Firmware Selector 1.4a

[dave18]

All

I've update the firmware selector from 1.3a to 1.4a. For now it is just a 'potential' bugfix release as I spotted an issue that I think may cause issues on 128k machines (mine is 48k so haven't tested). I plan to make it more customisable so you can choose anything flashed to the ROM but that is for a future release.

It should be easy enough to flash using the utility I posted earlier so there is no TAP installer.

The default menu expects the following ROM layout:
Firmware Selector in Sector 0 Bank 3 (Standard DivIDE slot 0)
DEMFIR in Sector 0 Bank 7 (Standard DivIDE slot 2)
+DivIDE in Sector 1 Bank 3 (Standard DivIDE slot 4)
MDOS3 in Sector 1 Bank 7 (Standard DivIDE slot 6)
Fatware in Sector 7 Bank 3 (Standard DivIDE slot 28)
ESXDOS in Sector 7 Bank 7 (Standard DivIDE slot 30)

To use standard ZX Basic you will need to flash the first 8k of the standard ROM into Sector 0 Bank 0 and the second 8k into Sector 0 Bank 1.

Residos needs to be installed into RAM using the TAP utility

Last one for me for a while, enjoy

Dave

[dave18]

I meant to also say that I think that the Firmware Selector causes some of the issues with compatibility beyond what I've maybe fixed. One of the reasons I gave up on my DivIDE Plus is that it seemed so much less reliable than the 2k14 version. I would crash for no reason and always whenever I plug something like a Kempston interface into the passthrough connector. Since I've been reflashing the ROM lots I've tried booting directly into ESXDOS with a Kempston interface and it works like a charm. So I'd suggest that if you are having problems with your DivIDE Plus and the Firmware Selector 1.4a doesn't fix it then try flashing your favourite firmware into Sector 0 Bank 3 and see it that works for you.