The Castle and The Castle Excellent with disk save option

Super. Cool!

Thanks!!

Lets rock baby!

Thanks!

Sorry ren, I cannot understand your question. You mean save state on the flash rom directly? Or on SD partition?

You will able to save state on a SD partition as you can read on the README.TXT Just load the game and run with OPFXSD game.rom /X. Remember that the drive/directory used to save .DAT save state is the directory/drive on you launch the game.

By the way. I noticed problems with the last Nextor version and Monty (no problems with CASTLEs, SUTIRUS or Joe Blade). Of course, is my fault. I will try fix later...

Ok! Understood.

Yes, its supported. Compatible with DOS2 storage devices.

Nop. It's more easy. I use DOS1 functions:

_FOPEN   EQU  #0F
_FCLOSE  EQU  #010
_FMAKE   EQU  #016
_SETDTA  EQU  #01A
_WRBLK   EQU  #026
_RDBLK   EQU  #027

Those DOS1 functions are 100% compatible with DOS2, even FAT16 partitions. I write data on a file not sectors. Then there is no problem with DOS2. (Only with Monty but is, surely a memory problem. Old versions of Nextor and DOS2 versions works perfectly with Monty save states. ).

Ok, now I understand.

As I said is more easy, the code don't need know about your drives. Simply uses the "selected" or "default" drive. Examples:

- If you boot the game with only a disk drive, the game uses that disk drive.
- If you have 2 disk drives and you boot the game from B:, the games uses B:
- If you have DOS2/Nextor and 3,4, or 8 units and you boot from C:\BLAH\GAMES\, then the game uses C:\BLAH\GAMES to store/load the save state.

According MSX-DOS or MSX-DOS2 or Nextor, you can select the "default" drive in your save/load operations.

From DOS2 documentation:

      
00h  Drive number 1...8. 0 => default drive. Must be set up in all FCBs 
           used, never modified by MSX-DOS function calls (except "Open File" 
           if APPEND was used).

Anyway remember: if you want to use save states on MFR partition and you boot with the game loaded in the MFR you should avoid the boot, pressing your selected key on MFR (default ESC), select your favourite drive/folder and finally execute with OPFXSD /X.

Hi Meits!

I will try to explain but with my poor english I don't know if I will be able.

When you boot a cartridge (cold boot) DOS2 prevents you to use DOS2 to avoid disasters like games writing sectors then automatically DOS2 boots on DOS1 mode. In this mode usually without tricks you can't use large FAT12 or FAT16 partitions even if your device supports.

On my LPESDMMC firmware I allow a key to jumps this constraint and you can to use DOS2 partition with cold boot and games using disk. But I don't know if Nextor or other storage devices can do this trick.

For these reasons you need avoid the execution of the ROM in cold boot (ESC default key on MFRSD) or use F3 key coded in my ROMS (but this does not work with MFRSD, you need hold ESC or your defined key). Then you can to do a warm boot with OPFXSD /X or similar (depending your flash rom).

This sounds like an annoyance but I think it's really useful. You can select your save state folder. SofaRun uses same method and, I think, its awesome to keep your save data folder.

@cesar, yes, it's stated at the manual.

I think if you hook H.STKE in the initialisation code of the ROM rather than booting straight into the game, when you get the callback from the hook you can use the DOS2 functions. I’ve seen it described in various technical manuals.

Sorry Grauw. I don't understand you want tell me.

Uhm,

when loading screen appear it hangs up. No keys works and game don't start.
Using BLUEMSX with PHILIPS VG8020-20.

The files are no more available, as the Z80ST blog is now reserved for authorized people ... It's a shame !

What is the “current method of avoiding the boot”? And got a link explaining the reasons?

Hmm, I googled a bit and found these nice posts by zeilemaker54. Quote “[2.31 specific] after the H.STKE check, the DEFUSR0 entry is checked. If this default, kernel 1.00 is started. Otherwise, the normal action is performed (so kernel 2.31 stays active and control is passed to ROM). This means that the (game) ROM must explicit change the DEFUSR0 entry for the kernel 2.31 to stay active!”

Actually, you have just added them. It was not available in this section a few days ago.

At the same time, the link in the above news is no more the good one ...

The link is pointing to the blog post. It will be online again as soon as I finish the admin tool. I said it on twitter and fb on March 14th.

Next time, better ask before write wrong news

Not everyone has the possibility (or want) to use MRC also.

Say that to mars2000you that doesn't want to use facebook.! I replaced facebook with mrc in his sentence.
Second time that you are aggressive against me. JohnHassink
relax. try once some sex

I love how MRC threads have the ability of mutate from MSX related content to stupid discussion content... And usually Mars is in the middle.

You can use waybackmachine.