Re: [hatari-devel] UAE core regressions in Falcon demos

[Eero Tamminen <oak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

On perjantai 24 helmikuu 2012, Laurent Sallafranque wrote:
> I've tested the other programs Eero detected as not working.
> I've relisted every results in this mail:
> 
> IMPORTANT: all tests MUST be done without the borders actually.
> I'll have to correct a little bug that counts the borders size and
> generates a wrong hbl/vbl timing.
> For example, It freezes snake with the borders activated and it runs
> well without them.
> 
> New tests :
>  > Schlumps demo by Lazer:
> It works well for me (sound + demo). Just a little saccade (jump ?) in
> the first scrolling
> It doesn't returns to the desktop at the end (maybe the demo does this
> on real falcon too)
> 
>  > Tron2001 demo
> 
> Same than Eero: bus error
> 
>  > dry-egg
> 
> Displays the first screen, then it freezes.
> 
>  > s_snake:
> It works well for me (music+game).
> Music sometimes renders with glitches for a short period of time, then
> is ok again. May be due to incorect 68030 cycles timings (eg DIV or MUL)
> 
>  > Running shareware:
> It works perfect for me
> 
>  > Avi_030:
> Like for Eero, it freezes.
> Again, a synchro DSP <> 68030 problem due to timings
> 
>  > centurbo benchmark:
> It gives good results for me for DSP (it detects 32 Mhz) and 68030 (it
> detects 14 Mhz).
> For the FPU, it detects 190% (it the second benchmark that gives this
> result).
> It's normal, I haven't yet added the correct cycles for the FPU and the
> MMU.

Thanks, I updated the compatibility notes.


Please set the defaults to best WinUAE settings in options, configuration 
etc.

	- Eero


> Old tests:
> 
> Lazer warum works well for me (except sound is strange, but I think it's
> a crossbar 8 bits DSP 16 bits transfers problem I described earlier in
> an old thread).
> 
> Lazer Oergs : I didn't know this one, it's the first time I see it. Nice
> dragon picture. There's nothing after the dragon picture it seems stuck
> there.
> 
>  > Aura's Ex Illusion gets stuck with WinUAE core much earlier.
> 
> For me, it's completly OK (music runs too)
> 
>  > 4knocrew.prg 3d graphics are bad with WinUAE core, OK with old UAE
>  > core.
> 
> For me it works well.
> 
>  > Opium's Chrome dragon doesn't work anymore with either core.
> 
> Works well for me (but it seems slow (I don't know if the demo was slow
> or if this is an hatari problem)
> 
> Laurent