129 Reply by cyberic

(161 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

BennVenn wrote:

I think I'll give up with the whole Github thing. It would be very usefull but isn't necessary.

I really think that a dev on github coukd ease the code sharing and discussions.
As radian says, you can use other clients, or simply use the command line: git commit, git push.
After that, your changes will be reflected automatically on github.
The issues tracker, even without git, could be useful to discuss several problems at once, and keep track of it.

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130 Reply by cyberic

(161 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

BennVenn wrote:

I just had a poke around your fork. I can see how it can be a very helpful tool for a developer. It would be good to work with you on this, what are your goals on the midi expansion?

Yes github is really great for seeing commits, and git really excels in branching and stuff. I don't know if you are familiar with it or not.
Each developer can focus on a feature, make individual commits, and when the feature is complete, it is merged into the main branch.

Concerning the MIDI expansion, in fact I don't really like the sound of the synth
But the drums are great.
So I would like to be able to trigger the drums with MIDI.

I have found the place were the incoming midi note is compared to the acceptable range of notes.
So instead of triggering the synth, I tried to trigger a drum instrument....

it is kind of working but... even with the original code, the synth was not always trigged by midi notes. It produces a sound one time out or four, roughly...

Did you notice a bug in this part?

BTW, we could also discuss this matter on github, and discuss every feature/bug in a separate issue...

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131 Reply by cyberic

(23 replies, posted in General Discussion)

herr_prof wrote:

My condolences to you and your family, I'm sure he will be missed. Big fan of you and your work, and it may not seem like it now, you'll eventually find the ability to access your creative sense again given time. But take all the time you need, and know the chip scene is pulling for you.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Hang in there, take care

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132 Reply by cyberic

(161 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

All this is great news!
Thanks for taking care of this, BennVenn!

I have cloned the code on github too and started to look at it, but I don't really know the GB hardware yet...
(I have the original hw too, and two of your flashers as well)

I would like to add more complete midi control if possible...
I tried to change some code, which kind of works... but I would like to get some advice....

Github is great to share, comment, or enter issues about the code, I think it is totally worth the effort, Benn.
Do you need some help to put every 'intermediate' version online?

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133 Reply by cyberic

(122 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

Pathogenic wrote:

Those pads look a bit of a pain to solder to but if I took my time I could add wires to them.

Please keep us updated if/then you are able to reflash it

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134 Reply by cyberic

(77 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

PMed, thx

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135 Reply by cyberic

(77 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

I am running Arch Linux. this is a rolling release, there is not real version.
When I use a EMS usb cartridge, I get this:


Bus 002 Device 054: ID 1908:0102 GEMBIRD
1229731.610554] usb 2-1.4: reset full-speed USB device number 54 using ehci-pci
[1229731.708093] usb-storage 2-1.4:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[1229731.708228] scsi host12: usb-storage 2-1.4:1.0
[1229732.711227] scsi 12:0:0:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY result too short (32), using 36
[1229732.711235] scsi 12:0:0:0: Direct-Access     BennVenn 's Joey-Squinson  v1  PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
[1229732.717099] sd 12:0:0:0: [sde] 1114112 512-byte logical blocks: (570 MB/544 MiB)
[1229732.717817] sd 12:0:0:0: [sde] Write Protect is off
[1229732.717821] sd 12:0:0:0: [sde] Mode Sense: 55 53 42 43
[1229732.718449] sd 12:0:0:0: [sde] Incomplete mode parameter data
[1229732.718455] sd 12:0:0:0: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through
[1229732.727951]  sde:
[1229732.730319] sd 12:0:0:0: [sde] Attached SCSI removable disk



I get one partition:
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) p                                                               
Model: BennVenn 's Joey-Squinson (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdf: 570MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: loop
Disk Flags:

Number  Start  End    Size   File system  Flags
1      0.00B  570MB  570MB  fat16

(parted) 

When I try to mount it:

sudo mount /dev/sdf  -o ro -t vfat /tmp/tttt
[eric@pc GB303]$ ls /tmp/tttt
ls: cannot access /tmp/tttt/?�o?.=?o: Input/output error
ls: cannot access /tmp/tttt/?�_?.N?o: Input/output error
ls: cannot access /tmp/tttt/?`h?: Input/output error
ls: cannot access /tmp/tttt/?.�??: Input/output error
ls: cannot access /tmp/tttt/?�m(hm.�B: Input/output error
ls: cannot access /tmp/tttt/?N?M?L�.: Input/output error
ls: cannot access /tmp/tttt/��.
...
Using windows in a VirtualBox, everything is working fine.
The capacity seem to be 8MB (which seems correct), not 570MB
Under the USB device , I can find:
USBSTOR\DISK&VEN_BENNVENN&PROD_'S_JOEY-SQUINSON&REV__V1\6&A1F30D8&0


VirtualBox sees the device as "bennvenn usb linker v1.0"

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136 Reply by cyberic

(77 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

BennVenn wrote:

My latest revision (v1.02Yosemite) works fine on my Ubuntu OS and my laptops Lubuntu OS. What version are you running?

Humm, sorry I don't know. How can I find my current version? Can you please also tell me where I can update it, if it is outdated?
Thanks

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137 Reply by cyberic

(14 replies, posted in Software & Plug-ins)

n00bstar wrote:

The interface is infinitely more friendly than YM2612

I don't really like the interface. It tries to look like a genesis, with sonic stuff, big buttons and such, but I find it is confusing.
Some functions are hard to find because you don' t even know if it is a drawing or a clickable zone...
but it is powerful, yes, and allows to tweak everything

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138 Reply by cyberic

(33 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Thx for sharing this, didn't know about him.
Impressive!

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139 Reply by cyberic

(122 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

cyberic wrote:

I think there is an arduino inside and that it can be flashed normally

In fact I contacted Jarek, and he told me that:
* the Chip Maestro is powered by an Atmega168 chip, supported by a low-power CPLD
* all the source code is available
* to flash the C M, we need these tools:
  1. Small screwdriver to open the Chip Maestro
  2. USBTiny ISP (i prefer the one from adafruit because it works in windows 8)
  3. 6 Pin Tag Connect Cable ( http://www.tag-connect.com/TC2030-IDC ), you can also solder wires to the programming pads if you're handy with an iron and want to save 40 bucks.

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140 Reply by cyberic

(170 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

trekeyus wrote:

hopeful it will have enough sram to handle LSDJ better then my everdrive dose.

are you currently using LSDJ with an everdrive?
I didn't know it was possible

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141 Reply by cyberic

(122 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)

Pathogenic wrote:

I would really like to test the altered values to see if I'm correct but I don't have a chip programmer and the chip is a SMT.

I think there is an arduino inside and that it can be flashed normally

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142 Reply by cyberic

(77 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

BennVenn, do you think the next firmware will fix linux support as well?
Thx

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143 Reply by cyberic

(170 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Jono-60 wrote:

My DMG is basically useless at the moment because my old EMS linker doesn't work anymore and my current PC doesn't have a parallel port anyway.

Maybe you could use BennVenn's flasher?

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144 Topic by cyberic

(0 replies, posted in Releases)

Hi!

Just to let you know that we just released our first song on gamebuino:
Buino you love it

It's here:
http://theotherdays.net/release/buino_you_love_it

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