Hi,
About the GUI locking up: I found this at the
FAQ section of the MakeCD website--- begin quote----
I use an IDE writer and MakeCD's GUI freezes while writing. Why?
Some IDE controllers consume all available CPU time while transfering data, so that the MakeCD GUI cannot be redrawn. Paul Qureshi suggests:
To work around this problem, it is necessary to alter the priorities of the tasks involved. Tasky is a useful tool for this. Once it is loaded, look for tasks with the same name as the device you are using the IDE writer on, or with the same name as the controller. It's priority will be above 0 (often it's 10), so reduce it to 0 or -1. Alternativly, you can try increasing MakeCD's task priority to something like 10 or 15, or maybe even higher. Be sure to use test mode to see if the new settings work reliably. Alternativly, Executive provides better task scheduling and will ensure that the MakeCD GUI does not lock up. Executive is shareware.
Gian Maria Calzolari is using these executives prefs and also runs AntiBlanker while buring CDs.
Elbox recommends to add the following tooltypes to MakeCD: MAKECD_PRI_WRITE=0, MAKECD_PRI_READ=1, MAKECD_PRI_CONV=2. ---end quote-----
I guess you can try to add the tooltypes and see if the locking of the GUI occurs no more.
Regards,
Lloyd
