| 1 | * Errors are now being checked when calling previous INT 13h handler on AH=08h Read Disk Drive Parameters. |
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| 2 | This fixes infinite drive checking loop on unofficial MS-DOS 7.10 installer. |
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| 3 | * Better INT 40h handler detection to fix floppy drive detection with AMI 286 BIOS. |
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| 5 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.4 (24 August 2010) |
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| 6 | * Correct number of drives is now returned from AH=08h when it is redirected to foreign BIOS. |
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| 7 | * Interrupt controllers are now unmasked during drive reset. |
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| 8 | * 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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| 9 | * XT+ build is no more since it would now be the same as AT build |
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| 12 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.3 (1 August 2010) |
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| 13 | * v1.1.1 broke booting from foreign drives, it is now fixed. |
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| 14 | * Improved error handling a bit. |
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| 15 | * Longer DRQ and IRQ timeouts to minimize write timouts with some (bad) CF cards. |
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| 16 | * Default boot menu drive should now be properly selected. |
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| 19 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.2 (26 July 2010, no public release) |
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| 20 | * Fixed a bug where Disk Parameter Table was accessed with wrong pointer register after writing last block. |
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| 21 | * Cleaned AH=00h, Disk Controller Reset a bit. |
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| 24 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.1 (19 July 2010) |
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| 25 | *Booting is now possible from hard disks if floppy controller reset fails |
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| 26 | since AH=00h, Disk Controller Reset now returns error code for the |
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| 27 | requested drive only. |
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| 28 | *Now assembles with Yasm. |
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| 31 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.0 (first stable release, 2 May 2010) |
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| 32 | *Lite and full operating modes |
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| 33 | *Diagnostic cylinder no longer has to be reserved |
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| 34 | *Slave drives again work without master present |
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| 35 | *32-bit transfers for VLB and PCI IDE controllers |
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| 36 | *16- and 32-bit transfers are enabled on all builds |
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| 37 | *Boot menu hotkeys for all drives |
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| 38 | *Drive swapping is handled separately for floppy and hard disk drives so it |
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| 39 | is now possible to install DOS to any hard disk from any floppy drive |
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| 40 | *INT 13h,AH=15h return value in DL now longer gets corrupted by drive swapping |
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| 41 | *Rewritten drive detection and lots of code cleaning |
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| 42 | *Longer timeout when detecting first drive |
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| 43 | *Minimum number of floppy drives can be specified if autodetection fails |
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| 44 | *Maybe other changes that i have forgotten |
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| 46 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.1.0 configuration and flashing program (idecfg.com) |
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| 47 | *Now works as a generic EEPROM flasher |
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| 48 | *Improvements to configuration menus |
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| 49 | *SDP can be completely disabled |
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| 52 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.0.0_RC2 |
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| 53 | *No more boot menu slowdown when no XTIDE Universal BIOS |
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| 54 | controlled drives present |
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| 55 | *Hard disks are now reset properly. |
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| 56 | This fixes some Block Mode related bugs. |
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| 57 | *Major improvements for error handling |
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| 58 | *Small improvements for interrupt handling |
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| 61 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.0.0_RC1 |
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| 62 | *Fixed 386+ stack exception bug |
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| 63 | *Stack is relocated for boot menu even if DPTs are not stored to 30:0h |
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| 64 | *Strings and boot menu are displayed properly on BIOSes that corrupts |
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| 65 | AH when returning from INT 10h/AH=Eh |
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| 66 | *L-CHS addressing is now used for <=504MiB drives even if LBA is supported |
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| 69 | XTIDE Universal BIOS v1.0.0_b4 |
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| 70 | *Boot menu with drive swapping |
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| 71 | *Block mode transfers |
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| 72 | *Cylinder limiting |
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| 73 | *Drive detection read errors are now properly detected |
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| 74 | *A little longer timeout value when detecting drives |
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| 75 | *Minor optimizations to save some bytes |
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| 78 | XTIDE Universal BIOS beta3 |
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| 79 | *BIOS configuration and flashing program finally available |
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| 80 | *No more conflicts with other hard disk BIOSes |
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| 81 | *Slave drives should now be detected without master |
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| 82 | *Timeouts now use system timer |
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| 83 | *Variables can now be located to top of base memory |
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| 84 | *Completely rewritten interrupt handling |
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| 85 | *Minor optimizations to 8-bit transfers |
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| 86 | *CTRL can be held down to skip initialization |
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| 87 | *Late initialization to fix compatibility issues with old systems |
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| 90 | XTIDE Universal BIOS beta2 |
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| 91 | *AT build and support for 16-bit IDE Controllers |
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| 92 | *XT+ build for 188/186/V20/V30/286 XTs |
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| 93 | *Auto detection for timeout values (AT+) |
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| 94 | *Minor optimizations |
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| 97 | XTIDE Universal BIOS beta1 |
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| 98 | *Initial release |
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