FlashROM v5.1G

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From Nikolaj Amosov To All 25 February 2002

Greetings, All! I suggest people who understand the scorpion profession to delve into GMX firmware and make some fixes that will make it easier the existence of users of this very GMX. And I suggest GMX users donate to the hacker for this. So, what I would like to see in the new version: 1. Deal with the FlashROM bootloader and remove the check checksums so that any user can make changes to the ROM (like flashing your ROM-DISK with your favorite programs). 2. Understand the structure of the ROM-DISK, how it is organized program directory. 3. Fix a glitch: after formatting a floppy disk (real) using the Disk Utility menu, very often the floppy disk becomes unilateral, i.e. incorrect data is entered into the official disk sector. In this case, the disk parameters in the Setup->Disk menu Utility are changed to one-sided. This doesn't always happen, but still... 4. Remove checking the number of the enabled screen through a variable bass #5B5C. IMHO why such a check is needed if there Various depackers and other comrades constantly leave traces. As a result, the wrong screen number is constantly determined and When working with a screw, it switches to the second screen. The real screen is determined via port #7EFD bit 1. 5. Make a detection of the enabled extended screen (#7EFD bit 3) when entering the shadow and turning it on, if necessary, when exit.6. The most important thing is to reset the 8th page whenever you turn on port #DFFD (extended memory) to zero, and at the output restored pour out its meaning. This will allow you to use additional memory, up to 2 MB, shared with a hard drive. 7. Also a very important change - hard connection of images disk on the hard drive through the rst#08 functions, and not just through monitor means. I think many GMX owners (if not all) will be very are happy about this version of the ROM and will gladly donate to the one who has it will do. For those who want to dig into the firmware, I can send the firmware itself to as a disk image. [REAL ZX]