[MULTI] MESS 0.145u3

MESS 0.145u3 (u2 was not released) 28.02.2012

New System Drivers Supported:

• (none)

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:

• (none)

Skeleton drivers:

• (none)

System Driver Changes:

• n64: Force mtc0 opcodes that initiate to-RSP DMAs to end recompile sequences to force a code check. Fixes certain microcodes from executing garbage code after DMA. [Ryan Holtz]
• Miscellaneous machine fixes, gets Conker's Bad Fur Day to boot through its legal screens with interpreter MIPS.
• Increase the amount of time consumed by PI DMA, makes certain RSP
• microcodes that test DMA speed land in the correct window.
• Force the main CPU to yield when the RSP reads its atomic semaphore.
• Force the RSP to yield when PI DMA completes.
• Flush the RSP DRC cache when touching IMEM with SP DMA.
• Increase CPU/RSP interleave from 600Hz to 1200Hz, seems to be just enough for RSP-side PI DMA tests to land correctly. Don't flush the RSP DRC cache on DMA. Fixes Mario 64 and others.
• Fix audio sync issues in Super Mario 64 and probably others, and also bring PI DMA speed into the realm of reality.
• Change PI DMA speed from 3 cycles/word to 5.08 cycles, as average PI speed is between 2.53 and 2.55 cycles/byte.
• vic20: Added support for loading .crt files. Note: this will only work if the first 2 bytes of the file contain the loading address, and only for single part cartridges. Please use the MESS software list instead of loose files. [Curt Coder]
• next: Timer free running mode [O. Galibert]
• c64: Added support for the Final Cartridge and Prophet-64 cartridges. [Curt Coder]
• ti99: Horizon Ramdisk expansion card added [Michael Zapf]
• z88: moved uPD65031 emulation into a device and fixed keyboard input. [Sandro Ronco]

Software Lists:

• c64.xml/c128.xml Added Buddy System 64/128 v10 floppies. [Quantum Leaper]
• ti99.xml: Added softlist support to ti99. XML file is still preliminary, must be filled with more entries. Only two cartridge PCB types supported (standard/paged) at this time. RPK will continue to be available. [Michael Zapf]
• apple1.xml: added a few more tapes [Anon01]
• pico.xml: 8 new Euro dumps! [Team Europe]

Source Changes:

• 680x0: Ensure fc/rw and fault address are consistant [O. Galibert]
• i386: Prevent page faults when returning to same privilege and unmapped pages are above the stack. Windows 95 boots now. [Carl]
• Modernized terminal device and added possibility to change comm parameters [Carl]
• i386: LOCK prefix should depend on IOPL on 386. Windows NT beta boots. [Carl]
• info.c: several fixes and additions to listxml output [Fabio Priuli]
• appended to xml info about devices which can be optionally mounted to slots
• added a description attribute to slotoption to show which devices can be mounted in each slot
• added to xml info of cpus/inputs/image/slots which are relative to devices (e.g. CPUs or Dipswitches in the device itself)
• tags of elements directly attached to the root_device do not display anymore the root colon (slot tags were already behaving in this way); elements attached to optional devices use tags starting with colon (to be interpreted as a relative tags which gets appended to the device tag, when such a device is selected in a slot)
• modified when necessary output routines to pass a root_device and a root_tag as parameters, in order to simplify output of relative devices and avoid duplicated code
• updated DTD according to the new elements and attributes
• These changes allow frontends to know in advance how drivers can be configured through the various slot options (by matching option descriptions with device descriptions), without the need to run -lx with the various slot combinations. This is especially of use if a device adds e.g. dipswitches or image devices (like additional floppy drives or additional slot expansions), but also if one wants to know e.g. how many sound channels a soundcard would add to a pc driver, or which kind of screen parameters would be added by a specific choice of video card.