QLion Gold Card

[Cristian]

Great!

[Nasta]

I used the public source smsq/e version and emulated the aurora registers and set the same vram addresses, I managed to make the smsq/e recognize my card as a gold card with aurora, machine=11. The standard modes worked using the aurora vram space. The higher resolution 512x384 didn't seem to work. Then I tried with a 68020 mode and was recognized as super gold card but again it didn't work. It didn't switch to another resolution. Maybe I missed something and I'll try again to find a solution when I find some time. That Minerva trick is promising.
Thanks for the info.

Was there a special smsq/e version for aurora that was different from the one I try with that supported the high resolutions ?

Not as far as I know.
Marcel did the Aurora driver, and I am not sure if he supported the 'odd' resolutions like 1024x960 or 512x480 but as far as I remember, 512x384 should work. Does 512x384 work in mode 4? Q68 and QUIMSI use the same driver and implement aurora compatible 256 color modes, but I think it only supports 1024x768 256 colors...

[Derek_Stewart]

I used the public source smsq/e version and emulated the aurora registers and set the same vram addresses, I managed to make the smsq/e recognize my card as a gold card with aurora, machine=11. The standard modes worked using the aurora vram space. The higher resolution 512x384 didn't seem to work. Then I tried with a 68020 mode and was recognized as super gold card but again it didn't work. It didn't switch to another resolution. Maybe I missed something and I'll try again to find a solution when I find some time. That Minerva trick is promising.
Thanks for the info.

Was there a special smsq/e version for aurora that was different from the one I try with that supported the high resolutions ?

Not as far as I know.
Marcel did the Aurora driver, and I am not sure if he supported the 'odd' resolutions like 1024x960 or 512x480 but as far as I remember, 512x384 should work. Does 512x384 work in mode 4? Q68 and QUIMSI use the same driver and implement aurora compatible 256 color modes, but I think it only supports 1024x768 256 colors...

What is a "QUIMSI" ?

[RalfR]

What is a "QUIMSI" ?

He seems to mean "QIMSI".

[lliont]

This is the situation:

I use the compiled from the source files SMSQE at the smsq\smsq\aurora directory and the modified to at some level simulate aurora QLion core.
I boot to the smsq/e and it is recognised as a super gold card with hermes machine 13, print disp_type returns 5 = aurora QL mode

Then when I give the command disp_size 512,384 my card switches correctly to 512,384 reading the aurora registers but smsq still accesses the 512x256 area.

now I wonder, do I have to redefine the window ?

[Maskenlos]

When you load PE and start an application, can you then move the window of the application to the lower (black) part of the screen?
Looks ok to me, but I am not so familiar with the screen things.

Stephan

[lliont]

Yes it works, just needed to redefine the windows, here at 512x384 I want to see if I can get 1024x768 now

It looks it needs some vertical shift

[lliont]

When you load PE and start an application, can you then move the window of the application to the lower (black) part of the screen?
Looks ok to me, but I am not so familiar with the screen things.

Stephan

Yes I moved a window and it goes all the way down, it's ok

[Derek_Stewart]

Hi,

The definition of the QL windows #0,#1,#2 is set to 512x256 at 0x0 is all version of SMSQ/E, as you have found out the windows can be redefined by the WINDOWS command for the that channel or use the WMON ,x,y ( note the first comma is required as this was a MODE parameter, not supplying it uses the existing screen mode) or use Easyptr WMOV command to move the 3 channels.

[FrancoisLanciault]

I used the public source smsq/e version and emulated the aurora registers and set the same vram addresses, I managed to make the smsq/e recognize my card as a gold card with aurora, machine=11. The standard modes worked using the aurora vram space. The higher resolution 512x384 didn't seem to work. Then I tried with a 68020 mode and was recognized as super gold card but again it didn't work. It didn't switch to another resolution. Maybe I missed something and I'll try again to find a solution when I find some time. That Minerva trick is promising.
Thanks for the info.

Was there a special smsq/e version for aurora that was different from the one I try with that supported the high resolutions ?

Not as far as I know.
Marcel did the Aurora driver, and I am not sure if he supported the 'odd' resolutions like 1024x960 or 512x480 but as far as I remember, 512x384 should work. Does 512x384 work in mode 4? Q68 and QUIMSI use the same driver and implement aurora compatible 256 color modes, but I think it only supports 1024x768 256 colors...

The version of SMSQE for the Aurora works in all possible resolution in mode 4, even the odd ones. For the 256 color mode, it works in 512x256, 512x384 and 512x480. I have used the Aurora in those modes without problem for years.

François