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)

Verified.


>  > 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)

Just black screen with music even with WinUAE core + "--cycle-exact yes".

With and without borders.


>  > Running shareware:
> It works perfect for me

Just bus error with WinUAE core + "--cycle-exact yes".



> 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)

Verified these.


>  > 4knocrew.prg 3d graphics are bad with WinUAE core, OK with old UAE
>  > core.
> 
> For me it works well.

Now it exits with WinUAE when the 3D part should start.
(tried many times.)


Could somebody else try these 3 things that work differently to
me and Laurent?


>  > 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)

This run quite long OK but got then stuck (WinUAE + --cpu-exact yes).

Wierd thing is that many times the space key press at start to dismiss
the TOS memory checking seems somehow to get to the demo too and immediately
exit it back desktop.

But verified, I guess.


	- Eero