1 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.4 (24 August 2010)
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2 | * Correct number of drives is now returned from AH=08h when it is redirected to foreign BIOS.
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3 | * Interrupt controllers are now unmasked during drive reset.
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4 | * OS hooks are now enabled for all builds. IRQ waiting no longer uses HLT instruction to fix some EMM386 and VCPI issues.
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5 | * XT+ build is no more since it would now be the same as AT build
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8 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.3 (1 August 2010)
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9 | * v1.1.1 broke booting from foreign drives, it is now fixed.
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10 | * Improved error handling a bit.
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11 | * Longer DRQ and IRQ timeouts to minimize write timouts with some (bad) CF cards.
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12 | * Default boot menu drive should now be properly selected.
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15 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.2 (26 July 2010, no public release)
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16 | * Fixed a bug where Disk Parameter Table was accessed with wrong pointer register after writing last block.
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17 | * Cleaned AH=00h, Disk Controller Reset a bit.
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20 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.1 (19 July 2010)
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21 | *Booting is now possible from hard disks if floppy controller reset fails
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22 | since AH=00h, Disk Controller Reset now returns error code for the
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23 | requested drive only.
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24 | *Now assembles with Yasm.
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27 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.0 (first stable release, 2 May 2010)
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28 | *Lite and full operating modes
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29 | *Diagnostic cylinder no longer has to be reserved
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30 | *Slave drives again work without master present
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31 | *32-bit transfers for VLB and PCI IDE controllers
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32 | *16- and 32-bit transfers are enabled on all builds
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33 | *Boot menu hotkeys for all drives
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34 | *Drive swapping is handled separately for floppy and hard disk drives so it
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35 | is now possible to install DOS to any hard disk from any floppy drive
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36 | *INT 13h,AH=15h return value in DL now longer gets corrupted by drive swapping
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37 | *Rewritten drive detection and lots of code cleaning
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38 | *Longer timeout when detecting first drive
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39 | *Minimum number of floppy drives can be specified if autodetection fails
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40 | *Maybe other changes that i have forgotten
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42 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.0 configuration and flashing program (idecfg.com)
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43 | *Now works as a generic EEPROM flasher
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44 | *Improvements to configuration menus
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45 | *SDP can be completely disabled
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48 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.0.0_RC2
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49 | *No more boot menu slowdown when no XTIDE Universal BIOS
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50 | controlled drives present
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51 | *Hard disks are now reset properly.
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52 | This fixes some Block Mode related bugs.
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53 | *Major improvements for error handling
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54 | *Small improvements for interrupt handling
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57 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.0.0_RC1
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58 | *Fixed 386+ stack exception bug
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59 | *Stack is relocated for boot menu even if DPTs are not stored to 30:0h
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60 | *Strings and boot menu are displayed properly on BIOSes that corrupts
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61 | AH when returning from INT 10h/AH=Eh
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62 | *L-CHS addressing is now used for <=504MiB drives even if LBA is supported
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65 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.0.0_b4
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66 | *Boot menu with drive swapping
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67 | *Block mode transfers
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68 | *Cylinder limiting
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69 | *Drive detection read errors are now properly detected
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70 | *A little longer timeout value when detecting drives
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71 | *Minor optimizations to save some bytes
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74 | XTIDE Universal BIOS beta3
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75 | *BIOS configuration and flashing program finally available
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76 | *No more conflicts with other hard disk BIOSes
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77 | *Slave drives should now be detected without master
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78 | *Timeouts now use system timer
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79 | *Variables can now be located to top of base memory
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80 | *Completely rewritten interrupt handling
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81 | *Minor optimizations to 8-bit transfers
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82 | *CTRL can be held down to skip initialization
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83 | *Late initialization to fix compatibility issues with old systems
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86 | XTIDE Universal BIOS beta2
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87 | *AT build and support for 16-bit IDE Controllers
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88 | *XT+ build for 188/186/V20/V30/286 XTs
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89 | *Auto detection for timeout values (AT+)
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90 | *Minor optimizations
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93 | XTIDE Universal BIOS beta1
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94 | *Initial release
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