Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
I am trying to adapt Black Phoenix for Mister but it is giving me big problems with Home things :-( Giorgio Il giorno mar 21 gen 2020 alle ore 21:52 Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> ha scritto: > desin via Ql-Users wrote: > > win_check 1 > > I have just one comment, WIN_CHECK does not work (and doesn't make any > sense anyway) if you mount a .WIN file through the menu. WIN_CHECK > checks if the file on the underlying FAT32 partition is continuous. > When mounted through the menu there is no underlying file system. > > Marcel > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
desin via Ql-Users wrote: > win_check 1 I have just one comment, WIN_CHECK does not work (and doesn't make any sense anyway) if you mount a .WIN file through the menu. WIN_CHECK checks if the file on the underlying FAT32 partition is continuous. When mounted through the menu there is no underlying file system. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Anyway, I think I fixed it, new core is on the page. Of course I can only tell that it still works with the 32MB board ;) Marcel Hello Marcel While testing the new cores some strange things are happening Hardware: Mister 32 MB Board core 20200108 QL-SD 107/ 108 Mister SMSQE win_check 1 boot file loads SMSQE win_check 1 incomplete load another win file win_drive 2,1,"XXX.win win_check 2 incomplete but all drives are working core 20200112 QL-SD 107 / 108 core 20200116 only shows a garbled screen or FFFE FFFE 0002 F12 works Greetings from Switzerland Markus ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Hi Marcel, It works very nicely indeed. This is now a very powerful core. I'd say it's one of the highlights of the Mister. I did think of one thing that could be a useful enhancement - how much work would it be to allow specifying the ROM from the menu? Rgds, Daniel On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 12:50 AM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > > You seem to have done an outstanding job with the Mister core. It runs > very > > nicely, and ,at least under SMSQ/E at full speed and 4MB of memory, seems > > very stable. > > Thanks, good to hear! > > > I have one tiny niggle - on the keyboard, + and = are where the \ should > > be, and KBD_TABLE appears to do nothing, but seriously, this is > literally a > > Quantum Leap for the Mister. > > I feared that this is a problem, I changed a few keys for my German > keyboard but was not sure if this breaks other layouts or if the > layout was broken anyway. > > For people not following the forum, I just released another core that > can mount .WIN files directly without a need for a second SD card. > This needed a new QL-SD driver v1.08, but the change has not impact > whatsoever on real QL-SD devices, so there is no need to update. > > Cheers, Marcel > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > You seem to have done an outstanding job with the Mister core. It runs very > nicely, and ,at least under SMSQ/E at full speed and 4MB of memory, seems > very stable. Thanks, good to hear! > I have one tiny niggle - on the keyboard, + and = are where the \ should > be, and KBD_TABLE appears to do nothing, but seriously, this is literally a > Quantum Leap for the Mister. I feared that this is a problem, I changed a few keys for my German keyboard but was not sure if this breaks other layouts or if the layout was broken anyway. For people not following the forum, I just released another core that can mount .WIN files directly without a need for a second SD card. This needed a new QL-SD driver v1.08, but the change has not impact whatsoever on real QL-SD devices, so there is no need to update. Cheers, Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Hi Marcel, You seem to have done an outstanding job with the Mister core. It runs very nicely, and ,at least under SMSQ/E at full speed and 4MB of memory, seems very stable. It was a bit of a puzzle how to write a boot file that starts in Minerva, loads SMSQ/E and then runs, but I got it after a bit of head scratching. I have one tiny niggle - on the keyboard, + and = are where the \ should be, and KBD_TABLE appears to do nothing, but seriously, this is literally a Quantum Leap for the Mister. Congratulations! D. On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 8:09 AM Daniel Baum wrote: > Wow, that's fast > > I'll test it this evening and let you know. > > Rgds, > > D. > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 1:16 AM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < > ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > >> Peter Graf via Ql-Users wrote: >> >> When I did this thing there were no 128MB cards, so this could very >> >> well be it, yes. Will have to see what's different with them. >> > Maybe just an extra address or chip select line that needs a fixed >> level? >> >> Unfortunately nothing this easy, took me ages to understand what he >> did. A12/A11 are now multiplexed and also act as DQMH/DQML. These are >> never used at the same time, so he