Comments on: fMSX is updated to version 3.4.5

By: Akop

Akop — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:29:43 +0000

There will be more updates to fMSX, but I’m not sure how feature-rich they will be. One planned update is to improve state saving/loading by improving the save state format.

By: efen3001

efen3001 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:59:00 +0000

Hello uberjack, do you have any plans for updating fmsx? It would be great if you add support for digitalized voices in next releases.

By: efen3001

efen3001 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:02:16 +0000

I downloaded the lastest version and made a clean install as you suggested and it worked perfectly! I´m very happy, you made my day uberjack, thanks!!!

By: uberjack

uberjack — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:51:33 +0000

The most recent version should work with FMPAC – I’ve tested myself with various games (Aleste, Mon Mon Monster, etc…). Try a clean install of fMSX PSP (don’t overwrite any files), and enable MSX Music in the System tab.

You shouldn’t need to load FMPAC.ROM – it’s automatically loaded by fMSX PSP.

By: efen3001

efen3001 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:15:46 +0000

I have the same popolon´s problem. Can´t get any FM sound and when I try to load the fmpac.rom with a game fMSXPSP crash and the PSP shutdown. I have a fat PSP with 5.00 m33-3.

By: uberjack

uberjack — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:28:58 +0000

Hi popolon,

I’ll check out the issue you’re experiencing with FMPAC. Comparing fMSX PSP with bluemsx is not really a fair comparison, as fMSX PSP is not based on bluemsx (while both are based on fMSX, I don’t actually modify emulation code, except for adding the new sound engines).

I’ll also consider a port of DCAlice.

Thanks for your feedback.

By: popolon

popolon — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:16:25 +0000

Me again with more test on the more stable 1.50 firmware (i downgraded from 3.71-m33-2)
no luck, same results (don’t you see tears in my eyes ? )
I don’t understand why Audio options aren’t working : disabled/disabled, enabled/disabled/, disabled/enabled, enabled/enabled (slow emulation in this case even at 333 mhz) nothing change : No FM sound at all !
I tried another thing : enabling the MSX Audio “music module” soundchip with the famous sequence : poke -54,35:poke&hf346,1:call system before puting an MSX audio disc (a disc station or golvellius 2 for exemple)
in this case, fMSXPSP crash and the PSP shutdown but in bluemsx, this tip is working like a charm.
Well, more tests are coming.
Keep the good work Akop and concerning your infernal question, please, don’t spend too much efforts doing another emulators (an Amstrad CPC one, what a waste of time I preferred a port of DCAlice, a rare French computer : that’s a reel challenge !!) and continue your wonderful MSX port for all the MSX community out there.
See ya.

for more info about Matra Alice computer :
http://www.system-cfg.com/detailcollection.php?ident=20
http://alice32.free.fr/

By: nemo

nemo — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:48:58 +0000

Hi Uberjack.

I played SD-SNATCHER(cracked by StarCracks) by fMSX PSP 3.4.5.
After I saved game(not state save), sometimes save disk is broken.
Save disk image size is changed to 0bytes.

Sorry for poor English.

By: popolon

popolon — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:39:47 +0000

Hi again (tanks for your quick answer)

More tests of the 3.4.5 version. MSX Audio and MSX Music fonctionnality is indeed a big problem for me : testing Aleste(1988)(compile)(jp) from Tosec database (MSX MSX2 VARIOUS DSK)
Whenever i switch on/off the MSX Music, the result is the same : i got music but not MSX Music in comparaison with BlueMSX (PC) or even MSXPSP. It seems that i have only 3 of the 8 channels (let’s say the 3 channels from the PSG in SCC Music) or maybe there is a problem of “balance” between the channels (i hear the drum kit very well but some level of other channels are very low)
I tried to get another FMPAC.ZIP file but same result.
I also tried a Disc Station and Golvellius 2 with no luck

Another test : Audiowave demodisc (MSX Audio only) : BlueMSX sound is OK while in fMSXPSP there is a message to insert a Music Module ( even if MSX Audio switch is on) then the PSP crash and shutdown itself. same thing in PSPMSX but with no crash.

Concerning Aleste 2, it’s working well in PSPMSX 1.2.2 (sound is good except digitalized voice in the open screen)

By: uberjack

uberjack — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:01:23 +0000

Hi Emmanuel,

Thanks, I’m glad you like fMSX PSP.

To answer your questions – the latest version of fMSX is compiled with MSX Audio and MSX Music support, but the emulation needs to be explicitly enabled in the System menu (it slows down emulation when turned on).

The ‘Reset’ in the System menu is a hardware reset.

I’ll check out the issues you mentioned with Aleste 2 – I’d be interested to see what’s causing the crash. Have you been successful in running Aleste 2 on fMSX emulators for other platforms?