Recreate MT-32

Posted on 2020-02-28, 23:51

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by Scythifuge

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Greetings, I see other projects to use a Raspberry Pi to replace an MT-32. I have to give those threads a real good read. However, what I really want is to use a Roland usb-midi cable and a raspberry pi 4 to replace the MT-32 in such a way as to be able to connect it to something like a MPU-IPC-T on …

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86box to substitute for my broken 486

Posted on 2020-02-27, 01:17

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by Scythifuge

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With my socket 3 set up dying and until I can find a suitable replacement, I will probably give 86box a try. My target system will be a 486DX2/66Mhz with an AWE32, and hopefully use my Roland MT-32. I'll probably shoot for a P-90 Win9x set up for some other games. Is there anything I should know? …

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Re: I think my Zida 4DPS died

Posted on 2020-02-27, 00:18

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by Scythifuge

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thank you both for your ideas. I'll keep checking back to see if anyone has any other ideas.

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Re: I think my Zida 4DPS died

Posted on 2020-02-27, 00:17

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by Scythifuge

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Beeps are important.. what is the pattern and timing of them? Also, you can insert a POST Diagnostic Card to see what it is getting hung up on at boot. They were continuous beeps: beep - one second - beep- one second - and so on. Now there are no beeps, and no picture. If yours is running an Award …

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Re: I think my Zida 4DPS died

Posted on 2020-02-26, 22:33

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wiretap wrote on 2020-02-26, 22:25: Beeps are important.. what is the pattern and timing of them? Also, you can insert a POST Diagnostic Card to see what it is getting hung up on at boot. They were continuous beeps: beep - one second - beep- one second - and so on. Now there are no beeps, and no …

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Re: I think my Zida 4DPS died

Posted on 2020-02-26, 22:30

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I don't have tons of experience with the Zida product line, but from my admittedly small sample size, they seem to be prone to failure. Too bad because they're absolutely adorable little boards. This could be entirely my own bad luck though. But let's not bury it before time of death is called. …

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I think my Zida 4DPS died

Posted on 2020-02-26, 21:47

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Greetings, I hooked up my Zida 4DPS in a new case after not using it for four years (I had a motorcycle accident.) There was no picture or beeps. I reseated everything and wondered if I put something in backwards (CF-IDE adapter or the PS2 mouse adapter.) Now I get either continuous beeps or nothing …

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Re: Win 3.x with MT-32 & SB16

Posted on 2019-07-14, 05:28

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by Scythifuge

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I figured it out, somehow. I reinstalled Win311, and tried a different SB16 driver. It allowed me to choose port 300 during the install, and then I copied the contents of the autoexec.bat it created to the autoexec in my windows dosbox.conf file. When I booted uo WFW311, the familiar chine played.

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Win 3.x with MT-32 & SB16

Posted on 2019-07-14, 03:50

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in DOSBox General

Greetings, I am attempting to run Windows 3.11 with the Sound Blaster 16 driver, and an MT-32, using a Roland midi-usb interface. All games are running fine with SB for sound, and MT32 for music (if supported; using custom *.conf to disable MT32 for GM music as needed.) However, after installing the …

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 20:28

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by Scythifuge

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The qcdrom.sys is working for this cd-rw/dvd-rom drive, and uses 2k. I think I used the Toshiba driver in the past.

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 19:44

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by Scythifuge

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I'm an idiot. I placed the qcdrom.sys line in the wrong part of my multi-config.sys. This driver works to detect the newer drives. For whatever reason, VIDE-CDD.SYS and the Tomato 4DPS (at least with the 1.5 bios) do not like a lot of drives. Now that I fixed my config.sys, qcdrom.sys is loading a …

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 17:57

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by Scythifuge

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I may look into a bios service to get the bios chip I need, with the 1.72f bios.

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 06:59

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It is a CT2950. I am searching for instructions on using the IDE interface. EDIT: I am not having luck with this, either. The software indicates that the interface is enabled and has no conflicts, but none of the drives work.

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 06:27

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I will test them on my test rig, probably tomorrow, just to be sure. However, with such a high failure rate, I think that it is due to this board's bios. I am looking into getting a 1.72f bios, but I don't have a bios programmer and this bios cannot be flashed (it is UV.) I have been reading on hot …

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 05:59

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I tested 11 drives, and only the two oldest drives will be detected by a cd rom driver. One of the 11 which did not work is a brand new laptop slot load with a 40 pin adapter.

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 05:26

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This board is weird as it seems only to detect IDE hard disks, and waits for a driver to assign an optical drive on the IDE channel. I tried qcdrom.sys, and it still does not detect the drives. I am assuming that these drives are bad, as they are from old pulls and were in storage for a while. It is …

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Re: Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-02, 04:20

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The bios doesn't detect any optical drives. They aren't detect until start up files run. Maybe all of these drives I tested earlier are faulty. I just tested my old 4x drive, and it is detected. I am glad I tested it, as I found one of my Complete Ultima VII discs in there.

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Tomato 4DPS IDE issues

Posted on 2016-09-01, 17:29

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Greetings, I have been testing different IDE optical drives on my Tomato 4DPS board. I have successfully loaded a Hitachi CDR-8230. However, when I tried to load an LTR-52246S, and a DVD-ROM drive (can't remember the model, it is still in the case,) vide-cdd.sys does not detect those drives. Are …

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Re: socket 3 heatsinks

Posted on 2016-08-29, 19:33

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by Scythifuge

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I have the z-clip pictured above, though I wasn't sure how it connected to the fat tabs on my socket. I would try the plastic clip idea, but I need to put a 60mm with an 80mm adapter on it. The project is less about cooling, and more about having functional knobs to regulate fan speed. It is sort of …

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Re: Tomato 4DPS 2.1 Hanging

Posted on 2016-08-29, 18:59

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by Scythifuge

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I'll look in my parts bin to see if I have one!

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