[Ql-Users] New document on DV3 drivers
Hi all, I've added a small technical explanation of DV3 drivers for SMSQE to the additional info and data section on the SMSQE site. Have fun Wolfgang ___ QL-Users Mailing List
[Ql-Users] Buggy Christmas
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E Probably spotted by Dilwyn years ago, only weve forgotten.. ;) It was a bad day for me for sure, as shortly after, thinking lightning wouldnt strike twice (and thus not being in a hurry to save..), I managed to bomb out again by feeding DISA 3.05 with a simple, chained sprite. One sprite was a mode 8 chained to a mode 4, and later, I tested a dynamic sprite: Two mode 4 sprites in a loop: Load into DISA, press defp and DO on the first line and.. well, you almost guessed it; it was more of a Ka-pfiffle, followed by wailing sirens.. Per On 28/12/2017 16:44, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: Hi, yes, that part of SMSQ/e probably hasn't been touched for ages. Wolfgang On 28/12/2017 13:44, Bob Spelten via Ql-Users wrote: Op Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:43:13 +0100 schreef Wolf via Ql-Users : Hi, yes that's a bug. Somehow the return stack gets confused/overwitten (stack overflow!), causing a jump to a strange address where you then will get an illegal instruction error. I've checcked that, under SMSQmulator this isn't due to the replacemnt FP routines, which it isn't. It looks like it's an old bug. On my SGC/AUR (SMSQ/E v3.26) the Kaboom is modest. No error is reported, it just freezes after one howl from Sysmon. No keyboard or mouse response anymore. Bob ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
Hi, yes, that part of SMSQ/e probably hasn't been touched for ages. Wolfgang On 28/12/2017 13:44, Bob Spelten via Ql-Users wrote: Op Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:43:13 +0100 schreef Wolf via Ql-Users : Hi, yes that's a bug. Somehow the return stack gets confused/overwitten (stack overflow!), causing a jump to a strange address where you then will get an illegal instruction error. I've checcked that, under SMSQmulator this isn't due to the replacemnt FP routines, which it isn't. It looks like it's an old bug. On my SGC/AUR (SMSQ/E v3.26) the Kaboom is modest. No error is reported, it just freezes after one howl from Sysmon. No keyboard or mouse response anymore. Bob ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
Op Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:43:13 +0100 schreef Wolf via Ql-Users : Hi, yes that's a bug. Somehow the return stack gets confused/overwitten (stack overflow!), causing a jump to a strange address where you then will get an illegal instruction error. I've checcked that, under SMSQmulator this isn't due to the replacemnt FP routines, which it isn't. It looks like it's an old bug. On my SGC/AUR (SMSQ/E v3.26) the Kaboom is modest. No error is reported, it just freezes after one howl from Sysmon. No keyboard or mouse response anymore. Bob -- The BSJR QL software site at: "http://members.upc.nl/b.spelten/ql/"; ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
Yup, hence my original message... Wolfgang On 28/12/2017 13:16, Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: On 28 December 2017 at 13:10, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: Hi, ok, ok, but I didn't even use the word "odd"! :) In any case, if you jump to an odd location (whether strange or not even) on a QL you will usually be in big trouble... Jan. ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
On 28 December 2017 at 13:10, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: > Hi, > > ok, ok, but I didn't even use the word "odd"! > :) In any case, if you jump to an odd location (whether strange or not even) on a QL you will usually be in big trouble... Jan. -- *Jan Bredenbeek* | Hilversum, NL | j...@bredenbeek.net ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
Hi, ok, ok, but I didn't even use the word "odd"! Wolfgang On 28/12/2017 13:03, Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: On 28 December 2017 at 12:59, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: Hi, To my mind, a "jump to a strange address" is not an address error which would give rise to that exception. He he that's a language thing :). 'Odd' in English can mean 'strange' but also 'not even'. What I meant was the latter of the two so it really should have been an address error... Jan. ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
On 28 December 2017 at 12:59, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: > > Hi, > > To my mind, a "jump to a strange address" is not an address error which > would give rise to that exception. He he that's a language thing :). 'Odd' in English can mean 'strange' but also 'not even'. What I meant was the latter of the two so it really should have been an address error... Jan. -- *Jan Bredenbeek* | Hilversum, NL | j...@bredenbeek.net ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
Hi, To my mind, a "jump to a strange address" is not an address error which would give rise to that exception. Wolfgang On 28/12/2017 12:32, Jan Bredenbeek via Ql-Users wrote: On 28 December 2017 at 07:43, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: Hi, yes that's a bug. Somehow the return stack gets confused/overwitten (stack overflow!), causing a jump to a strange address where you then will get an illegal instruction error. I've checcked that, under SMSQmulator this isn't due to the replacemnt FP routines, which it isn't. On the Q68 it also freezes, but other jobs keep running (probably with corrupted OS). It looks like the processor in the Q68 behaves somewhat differently, as I'm unable to get an address error exception even when jumping to an odd address... Jan. ___ QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] Merry Christmas with SMSQ/E
On 28 December 2017 at 07:43, Wolf via Ql-Users wrote: > Hi, > yes that's a bug. > > Somehow the return stack gets confused/overwitten (stack overflow!), > causing a jump to a strange address where you then will get an illegal > instruction error. > > > I've checcked that, under SMSQmulator this isn't due to the replacemnt FP > routines, which it isn't. > > On the Q68 it also freezes, but other jobs keep running (probably with corrupted OS). It looks like the processor in the Q68 behaves somewhat differently, as I'm unable to get an address error exception even when jumping to an odd address... Jan. ___ QL-Users Mailing List
Re: [Ql-Users] How to reach QUANTA membership secretary?
Hi John, did you find the bank account information? What shall I do? All the best Peter Am 28.11.2017 um 15:58 schrieb John Southern via Ql-Users: > Hi Peter, > > I will dig out the details of the bank account and forward them on to you. > > Regards > John > > On 26 Nov 2017 1:54 p.m., "Peter Graf via Ql-Users" < > ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm trying to pay my QUANTA subscription without Paypal. In the papers I >> received, bank transfer to QUANTA is offered, but the required account >> information was not included. >> >> I found no email address of the QUANTA membership secretary, neither in >> the papers, nor on the website. And using the form on the QUANTA website >> did not result in a response. >> >> What shall I do, write a postal letter, asking for the required >> information? Or is there an easier way? >> >> All the best >> Peter >> ___ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List ___ QL-Users Mailing List