Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-03-12 Thread Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users
On Monday, 11. March 2024 15:20:57 (+01:00), George Gwilt via Ql-Users wrote: > Hello everyone at the QL-Users group. I guess most of you knew of mu father, George Gwilt - this is just to let you know that he passed away this past Saturday. > > All the best, > > Richard Gwilt Hello Richard

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-03-12 Thread François Van Emelen via Ql-Users
Op 11/03/2024 om 15:20 schreef George Gwilt via Ql-Users: Hello everyone at the QL-Users group. I guess most of you knew of mu father, George Gwilt - this is just to let you know that he passed away this past Saturday. All the best, Richard Gwilt May he rest in peace. François Van Emelen

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-03-12 Thread Norman Dunbar via Ql-Users
I'm gutted to hear of George's passing away. I had a lot of dealings with George when I was writing Assembler articles for QL Today, there wasn't ever an article that George didn't have a comment on, but mostly he had ideas to improve things. For which I was grateful. My deepest sympathies to h

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-03-11 Thread Derek via Ql-Users
Hi Richard, My condolences on the passing of your father. I used all the software he wrote and he used some computer hardware I built. I always enjoyed talking to George at QL shows and found all his presentations, really interesting. I am really saddened by his passing. Regards, Derek On 1

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-03-11 Thread pjw via Ql-Users
Hi Richard, My condolences. Thank you for letting us know. George was one of the greats. He will be missed! Per On 11/03/2024 15:20, George Gwilt via Ql-Users wrote: Hello everyone at the QL-Users group. I guess most of you knew of mu father, George Gwilt - this is just to let you know th

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-03-11 Thread George Gwilt via Ql-Users
Hello everyone at the QL-Users group. I guess most of you knew of mu father, George Gwilt - this is just to let you know that he passed away this past Saturday. All the best, Richard Gwilt > On 25 Feb 2024, at 20:54, qlus...@sinclairql.net via Ql-Users > wrote: > > > This is great news

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-29 Thread Peter Graf via Ql-Users
Hi Jan, > When I use a splitter and connect the keyboard to the corresponding > connector on the spiltter, the Q68 freezes at the boot loader screen > even if the mouse is not connected. The simple reason is that most (not all) splitter cables lead the mouse to the primary PS/2 port. This was t

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-29 Thread Derek via Ql-Users
Hi Jan This was posted on the QL Forum: https://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2097&hilit=PS%2F2+Q68&start=160 Repeated here: Just a further note on the topic of PS/2 Splitter cables. I recently purchased a Genius DX-110 Optical Mouse, on connecting the mouse to the Q68, via Splitter cable, st

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-29 Thread Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users
Hi Dilwyn, On 29-02-2024 19:05, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: I might agree with that, were it not for the fact that there has been no issue whatsoever with running SMSQ/E on it (apart from the fact I have to configure it not to try to do fast SD card access). Anyway, once Derek has been ab

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users
I might agree with that, were it not for the fact that there has been no issue whatsoever with running SMSQ/E on it (apart from the fact I have to configure it not to try to do fast SD card access). Anyway, once Derek has been able to reprogram it, we'll know if it's the software version or someth

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-29 Thread Peter Graf via Ql-Users
Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: > 1.05 - That's the version that caused me all the Minerva problems. A hardware problem seems more likely to me, because logic version 1.05 works with the latest Minerva elsewhere. ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-29 Thread Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users
1.05 - That's the version that caused me all the Minerva problems. My Q68 is on its way to Derek to reprogram to another version, which should then tell me if all the problems are down to the Q68 version, or if something else is at play. Before sending it off, I gave it one fresh try of the most re

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-29 Thread Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users
Hi Jan, I can do any upgrades if you want to send the Q68 to me. Regards, Derek I have upgraded the Q68 FPGA firmware to v1.05 last week and everything is working fine, no lock-ups. However, using 40MHz SDHC clock gets corrupted file reads, at least when using the original Q68 SDHC card. So

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-25 Thread qlus...@sinclairql.net via Ql-Users
This is great news! It took me some time to do a first test run with QPC2 and QL/E v3.23 this evening. So far all is well. QL forever! Urs   ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-20 Thread Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users
Oh well, if Peter Graf can upgrade my Q68 to v1.05 in May I might be able to do more research... Please remind me prior to the QL meeting so I bring the equipment and FPGA data. I might be able to get a second hand FPGA programmer for cheap, I'll let you know when I get it. As I wrote at s

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-20 Thread Peter Graf via Ql-Users
Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users wrote: > In other words: SMSQE checks the version of hardware you have. If it > doesn't allow higher speed, SMSQ/E doesn't even try to use that - even > if it is configured to do so. Maybe statements like that have been misread. The FPGA knows nothing about the SD c

[Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-20 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users
Hi, Please remind me prior to the QL meeting so I bring the equipment and FPGA data. I can bring this as well, if needed. In any case, the fast SD card speed option of SMSQ/E is not an officially permitted way to access the cards. It should never ever be SMSQ/E default! It is a purely experi

