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Re: Tiny Vortex86-based DOS gaming PC - weeCee

Posted on 2021-06-18, 18:43

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

From that, we know that the chip is not entirely defective. It shows that the hostload process worked, and you ended up with the correct plug-and-play ID. From there, instead try running UNISOUND, post the output, and check for sound again. If not, repeat with CWDINIT, and post that output as well. …

Re: Tiny Vortex86-based DOS gaming PC - weeCee

Posted on 2021-06-18, 16:28

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

There is no evidence, so far, to suggest that the chip is defective. If what you're showing is correct, then the EEPROM is either not soldered correctly, or is (mostly) blank. This is much better than it being corrupted. For now, please try the attached tools. The first thing to do is use a more …

Re: Tiny Vortex86-based DOS gaming PC - weeCee

Posted on 2021-06-18, 05:27

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I'm not familiar with this particular project, but have some familiarity with the CS4237. They can be quite picky about their EEPROM content, sometimes to the point where a sufficiently corrupt EEPROM will cause the chip to enter a “coma” state, in which it won’t enumerate or initialise properly …

Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy & inconsistent WSS support in games

Posted on 2021-06-16, 18:51

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

What I meant to say was simply that they are slightly modified versions of an original Sierra-provided driver; none of us is responsible for writing it. The company that now owns the old Sierra On-Line IP still holds the copyright. I don't know why port 534 has to be the setting in orphinit, but the …

Re: Aztech Sound Galaxy & inconsistent WSS support in games

Posted on 2021-06-16, 18:04

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Great news, the fix drivers created by 640K!enough made the Sierra games work! Thanks to 640K!enough for his work there! And thanks for you guys for getting me to try them. It's important for me to mention that I did not write those drivers. I merely did the necessary trouble-shooting and found the …

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-05-03, 03:28

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I took a quick stab at the 32-bit driver as well. I didn't look too closely, so I make no promises of functionality or stability; it's virtually untested. EDIT: I also meant to mention that some Sierra titles allow the specification of alternate IRQ and DMA channels in the configuration file ( …

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-05-02, 17:44

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

The SPDIF is reduced to a single channel (not just mono, it only plays out of the left speaker). This is a side-effect of the driver's initialisation routine. I'm not sure if that is actually a useful change for the Audiotrix Pro (I doubt it), or if they're using that as a cheap method of trying to …

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-04-29, 20:13

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Thank for looking into it! I am inspired! I'll give it another shot today and see if I can get SQ5 working and any other games :D. SQ5 is one of the titles that doesn't work so well with the current version of ORPHINIT. You may get something out of the speakers, but the timing or playback rate may …

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-04-29, 19:43

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I have also been doing some testing with the Sierra drivers that keropi posted on page 29, and have had some luck with the 16-bit driver. There are a few points that demand attention: Some Sierra titles are highly speed-sensitive (the drivers included). In some cases, they will throw intermittent …

Re: ORPHINIT: New Init Software For The Orpheus Sound Card

Posted on 2021-04-29, 04:38

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I hope this dump is what you expect and I wish it help you with your project. Once again, if you need anything else, just ask! Thanks for the dump details. It provided a few hints about your system, and helped to confirm that ORPHINIT was not retrieving incorrect information, but the way that board …

Re: ORPHINIT: New Init Software For The Orpheus Sound Card

Posted on 2021-04-27, 17:04

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

There you go sir, I have no clue what you have in mind, but if you want anything else I'll be just glad to have the chance to help. There seems to be something rather strange about the way your BIOS handles PnP support; I'm not sure if this points to another bug I have to fix, or if there isn't …

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-04-27, 04:40

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I am trying to get it working in zork returns and the original descent. In Zork returns I get an error that they driver can't be loaded to resident memory, and in the sound setup for descent with "microsoft sound system" set to port 530 and DMA 1 I get no sound in the sound test. Sound blaster pro …

Re: ORPHINIT: New Init Software For The Orpheus Sound Card

Posted on 2021-04-27, 04:00

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I notice the orphinit 53b (while not 52a and 53b-beta) output this string, I'm not sure what to make out of it : WARNING: Plug and Play read data port changed from 3E3 to 3E7. Board successfully initialised. I think I know why that is happening, but I am not absolutely sure. Please run the …

Re: ORPHINIT: New Init Software For The Orpheus Sound Card

Posted on 2021-04-26, 03:53

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

After a bit of a delay, I think we're ready for a new release. Allow me to officially introduce version 0.53ß. This version has some significant changes under the hood, so please let me know if you find any new problems (or if something I thought was fixed really isn't). Changelog Generally re- …

Re: ORPHINIT: New Init Software For The Orpheus Sound Card

Posted on 2021-04-25, 21:51

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

1: My problem is that I cannot lower the PCM volume on my card. SB audio digital sound is too loud in some game, I'm testing in ultima 8 but no games seem affected by the PCM volume. I have a sc88 that's connected to the line-in of the orpheus which it also control. So I wanted to lower the PCM …

Re: SCSI Adaptec AHA-2940UW vs AHA-2940U2W differences?

Posted on 2021-04-25, 15:15

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

There are a few things that are worth mentioning. Firstly, for Ultra2 and greater speeds, you generally need a twisted-pair cable rated for the correct standard or speed. As mentioned, most Ultra2 or later LVD drives are also compatible with single-ended SCSI devices and controllers, but if you mix …

Re: Orpheus Soundcard: a new DOS soundcard with SPDIF/OPL3/MPU support

Posted on 2021-04-25, 14:39

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

How do you choose whether MIDI plays through the x2 or not? I have an external midi device but the sound in a game plays through the external device and the x2. I can unplug the external device and still hear the x2. If my guess is correct, you're referring to games that use either Sound Blaster or …

Re: ORPHINIT: New Init Software For The Orpheus Sound Card

Posted on 2021-04-22, 18:41

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

I'm glad you acknowledge the issue. I hope it is clear that it's not really problematic. Actually, it is problematic; it is something that should work properly and can be made to work properly, but doesn't at the moment. Thanks for paying attention, and especially for reporting it. Now that I am …

Re: UNISOUND - Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS v0.75e

Posted on 2021-04-22, 18:24

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

About Orpheus support bugfixes and enhancements: Need more time to cover that, no ETA. When (or if) you decide to work on this, if you have any interest in discussing implementation details or features, feel free to ask. The choice is yours: here, in one of the other Orpheus-related threads or …

Re: Cloning the AdLib Gold Surround Sound Module

Posted on 2021-04-12, 16:11

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Any effort to re-produce the Ad Lib Gold should take great care to get the sound as close as possible to the original board. Its sound was one of the distinctive features of the Ad Lib Gold. Furthermore, some software simply expects any GSS card to be an Ad Lib Gold (or close approximation), with …

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