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.
