FireBee

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So far FreeMiNT 1.18 is working on the FireBee with some limitations.

  • Only runs under FireTOS.
  • Memory protection must be disabled.

Except these limitations it's installed like on any other Atari.

FreeMiNT is currently being fully adapted to the Firebee.

[edit] How to get the current partially patched FreeMiNT working on the FireBee

  • You must use FireTOS, not EmuTOS, as it's still impossible to run programs that contains 68k-instructions under EmuTOS on the FireBee.
  • The boot-resolution must be in 256 colours (use fireconf.cpx).
  • The "video" setting in xaaes.cnf works differently from any other Atari, maybe with the exception of Falcons with CT60, CTPCI and a Radeon-card fitted. It's easiest to take the videomode from [newdesk.inf]. Save the FireTOS desktop in the resolution you want to use. Load newdesk.inf into a text-editor and locate the line starting with #El This line contains a number of hexadecimal numbers. Numbers five and six (counting from 1) is the videmode. So if these numbers are e.g. 40 and 4f, the XaAES videomode is 0x404f.
  • It works best with cache-setting "Normal" ("TOS: Normal" in fireconf.cpx). I find the automatic disabling of the cache annoying and useless under MiNT.
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