How to use a newer 68040.library on a BPPC?

[Piru]

@AmigaMance

BlizzardPPC 680x0.library is actually meant to be placed to the flashrom. To be able to load it off the disk you can use either load040lib to load it manually with a commandline in startup-sequence or patch the 68040.library with  BPPCFixFix to allow it to be loaded off the disk.

[Piru]

@AmigaMance

Damn, it looks like either BPPCFIx module isn't working or the 040 BPPC has some real issues without the 68040 lib. Curiously BPPC with 060 had no such problems without the 060 lib.

So if you're already using the latest BlizKick from my home page, I'm afraid it won't work... (esp since I no longer have my A1200 set up to allow any real work on it).

[Piru]

@AmigaMance

"Not working" as in "unable to disable the flash based 68040.library", in which case it would be identical to leaving the module out.

Either that or there are some serious issues with BPPC 040 without the 68040.library to set up the caches, mmu tables etc.

[Piru]

BTW, what is the difference between the phase 5 and the commodore 68040 libraries, what do they have to do differenty to work?

P5 680x0.library has some new API functions to allow the P5 commandline tools to modify MMU mapping in a consistent way. Also, the P5 libs include support for more hardware (obviously, since they're newer). Also, the 0x0 libs in BPPC also use some special MMU map setup to allow system to work properly with the dual 68k / PPC setup.

How is the BPPC's 040 different to the A4000/040 or a standard 040 accelerator card?

From 040 side of things, nothing much. MMU setup is a bit different to most other cards, but nothing user programs should worry about.

[Piru]

@srg86

Dump the existing MMU table with some tool?

[Piru]

Probably because Bvision support is out and Grex support (the PCI menu and cyberpci.library) is in. If you want to use Bvision you have to go for a pre-Grex firmware.

Nonsense. GREX flashupdate works just fine with BVision (I used it for years, thought I did use CGX4, maybe it doesn't work with older CGX?).

[Piru]

may be, a fresh install is needed, because it's known to change the "address" of the card.

Huh? At least CGX isn't depending on any fixed address. Or are you perhaps referring to Warp3D? Even there you just need to adjust one file in envarc:, no reinstall is needed.

[Piru]

You get the latest ppc.library and 680x0 libs.

[Piru]

the 060 is still only detected as a 68040+68882.

Blame the old application (showconfig I guess).