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Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:34 am
by Rich
Been doing more into the file browser and If you have a list more than one page It will miss the next game in line and so forth so not all on the list will be shown
I did email Rod Hull over on The Future was 8Bit but I haven't had a reply, can anyone else check please.......
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:57 am
by Wilson
Definitely sounds like a bug, Rich. I couldn't find the source for this cartridge, but it seems like the browser is skipping over the (17*n)th file/directory for some reason. Maybe the file offset is incrementing to 17 (because of a general cursor down handler for example), where the next file would be, before the next page (offsets 18-34) of 16 files is read in.
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:02 am
by Rich
Thank you wilson for the reply that sounds about right.
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:57 am
by AndyH
It might be better to contact Dave directly. You can find him on patreon
https://www.patreon.com/tynemouthsoftware
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:00 pm
by Rich
Cheers AndyH I`ll pop him a message, have you checked it out with a SD2IEC.
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:30 am
by Jeff-20
Mine died on the second use, and I think support might be ghosting me. Does anyone here feel they might be able to work on one? ..or buy mine as-is?
The buttons light up, but I get a black screen now. I tried the "dead test" and tried it on several different VICs running on different Ray Carlson power supplies as well. It worked on the first power up. I tried it a week or two later and got a black screen. Other cartridges work fine, so I don't think the port is the issue.
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:42 pm
by Rich
Jeff-20 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:30 am
Mine died on the second use, and I think support might be ghosting me. Does anyone here feel they might be able to work on one? ..or buy mine as-is?
The buttons light up, but I get a black screen now. I tried the "dead test" and tried it on several different VICs running on different Ray Carlson power supplies as well. It worked on the first power up. I tried it a week or two later and got a black screen. Other cartridges work fine, so I don't think the port is the issue.
What a shame this is the best thing to buy for a Vic-20.
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:08 pm
by Jeff-20
I enjoyed it the first day I tested it. I just did not know it would be the only day.
Really hoping someone can make it useful again.
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:56 am
by Rich
Jeff-20 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:08 pm
I enjoyed it the first day I tested it. I just did not know it would be the only day.
Really hoping someone can make it useful again.
Have you got a EPROM programmer may be redo the ROMs
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:06 pm
by akator
I already have the Penultimate Plus Cart but was really interested in the Plus 2 until I read about the bugs. Have these issues been resolved?
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:16 am
by Ghislain
Rich wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:00 pm
Cheers AndyH I`ll pop him a message, have you checked it out with a SD2IEC.
Did this issue get resolved? I am considering ordering this.
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:29 pm
by Rich
Ghislain wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:16 am
Rich wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:00 pm
Cheers AndyH I`ll pop him a message, have you checked it out with a SD2IEC.
Did this issue get resolved? I am considering ordering this.
Nothing from anyone
Re: New penultimate-plus-2-cartridge
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:12 am
by AndyH
I believe a revision was being worked on. I know there are some health issues being dealt with that are likely the reason for the silence at the moment
Best person to ask would be Dave who coded that ->
https://www.patreon.com/tynemouthsoftware/posts