ISO Loader 0.8.x Beta + preview of DreamShell v4.0 RC 5

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(18.09.2023 18:45)CrisMod писал(а):  @SWAT, I have installed everything from zero, and all the steps going smooth and now it works everything with latest upgrades, Great Job!!!

It's good that there are no more issues.

(18.09.2023 18:45)CrisMod писал(а):  Now, that everything it's working, I would like to give you the Debugging resaults of the freezing problem from "Tomb Raider Chronicles".
I have tested few times and when the game freeze it repeats "REQdcREQCmd: 36" before freezing or at start of freezing seems there is also some "DMAdcREQCmd: 36" , please watch the pic attached below.

Looks like there is a problem with the output, the log has started to overlap here. Judging by the squares in the output, there are has issues with it. But in general, it is clear that the problem occurred immediately after the data transfer via DMA was initiated.

(18.09.2023 19:18)CrisMod писал(а):  I still prefer using the IDE to SSD instead of IDE to CF, for several reasons:

1. SSDs are more reliable compared to CF cards.

2. SSDs are more cost-effective and readily available with more GB, whereas CF cards are harder to find, smaller in terms of GB and more expensive.

3. SSDs offer better performance and are more likely to preserve data. The SSD are designed to withstand extreme conditions is less prone to data corruption or loss due to its resilience to such events.

4. I've managed to fit my entire mod setup inside the Dreamcast. If you were to look at my Dreamcast (excluding new lights and other modifications), it would appear like a standard Dreamcast. However, beneath the GDROM drive, there's a 1TB SSD.

5. To secure the SSD inside the Dreamcast alongside the GDROM drive, you only need to remove the metal cover from the GDROM and place the "NAKED SSD" beneath it. Please refer to the picture example below (of course, you should use some material to isolate the SSD to prevent any short circuits). In the end, the SSD is about the same size as the adapter and CF card combined.

So the CF to me it's just an alternative or middle solution for Dreamcast in between the best solution as SSD and the worst solution as the external SD.

Maybe the CF was convinient when the SSD was expensive and the choice between an HDD IDE/SATA or CF, of course for differetn reason at that time was right to take a CF, but in our days i cannot see any benefit to use the CF in front of the SSD.

This is all good, of course, but the point is that the choice is not between a СF and SSD, but between a native IDE and SATA converter. The HDD IDE works best, for that matter, but the CF is much faster and compact.