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X-MASS, a mass-storage expansion for all CPC.

Started by TotO, 18:32, 14 December 14

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TFM

Just give it a little bit more time, as TotO pointed out there is (IIRC) only one nasty but to kill. IMHO it's better to wait a bit longer and then have a well working tested DOS.
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TFM

Quote from: merlinkv on 17:55, 01 March 16
Great!

Thanks  :)

And a noob question .... roms that can work with this tool?


Do you want to have it in a ROM? Well, here you go... (bug corrected version of course. Use !IMPFOR to start).

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Kris

Thank you for the conversion ;)


TFM

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Ast

Thanks TFM... My Dos version Will be in Rom... With format function of course.
Playing with ide Is really fantastic and opens new ways..
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TFM

Thanks & Yes. LBA makes everything so much more fun than CHS. Looking forward for your next update.
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Audronic

@SyX

I was wondering when you could make some time available to Complete " ACMEDOS "

Thanks   Ray
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robcfg

Syx is quite busy right now with real life (tm), plus handling Fat32 is no easy task.


He's near to completing it though.

Ast

#583
Oups, i made a mistake !
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SyX

This is the moment!
This is the time!
When the momentum and the moment
are in rhyme...

Ups, yes, AcmeDOS public beta released in 3, 2, 1, ... github!!!

First thing, everybody should be grateful to Jens and Bernhard, because without them testing the rom, surely there would not be a released until next year. Of course, there is going to be bugs, feel free of report them and i will try to fix them (*).

Second thing, we have tested with success a lot of games/application, if a crack/version is not working, use another one, because usually the problem is a bad crack. If the game/app is working perfectly from B drive using a floppy formatted in a non-Amsdos format (needs something from other disk rom is not number 7), then the game will work in X-Mass perfectly.

In the github page, you can find a readme explain the details of the project.

(*) Be patience, the last two years i have been buried in work/studies here and the situation has not changed, i will be busy until end of june with my studies. And this december, i will present my thesis, because that my CPC time is very limited (maybe 3 weeks of realtime in the last two years).

arnoldemu

Quote from: SyX on 18:35, 07 May 16
Ups, yes, AcmeDOS public beta released in 3, 2, 1, ... github!!!
thank you for the birthday present! :)

My games. My Games
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arnoldemu

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TotO

Happy Birthday!!!  :-\
I should rename the topic...  ;D
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robcfg

Happy Birthday!

And congratulations Syx! I know it's been hard. Applause!

CraigsBar

OK, Awesome work, I am just trying to find a way of copying all the CNGSoft single file compacted games to the DOM. BUt I do have a minor bug to report.


The AcmeDOS rom does not play nice with Parados, in that the |Drive with no parameters is not passed up the line to ROM 7 and as such the Parados GUI is unaccessible.


If this could be fixed in the next beta then I'd be very very happy.


Oh, it also does not seem to play nice with the Symbiface, but I guess that it is currently only meant to work with the 128mb DOM of the X-Mass (right??)


Craig

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CraigsBar

OK... SO I think my actual DOM is dead - A bit annoying since I have never actually used it sone I got it back. Windows does not recognise it at all (Well it finds the vendor but no drive information) when connected on a USB -> IDE adaptor my other 128mb DOM is recognised, but this is a 90 degree model that won't fit on the x-mass.


On the CPC I can create folders on the DOM and navigate around them, but I am unable to copy files into those folders either using |cph from a floppy disc or directly from the Minibooster with |GF


I guess the DOM is pooched, unless anyone else has any other ideas.


Craig

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Munchausen

You might want to see what linux makes of it if you're at all familiar? dmesg would probably tell you if there are major issues (like read/write/identification failures), and if not you can try to re-partition it and see what happens.

CraigsBar

OSX Does not even see the DOM at all It sees the USB-IDE device just fine
WInXP sees the manufacturer of the DOM but no actual drive
The Xmass sees it, and can successfully format it


but...


I cannot write ANYTHING to the DOM from AmsDOS, even the following fails...


|D
|dir
Drive D: 123MB free etc,,,,


10 print "Pooched DOM";
20 goto 10


save "silly.bas"
<Crash and lockup>
Hard reset CPC


|D
|DIR
Drive d: 123mb free etc...


Nothing written at all. So far I am becime less impressed with the XMASS all together :(


The DOM does not yet work with the Symbos ROM version because some of the DOM's don't work right (Symbos is fixed but only in DIsc version as I understand it) and now we actually get a ACMEDos release I still cannot use the damn thing because who knows what :(


Damn!

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ronaldo

Which adaptors are you using to connect the PQ1 module to the PC?

IDE to USB adaptors I find always have female 44-pin connector, but not male.

CraigsBar

I have an adaptor for a 40pin IDE (F) to 44pin IDE (F) and then a separate adaptor that swaps the pins over to convert it correctly to 44pin IDE (M)


The exact same setup that I use for my Amiga 600 16gb DOM and it works just fine. so it is not the USB adaptor :(



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angelcaio

Happy birthday, congratulations and thanks very much.


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Audronic

#598
@syx

Do I need to have Firmware 3.15 or 3.16 fitted ?

I Have formatted the drive successfully using |Format.

I went to the first step.

1.- Make a folder where you want to put the files (|MD)

Ok What is the Syntax to create a Folder. ??
I have tried :-

|MD    —  Number of Parameters is wrong  OK
|MD Test1      Syntax error
|MD, Test1     CRASH
|MD,"Test1"    CRASH

OK I give up.

If i cannot get past the First step then please UnRelease this version.
Hopefully.
Ray

Procrastinators Unite,
If it Ain't Broke PLEASE Don't Fix it.
I keep telling you I am Not Pedantic.
As I Live " Down Under " I Take my Gravity Tablets and Wear my Magnetic Boots to Keep me from Falling off.

Audronic

#599
Part 2


|DRIVE
|Drive,"D" reports   Ready
-=========-
|DIR
|DIR   CRASHES
-=========-
|ERA
Cant copy any thing to the DOM ???
? Nothing to erase
-=========-
|REN
Cant copy any thing to the DOM ??? 
Nothing to rename
-=========-

Ray
Procrastinators Unite,
If it Ain't Broke PLEASE Don't Fix it.
I keep telling you I am Not Pedantic.
As I Live " Down Under " I Take my Gravity Tablets and Wear my Magnetic Boots to Keep me from Falling off.

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