From e773f72d5bce199a7358b3001df6d0f666068f1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: angelosa Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:19:46 +0200 Subject: misc/ez2d.cpp: add HDD dump QA notes --- src/mame/misc/ez2d.cpp | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/mame/misc/ez2d.cpp b/src/mame/misc/ez2d.cpp index e742f7e5c9b..69033cfb14a 100644 --- a/src/mame/misc/ez2d.cpp +++ b/src/mame/misc/ez2d.cpp @@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ TODO: - ASUS CUBX fails reading RTC, needs virtualizing thru ISA. - Needs Riva TNT2 to be a proper PCI device; +- In pcipc ez2d2m HDD boots to a Korean Windows 98SE, it will error out with a + "Error 7 : Set up the system correctly." after driver installation. Follows dump heuristics: + \- Disables Windows splash screen, instead it prints "Amuseworld System IV" (edited from autoexec.bat) + \- Contain a driver for a 3Com 3C90x EtherLink + \- "C:\Hardware Tools" contains diagnostic DOS .exe files testing ISA range I/Os; + \- "C:\ez2dancer" is the bulk of game, mostly with *.abm compressed files; + \- "C:\Drivers" and "C:\Install" contains various BIOSes and install programs, + is former for earlier HW? + \- "C:\Install\Bios1006" contains a "1006cu.awd" file + \- There are VIA and ALi AGP references (interchangeable?) + \- "C:\Drivers\BIOSji438" , "fic_437" & "fic_438" all contains FIC PA-2013 BIOSes (original HW?) + \- "C:\Drivers\Basic" contains Microsoft Tweak UI install files, this looks used by the changes in + "This PC" icon on bottom right of desktop and for HW cursor when system is in SVGA mode to a dot. + \- "C:\Drivers\BIOS991026" contains a Riva TNT2 dump (W2137.rom) + \- "C:\Drivers\monitor" contains a video/monitor test; + \- Windows reboot and shutdown screens are customized so that former displays the game title, latter + just goes black screen. + Thanks to Guru for hardware infos and pics for Ez2dancer 2nd Move. Later games in the series might run on newer, beefier hardware. -- cgit v1.2.3