Homebrew DSx86 (DSi Entry)

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Version 0.36 released!

This version has the following fixes and improvements:
- Implemented SB DSP command 24 (Fury of the Furries).
- Implemented INT21 AH=5A (create temp file) (Foxbase 2.0)
- Implemented INT21 AH=22 (random write to FCB file) (JumpJoe 2)
- Implemented opcode 0xF0 (LOCK) (Risky Woods)

http://dsx86.patrickaalto.com

Sorry I did not have time to look into the Moonstone audio problem in this version.

@stanleyopar2000: The games you mention seem to require a 386 processor, so those can only be supported in DS2x86. I am working on it all the time, so perhaps some day...

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Hi
Your latest blog post mentioned your homepage, which had your birthday on it,
So I type your birthday into my favourite astrology website and here is its description of your personality:

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well it hardly goes till a game like delta v.. i like how they build that: the far sky for example as a far sky in rise of the triad.. sorry for going offtopicc, but it's just because i had a 3dfx card for newer games on pentium. and d3d was a like a little after.. now it gets interessing more because of games of minecraft. well that is maybe some old news. but i had some excitement with it
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so so far maybe on a good on a dsxl/i what i try to guess.. how they do it with new handhelds later if they are strong to get running old and new things on today's systems. they keep on trying
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so much fun if over a little time you can try out if newer things work. strange how some game just don't work like titus the fox.. but it's the dsi entry
 

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Version 0.37 released!

This version has the following fixes and improvements:
- New INI file parameters TPMXScale and TPMYScale.
- Fixed key repeat feature to always repeat the correct key.
- Built with libNDS 1.5.3, so write to SD card migh work with Sudokuhax.
- Faster Smooth scaling in 320x200x256 mode, courtesy of "sverx".
- Improved graphics mode change detection for 240-row Mode-X modes.

http://dsx86.patrickaalto.com

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Pate said:
Version 0.37 released!

This version has the following fixes and improvements:
- New INI file parameters TPMXScale and TPMYScale.
- Fixed key repeat feature to always repeat the correct key.
- Built with libNDS 1.5.3, so write to SD card migh work with Sudokuhax.
- Faster Smooth scaling in 320x200x256 mode, courtesy of "sverx".
- Improved graphics mode change detection for 240-row Mode-X modes.

http://dsx86.patrickaalto.com

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Confirmed working by successfully installing Norton Commander using its official installer in DSx86 (as opposed to just copying an existing install of NC to the SD card using a computer), and playing around with copying and editing some text files.
 

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Quick question to people who have been using this for a while... is this homebrew known to have corrupted SD cards in the past? If it is, no problem, I'll just get a separate SD for it... but I'd rather keep it in my main.
 

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Thanks for the info about write functionality working with Sudokuhax! I don't have Sudokuhax so I could not test this myself.

MarkDarkness: I haven't heard of reports of corrupt SD cards, but I believe there is a bigger risk of such happening with Sudokuhax. But, of course my info could be biased, so I hope other users will report their experiences.

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Pate said:
Thanks for the info about write functionality working with Sudokuhax! I don't have Sudokuhax so I could not test this myself.

No problems. Oh, and just give me a shout if there's anything else Sudokuhax specific you want me to test for you
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Pate said:
Thanks for the info about write functionality working with Sudokuhax! I don't have Sudokuhax so I could not test this myself.

MarkDarkness: I haven't heard of reports of corrupt SD cards, but I believe there is a bigger risk of such happening with Sudokuhax. But, of course my info could be biased, so I hope other users will report their experiences.

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Thanks Pate... I'll use it on my DS Lite then.
 

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I was playing star control 2, it works well up to a certain point and then it says 'unsupported opcode' but it happens randomly.

Sometimes when loading a game, sometimes when visiting a planet,

here is the game with my save game, to reproduce the problem just load the saved game and play for a few minutes

http://www.mediafire.com/?5035k96x6kcb5zj

here is one while saving the game:
Unsupported Opcode!
AX=C630 BX=0050 CX=5EE5 DX=0000
SP=FFFC BP=E09C SI=E968 DI=E968
DS=75A4 ES=5E87 SS=2EDB CS=9BF0
NV UP DI PL ZR ?? ?? NC 0
9BF0:04FD FF db FF

and another while playing:
386 opcodes not supported!
mov bx.[bp+di]




In the manual it says the game needs a 286 with 386 recommended.
 

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Thanks for the file slenkar, I'll try to debug that problem when I have the time.

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Pate, i can't use the DSi softreset in DSi mode (iEvo), is it normal ? I need to shutdown my DSi (press 5 seconds the power button)
 

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@MBMax: I fear the problem with the DSi softreset is caused by my having to remove the i2C code from ARM7 library to got AdLib audio working. I am not quite sure what the i2C system does, but it seems to be related to DSi power button behaviour. So, I'm not sure if I can fix this problem, there seems to be some severe incompatibility between my AdLib audio code and that i2C handling code.

@dicamargues: Thanks for making the tutorial! Your link above seems to point to something else, though..

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DSx86 version 0.38 released!

This version has the following fixes and improvements:
- Smooth scaling is faster in all 640x 16-color modes, courtesy of "sverx".
- 640x480 Smooth scaling enabled also in DS Lite mode.

http://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/

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