Software for building custom Kickstart

[jj]

@ doobrey

Yeah we had better not play around with the ata3 driver, or it will probable cause some code to wipe are harddrive or summon demons or somehting of that ilk

[fiat1100d]

Ok, maybe I made a working combo of 512 KB Kickstart plus 512 KB Extended ROM, at least, WinUAE does load it and if I boot with no startup-sequence, well, the workbench.library I put into the Extended ROM is correctly seen (I removed the one from LIBS drawer of course).

Now if I want to try burning the files into EPROM, which one should be first, the KS code or Extended code?
As for the bases, I left F80000 for KS and used E00000 for Extended, is this right?

[TjLaZer]

Should we be putting the FindWB in our ROMs?

[Doobrey]

fiat1100d wrote:
Now if I want to try burning the files into EPROM, which one should be first, the KS code or Extended code?
As for the bases, I left F80000 for KS and used E00000 for Extended, is this right?

Yup, the addresses are correct.
The extended rom should be the first 512k, and then the standard rom added after that.
The extended rom must also have the example romheader added as the first module (this just makes the CPU start the code in the 'normal' ROM first, which then adds anything found in the 'extended' part)

[Doobrey]

TjLaZer wrote:
Should we be putting the FindWB in our ROMs?

I've been without workbench.library or FindWB in ROM for the last couple of years without any problems. But the usual 'Your mileage may vary' disclaimer applies

[fiat1100d]

Doobrey wrote:
The extended rom must also have the example romheader added as the first module (this just makes the CPU start the code in the 'normal' ROM first, which then adds anything found in the 'extended' part)

Hi! If I try to add "romheader", the Remus gives me an error which says "No resident found." :-(

It is the one into the others drawer, am I right?

[Doobrey]

Ooops :evil:
It's fixed in the latest beta http://www.doobreynet.co.uk/beta/Remus_1-rc7.lha  (just copy all the files over the originals.)

[fiat1100d]

Tried and Remus doesn't start anymore :-?
Does it need some additional component? My software setup is quite basic... I noticed there is an icon tooltype

XVS=YES

Will eventually have a look with SnoopDOS.

[Doobrey]

Ooops #2
 I'd added some stuff that uses popupmenu.library.I just checked the code and saw a comment reminding myself to add an error message before exiting :roll:
 

[lopos]

Doobrey wrote:

motorollin wrote:
I would definitely be interested in the patch to allow 1MB ROM using the A1200's exec, as I don't have a CD32 to rip the ROM from. If you upload it, let me know please :-)

OK, just uploaded it to the usual place.
Just add the patch to the buildlist, it only tweaks exec and so doesn't take any space up in the ROM, and works with all v40+v45 execs (and Piru's exec44b4 too)

Where do I put the 1MegRom BK Patch? :-? Do I put it in the Remus Patches drawer? :-?

[AmiGeezer]

alexh wrote:
Normally I use a screwdriver, but they are stuck in so damn tight and I dont want to fubar my new A4k-CR)

One thing you could try is to thread a plastic 'cable tie' under the chip lengthways, fasten it around the top and then you've got a nice handle to pull that pulls both ends of the chips at the same time. I've never done this myself but I've seen it done.

Cheers,
Matt

[alexh]

I've ordered a DIL extractor tool.

I want to play around a bit making 512k ROMS and 1Meg ones so I will probably get a ZIF socket to put in the sockets on the motherboard.

[fiat1100d]

Doobrey wrote:
Ooops #2
 I'd added some stuff that uses popupmenu.library.I just checked the code and saw a comment reminding myself to add an error message before exiting :roll:

It seems that wbstart.library is needed too. Now I managed to get that latest beta working, will try burning ROMs during the weekend.

[fiat1100d]

Ok! Managed to get the extended part of ROM working! :-D
However for having it recognized I had to disable MAPROM feature on my Blizzard 1230-IV. If I left it enabled, the system would boot from Kickstart 3.9 but won't see the extended part containing workbench.library

I noticed that software like SysInfo still reports the Kickstart ROM as 512 KB.

Do you know if it is possible to add in ROM a keymap? It would be nice for me to have the Italian keymap also when not executing Startup-Sequence.

[Doobrey]

fiat1100d wrote:
Ok! Managed to get the extended part of ROM working! :-D

:banana: Wooohooo, first confirmed working 1MB ROM

Do you know if it is possible to add in ROM a keymap? It would be nice for me to have the Italian keymap also when not executing Startup-Sequence.

Yup, I wrote a little tool that takes a keymap file, and outputs a resident file that you can load into Remus/Blizkick MakeDefaultKeyMap.lha  ..usual caveats about beta software apply :roll:

[fiat1100d]

Of course I will have to do some more tests before confirming the 3.9 ROM as the one I will use for my Amigas as the final one :-)

Will try the keymap program, thank you!