I've just done a couple of quick experiments with RO5.17 with RPCEmu 0.8.8, following the instructions at http://www.marutan.net/rpcemu/ro5.html
Here's what I did: 0) Made a clean install of rpcemu with an empty hostfs directory. 1) downloaded the ROM image (copied the "dUI300-00" file out of the zip file and into the rpcemu/roms directory). 2) Copied the self-extracting HardDisc4.util file into the hostfs dir. 3) Ran RPCemu (Cancel on the "Machine startup did not complete..." error) 4) *configure filesystem hostfs 5) *configure boot 6) Reset the RPC (with the Ctrl+End, File>Reset option) 7) Drop to a command line with F12 8) *settype HardDisc4/util Utility 9) *HardDisc4/util A) Back to the desktop; move the contents of "HostFS::$.HardDisc4" into the root of HostFS (cancel any error about "no Boot application has been run on startup...") B) Shutdown (Ctrl-Shift-F12) C) Reset the RPC (Ctrl+End, File>Reset) D) Say "Cool." I tried different setups to see what worked and what failed; here's my results... RPCEmu built for x86_64, on Linux: * cpu_type ARM610 + interpreter => hangs at the RO5 splash screen, with an hourglass running after step C. * cpu_type ARM610 + recompiler => Gives an abort on data transfer at &FC141D5C at step 3, but Cancelling that error allows me to continue. Step D is instead replaced with the recurring 'ofla' error box after the RO5 splash screen. * cpu_type SA110 + interpreter => All is well. * cpu_type SA110 + recompiler => Same abort on data transfer as with ARM610, but no other problems. RPCEmu boots into RO5.7 just fine and I say "Cool." Built for i686 (still on Linux): * cpu_type ARM610 + interpreter => Never makes it to step D. On reboot the rpc sits at the RO5 splash screen with an hourglass running. * cpu_type ARM610 + recompiler => Never makes it to step D. On reboot the rpc throws a never ending series of 'File ofla not found error boxes'. * cpu_type SA110 + interpreter => All is well. * cpu_type SA110 + recompiler => All is well. Conclusions: Everything behaved pretty much exactly as I expected it to, i.e: * It's entirely possible to get RO5.17 up and running on rpcemu, and painlessly at that. * cpu_type needs to be set to SA110 (and should be if you're wanting to use a recompiler build anyway, IIRC). * a 64 bit build of RPCemu is fine in interpreter mode but even the 'expect trouble' recompiler mode didn't give much grief. Some of the failures I encountered look familiar from problems that others where having... From my experience here, I'd say check that you have cpu_type set to SA110 and, for the sake of keeping things controlled, that you're working with a clean !Boot (e.g. start from a clean hostfs like I did and add anything else later). Maybe that sheds some light, maybe not... TTFN, Adny -- Erst wenn die Wolken schlafengehn | Personal: a...@verelanthe.co.uk kann man uns am Himmel sehn | Techie: mu...@verelanthe.co.uk wir haben Angst und sind allein | WWW: verelanthe.co.uk/musus/ Gott weiss ich will kein Engel sein! | UT: adny....@googlemail.com -- Rammstein / Engel
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