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by Zorix
Thu 22 Apr, 2021 12:43 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 600X (PB300)
Replies: 2
Views: 2500

Packard Bell Legend 600X (PB300)

I have made another BIOS dump for a Packard Bell Legend 600X which has motherboard model PB300. If there is any interest in emulating this system, let me know. It's a 386 system from around 1991. It has the following specs: Chipset - ACC2036 Video - Onboard Oak Technologies OTI037C UM82C862F (FDC/HD...
by Zorix
Tue 20 Apr, 2021 1:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: PCem Ubuntu lagging
Replies: 9
Views: 4356

Re: PCem Ubuntu lagging

You probably need to have an image loaded to the cdrom drive. I have found that if I don't have a disc image inserted, the speed drops significantly. It can be any cdrom disc image.
by Zorix
Sat 22 Feb, 2020 1:48 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Linux XDG base directory specification
Replies: 0
Views: 5150

Linux XDG base directory specification

Over the years a lot of software has been migrating from dot directories in the home directory over to a unified and portable directory standard. PCem still uses ~/.pcem as the configuration directory. It would be advantageous to move to the newest XDG standard listed at https://specifications.freed...
by Zorix
Mon 20 May, 2019 1:02 am
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 compatibility & bug list (WIP)
Replies: 72
Views: 96339

Re: v15 compatibility & bug list (WIP)

I have been able to reliably reproduce a performance issue, might be specific to my system or possibly a Linux x86_64 issue. I have huge performance issues that can see dips as low as 4% and high as 102% CPU emulation speed, it's enough to cause audio and mouse lag bad. It is related to the CD-ROM d...
by Zorix
Sat 04 May, 2019 12:05 am
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

So I have hesitated to say something because I'm not sure if it's an issue with my machine but it's a very strange behavior. I have a Windows 98SE 430VX system set up which I have been testing with mainly. I noticed I'm getting very poor performance no matter which processor I get and it lags betwee...
by Zorix
Wed 01 May, 2019 10:08 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

Looks good Sarah! Interesting you are using inline assembly to work around a GCC issue. I will keep testing other software and hardware configurations. Thanks for putting the time into fixing these issues.
by Zorix
Wed 01 May, 2019 2:47 am
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

So I kept an older copy of the repository just before the new recompiler changes were merged in and ran Unreal and got this error: Screenshot from 2019-04-30 22-37-45.png After updating to the newest changes today, I get this on the title screen instead of the flying castle view: Screenshot from 201...
by Zorix
Wed 01 May, 2019 1:52 am
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

The performance did improve a bit for me on my Ryzen 2700X. Though I tried to play Unreal on Windows 98SE and got black screen on the intro and I instantly died on new game on a black screen too. Was not able to test this before so I don't know if it's my set up or anything that has changed. I'm run...
by Zorix
Tue 30 Apr, 2019 11:15 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

Thanks Sarah, works great now.
by Zorix
Mon 29 Apr, 2019 9:46 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

Sarah, I am compiling with the version of GCC from Ubuntu 18.04:
gcc version 7.3.0 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-27ubuntu1~18.04)

What weird issues are you seeing? I can try to reproduce them.
by Zorix
Sun 28 Apr, 2019 8:51 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

I was already testing with --enable-debug. I was hoping it would build symbols for a backtrace.
by Zorix
Sun 28 Apr, 2019 8:25 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

Thanks for the suggestion. I went back and tested the 486 configuration and it works with/without dynamic recompiler now for some reason. However I have tested most of the Pentium models and it crashes on WIndows 98SE loading. I did switch it to the Winchip 100 with dynamic recompiler, and it still ...
by Zorix
Sun 28 Apr, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: v15 & new recompiler update
Replies: 86
Views: 89942

Re: v15 & new recompiler update

I am also getting a segmentation fault on Linux x86_64 builds. I can't get a useful backtrace, but it happens on different configurations when loading Windows 3.1 and Windows 98 so far. These were preinstalled from earlier PCem revisions. If you have any suggestions on how to get anything useful for...
by Zorix
Fri 05 Apr, 2019 10:13 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)
Replies: 20
Views: 24927

