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Post by theshadowrunner on Dec 18, 2019 6:01:03 GMT
Elmer,for the main rom list menu, could you possibly make an option to make the font bigger? On GT it's hardly decipherable because of the (OG) screen. Thanks for considering. I can understand the problem, and I'm sympathetic ... but the GT is such a small %age of the number of machines out there, and I *really* don't want to spend the hours/days putting in an option that will only be used by one person. Since you're using a GT, you don't have backup RAM so can't use TEOS's BRAM-to-SD capabilities, and you're unlikely to ever need the work-in-progress MB128-to-SD capability ... so why are you interested in TEOS vs Krikzz's original OS? That's not a dig, that's a real question ... what is wrong (for you) in Krikzz's OS that you makes you interested in TEOS? From my POV, "yes", I can do a 320-wide version of the HuCard select, but I *really* don't want to mess around with option selections and files. Dave, Tom, Chris : Is there any way to detect in code that you're running on a handheld GT instead of a console-plus-TV? IIRC the GT has some kind of link-cable support ... is that something that can be detected? Oh.. It's just that I find your menu easier on the eye, pretty much ^^ Sadly I don't think the GT can be detected programmatically.. Regarding BRAM, I wondered about installing the rare JPN GT upgrade, but it's been out of stock for years now :S
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Post by dshadoff on Dec 18, 2019 11:31:12 GMT
That's a very interesting mod, but I wouldn't put it in a GT... - looking up the parts, that FRAM costs $20 on its own (which is probably the reason it's always out of stock) - The CPLD chip is a 3.3V version (although 5V versions may once have been available), but even so it is pretty nasty on power consumption... even the lowest-power version's data sheet has a minimum current draw of 15mA in its lowest-power state... this is pretty bad for a handheld (especially one which is already nasty with batteries).
But on a technical level, I think it's pretty cool that this exists.
Oh, and I am not aware of any way to detect whether the system is a handheld...
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Post by turboxray on Dec 18, 2019 15:14:48 GMT
IIRC the GT has some kind of link-cable support ... is that something that can be detected? Only when it's connected to another unit afaik.
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Post by ginoscope on Dec 27, 2019 15:06:06 GMT
Thanks Elmer I just tried out the new OS on a borrowed everdrive and it worked great for the most part. The only issue I noticed was some freezing when I tried to load Dracula X on my Super CD rom2. I couldn't recreate the behavior when I was using the TG16 cd or my PC Engine IFU. I been meaning to try the super cd again before I return the everdrive.
I did try the OS with the SSDS3 and while it loaded fine it did not find any backup records as I expected.
Is the 8 slot limit of files because it is working off of the way the original Tennokoe Bank worked? Not complaining just curious and I really like this alternative OS.
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Post by elmer on Dec 28, 2019 21:37:50 GMT
Thanks for trying it and reporting back!
There's no reason for there to be a difference between a Super CDROM2 and a Duo or an IFU ... I'd suspect that your Super CDROM2 might be having some laser difficulties with that particular game CD.
IIRC, I recall that the SSDS3 doesn't enable its BRAM unless you're playing a CD game ... which would be why you see nothing with that attached. My memory could easily be wrong on that though.
The 8 slot limit is really just there for ease-of-use so that you don't have to scroll through an endless list of slots.
You can back up the files from your SD card to a PC anytime if you need more slots ... or just run the Tennokoe Bank software to get another 4 slots on your SD card.
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Post by tanooki on Feb 13, 2020 3:42:21 GMT
Would it be too much to ask about any possible follow up on this amazing piece of work as it has been about 2 1/2 months now since that slick beta dropped. I've asked around to a few people who have tried it and they've not bumped into issues fortunately so maybe it's fairly stable? I'm considering sticking it on my PC Everdrive 2.5 and seeing how my PCE Duo likes it.
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Post by elmer on Feb 13, 2020 21:51:43 GMT
Would it be too much to ask about any possible follow up on this amazing piece of work as it has been about 2 1/2 months now since that slick beta dropped. I've asked around to a few people who have tried it and they've not bumped into issues fortunately so maybe it's fairly stable? I'm considering sticking it on my PC Everdrive 2.5 and seeing how my PCE Duo likes it. Welcome over from the AtariAge fourms!
Thank you for the kind words. I've not received feedback of any problems, but then again, I've not really received much feedback at all. There's not a lot in it to go wrong, just the backing up of saves to SD card, and I've definitely not seen any reports of that. If you want to try it and give some feedback, that would be appreciated. Apart from the lack of feedback, the big reason that it is still "beta" is that the backup functions for a Memory Base 128 aren't finished, yet. I keep on getting distracted by other things, and nobody really seems to be clamoring for that feature anyway, so it's easy to find higher priority things to work on.
