TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
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Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
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Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
Yes, sorry, I got that backwards. It’s the bus control lines that are still driven high. But they sound like the ones you’re switching, so no dramas.stephen_usher wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:38 pm According to Motorola, asserting /HALT on the 68000 makes the address and data lines go high impedance, i.e. they stop being connected to the pins electrically in effect.
Seeing as both sockets are for a 68000 compatible processor any interface logic between the socket and accelerated processor would need to follow the 68000 on the machine side of the interface.
To half answer a question you posed a couple of times, I’ve only ever treated HALT as a write line without trouble yet appearing because of it. Not sure of the ST spec itself.
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Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
Well, 512K ROMs seem to work, however the EmuTOS snapshot from a couple of days ago crashes on a standard ST (without Alt-RAM) when it tries to go to the desktop and access 0x400000. (It puts up the hour glass and then after a while it bus errors.) Looks like a bug.
However, I think that's probably a successful test.
Seeing as the board seems to be fully operational I may well remove the CPU socket on the motherboard and solder this board directly on the motherboard perminently. This will reduce the height by approximately 5mm. That's about half the amount I need to reduce in total to get the TF536 to fit under the keyboard.
However, I think that's probably a successful test.
Seeing as the board seems to be fully operational I may well remove the CPU socket on the motherboard and solder this board directly on the motherboard perminently. This will reduce the height by approximately 5mm. That's about half the amount I need to reduce in total to get the TF536 to fit under the keyboard.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
Oops! The latest 256K image doesn't like the same thing.
If I boot holding Control down I get to the desktop but otherwise a crash trying to access 0x400000...
It's CONTROL.ACC ! Disable that and I get to the desktop. Definitely looks like an incompatability there.
Let's try the 512K ROM again... and that works.
If I boot holding Control down I get to the desktop but otherwise a crash trying to access 0x400000...
It's CONTROL.ACC ! Disable that and I get to the desktop. Definitely looks like an incompatability there.
Let's try the 512K ROM again... and that works.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
And even a documented one:stephen_usher wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:07 am If I boot holding Control down I get to the desktop but otherwise a crash trying to access 0x400000...
It's CONTROL.ACC ! Disable that and I get to the desktop. Definitely looks like an incompatability there.
https://github.com/emutos/emutos/blob/a ... e.txt#L166
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Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
Ah, I see.
Unfortunately the other control panels are larger and generally don't work with memory tight games.
Anyway, I can report to the EmuTOS team that the partition scanning fix works and my UltraSATAN drives mount correctly.
Unfortunately the other control panels are larger and generally don't work with memory tight games.
Anyway, I can report to the EmuTOS team that the partition scanning fix works and my UltraSATAN drives mount correctly.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
Planning to test TF536 with PAK-TOS (512K)?
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Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
I can try that, once the TF returns.
Do you have a link?
Do you have a link?
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
Re: TF536 + 68000 relocator and ROM board project.
Maybe someone can copy them over to the downloads section ?
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