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calcdude84se
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I'm only going to open my calc up as a last resort.
The RAMPAGES program says I have 8 RAM pages, so either the program's buggy or I do have 8 pages. The only thing I could think of is that the ports to access the extra pages have been changed in some way. (If my terminology is incorrect, please inform me. You should understand what I mean) |
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fullmetalcoder
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| so 84+ hardware is completely different from 83+SE ? I thought it would look a bit like that : http://www.ftp83plus.net/frameA.htm but I suppose I should have looked for a screwdriver and figured out on my own... |
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FloppusMaximus
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calcdude84se wrote: I'm only going to open my calc up as a last resort. Why not? It's fun! 
Quote: The RAMPAGES program says I have 8 RAM pages, so either the program's buggy or I do have 8 pages.
That's good to know. I'll write another program to do more thorough testing, then. |
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fullmetalcoder
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FloppusMaximus wrote: Quote: The RAMPAGES program says I have 8 RAM pages, so either the program's buggy or I do have 8 pages.
That's good to know. I'll write another program to do more thorough testing, then.
Hmm... it might be worth checking the content of port $0E and $0F. We don't know much about them but according to WikiTI they are related to memory mapping and can cause troubles if their content is not $00. A quick disassembly of rom dump shows that the boot code sets their content to $00 in some place but also to $03 in others, and apparently much more often in the dump calcdude84se sent than in the one I got from my own calc. |
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calc84maniac
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| By the way, I know for a fact that Realsound uses only page $83 out of the extra pages, and TI-OS 2.X also occasionally uses this page. So there's no question as to whether the pages actually exist. |
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calcdude84se
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| Posted: 15 Aug 2009 02:31:37 pm Post subject: |
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OK, I'll be more willing to open it up... (I still don't need to yet, so I'll hold off on it).
As for ports $0E and $0F, according to Calcsys their values are both $00, so they aren't set to $03 while Calcsys is retrieving their values (that's provided that the ports simply echo the value given to them). Where in the boot code are those values set? (That is, how do they affect things that are done on the calculator?) |
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calc84maniac
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fullmetalcoder wrote: FloppusMaximus wrote: Quote: The RAMPAGES program says I have 8 RAM pages, so either the program's buggy or I do have 8 pages.
That's good to know. I'll write another program to do more thorough testing, then.
Hmm... it might be worth checking the content of port $0E and $0F. We don't know much about them but according to WikiTI they are related to memory mapping and can cause troubles if their content is not $00. A quick disassembly of rom dump shows that the boot code sets their content to $00 in some place but also to $03 in others, and apparently much more often in the dump calcdude84se sent than in the one I got from my own calc.
So the boot codes differ between the two calcs? Can you give details as to what's different? |
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calcdude84se
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| Posted: 20 Aug 2009 04:14:12 pm Post subject: |
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I would like to know too...
The only thing I read was that ports $0E and $0F are set to $03 more in my boot code than normal. If you give me your ROM and I find a disassembler, I can compare the files for you. |
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FloppusMaximus
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I'm not sure what you mean by getting set "more than normal." In every (non-BE) version of the boot code I've seen, port 0E is set twice: once at initial power-on (where it gets set to 3), then once shortly thereafter (where it gets set to 0.) The OS also sets it to 3 when an RST 0 occurs, prior to jumping to the boot code. I don't believe there are any other times when the port is used.
Port 0F is used similarly, but is also set to 0 at a few points in the OS. |
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calcdude84se
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| Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:54:41 pm Post subject: |
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fullmetalcoder wrote: Hmm... it might be worth checking the content of port $0E and $0F. We don't know much about them but according to WikiTI they are related to memory mapping and can cause troubles if their content is not $00. A quick disassembly of rom dump shows that the boot code sets their content to $00 in some place but also to $03 in others, and apparently much more often in the dump calcdude84se sent than in the one I got from my own calc.
This is what I was talking about. |
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Mapar007
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| Can't we go the "easy way" and e-mail ti tech support? I don't know if this is information they will give away, but it's worth a try imho. |
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calc84maniac
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| Someone needs to send this boot code dump to BrandonW. |
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Graphmastur
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calc84maniac wrote: Someone needs to send this boot code dump to BrandonW.
Can I also get this? I would be happy to look into, and expand my knowledge. |
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calcdude84se
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Looks like two more people are getting my ROM...
I contacted TI technical support. I'm waiting for an answer. I will post their response when they reply. |
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calcdude84se
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Here is TI's response:
Quote: Thank you for contacting Texas Instruments.
I regret you are having problems using your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition calculator. Since your calculator is newer, I would assume that you have a different operating system running on your calculator which may or may not be the cause of your issue. Texas Instruments does not support the use of 3rd-party programs and applications. If you are having problems executing a program or app, you will need to contact the developer of the app for more information. Also, I would suggest taking a look at the readme file that comes all with most calculator programs downloaded from the Internet. This file usually contains information on how to run a program or app and how to troubleshoot the program or app if it does not work properly.
Another resource you can use to find answers to your questions, example calculations and other information is our Knowledge Base. The Knowledge Base is accessible to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
http://support.education.ti.com
I hope that you find this information helpful. If you have further questions or comments, please feel free to send me an email.
Warmest Regards,
Doug Fincher
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Technical Support: (972) 917-8324
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Product: TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
Purchase Date: 08/2008
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Comments: Texas Instruments:
I bought my TI-84 Plus Silver Edition in late 2008. I learned that my calculator had extra RAM pages and that these could be used for data storage and other practical applications. However, the popular programs on the internet that claimed to use these pages did not function as claimed. Now my friend, who owns a TI-84 Plus, which he got in mid-2005, runs these programs as documented without error. Why do these programs work on my friend's calculator and not mine? I would appreciate it if you could explain why these programs do not work on my calculator, and provide a technical description to allow the developers of these otherwise great programs to revise them.
As you can see, TI doesn't support third-party programs, and he suggests I read the README :biggrin: |
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Graphmastur
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Wow...
Who would have thought to read the readme. :-> |
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calc84maniac
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| That's silly. Maybe someone should e-mail with the emphasis that the programs fail with the exact same OS, boot code, and circumstances (having the memory fully reset on both calcs), the programs fail. Stress that the hardware appears to have been changed - all of the programs which utilize the extra 96K of ram are failing on the newer models. |
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calcdude84se
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I did reply and said JUST THAT. I even kindly asked for technical documentation. I'm waiting for them to respond again.  |
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calcdude84se
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Here is his reply:
Quote: Thank you for your reply.
I have forwarded a copy of your e-mail reply to my Technical Escalations team. As soon as I receive word from them, I will contact you. Please reply to this e-mail so that I may follow up with you.
Warmest Regards,
Doug Fincher
Maybe we will get technical documentation.... That would be the best thing ever. :biggrin: |
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Michael
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| If you do get a technical reply from ti-cares, I think you'll be the first person ever. |
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