can do that, but it's weird to >> understand as of course there are no comments... and the SDRAM code is >> 100% mine, so I couldn't just take his changes to the original core. >> >> Anyway, I think I fixed it, new core is on the page. Of course I can >> only tell that it still works with the 32MB board ;) >> >> Marcel >> >> ___ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Wow, that's fast I'll test it this evening and let you know. Rgds, D. On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 1:16 AM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Peter Graf via Ql-Users wrote: > >> When I did this thing there were no 128MB cards, so this could very > >> well be it, yes. Will have to see what's different with them. > > Maybe just an extra address or chip select line that needs a fixed level? > > Unfortunately nothing this easy, took me ages to understand what he > did. A12/A11 are now multiplexed and also act as DQMH/DQML. These are > never used at the same time, so he can do that, but it's weird to > understand as of course there are no comments... and the SDRAM code is > 100% mine, so I couldn't just take his changes to the original core. > > Anyway, I think I fixed it, new core is on the page. Of course I can > only tell that it still works with the 32MB board ;) > > Marcel > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Peter Graf via Ql-Users wrote: >> When I did this thing there were no 128MB cards, so this could very >> well be it, yes. Will have to see what's different with them. > Maybe just an extra address or chip select line that needs a fixed level? Unfortunately nothing this easy, took me ages to understand what he did. A12/A11 are now multiplexed and also act as DQMH/DQML. These are never used at the same time, so he can do that, but it's weird to understand as of course there are no comments... and the SDRAM code is 100% mine, so I couldn't just take his changes to the original core. Anyway, I think I fixed it, new core is on the page. Of course I can only tell that it still works with the 32MB board ;) Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:59:40 +0100, Peter Graf via Ql-Users wrote: > Thanks for trying it with the Q60. If it nicely converts the Q60 signal, > that would be a big point despite the very high price. Well, everything is relative... You can find a built OSSC with its remote and power supply for 160-180 euros. Given the amount of money I spent in the QL hardware over years (not counting 2 scan converters that never worked properly and costed as much), that's peanuts to keep that costly QL hardware usable in the coming years (and till it dies... or I do). :-D > Is the native resolution of your monitor 1920x1080? I tested it on a 1680x1050 LCD monitor (Hyundai W220D) and on a 1920x1200 one (Eizo FlexScan EV2455). The photos were taken with the W220D (that is likely to get dedicated to the task when my last CRT will die, the other, newer LCD monitor being used with my PCs). In the case of the Q60, the OSSC must be configured to output a 480p HDMI video, but the actual HDMI resolution can be set to either 980x512 or 1960x1024 (via scan doubling on the OSSC side; an equivalent result may be obtained with picture scaling by the monitor, but I prefer to keep my monitors in 1:1 mode, i.e. without scaling at all). The sampling must be increased to 1200 pixels per line and the H/V back-porch and delays must be appropriately adjusted to get the Q60 screen to fit the HDMI frame. > The published Q60 screen appears a little blurred, but that might be a > matter of taking the photo. A close-up would be interesting. The photo I published was probably a tiny bit blurry, but the blur is indeed also the result of a scaling (the lines doubling is not a problem but there are actually 980 pixels per HDMI video line where the Q60 displays 1024). Here are two new photos (full resolution, untouched: 30Mb each !) in DNG format, with and without scan lines doubling: http://qdos.free.fr/images/Q60-1960x1024.dng http://qdos.free.fr/images/Q60-980x512.dng Without scan lines doubling, only a small portion of the screen is used, of course (in 1:1 monitor mode, and scaling at the monitor level gives the same result as with scan lines doubling at OSSC level), but looks almost pixel-perfect (and actually better than on my CRT monitor, which thinks the Q60 video signal is 640x400). Note that the screen looks much nicer when seen with your eyes than on the photos (you won't see the monitor pixels when your eyes at 50cm of the screen, while the camera got them all); for example, the blue strip of the QPAC2 "Things" window looks perfectly smooth when seen with your eyes. Frankly, I'm quite satisfied with the result, even if it won't match what could be done (without the need for a scan converter) with a native 800x600 mode on the Q60... ;-P Thierry. ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Thanks. D. On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 23:23 Fabrizio Diversi via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I can confirm that on my Mister (32MB SDRAM) the new core works as > expected without any problem. SMSQ/E loads perfectly . > > The system is stable like a rock and speed index (Test909) report a > speed 13 times of a BBQL (@ full speed), 10 times when Gold Card (24MHZ) > selected > > So, most probably your problem should be with the new 128Mb sdram. > > fabrizio > > On 13/01/2020 18:51, Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > > Hi Marcel, > > > > I'm afraid your core doesn't seem to work on my Mister (or I've messed up > > somehow). I get a black screen with a white Minerva logo in the bottom > > right corner, which appears to be gradually overwritten with more > blackness. > > I wonder if it's the problem that some cores have with 128MB SDRAM cards? > > > > Rgds, > > > > Daniel > > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:52 AM Daniel Baum wrote: > > > >> Great :) > >> > >> D. > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:23 AM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < > >> ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > I'm looking forward to testing this. > > Are you going to send it to the main Mister repository? > >>> That's the plan. > >>> > >>> Marcel > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> QL-Users Mailing List > >>> > > ___ > > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Hi, I can confirm that on my Mister (32MB SDRAM) the new core works as expected without any problem. SMSQ/E loads perfectly . The system is stable like a rock and speed index (Test909) report a speed 13 times of a BBQL (@ full speed), 10 times when Gold Card (24MHZ) selected So, most probably your problem should be with the new 128Mb sdram. fabrizio On 13/01/2020 18:51, Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: Hi Marcel, I'm afraid your core doesn't seem to work on my Mister (or I've messed up somehow). I get a black screen with a white Minerva logo in the bottom right corner, which appears to be gradually overwritten with more blackness. I wonder if it's the problem that some cores have with 128MB SDRAM cards? Rgds, Daniel On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:52 AM Daniel Baum wrote: Great :) D. On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:23 AM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: I'm looking forward to testing this. Are you going to send it to the main Mister repository? That's the plan. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: >> I'm afraid your core doesn't seem to work on my Mister (or I've messed up >> somehow). I get a black screen with a white Minerva logo in the bottom >> right corner, which appears to be gradually overwritten with more blackness. >> I wonder if it's the problem that some cores have with 128MB SDRAM cards? > > When I did this thing there were no 128MB cards, so this could very > well be it, yes. Will have to see what's different with them. Maybe just an extra address or chip select line that needs a fixed level? ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
I know literally nothing about programming Mister cores, but on the forum they say that you need to update the framework to make cores compatible with 128K SDRAM cards. I hope that means more to you than it does to me... D. On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 9:46 PM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > > I'm afraid your core doesn't seem to work on my Mister (or I've messed up > > somehow). I get a black screen with a white Minerva logo in the bottom > > right corner, which appears to be gradually overwritten with more > blackness. > > I wonder if it's the problem that some cores have with 128MB SDRAM cards? > > When I did this thing there were no 128MB cards, so this could very > well be it, yes. Will have to see what's different with them. > > Marcel > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Thierry Godefroy wrote: > I don't want to undermine your (nifty) project or discourage you to > pursue it, but I recently found a solution for hooking my QL and > compatible computers (including the Thor XVI and the Q60), to a LCD > monitor (as long as it got an HDMI input). > > See it here: > http://qdos.free.fr/monitors.html Thanks for trying it with the Q60. If it nicely converts the Q60 signal, that would be a big point despite the very high price. Is the native resolution of your monitor 1920x1080? The published Q60 screen appears a little blurred, but that might be a matter of taking the photo. A close-up would be interesting. ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Thierry Godefroy via Ql-Users wrote: > I don't want to undermine your (nifty) project or discourage you to > pursue it, but I recently found a solution for hooking my QL and > compatible computers (including the Thor XVI and the Q60), to a LCD > monitor (as long as it got an HDMI input). I'm aware of it and it's of course quite a beast, but it's also more expensive and, this might be the camera, monitor or non-optimal settings, but on your QL example I see that you got Moiré effect in the stippled pixels. Anyway, sure, that is a pretty versatile option at least. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > I'm afraid your core doesn't seem to work on my Mister (or I've messed up > somehow). I get a black screen with a white Minerva logo in the bottom > right corner, which appears to be gradually overwritten with more blackness. > I wonder if it's the problem that some cores have with 128MB SDRAM cards? When I did this thing there were no 128MB cards, so this could very well be it, yes. Will have to see what's different with them. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
