to get the main built running. Please define "older computers".

Too bad, it did on another computer. At least we know it's a problem of D3D9 install.

[Marcer]

The upside down screen shoot was also in 3.6.4..

[Champions_2002]

[quote="Steven Seagal"]Thx for the reports, I'll check them. Please always be specific about config (STF/TOS...).
Some quick hints:
-Maybe copy d3d9.dll as well? Same problem with the nod3d build?
-Use last version of freeimage.dll?

I have used Steem 3.7 and Marcer says 3.64 with tos 1.6, 1.4, & 1.62 with no other settings have been changed.

[Steven Seagal]

HI

Just tried Maxymiser Live v1.33... 2mb version prg.. loaded a tune and pressed play.. 4 bombs..

tried different tunes.. crashes. not sure the issue..

I did the same and the tune played...

I have used Steem 3.7 and Marcer says 3.64 with tos 1.6, 1.4, & 1.62 with no other settings have been changed.

It works fine with FreeImage v3.16.0, please update your software:
http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/download.html

Too bad, it did on another computer. At least we know it's a problem of D3D9 install.

Apparently it's a common issue with many games, it's not a Steem bug, but the usual M$ confusion. I can't give better advice than google would.
Maybe reinstall Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package, or .Net Framwork 4.5.1...

[Champions_2002]

Thanks for that.

[dma]

When i got sound activated under STeemSSE (any sound output setting other than "mute" then), it makes my overall PC sound go all muffled when the emulation is running.

Is there something i could do about it?

[Steven Seagal]

When i got sound activated under STeemSSE (any sound output setting other than "mute" then), it makes my overall PC sound go all muffled when the emulation is running.

Is there something i could do about it?

This is the first report in that vein. Normally Steem only messes with its buffers.
What other sounds? Music?
Could you detail your other sound options?
Make sure option startup/never use directsound isn't checked
What sort of soudcard do you use?

[dma]

It's foobar mainly, playing some music yes.
The sound device is Realtek HD Audio, with the usual max quality settings in the device's "performance" setting tab of Windows sound configuration.

I tried the original STeem 3.2 build and the problem doesn't occurs on it.
Also the muffling is less pronounce with SSE 3.5.4 build (but still not clean).

"never use directsound" isn't checked.

It indeed seems to grab the global PC sound buffer and do something to it.
But it also occurs in "no filter" mode. The overall system sound is untouched only in total "mute" mode.

It also occurs with other Windows programs than foobar (video on smplayer, music on Renoise), and even on Windows sounds.

(i never noticed it before, as i usually use the emulator to actually compose or test some music - so without foobar playing in the back)

[avtandil]

Regarding compatibility with EMU TOS. (I posted this already in another thread, but seems that one was already closed).

As I have some free time now, I scrolled old related correspondence from 2010 and would like
to arise one old issue of STeem - way it emulates HDD.

The question history is like this:

When I started to work with creating of Russian version of EMUTOS, I
tested it and found that while running under STeem it gives an errors
like do not find some RSC-files while they are not in root folder of HDD.

MissingRSC.jpg

Also from Vincent Riviere I heard that EMUTOS has problem to load
*.ACC files.

FYI This error is not exist while running EMUTOS under Hatari or
AranyM and also not exist while running STeem with real TOS image.

Could you please check from your side ?

Petr Stehlik told that STeem uses some hack of TOS image, while that
image is already loaded to the program memory (so original TOS file is
stayed unchanged)...

As EMU TOS project is growing, it would be nice to have EMU TOS images
also working with STeem - for me STeem is remaining most convenient
emulator, especially after MIDI was implemented here.

[avtandil]

Dear Steven !

Digging a bit with latest SSE edition I found following:

1. For all types of machines 14 MB RAM is not working. It was still
working on 3.5.4, but starting from VC9 - 301 stopped.

2. In Links window link for TeraDesk is missing
http://solair.eunet.rs/~vdjole/teradesk.htm - I suppose this
shell deserve to be mentioned.
While MALEB site http://atari.scum.org/ is posted 2 times.

3. I mentioned your work on my web-site. But I didn't find any button,
did you ever think to create one ? Meanwhile I'm using small Fuji
symbol on your Links page.

4. I found also that after some crashes (for ex. regarding 14MB RAM), SSE
automatically tick the option 'Disable all hard drives' and they are
not coming respectively...

I suppose that this should be user's choice in case of troubleshooting
- to disable HDD or not, how do you think ?

Brgds

Dima-

[Steven Seagal]

1. For all types of machines 14 MB RAM is not working. It was still
working on 3.5.4, but starting from VC9 - 301 stopped.

Yep, that's a bug, will be fixed, thx for the report.

2. In Links window link for TeraDesk is missing
http://solair.eunet.rs/~vdjole/teradesk.htm - I suppose this
shell deserve to be mentioned.
While MALEB site http://atari.scum.org/ is posted 2 times.

It's part of file steem.new, included in the download.
I suppose a lot of that is outdated.
I'll add TeraDesk.
But I see MALEB only once.

I had seen your other post.