Re: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)

I can confirm it works on Linux x86_64. Though the time/date does some strange things in the BIOS setup. I will hook up a hard drive image to it and install Windows on it this weekend to test further. Thanks!
by Zorix
Fri 05 Apr, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)
Replies: 20
Views: 24927

Re: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)

Impressive work, Sarah. I was not expecting you to get to it this soon due to your work on the recompiler. That was a lot of effort for this machine. I will test it when I get home tonight. I also have a few other Packard Bell computers now, a 386 class and Pentium class. I have not dumped the BIOS ...
by Zorix
Fri 08 Mar, 2019 2:04 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Serial device support
Replies: 2
Views: 6830

Serial device support

One of the things I would be interested in seeing included in PCem is serial ports. I would like to handle it similar to DosBox, where the options would be to connect to a serial device on the host OS, a virtual modem, or virtual null modem. The most important for me would be the direct serial optio...
by Zorix
Sat 17 Mar, 2018 1:09 am
Forum: Development
Topic: GD5434 v1.23b ROM hangs on Advanced/EV BIOS
Replies: 0
Views: 4569

GD5434 v1.23b ROM hangs on Advanced/EV BIOS

I just wanted to report another issue that has been found. On the CL GD5434 ROM v1.23b, it causes a hang condition on the Advanced/EV BIOS, but not on the 430vx Award BIOS.
by Zorix
Fri 16 Mar, 2018 10:44 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: ROM file case sensitivty
Replies: 0
Views: 4561

ROM file case sensitivty

I was looking at the Packard Bell 570 and 520r, and found a problem with regarding to Linux (and other UNIX) systems. For example in mem.c on line 851, there is a function to open one of the rom files for read: f = romfopen("pb570/1007by0r.bio", "rb"); In this case, and probably ...
by Zorix
Fri 09 Mar, 2018 4:00 am
Forum: General
Topic: PCem title image question
Replies: 5
Views: 6659

Re: PCem title image question

Thanks everyone!
by Zorix
Thu 08 Mar, 2018 9:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: PCem title image question
Replies: 5
Views: 6659

PCem title image question

I have been curious as to what application is being shown on the monitor for the website title image. It looks to be an IBM 5150 but I can't quite make out what the application on the screen might be. Just a curiosity since I have looked at it a number of times. Any ideas? Thanks.
by Zorix
Sun 04 Mar, 2018 9:44 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)
Replies: 20
Views: 24927

Re: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)

Thanks for having a look. I have a datasheet for the HT216-32 but it was not hard to find. It's a VLB chip as well. I haven't heard of ACC either until I looked at the board.
by Zorix
Sun 04 Mar, 2018 5:25 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)
Replies: 20
Views: 24927

Re: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)

For sure. Actually, right after that picture was taken, I checked the voltage on it and it's dead flat, and then I desoldered it. So it's good now. The power supply though is a complete mess. https://imgur.com/a/S9Eov I'm hoping the motherboard is still functional. I will rebuild the power supply an...
by Zorix
Sun 04 Mar, 2018 4:48 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)
Replies: 20
Views: 24927

Re: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)

I have uploaded 4 images of the motherboard after cleaning. I attached the modem in one of the pictures as well. Thanks.

https://imgur.com/a/k9mFf
by Zorix
Sun 04 Mar, 2018 2:31 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)
Replies: 20
Views: 24927

Re: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)

No problem. I'll clean the board tomorrow and take a picture. This site has information about that board: http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/pb/mb/410.htm The VGA controller is an Headland HT216-32. The ROM for this is in the BIOS ROM as well. From what I can tell the IDE and FDC ports seem to be routed to...
by Zorix
Sat 03 Mar, 2018 1:49 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)
Replies: 20
Views: 24927

Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme (PB410A)

I have extracted the BIOS contents of my Packard Bell Legend 760 Supreme with board model PB410A (486 SX 25 with Overdrive socket). SYS V1.01.20E, VGA V10.05.03J. I saw another Packard Bell machine added in the commit log and I was wondering if any others were wanted/needed. I would actually like to...