[Coco] MPI help needed

[tonym]

Don't get any crashing, just the regular Extended Basic 2.0 message.

However, if I put the megabugs rompak in slot 1, and no matter WHAT slot # the switch is set to, when I power everything on, mega bug fires up.

If I have the switch set to, say, slot 3, and I put the mega bugs in slot 3, power everything up, all I get is the standard coco3 extended basic message.
If I leave the switch on slot 3, power everything off, and move the rompak to slot 1, and power back on, it will work, even wth swtich on 3, and rompak in slot 1.

Tony
tonym at compusource.net


---- Original Message ----
From: "Gene Heskett" <gheskett at wdtv.com>
Sent: 6/10/2014 11:25:29 PM
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: Re: [Coco] MPI help needed

On Tuesday 10 June 2014 22:59:12 Bill Nobel did opine
And Gene did reply:
> That would suggest the switch itself to me, as the slot doesn’t seem to
> switch.
> 
> Bill Nobel

Bill, Tony;

I have been under the impression, could well be wrong, that the switch is 
read only at power up. What happens if the switch is moved and the power 
is cycled?  Otherwise you have to poke $FF7F, with $00 for slot 1, $11 for 
slot 2, $22 for slot 3, and $33 for slot 4.  IIRC you should be able to 
read back what you wrote to $FF7F.

In that unmodified one, it will also ghost to $FF9F, which is in the GIME 
image of a coco3.  Near instant crash. :(
> 
> On Jun 10, 2014, at 8:47 PM, tonym <tonym at compusource.net> wrote:
> > OK gents...
> > 
> > Need an assist... Pulled out an old grey -3024 (not yet modified) out
> > of the mothballs. Plugged it in, into a coco3. Can't get anything
> > but slot 1 to work, no matter WHAT slot the switch is on.
> > 
> > Using a rompak, tried all 4 slot, using their respective switch
> > position, only slot 1 worked.
> > 
> > Putting switch on slot 2, pak works in slot 1, same thing for switch
> > to slot 3, slot 1 works, same with switch set to slot 4, slot 1
> > works.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Tony
> > tonym at compusource.net


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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