New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
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Millenium Nuovo 4000 [David Haywood,Angelo Salese]
New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
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Il Pagliaccio [David Haywood,Angelo Salese]
* select correct memory region by default when created
(should be first address space of visible CPU)
* when created, default bytes/chunk is correct
* when changing width, cursor no longer moves around
* memory regions display more than all 0xff now
Also fixed:
* qword big-endian memory reads no longer call little-endian handlers
* memory regions are tracked in creation order (show up in order
in the menu now)
* ROMREGION_DISPOSE memory regions are not disposed if the debugger
is enabled
appropriate, and to keep all global variables hanging off the
machine structure. Once again, this means all state registration
call sites have been touched:
- state_save_register_global* now takes a machine parameter
- state_save_register_item* now takes a machine parameter
- added new state_save_register_device_item* which now uses
the device name and tag to generate the base name
Extended the fake sound devices to have more populated fields.
Modified sound cores to use tags from the devices and simplified
the start function.
Renumbered CPU and sound get/set info constants to align with
the device constants, and shared values where they were perfectly
aligned.
Set the type field in the fake device_configs for CPU and sound
chips to a get_info stub which calls through to the CPU and sound
specific get_info functions. This means the device_get_info()
functions work for CPU and sound cores, even in their fake state.
Changed device information getters from device_info() to
device_get_info() to match the CPU and sound macros.
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:46 PM
To: submit@mamedev.org
Subject: bug 894 fix
Fixes bug 894, elecyoyo: inserted coins and pressing start sometimes leads back to the test menu
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From: Luigi30
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:19 PM
To: submit@mamedev.org
Subject: Bug 2693 fix
Fixes bug 2693
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:14 AM
To: Aaron Giles
Subject: Another 8080/85 change from me
Hi Aaron,
I have noticed that there are some problems in interrupt handling in 8080 implementation. Thing is that there are some cases that made a problem while implementing one
computer emulation. Thing is that there is same computer with Z80 and 8080 cpu and ROM's are same, but interrupts were not triggered. So I have searched and found
two problems fixed with this patch.
1. previous implementation cleared interrupt enable bit on interrupt trigger which is wrong since interrupts should stay enabled
2. serve interrupt number was not cleared after interrupt is executed, so if same one is triggered it will not be catched.
I have tested with 8080 MESS drivers, and picked some of MAME drivers using 8080 and 8085, and there were no bad things found.
Regards,
Micko
recent cpu core changes. Specifically, it adds a fake device
implementation similar to the one the cpu cores were using in 128u3
(i.e. it only provides the machine pointer and the token), and makes
some interface adjustments aligned to 128u4 (i.e. adding
snd_class_header, adding get_ to various getter functions). The
primary benefit of this change is the removal of "deprecat.h" from 23
sound cores. I also adjusted ui.c to stop calling sndnum_clock and
access the clock data similarly to how it does the cpu clock data.
[AtariAce]
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:10 PM
To: submit@mamedev.org
Cc: atariace@hotmail.com
Subject: [patch] Fix 02689: jumpbug: Jumpbug won't start second time around
Hi mamedev,
Some global state needs to be zeroed to fix this mametesters bug.
~aa
02683: Pressing F5 while running debugger causes access violation
02669: pandoras: music tempo is too fast
02691: Some drivers with z80/ay8910 Audio: Audio tempo has changed
Also fixed debugger memory leak.
Added a number of new cputag_* macros to cpuexec.h.
To fix this, I had to break old INP files. While I was in there,
I added corefile support for compressing/decompressing data on
the fly, and enabled it for INPs, meaning the newer format INPs
are output and processed compressed.
Added the concept of 'subviews' to the debugger views. The core
now creates a list of possible subviews, and the OSD can select
between them. This removes code from the OSD that was previously
required to find all possible memory and disassembly views.
Added machine parameters to debugger console output functions.
Fixed some oddities in the memory view.
Moved globals to hang off of the machine structure.
Fixed bug where the visiblecpu was not updated immediately upon
a break.
Important note for OSD ports: the get/set property functions have
been retired for debug_views. Instead, there are specific functions
to perform each get/set operation. In addition, the format of the
update callback has changed to pass the osd private data in, and
the update callback/osd private data must be passed in at view
allocation time. And osd_wait_for_debugger() now gets a CPU object
instead of the machine.
Removed extra debugger tracking for address spaces and added some
of the useful data to the address_space structure. Updated all
debugger commands and views to use CPU and address space objects
where appropriate.
Added new memory functions for converting between bytes and
addresses, and for performing translations for a given address
space. Removed debugger macros that did similar things in favor
of calling these functions.
Rewrote most of the memory view handling. Disasm and register views
still need some additional tweaking.
- Fixed a crashing bug with Bra$il;
- Added "New Magic Card" to the Bra$il driver,working without sound;
- Added "Fashion",an earlier revision of Bra$il.Not yet working;
New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
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New Magic Card [David Haywood,Angelo Salese]
New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
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Bra$il [David Haywood,Angelo Salese]
It should also be noted that many games using this chip are clipping at the moment. This is something that might date back to when sound mixing was upgraded to 32-bit. It is sensible for the 6295 emulator to output at this level because it ensures that bits of precision are not lost, so the mixing levels in the drivers should be adjusted to avoid clipping.
- Decripted saloon's program, graphics and color PROM.
- Created a new memory map and machine driver for saloon.
- Removed set jolycdae (it's not coming from a real board).
- Renamed the sets magiccrd, magiccda and magiccdb, to magicrd2, magicd2a and magicd2b.
- Updated technical notes.
- Changed the driver name to goldnpkr.c (Golden Poker is the most representative hardware).
