"Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3

[srowe]

I've released a new version (1.5) that has a few minor bugfixes and one new feature. You can search for entries in any of the loader menus by pressing '/' and entering a string. The menu will then only show those entries that match that substring (case insensitive).

[mathom]

I finally got around to playing with this. The batch flashing sure works a treat!

[Zagon]

I would like to test the new version so I have downloaded a snapshot of the 1.5 tagged commit.
But I can't build it due to missing python stuff. How do I set up a working build environment?
Alternatively, is there a pre-built zip for 1.5 somewhere that I've missed?

Also, is it possible to clone the git-repo somehow?

[mathom]

I believe the file linked in the first post of this thread is the prebuilt version you are looking for.

[srowe]

I would like to test the new version so I have downloaded a snapshot of the 1.5 tagged commit.
But I can't build it due to missing python stuff. How do I set up a working build environment?
Alternatively, is there a pre-built zip for 1.5 somewhere that I've missed?

There's a prebuilt binary here: https://eden.mose.org.uk/download/final-expansion.zip

Also, is it possible to clone the git-repo somehow?

You should be able to do

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$ git clone https://eden.mose.org.uk/final-expansion.git

The only dependency should be dasm.

[Zagon]

Thanks for the link to the 1.5 download and the git clone URL.

I have now managed to build all but the examples folder. It depends on some d64 tools that I don't have in my environment.
(I had to download a snapshot of zippy.git and extract it in the zippy-folder since the zippy.git git module wouldn't work)

But anyhow, I can now build binaries (firmware_pal.bin, firmware_ntsc.bin) that match the ones provided in the download zip for 1.5 which is really nice!

[srowe]

I have now managed to build all but the examples folder. It depends on some d64 tools that I don't have in my environment.

Ah, the examples. I had forgotten about those.

(I had to download a snapshot of zippy.git and extract it in the zippy-folder since the zippy.git git module wouldn't work)

It's a git submodule so you need to do

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$ git submodule update --init

I'll add some instructions about all this to a file. thanks for the feedback.

[Zagon]

By following the new building instructions for final-expansion.git visible in git view, I am now able to build the examples too. Thank you, this is great!
However, I find that the clonable final-expansion.git repo is now three commits behind what's shown in git view. Is this by intention?

[srowe]

By following the new building instructions for final-expansion.git visible in git view, I am now able to build the examples too. Thank you, this is great!
However, I find that the clonable final-expansion.git repo is now three commits behind what's shown in git view. Is this by intention?

I'm not sure I understand what you're seeing, what does

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$ git fetch ; git log --stat -1 origin/master

show you?

[Zagon]

It shows the following:

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$ git fetch ; git log --stat -1 origin/master
commit 3fcd251ffd4af2b7ab728009b21f821f8ad1a442 (HEAD -> master, origin/master,
origin/HEAD)
Author: Simon J. Rowe <srowe@mose.org.uk>
Date:   Mon Jul 10 08:20:08 2023 +0100

    Fix comment

 wedge.asm | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

[srowe]

Looks like I was missing a hook for that repo. Try pulling again.

[Zagon]

It works now as expected, thank you.

[MrSterlingBS]

Hello,

I downloaded the Bad Apple demo. This works great in VICE.

Is it possible to load the FE in VICE itself with software? And if so how?
If I have mounted a floppy disk, no directory is given in the disk menu. I used Mike's minigrafik.d64 as the disc.

Best regards
Sven

[srowe]

Is it possible to load the FE in VICE itself with software? And if so how?

Yes, VICE fully emulates the FE3, just give it the appropriate ROM image

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xvic -pal -cartfe firmware_pal.bin

[MrSterlingBS]

Thanks for your reply. The FE3 Starts. But when i mount a .d64 disk i can not see the files at the disk loader. Are there any orher settings to make in the VICE?