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-20 Thread Derek via Ql-Users
Hi I programmed last batch of Q68 with the updated version of FPGA code, which was given the code reference v1.05r I have not supplied any of Q68 with the problematic v1.05. If anyone has any problems or thinks they need a change in FPGA code, please contact me at: de...@q40.de to arrange a

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-20 Thread Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users
I will try the latest Minerva4Q68 as soon as I get time. Dilwyn On Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 07:44 Peter Graf via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: > > > Oh well, if Peter Graf can upgrade my Q68 to v1.05 in May I might be > > able to do more research... >

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Derek via Ql-Users
On 19/02/2024 22:57, Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: Oh well, if Peter Graf can upgrade my Q68 to v1.05 in May I might be able to do more research... Best regards, Jan Hi Jan, I can do any upgrades if you want to send the Q68 to me. Regards, Derek __

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Peter Graf via Ql-Users
Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: > Oh well, if Peter Graf can upgrade my Q68 to v1.05 in May I might be > able to do more research... Please remind me prior to the QL meeting so I bring the equipment and FPGA data. As I wrote at several occasions, it turned out to make a difference on which o

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users
On 19-02-2024 15:03, Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users wrote: My Q68 failed consistently with all SDHC cards I've tried here when configured for fast. It definitely did not slow down automatically when configured to fast (SMSQE 3.38) - the Q68 either crashed or failed to recognise the cards at 40MHz. Ei

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users
> > Mind you, my Q68 has never been able to run Jan's > > Minerva port either. > > H... > > Are you coming to Germany in May? > > > Wolfgang Afraid not. Already had something else planned for both the original and revised dates. BTW, my Q68 is the v1.05 ROM loader. Given some reports of issu

[Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users
Hi Derek, (...) My Q68, latest ROM, hasn't managed to use a single SDHC card at the highest speed. (...) plus a couple of unbranded cards. I have no card which works with Q68 configured for fast card speed. OK, that's certainly strange. Does anybody else here have this problem? Note tha

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones via Ql-Users
> > Also the SD card speed is defaulting 40Mhz , which on normal SD Cards > > causes a lockup. Needs to be 20Mhz or NO in the defaults. > > Just what do you call normal SD cards? I have yet to find an SDHC card > that doesn't work with my Q68 at 40MHz. But, of course, YMMV. I'd be > interested in

[Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users
Hi Derek, (...) The Config Block values are: WIN1: QXL.WIN WIN2: SMS33Q.WIN So the Q68 may not find the WIN1 QWA container file. Fair enough - if you look at the source code, you will note that most of the changes were made there already. I now traced this problem to the program I use to

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Derek via Ql-Users
Hi Great updates. One comment with regards to the Q68 update, the WIN1, WIN2 definition in the SMSQ/E config blocks, is defined as: Unfortunately, the file names in the SMSQ/E config blocks are not correct, as detailed in the Q68 Manuals. The Config Block values are: WIN1: QXL.WIN WIN2: SMS

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread pjw via Ql-Users
Totally agree! Per On 19/02/2024 12:38, Fabrizio Diversi via Ql-Users wrote: I would like to express my thanks to Wolfgang, Marcel, Peter and all the other developers, HW and SW, who continue to give QL a future and who allow QL to be not just a retro "phenomenon". Q68, SMSQ/E, Ethernet drivers,

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-19 Thread Fabrizio Diversi via Ql-Users
I would like to express my thanks to Wolfgang, Marcel, Peter and all the other developers, HW and SW, who continue to give QL a future and who allow QL to be not just a retro "phenomenon". Q68, SMSQ/E, Ethernet drivers, slowly and laboriously, keep the QL connected to the future, therefore not j

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-17 Thread Daniel Baum via Ql-Users
Thanks Wolfgang, I updated my Q68 and QPC. D. On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > SMSQE 3.39 is out now. > > > Various bugfixes by Marcel > SMSQ/E for Q-emulator (by Daniele) > EXEP_M EXEP_W keywords and related functio

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-17 Thread pjw via Ql-Users
Thank you, Wolf! :o) Per On 17/02/2024 13:58, Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users wrote: Hi all, SMSQE 3.39 is out now. Various bugfixes by Marcel SMSQ/E for Q-emulator (by Daniele) EXEP_M EXEP_W keywords and related functions Name of JOB_NAME for Sbasic may now be 48 chars long Q68 setting date als

Re: [Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-17 Thread Martyn Hill via Ql-Users
Hey Wolfgang! So, SMSQmulator now has (some level of) SERial port support - that's great! I can now test the QLUB Adapter with it :-) Anything I should know about this experimental feature? M. On Sat, 17 Feb 2024, 12:58 Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users, < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > > Hi

[Ql-Users] SMSQ/E 3.39

2024-02-17 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users
Hi all, SMSQE 3.39 is out now. Various bugfixes by Marcel SMSQ/E for Q-emulator (by Daniele) EXEP_M EXEP_W keywords and related functions Name of JOB_NAME for Sbasic may now be 48 chars long Q68 setting date also sets it in the hardware clock, if PROT_DATE allows it Q68 better serport handlin