spicyjack Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 20 hours ago, Panther said: Since I expanded my utilities, I stuck them all here instead: http://www.atariverse.com/files/utils/ ? Any chance you can add that URL to your first post, so people find the working URL first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 2 hours ago, spicyjack said: ? Any chance you can add that URL to your first post, so people find the working URL first? All the current files are attached to the first post, so this URL isn't really necessary, but I'll try to keep both updated. I'll add the link to the first post next time I publish updates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 Version 1.4 is mostly improvements in existing features, including a bit of a rewrite of how variables are stored, improved Mosaic memory detection, and a couple of display changes, but I did add GTIA/CTIA detection, now shown in the "Video System" line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 There was a glitch in SimCheck 1.4's GTIA/CTIA detection, noticed with some systems. This has hopefully been corrected with version 1.4a. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 I've posted SimTest 0.8 which adds extended memory checking, so it can now test base, extended, and Axlon memory. This is still a work in progress. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 What does SimTest show when the memory fails? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, reifsnyderb said: What does SimTest show when the memory fails? Either just the address of a failed base memory location, or preceded with X and two digits for extended memory, showing the PORTB byte, or preceded by A and two digits for the Axlon bank number. It will continue showing each failed byte until the dedicated screen area is full (56 locations). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 I forgot to mention that SimTest is non-destructive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 SimCheck 1.5 has been released. This version includes a few fixes and adds 65C816 high memory detection. How much RAM can one shove into an Atari 8-bit?? Of course, this is emulated, but I did test on real hardware with a Rapidus. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 I noticed that running a fast 65C816 CPU (over 3.58 MHz) broke stereo detection. I've already fixed this for the next version where it still works even at 21.48 MHz (in Altirra). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Curious as to why its not detecting BASIC XE ? Bone stock 1200XL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Because I wrote it to detect the versions of standard BASIC that might be included internally or at least a regular Atari cartridge, which Basic XE is not. SimCheck isn't meant to detect any loaded programs that wouldn't normally be internal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndary Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 does SIMTEST also test the 16k memory behind the OS? (shadow os memoery)? Ndary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, ndary said: does SIMTEST also test the 16k memory behind the OS? (shadow os memoery)? Yes, all except the hardware register space at D000-D7FF. Of course, if you have a cartridge installed then that memory area is impacted as well. It even tests the memory occupied by SimTest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 OSDump 1.2 has been added, which now gives a menu with the following options: XL/XE: 1 - Dump full XL/XE OS 2 - Dump 5000-57FF (self test) 3 - Dump C000-CFFF (interrupts, international charset) 4 - Dump D800-DFFF (floating point math) 5 - Dump E000-FFFF (main OS) 400/800: 1 - Dump full standard 800 OS 2 - Dump full extended 800 OS (with C000 range) 3 - Dump C000-CFFF (Omni, etc.) 4 - Dump D800-DFFF (floating point math) 5 - Dump E000-FFFF (main OS) And X for exit. Files are saved to D: (must exist) under the following filenames: OS_XLXE.BIN = Full XL/XE (C000-CFFF, 5000-57FF, D800-DFFF, E000-FFFF) OS_800.BIN = Full 800 (D800-DFFF, E000-FFFF) OS_800X.BIN = Full 800 Extended (C000-CFFF, 0x00 x 2K, D800-DFFF, E000-FFFF) OS_5000.BIN = 5000-57FF OS_C000.BIN = C000-CFFF OS_D800.BIN = D800-DFFF OS_E000.BIN = E000-FFFF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Would it be possible to update the OS via upload ? Kinda like when your phone gets a OS update, laptop, etc. Sorry if this is a stupid question, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ricky Spanish said: Would it be possible to update the OS via upload ? Kinda like when your phone gets a OS update, laptop, etc. Sorry if this is a stupid question, thanks. You alrady asked this question in an earlier post and it was answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, Panther said: You alrady asked this question in an earlier post and it was answered. It seems I did. Humblest of apologies to you, and to the readers of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 That's okay, the forum does weird things, see, it ate my 'e'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I've been using your SimTest and it's working great. I'd like to post a feature request for banked memory: When there is a failure, also display the bank. i.e. A05:4FFF for Axlon bank 5, location $4FFF This way we may be able to figure out which chip the problem is in without having to watch the screen the whole time. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 1 hour ago, reifsnyderb said: I've been using your SimTest and it's working great. I'd like to post a feature request for banked memory: When there is a failure, also display the bank. i.e. A05:4FFF for Axlon bank 5, location $4FFF This way we may be able to figure out which chip the problem is in without having to watch the screen the whole time. Are you using the latest version? This exact feature was added already, you can see it in the screenshot in the first post. Axx for Axlon or Xxx for Extended. Glad it's useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Panther said: Are you using the latest version? This exact feature was added already, you can see it in the screenshot in the first post. Axx for Axlon or Xxx for Extended. Glad it's useful! Oops. I guess I am not using the latest version and need to upgrade. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 re: SimCheck 1.5. After installing a UAV in my system, I noticed that video now changed to: NTSC 60Hz CTIA. Before it was GTIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 I'm guessing you didn't replace your GTIA chip with a CTIA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Panther said: I'm guessing you didn't replace your GTIA chip with a CTIA... Correct Sir. Edited November 5, 2022 by Ricky Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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