On 8 January 2020 21:58:23 GMT, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > In case anybody is still lurking here and has not jumped ship to > Facebook or the forum, I made a new post about my QL-VGA hardware I don't want to undermine your (nifty) project or discourage you to pursue it, but I recently found a solution for hooking my QL and compatible computers (including the Thor XVI and the Q60), to a LCD monitor (as long as it got an HDMI input). See it here: http://qdos.free.fr/monitors.html Thierry. ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Hi Marcel, I'm afraid your core doesn't seem to work on my Mister (or I've messed up somehow). I get a black screen with a white Minerva logo in the bottom right corner, which appears to be gradually overwritten with more blackness. I wonder if it's the problem that some cores have with 128MB SDRAM cards? Rgds, Daniel On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:52 AM Daniel Baum wrote: > Great :) > > D. > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:23 AM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < > ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > >> Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: >> > I'm looking forward to testing this. >> > >> > Are you going to send it to the main Mister repository? >> >> That's the plan. >> >> Marcel >> >> ___ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Great :) D. On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 11:23 AM Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users < ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > > I'm looking forward to testing this. > > > > Are you going to send it to the main Mister repository? > > That's the plan. > > Marcel > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Daniel Baum via Ql-Users wrote: > I'm looking forward to testing this. > > Are you going to send it to the main Mister repository? That's the plan. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
I did a lot of work on the MiSTer core a year ago. Because of some Greek guy I happen to know :-P I resurrected it a week or two ago and a few minutes ago I finally put the stuff online: https://www.kilgus.net/ql/mister/ I don't have time to test everything but I'm pretty sure I uploaded the right files. Enjoy. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Am 12.01.20 um 15:58 schrieb Daniel Baum via Ql-Users: Hi Thanks for replying (although I sent the question to the forum). I have since got the Mister core to work with the second SD card. My problem was that I was using a new SDXC card, which apparently is not supported. The problem now is that it constantly locks up. It is MUCH less stable than the Q68 running Minerva, from the same QXL.WIN file (more or less). I am wondering whether I might have the wrong ROM, or whether the problem is with the Mister core itself. QL-Users Mailing List hello Daniel The Micro SD Card for the first Slot = SD1 The Micro SD Card for the second Slot = SD2 i am using the original Micro SD (8 GB) as SD2 and a Sandisk Ultra Card (16 GB) as SD1 i presume your MIster is up to date core the most recent core is QL_2019092_rbf rom get the Distribution https://www.sinclairql.net/downloads/THE_DISTRIBUTION.ZIP (4 GB) goto to /qle/QL_SD folder copy Minerva .bin to SD1 /QL/boot.rom delete any existing QL.rom file on SD1 qxl.win make a backup of SD2 format SD2 (FAT32) the distribution go to /qle folder copy QXL.win to SD2 QXL.win copy QLE.win to SD2 QLE.win Gretings from Switzerland Markus ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] FGPA Anyone (Mister)
Hi Thanks for replying (although I sent the question to the forum). I have since got the Mister core to work with the second SD card. My problem was that I was using a new SDXC card, which apparently is not supported. The problem now is that it constantly locks up. It is MUCH less stable than the Q68 running Minerva, from the same QXL.WIN file (more or less). I am wondering whether I might have the wrong ROM, or whether the problem is with the Mister core itself. D. On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 3:50 PM desin via Ql-Users wrote: > hello > > Format for the Second Micro SD card is Fat > > -use Windows > Linux can screw up the SD Card (Temp file from ARK) > -the first file to copy is QXL.win > > VERY IMPORTANT: > > CPU speed must be set to NORMAL > > Greetings from Switzerland > > Markus > > > > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > ___ QL-Users Mailing List