- Splitted the PIA interfases to cover witchcrd/pottenpkr connections.
- Fixed the witchcrd/pottnpkr/sloco93 double up mode.
- Replaced the pottenpkr layout with goldnpkr one in all Jack Potten's Poker sets.
- Updated game notes for Witch Card and Super Loco 93 sets.
- Fixed al inputs & lamps to allow double up mode to the above games.
- Added Witch Card (Video Klein) but still not working.
- Added several Buena Suerte! sets.
- Added new games: Maverik, Brasil 89 & Poker'91.
- Reworked the sets parent-clone relationship (still in progress).
New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
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Maverik [Roberto Fresca]
Brasil 89 [Roberto Fresca]
Poker'91 [Roberto Fresca]
New clones added
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Buena Suerte (21 new sets) [Roberto Fresca]
Royalea [Roberto Fresca]
New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
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Witch Card (Video Klein) [Roberto Fresca, Guru]
* Fixed a bug with irq timings;
* Added ODD bit emulation;
* Fixed vblank period timings;
* Optimized a bit the whole interrupt routines,getting a 4x speed gain;
* Fixed an irq mask handling bug;
(This fixes at least Astra SuperStars and Pebble Beach booting,but the latter still fails the timer 1 irq routines...I need to check why)
We can't test these, I gave Robbie a final deadline on them a long time ago now.
If you're the one who dumps something and put the rest of the team in a situation where the submission can't be tested, then don't expect the driver to stay. Numerous chances have been given.
Unacceptable due to inability to test.
I won't be writing this driver, it fits somewhere between System21 and System22, with multiple PCBs etc. I just created this to document what we know so far. Chances are Phil or somebody with good Namco knowledge will have to emulate it.
Removed ATTOTIME_TO_CYCLES() and ATTOTIME_IN_CYCLES(). Replaced them
with functions in cpuexec: cpu_clocks_to_attotime() and
cpu_attotime_to_clocks(), both of which take CPU devices instead of
indexes. Updated all callers, many of which were using the functions
dubiously.
(a.k.a. the Gerald dump which was assuming to be an original deco HW...it's missing
the "Pro" and the deco logo at the title screen so I'm assuming it's a bootleg).
New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
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Tennis (bootleg of Pro Tennis) [Angelo Salese]
New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
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Treasure Island [Angelo Salese]
It doesn't work because I highly suspect that there's an unhandled encryption scheme in it (patch on driver of a bogus opcode +
it crashes after that you play it once + (possibly) wrong video registers handlers).
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:17 AM
To: submit@mamedev.org
Subject: Oki MSM6258 ADPCM core
Hi,
I have attached the Oki MSM6258 ADPCM sound core, which is intended for
use with the MESS Sharp X68000 driver. This code was written by Phil
Bennett, so he ought to be the one getting the credit for it. I have
mostly worked on the MESS X68000 driver and HD63450 (DMA controller)
code to get the ADPCM working for most X68000 software. I am unaware as
to if Phil has already submitted this or not yet.
I've tested compiling and running MAME itself (including a debug build)
with the MSM6258 core in it, and experienced no issues. Although there
is nothing in MAME to test it specifically with, it doesn't cause any
problems with MAME use in general.
The current MESS X68000 driver code with the MSM6258 enabled is
available for those that want to test that out -
http://mahlemiut.marpirc.net/msm6258-211108.zip
Thanks,
Barry Rodewald
mailto:bsr@xnet.co.nz
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 7:22 PM
To: submit@mamedev.org
Subject: flyball.c diff
Changed flyball CPU clock to a #defined crystal
Added dip locations
This more accurately describes the aux board behavior for Ms. Pac-Man. There
is a thorough description of how the board works. mspacman is a more faithful
emulation. In particular you can now enter service mode (F2) at anytime during
game play.
new clones
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Soldam (World?) [Gerald]
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please check sizes of roms 8 and 10, they're half the size of the japan set, but the content of the 1st half matches.
works. Added callback parameters to the expression engine. Improved
CPU parsing so you can use a CPU tag or index in most commands that
take one. Switched to passing CPU and address space objects around
where appropriate. Lots of other minor tweaks.
Moved memory global state into a struct hanging off of the machine.
Updated almost all memory APIs to take an address_space * where
appropriate, and updated all callers. Changed memory internals to
use address spaces where appropriate. Changed accessors to point
to the memory_* functions instead of the address space-specific
functions. Improved internal handling of watchpoints.
Added cputag_* functions: cputag_reset(), cputag_get_index(),
cputag_get_address_space(). These just expand via macros to an
initial fetch of the CPU via cputag_get_cpu() followed by the
standard CPU call.
Added debugger_interrupt_hook() and debugger_exception_hook() calls
which intelligently look at the debugger flags before calling.
Did minimal cleanup of debugger, mainly moving CPU-specific data
to hang off of the CPU classdata for more direct access.
return a boolean indicating whether the given address was successfully
located in a bank. Change raw/decrypted access to look at this result, and
if the given address is not in a bank, calls through to the standard read
handlers.
In theory, this should prevent crashes when accessing opcodes. It does in
fact prevent mp_col3 from crashing.
Fixed address space mapping handlers to invalidate direct access regions
if a change is made to the mapping. This is needed to prevent the Sega
dynamic memory mapping chips from falling over.
H8:
- Added support for 8-bit H8 family MCUs, starting with the H8/3344
- Pointer-ified all H8 cores
- Some cleanup and renames toward additional future work
System 23:
- Added extremely preliminary support for I/O boards with the H8/3344
- Added new game: Motocross Go! (MG3 Ver. A) [credit Guru]
