atrax27407 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Here is the QUEST RAMdisk DSR. It is archived with a TIFILES header. RQK.ARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 here are some collected CRUs (did I tell you we have a list for all ? TI-99-4A-CRUs-v1.pdf ScreenShot: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 My SAMS isn't packed away and I'll test it for you. Thanks.. I will either post or PM the program over to you later today when I have a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Added: SAMS/AMS , GRAM 1.1, CorComp MemoryPlus, and Foundation card detection. The program file is in TIFILES format. Remove the zip extension - it is not a zip file CFG832B.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Just tried it and it fails to find my 1 Meg SAMS card.. Mark Wills has a SAMS detectiion in TurboForth. Would that code help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Just tried it and it fails to find my 1 Meg SAMS card.. Mark Wills has a SAMS detectiion in TurboForth. Would that code help? Sure, if you have it handy, although it might need to be explained to me if it is written in Forth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I don't see any code in TurboForth that actually tests for the presence of the SAMS card. The comments in the code just state that the SAMS card is required. Here's the last initializing code I have (probably not Mark's latest): ;[ initialise SAMS card if fitted li r12,>1e00 ; sams CRU base sbo 0 ; enable access to mapper registers sbz 1 ; disable mapping while we set it up li r0,>4004 ; register for >2000 li r1,>f8f8 ; map bank >f8 into >2000 mov r1,*r0+ ; do it li r1,>f9f9 ; map bank >f9... mov r1,*r0+ ; ...into >3000 ; now set up the banks for high memory... li r0,>4014 ; register address li r1,>fafa ; register value li r2,6 ; loop count sams mov r1,*r0+ ; write to the register ai r1,>0101 ; next register value dec r2 ; finished? jne sams ; loop if not sbo 1 ; enable mapping sbz 0 ; lock the mapper registers ;] ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 I don't see any code in TurboForth that actually tests for the presence of the SAMS card. The comments in the code just state that the SAMS card is required. Here's the last initializing code I have (probably not Mark's latest): Thanks Lee. Here is the routine I am using for detection. It turns on the card, reads one of the map registers, changes that register, then compares the two values. If the value is different, I make the assumption the SAMS is present. This routine is only called for CRU address 0x1E00, so cards like the IDE or RAMdisk should not be impacted. (Even if one was found here, I restore the value before turning off the card). I noticed Willsy's code modifies both the MSByte and LSByte in the mapper address, whereas I am modifying only the Lsbyte. Does the SAMS discard the LSByte? That might explain things, especially if the mapped page is held in the MSByte. * * SuperAMS maps in 4K chunks * PLAYWS BSS 32 SAMSDT DATA PLAYWS,$+2 * A000 - page >A in transparent(unmapped mode / SBZ 1) CLR R1 0=no ams LI R12,>1E00 SBO 0 MOV @>4014,R5 INCT @>4014 C @>4014,R5 equal? ROM or nothing JEQ NOAMS SETO R1 MOV R5,@>4014 NOAMS SBZ 0 MOV R1,@0(R13) RETURN callers R0 RTWP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 @Willsy will likely chime in soon. The code I posted is from TurboForth 1.2.1:0. I think he corrected something with >MAP (the only built-in SAMS word) in the latest TurboForth 1.2.1:1. I don't know whether he also modified the initialization code. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 SAMS detect from Willsy : SAMS? CR ." SAMS Memory card" $3000 @ 994a $3000 ! 255 $3000 >MAP $3000 @ 994A = IF ." not " THEN ." found " 0 $3000 >MAP $3000 ! ; SAMS? CR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Should be 994A in the first instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Just ran CFG832C - no joy. It still doesn't find my SAMS 1 Meg card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 For reference, I located Brad Snyder's XB Packer SAMS detection routine. I'll look at this later today along with any additional ideas folks come up with. * the following AMS detect per a suggestion by Jeff White SBO 0 mapper on CLR @>4014 map same page to two different addresses CLR @>4016 SBZ 0 mapper off SBO 1 map mode MOV @>B000,R7 save value there now CLR @>B000 start from known value MOV @FF,@>A000 write >FFFF MOV @>B000,R6 get value MOV R7,@>B000 replace old value, in case there is no AMS SBZ 1 pass mode C R6,@FF JEQ SETOK1 match?, if so continue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 some more CRUs. I think we need a list for the lists :) TI-99-4A-CRUs-v1.10.pdf some older infos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrax27407 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Tim, Just ran the latest with the Brad Snyder mod. Still no joy. It finds everything EXCEPT the SAMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Just to rule it out, do you know for sure the SAMS card is functional? Are here any other potentially conflicting cards? It is strange that both methods fail on the actual hardware yet work with Classic99, particularly the Brad Snyder method which is used in his software. I will read Thierry's page in the meantime for any potential clues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 my results in 10 minutes have to work it out (looks almost good) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 It is strange that both methods fail on the actual hardware yet work with Classic99, particularly the Brad Snyder method which is used in his software. Already tried MESS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 MECHATRONIK 128K: no reaction (of course, I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 CORCOMP MEMORY PLUS 512K: looks good, (the TripleTech was also inserted) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 GRAM-CARD-v1.1: looks good, is shown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 MYARC 512K: GOODY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 CORCOMP TRIPLETECH: SHOWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 THIERY´s IDE: I felt boring, so I digged it out, and set it from CRU >1F00 to >1E00 so it was recognized as AMS/SAMS-Card (?) I think just by the address? hmmmm So the DSRs seem not to be detected, or to misinterpreted... BTW, I read out the IDE´s DSRs with Fred´s tool, maybe for a better recko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Already tried MESS? I'm editing and compiling with a real Geneve today. I don't have access to my MESS system. Come to think of it, I've never set up MESS to emulate the TI - I will have to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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