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Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:37 am
by 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).
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:37 pm
by mathom
I finally got around to playing with this. The batch flashing sure works a treat!
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:32 am
by 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?
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:09 pm
by mathom
I believe the file linked in the first post of this thread is the prebuilt version you are looking for.
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:37 pm
by srowe
Zagon wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:32 am
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.
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:44 pm
by 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!
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:02 am
by srowe
Zagon wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:44 pm
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
I'll add some instructions about all this to a file. thanks for the feedback.
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:17 pm
by 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?
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:48 pm
by srowe
Zagon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:17 pm
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?
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:38 am
by 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(-)
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:34 am
by srowe
Looks like I was missing a hook for that repo. Try pulling again.
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:25 pm
by Zagon
It works now as expected, thank you.
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 3:26 am
by 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
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:24 am
by srowe
MrSterlingBS wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 3:26 am
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
Re: "Ultimate Expansion" - new firmware for FE3
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:21 am
by 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?