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User Button on IO Board
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:33 pm
by Xzarian
I've been trying to find any documentation on what this button does, but I can't find anything. The core docs don't mention it at all. Is this trial and error to figure out what it does for each core?
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:07 pm
by retrorepair
I've not found a use for it other than soft reset.
To be frank, I think 3 buttons is a bit pointless, the main MiSTer reset button doesn't get much use from me except when I accidently press it thinking it's soft reset.
Could be wrong about both of those though. I've not tried it on every single core.
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:10 pm
by pbsk8
doesn't it reset the game? For me it was always for that objective.
I dont think it's pointless having three buttons. Since to change a core, it is necessary to cold reboot to avoid glitches.
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:30 pm
by retrorepair
pbsk8 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:10 pm
I dont think it's pointless having three buttons. Since to change a core, it is necessary to cold reboot to avoid glitches.
I've never had an issue with changing cores via the menu. Which cores glitch?
Wouldn't switching the MiSTer on and off again achieve the same thing?
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:32 pm
by pbsk8
retrorepair wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:30 pm
pbsk8 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:10 pm
I dont think it's pointless having three buttons. Since to change a core, it is necessary to cold reboot to avoid glitches.
I've never had an issue with changing cores via the menu. Which cores glitch?
Wouldn't switching the MiSTer on and off again achieve the same thing?
usually arcade cores, If I am playing a cps1 game and then change to any other core without reseting, the screen gets messy and sound without sync
dodonpachi also is a good example
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:36 pm
by retrorepair
pbsk8 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:32 pm
usually arcade cores, If I am playing a cps1 game and then change to any other core without reseting, the screen gets messy and sound without sync
dodonpachi also is a good example
That sounds like an issue to be raised on their repositories to me.
I've used those cores plenty of times though and not had that issue.
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:03 am
by ash2fpga
The changing core glitch may be related to the
DDR3 bridge hang?
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:55 am
by LamerDeluxe
I just change cores until the display flips out and then I use reset. I hasn't happened a lot lately. The main reset button gets the most use here, the core reset button is a great idea as well. And the menu button is handy to have, but I have that mapped to my controller.
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:50 pm
by aberu
retrorepair wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:36 pm
pbsk8 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:32 pm
usually arcade cores, If I am playing a cps1 game and then change to any other core without reseting, the screen gets messy and sound without sync
dodonpachi also is a good example
That sounds like an issue to be raised on their repositories to me.
I've used those cores plenty of times though and not had that issue.
It's a known issue that's been going on a long time. Sometimes just a soft reboot to the menu core itself will cause this as well, crazy graphical glitches. It happens lot less and Sorgelig specifically has pushed out a release and given a way for people to test it.
https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=17119#p17119
If you don't use HDMI very often you probably won't notice it.
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:19 pm
by retrorepair
aberu wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:50 pm
retrorepair wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:36 pm
pbsk8 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:32 pm
usually arcade cores, If I am playing a cps1 game and then change to any other core without reseting, the screen gets messy and sound without sync
dodonpachi also is a good example
That sounds like an issue to be raised on their repositories to me.
I've used those cores plenty of times though and not had that issue.
It's a known issue that's been going on a long time. Sometimes just a soft reboot to the menu core itself will cause this as well, crazy graphical glitches. It happens lot less and Sorgelig specifically has pushed out a release and given a way for people to test it.
https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=17119#p17119
If you don't use HDMI very often you probably won't notice it.
I never use HDMI so that would explain it
Re: User Button on IO Board
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:06 pm
by aberu
https://youtu.be/tw9LoUUTthU?t=18
Good example of it happening I remembered I caught on a recording.