From 5bf92b4017f35f9050350f7f890fe625f00a8b25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Sebastian=20Strohh=C3=A4cker?= Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:02:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] small updates, consistency of changelog entries Imported-from: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/dosbox/code-0/dosbox/trunk@3587 --- ChangeLog | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- README | 10 +++----- 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 1e1fe610..d2288bfb 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,68 +1,68 @@ 0.74 - Several small game specific fixes/hacks/support. (Offensive, Roadhog, GTA installer, Kingdom O' Magic soundcard detection, - Pirate booter, armored fist installer) - - Add the S3-specific 640x480 256 color mode. Fixes regression in "Wooden - Ships and Iron Men" and "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream". + Pirate booter, Armored Fist installer) + - Add the S3-specific 640x480 256 color mode. (fixes regression in "Wooden + Ships and Iron Men" and "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream") - Fix a stack overflow that could crash DOSBox. - - Add fake microphone input. (Fixes Talking Parrot) + - Add fake microphone input. (fixes Talking Parrot) - Modify adlib turn off code, so that it doesn't turn off in cases where the same sound is repeated over and over again. - Several small fixes to the CDROM audio code. (HOMM2, Redneck Rampage and others) - Several improvements to the CDROM emulation code. (fixes Alpha Storm and GT Racing 97) - - Some small cpu fixes that might fix something. - - Handle opcode 0xff subcode 7 as invalid instruction, fixes dif-2 & others. - - Some hercules fixes (Testdrive) + - Some small CPU fixes that might fix something. + - Handle opcode 0xff subcode 7 as invalid instruction. (fixes dif-2 & others) + - Some hercules fixes. (Testdrive) - Improve support for blanked parts that wrap around to the start of - the screen. (Fixes Magic Circle demo and Sid&Al) - - Remove old opl cores as the new ones seem to work very nicely. + the screen. (fixes Magic Circle demo and Sid&Al) + - Remove old OPL cores as the new ones seem to work very nicely. - Modify movie recording code so that the movies aren't corrupt when you exit dosbox without stopping the movie. - Change RGB3x scaler to look more pretty. - Improve initial register values compatility of the GUS. - Added autodetection for Gameblaster. (games can find it now) - - Change render preferences a bit to be more compatible with windows 7. - - Add DOS fixes to terminate program. (Fixes fortune teller) - - Add FFREEP. (Fixes trucks) - - Improve FPU ST80 in C mode when writing zero. (Fixes antigok) - - Add special int10 scanline function. (Fixes mz700 and probably lots + - Change render preferences a bit to be more compatible with Windows 7. + - Add DOS fixes to terminate program. (fixes Fortune Teller) + - Add FFREEP. (fixes Trucks) + - Improve FPU ST80 in C mode when writing zero. (fixes Antigok) + - Add special int10 scanline function. (fixes mz700 and probably lots of games that mess with them) - - Fix scrolling in rarely used video modes. (Fixes Orphee) + - Fix scrolling in rarely used video modes. (fixes Orphee) - Modify game specific hacks a bit so that Kick off 3 works again. - Lots of fixes to the INT10 video parameter table. (Seven spirits of ra and others) - - Add vga blanking in machine=vgaonly. (Used by Alien Carnage) + - Add VGA blanking in machine=vgaonly. (used by Alien Carnage) - CGA, PCJr, Tandy: Add video blanking, change display start latch - timing, sync pulse width correction, - - PCJr, Tandy: implement vertical retrace interrupt, - - PCJr, CGA: do line-by-line video emulation, - - PCJr: support on-screen change of color modes 4medium to 16low (used - by Ghostbusters booter), - - All machines: only update the video timing when needed (Jungle Hunt, - others that synchronize to the video screen might profit). + timing, sync pulse width correction. + - PCJr, Tandy: implement vertical retrace interrupt. + - PCJr, CGA: line-by-line video emulation. + - PCJr: support on-screen change of color modes 4medium to 16low. (used + by Ghostbusters booter) + - All machines: only update the video timing when needed. (Jungle Hunt, + others that synchronize to the video screen might profit) - Several small DOS fixes. - - Some UMB related fixes. ( The Legacy without umb) + - Some UMB related fixes. (The Legacy without UMB) - Fix version number of DSP for SB 1.5. (fixes a few games) - - Several vga emulation improvements (Allertone football manager) - - Some tandy fixes. (mech warrior) + - Several VGA emulation improvements. (Allertone football manager) + - Some Tandy fixes. (Mech Warrior) - Small improvements and fixes to the OPL emulation. - - Add low Level tandy DAC emulation. - - Some EMS fixes. (Fixes Mortal Kombat and others) - - Change SoundBlaster DSP reset mechanism, add sb irq acknowledge logic - (fixes stmik-based applications). - - Some interrupt pointer location modifications. (fixes tinker tales) - - Some fixes to the BOOT code. (fixes last mission) - - Respect write-only. (fixes champions of zulala) - - Some RTC fix. (Fixes Tully Bodine and others) + - Add low level Tandy DAC emulation. + - Some EMS fixes. (fixes Mortal Kombat and others) + - Change SoundBlaster DSP reset mechanism, add sb irq acknowledge logic. + (fixes stmik-based applications) + - Some interrupt pointer location modifications. (fixes Tinker Tales) + - Some fixes to the BOOT code. (fixes Last Mission) + - Respect write-only file information. (fixes Champions of Zulala) + - Some RTC fix. (fixes Tully Bodine and others) - Improve mouse emulation to work better with Water World. - Hopefully fix the translation of the configuration file. - Speed up and fixes for the recompiler core. (pitfall2 pcjr) - - Change memory start location. (Fixes 7th Guest installer) - - Several fixes to the BAT files handling. (Shift and + - Change memory start location. (fixes 7th Guest installer) + - Several fixes to the batch file handling. (Shift and use the typed first %0 instead of the parsed %0) - - Improve file redirection and redirected line ends. (Fixes + - Improve file redirection and redirected line ends. (fixes Phantasmagoria 2 DOS installer) - Fix compilation with new MAC os X version. - Add 16C550A FIFO support to the serial port emulation. @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ so that hopefully certain soundcards produce more fluent sound playback. - Add some rarely used, but for some games critical flags to the internal commands. - - Improve internal timing with repeatings timers (especially with + - Improve internal timing with repeating timers (especially with the dynamic core). 0.73 diff --git a/README b/README index 22e2195e..fcda785f 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ A: To mount your CD-ROM in DOSBox you have to specify some additional options To enable SDL-support (does not include low-level CD access!): - mount d f:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -noioctl To enable ioctl access using digital audio extraction for CD audio - (windows-only, useful for Vista): + (windows-only, useful for Vista and above): - mount d f:\ -t cdrom -ioctl_dx To enable ioctl access using MCI for CD audio (windows-only): - mount d f:\ -t cdrom -ioctl_mci @@ -246,9 +246,7 @@ A: DOSBox emulates several legacy sound devices: the noise channel. The noise channel is not very well documented and as such is only a best guess as to the sound's accuracy. - Tandy DAC - Emulation of the Tandy DAC utilizes the soundblaster emulation, thus - be sure the soundblaster is not disabled in the DOSBox configuration - file. The Tandy DAC is only emulated at the BIOS level. + The Tandy DAC BIOS interface as well as low level access are emulated. - Adlib This emulation is almost perfect and includes the Adlib's ability to almost play digitized sound. @@ -470,8 +468,8 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" is mounted. It will not be updated !! -aspi - Forces use of the aspi layer. Only valid if mounting a CD-ROM under - Windows systems with an ASPI-Layer. + Forces use of the aspi layer (obsolete). Only valid if mounting a + CD-ROM under Windows systems with an ASPI-Layer. -ioctl (automatic selection of the CD audio interface) -ioctl_dx (digital audio extraction used for CD audio)