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Post by sarge on Feb 15, 2020 3:35:11 GMT
elmer : I haven't been using my PC Engine a lot lately, but your backup functions have already bailed me out. I was testing some different burn settings and a game I burned wrote a corrupt save file, one that wouldn't even let me browse the menu properly to delete it. I had to do a format. TEOS to the rescue! As far as I can tell, the restore worked just fine. It's a much appreciated feature!
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Post by dshadoff on Feb 15, 2020 3:39:14 GMT
I've seen good things from it, and I'm happy for the beta release. Looking forward to the full MB128 release too !
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Post by flex on May 13, 2020 23:58:04 GMT
Hi Elmer! Just signed up quickly to say thanks for this awesome OS. I am using a TED v2.5 board and feedback would be as far as I can tell it all functions perfectly and the high res mode is a big improvement over the stock OS for viewing all of the file names, I tested the BRAM backup and restore and can also confirm this has worked perfectly as does the auto patching of the System Card v3.0 BIOS files for the CD-ROM.
Only improvement I can think of would be to press start to load the last played rom or even bring up a menu of the most recently played games.
Can you help clarify something for me though regarding the auto patched system card bios v3.0. Does this provide the additional 192kb SRAM required when running on an original briefcase interface unit? I am trying to work out if I still need my original super system card 3.0 anymore? As far as I can tell all Super CD-ROM games are working correctly without crashing or anything so I assume it does? I asked the question on the Krikzz forum but was told this is not the case.
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Post by elmer on May 14, 2020 18:37:31 GMT
Does this provide the additional 192kb SRAM required when running on an original briefcase interface unit? I am trying to work out if I still need my original super system card 3.0 anymore? As far as I can tell all Super CD-ROM games are working correctly without crashing or anything so I assume it does? I asked the question on the Krikzz forum but was told this is not the case. Hi, and thanks for the feedback/suggestions! :-) Yes, the TED2 does provide the extra 192KB of RAM that is in the Super System Card, but not the 64KB of RAM that is in the CD IFU (the briefcase itself). So nope, you don't really need to own a Super System Card if you have a TED2. OTOH ... your TED2 may break one day, and a Japanese Super System Card isn't that expensive, so you may just want to keep it.
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Post by flex on May 14, 2020 20:10:02 GMT
Does this provide the additional 192kb SRAM required when running on an original briefcase interface unit? I am trying to work out if I still need my original super system card 3.0 anymore? As far as I can tell all Super CD-ROM games are working correctly without crashing or anything so I assume it does? I asked the question on the Krikzz forum but was told this is not the case. Hi, and thanks for the feedback/suggestions! :-) Yes, the TED2 does provide the extra 192KB of RAM that is in the Super System Card, but not the 64KB of RAM that is in the CD IFU (the briefcase itself). So nope, you don't really need to own a Super System Card if you have a TED2. OTOH ... your TED2 may break one day, and a Japanese Super System Card isn't that expensive, so you may just want to keep it. Sweet thanks for confirming. I thought this was the case but good to know for sure! I was thinking the same myself actually that it's probably safer to hold onto the card for now even if I don't use it Thanks again! I am really enjoying discovering some awesome games on this system.
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Post by tisse on Aug 10, 2020 14:35:30 GMT
Hi, I've been following this thread and I'm really impressed that you guys made BRAM backup work on the TEDv2. Great job! I'm just wondering: would it be possible to make BRAM backup work on a TEDv1 as well? Is that something you are planning to make? I, for one, would be super excited if you could solve it since I havn't got a v2 😅
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Post by elmer on Aug 11, 2020 17:21:16 GMT
I'm just wondering: would it be possible to make BRAM backup work on a TEDv1 as well? Is that something you are planning to make? I, for one, would be super excited if you could solve it since I havn't got a v2 😅 Hi, and thank you for the kind words! The BRAM backup tool that is in my TEOS replacement OS for the TEDv2 could possibly be broken out into a standalone HuCard for the TEDv1 ... but it wouldn't be trivial (because the TEDv1 has no extra RAM, and the TEDv1 and TEDv2 access the SD card a little differently), and it's not something that I'm likely to ever do myself. The source code for the critical parts of the TEDv2 SD card reading and writing routines are on my github if someone else has a TEDv1 and wishes to take on the task. I can only recommend that you consider the option of selling your TEDv1 and upgrading to the TEDv2, because it really offers some major improvements over the old TEDv1.
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Post by theshadowrunner on Jan 3, 2021 4:25:17 GMT
elmer: is there hope for an alternative font your OS could use to make the menu readable on the native (2.4") GT screen ? (a much larger font I guess) As so far, selecting a file / folder is more of a guesswork than actually reading xD Thanks for considering.
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