I installed a new Linux (Debian Squeeze) and with it the VICE
version. No, I not want to compile a newer version. ;-)
As usually on Debian some firmware files are missing, like kernal or
basic, so I transferred them from my other computer. While at least Ubuntu
came (? not sure anymore) with it. Why?
How ever, while attaching tape images works, it does not work with disk
images. In Vice (in the C64, the blue screen :-) it says "DEVICE NOT
PRESENT ERROR", and when I go to to menu to the option to configure what
type of drive there is only "None" and the rest of the menu grayed
out. But it lets me attach disk images otherwise.
I already copied the content of the directory "DRIVES" from my old
computer to the new VICE installation.
What is missing?
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Andreas
My Commodore 64 classic game music page at
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> I installed a new Linux (Debian Squeeze) and with it the VICE
> version. No, I not want to compile a newer version. ;-)
Well, how about using Spiro's repository since he updated it to have
Vice 2.3 some time ago? See http://www.trikaliotis.net/debian
And no, I don't know what's missing in the Debian packages.
Anssi Saari wrote:
> Andreas Kohlbach <DELETED> writes:
>
>> I installed a new Linux (Debian Squeeze) and with it the VICE
>> version. No, I not want to compile a newer version. ;-)
>
> Well, how about using Spiro's repository since he updated it to have
> Vice 2.3 some time ago? See http://www.trikaliotis.net/debian
That should be an option, yes.
> And no, I don't know what's missing in the Debian packages.
They are missing the firmware. That's because Debian considers them to
be non-free. To be honest, they have a point here. ;)
Regards,
Spiro.
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http://www.trikaliotis.net/ http://www.viceteam.org/
I should... I'll have a look at the weekend.
>> And no, I don't know what's missing in the Debian packages.
>
> They are missing the firmware.
Any idea what specific? I just copied all of /usr/lib/vice/C64/ over to
the new machine. Still same error.
Is it a good idea to just copy all of /usr/lib/vice/ over to the new
computer?
> That's because Debian considers them to be non-free. To be honest, they
> have a point here. ;)
I agree. But why don't other distribution maintainer care?
That I added now and installed your version. The problem persists.
Now I also have no full screen anymore. But that might co-incident with
the fact I activated Metacity on Gnome.
I forgot to mention earlier that x64 also accept no key stokes. I cannot
type in the C64. Although the menus to control it work.
The ones in /usr/lib/vice/DRIVES/
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Microsoft Corp is prohibited from redistributing this work
I copied it too, no change.
What is also strange is that it doesn't react to any key stokes; typing
in the C64 screen and nothing happens.
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Ank
The PRINTER/ subdirectory also has ROM files.
The drive-type setting is ignored when "True Drive Emulation" (TDE) is
turned off. In fact, VICE even de-activates the drive-type menu on
some host platforms while TDE is off. (And, of course, the drive ROMs
aren't used, then.)
I have had "DEVICE NOT PRESENT ERROR" problems -- sometimes. Setting
"Real IEC Device" sometimes works around that issue. At other times,
I must disable the IDE64 emulation (the new 0.91 Beta version of
IDEDOS doesn't work well with my old revision of Unix VICE).
Do the other emulated Commodore machines ignore your typing?
Wow, disabling that (I needed to do it 3 times until it was accepted...)
works. Now disk images load.
> I have had "DEVICE NOT PRESENT ERROR" problems -- sometimes. Setting
> "Real IEC Device" sometimes works around that issue. At other times,
> I must disable the IDE64 emulation (the new 0.91 Beta version of
> IDEDOS doesn't work well with my old revision of Unix VICE).
>
> Do the other emulated Commodore machines ignore your typing?
No.
But launching x64 from the console rather than clicking the icon showed
an error message that it cannot load a keymap file. I manually loaded it
and now it works.
I assume pointing the "working directory" to where I have the C64 images
was a mistake. I will play with it to see to solve other issues.
Thanks Greg for pointing me into the right direction. :-)
All US guys have a nice 4th of July!
VICE needs to get the drive and printer files, as well as the files
for each Commodore model. Therefore, you should try pointing to the
data directories' parent directory. The emulator will dive into
"C64/", "PRINTER/", and "DRIVES/" when it needs their files.
Yep, I shouldn't have changed that.
Can you or somebody else tell me, what the default path for the "working
directory:" was? I seem not to come up with a solution using a search
engine. :-(