[GensKMod] 0.7c

[KanedaFr]

small update to KMod, just in time to close this year!

I don't know if some of you used the cool feature of last version but I definetly think it's very great...but, since I always think better can be done, I added the struct support




How to use this ? copy/paste from the help file you never read :

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add a .str file with 1 or more structure definition.
a str_Level is defined like this :
STRUCT        str_Level
       CHAR        idx
       CHAR        _pad_
       SHORT        width
       SHORT        height
       CHAR        pal
       CHAR        _pad_
       LONG        data
END

so, any structure must start by 'STRUCT' keyword followed my struct name (20char max)
then you add any element you want using 'CHAR', 'SHORT' or 'LONG' keywords followed by element name (20 char max)
it's a good use to add the 'END' keyword but it's optionnal.

Any other keywords or strings (like // or others comments keywords) are ignored.

for more details, read the help file.

oh! And now, you can resize the window


see you next year with a tutorial on Eclipse for Genny dev and a new tool (for newbies, since you all have your own tools)


ps: for the _pad_ stuff, think about M68K and odd/even word access

[Fonzie]

Héhé, maybe we should credit Manu (elbarto) for the initial tip!
Thanks kaneda for the Kmod implementation, it rox crazy! Can't wait to use it ^^

[HardWareMan]

Will you ever made an step by step trace mode in debugger?
GENs have an little bug with debug information screen: when VDP in 32 tile mode - part of debug information not showing. But you made separate window to debugger. If you made step by step debug mode and break on memory access at address (any opcode: by PC or MOVE from/to) I will send GENs32 to trash.

[ElBarto]

Awsome work !!!
Maybe in a few month Kmod will support debug symbol put by GCC with -g and will act like a real gdb

[KanedaFr]

Héhé, maybe we should credit Manu (elbarto) for the initial tip!

already done in help file

Will you ever made an step by step trace mode in debugger?

it's not possible with Gens since it does "execute code for X ms then execute code for HBL then...."
I would like to do it but...do much hard work needed
I don't even know how to handle step by step with these HInt and VInt :
How to trace code and suddenly jump to another part (the h/vint code)

you can't imagine how much I would like to do something like MAME debugger

Maybe in a few month Kmod will support debug symbol put by GCC with -g and will act like a real gdb

sorry, but I think it's my last update to KMod...
I have some others cool projects waiting and real life takes more and more time

[HardWareMan]

Will you ever made an step by step trace mode in debugger?

it's not possible with Gens since it does "execute code for X ms then execute code for HBL then...."
I would like to do it but...do much hard work needed
I don't even know how to handle step by step with these HInt and VInt :
How to trace code and suddenly jump to another part (the h/vint code)

GENs do it too stupid: when you tracing step by step, Z80 and VDP are NOT WORKING at all. But, you have two buttons for initiate VBlank and HBlank. When you press it - you jump to VBlank/HBlank subroutine. That's all.
You get an infinite loop, when programm do "Z80 bus get handshake". "BNE" opcode just needs to skip by pressing "N" button.

[evildragon]

Awe man, last update to KMod? I had an idea for something I wanted to experiment with.

I got a Smart Media card with my Genesis games on it in BIN format (raw dumps), and I was hoping if the emulator could be made to load it directly from the card, and not copy to RAM then run.

It's an unusual request, and I'd rather not explain the reason behind this, because only I would care for it, and no one else.

[HardWareMan]

Awe man, last update to KMod? I had an idea for something I wanted to experiment with.

I got a Smart Media card with my Genesis games on it in BIN format (raw dumps), and I was hoping if the emulator could be made to load it directly from the card, and not copy to RAM then run.

It's an unusual request, and I'd rather not explain the reason behind this, because only I would care for it, and no one else.

How do you imagine this? In all cards used NAND memory with sequential access, so they are good only for storages. Only NOR memory can run the program directly, not copying to the buffer (RAM or FLASH). What emulator are we talking about?

[evildragon]

Awe man, last update to KMod? I had an idea for something I wanted to experiment with.

I got a Smart Media card with my Genesis games on it in BIN format (raw dumps), and I was hoping if the emulator could be made to load it directly from the card, and not copy to RAM then run.

It's an unusual request, and I'd rather not explain the reason behind this, because only I would care for it, and no one else.

How do you imagine this? In all cards used NAND memory with sequential access, so they are good only for storages. Only NOR memory can run the program directly, not copying to the buffer (RAM or FLASH). What emulator are we talking about?

I was talking about KMod.

I didn't know about how NAND or NOR works.

[HardWareMan]

I didn't know about how NAND or NOR works.

http://www.byte.com/art/9606/sec8/art5.htm

NOR ( see the figure ) is the leading technology today, and Intel is the major manufacturer. It organizes the memory cells in parallel fashion, with each cell's drain connected to a bit line, and many bit lines are grouped to make up an I/O group. The select line connects the control gates of a row of cells, one on each bit line. With this layout, it can access several cells, such as a byte or a word, in parallel. NOR provides faster random access, but its parallel structure reduces memory density.

NAND ( see the figure ) is a technology used by National Semiconductor, Samsung, and others. It connects the cells serially, with a select gate for every few control gates (usually, one select gate per byte or word) and serial connections to the control gates in that group of gates. NAND has slower random access, but it allows higher densities due to its smaller-size cells.

[TmEE co.(TM)]

I wish NOR memory would be so cheap as NAND memory....

[HardWareMan]

I wish NOR memory would be so cheap as NAND memory....

Dreams... Dreams....

[Alex Luthor]

I've a problem with the program. It won't work correctly for me after I did the recent win update in Windows Vista. The resolution changes to half the screen-size and the colors go purple/pink and messy. The emulator turns unusable.

[Stef]

Try to change your desktop color depth to 16 bits, should fix the problem.

[Alex Luthor]

Cant believe I overlooked something like that, thanks.