DCaSTaway

Well, I'm still unable to run it with coders cable (maybe a bad configuration of something, I'll check one day) but I tested it on a pair of CD-R's and.. well... GREAT work!! O_o just one question, are you planning on implement the DC mouse?

Take a look in last DCaSTaway release alpha 0.22 from last night.
And follow how to burn or load it
Virtual Keyboard, filemanager and many improvements are included.

Hope you enjoy it.

Ron

Yet another DCaSTaway release!

New Features:
- Preliminar Main Menu.
- Filemanager (Start button)
- Virtual Keyboard (L-R Triggers for enter/leave)
- New 16-bit Blitter (speed around 100%)


TODO:
- Sound.
- Complete Main Menu.
- Hsync retrace control (+games supported).
- MSA image disks (now only IMG/ST works).
- ZIP support.


For correct run this emulator need at cdrom root this files:
'ROM' : TOS (ST bios) image file.
'DISKB' : a image disk for B: (i will fix it).

Hi,
I burned the latest release (20-09) along with a bunch of automation roms (zipped .st format). The emulator starts ok and when I load a disk image I get to the TOS GEM screen. There are 2 icons (drive A and B), I place the cursor over each of them but I can't open em! Even if I have selected a drive, then choose File->open nothing happens! Whats going on? I use the standard game controller for DC (no keyb, no mouse). Please help

Downloaded dcastaway-20-09-2004 which is said to have zip support?

- zips not loading for me, just goes straight to desktop like there's no disk in drive

- after entering a folder, cannot escape back to the root to enter into another dir

- 'exit emulator' doesnt exit back to dreamcast bios, just goes black and hangs

- needs fast scrolling / page up/down of files, left & right triggers or analogue stick, scrolling doesnt repeat when holding down dpad, so have to repetitively tap up/down

i burnt this emulator with loads of games expecting to be able to try it out but as the zips wont load in i cant :(

Now, zip support tested with beta-one release.
Also, you can move into directories without problems and you can use pad up/down for speed moves at filemanager.

[quote author=chui link=board=dcastaway;num=1095100877;start=45#45 date=09/27/04 at 00:03:21]Now, zip support tested with beta-one release.
Also, you can move into directories without problems and you can use pad up/down for speed moves at filemanager.[/quote]



nice news chui, you are the man !

This is fantastic work, I'm really looking forward to trying this...

Sadly, I burnt the latest release to a CD and tried booting it with the Utopia Boot CD to test it out but it sticks at 98% :-[

I've included a TOS (tried 1.02 then 1.62) named 'ROM' with no extenstion as described, even tried to include DISKA & DISKB just in case based on part posts.

Can anyone help...?

I believe you have to have a Tos 1.04 image english or uk (same)

you can aquire one from planetemu.net

as for disk image i dont know as no one has bothered to expain how to do a disk swap and what the disks should be named i asume you can burn more than one disk image to a cd.

i didnt burn this emu as i dont like st games since owning an st many moons ago. i belive my son has burnt it i will ask when he returns from school.

maybe someone will write docs for this to stop the board being spammed up with requests for help.

wraggster !


tinku :)

An FAQ would be nice, yes 8)

It's been a while since I bothered burning any new DC stuff but the porting of 16bit computer emus has reignited my interest ;D

Seems strange that I don't actualy get into the emu itself, that the Utopia loader locks at 98% :o

Anyone used Utopia successfully, or should I give the 'homebrew boot CD' a go...?