Looking for YaBASIC

[seanzi]

well i created 2images, one which tried to load yabasic.elf and the other which tried to load the scee_dd.elf file, both failed to do anything other than show a black screen. I think the only way to get this to work would be to have a complete image of the original ps2 demo disk and if i cant get my hands on one of those then i will have to look around to purchase an original one.

[zabolyx]

I agree.... or have a better knowlegde of how to make this work.... I'd love to make a few fun things and get to play others... but no luck for now...

[dlanor]

I actually managed to make a YABASIC disc image that booted up and showed me some stuff, but it still wasn't very useful. Here's what I did:

I created the image with cdgenPS2, and started by creating two folders in the root. One named "YABASIC", and the other named "SCEE_DD". In the latter folder I stored only the file "SCEE_DD.ELF", while the "YABASIC" folder was used to hold the following files: "LIBSD.IRX, MCMAN.IRX, MCSERV.IRX, PADMAN.IRX, SDRDRV.IRX, SIO2MAN.IRX, USBD.IRX, USBKBD.IRX, IOPRP24.IMG".

In the root directory, in addition to those two folders, I only placed two files. One was "YABASIC.ELF" (3,043,140 bytes) amd the other was "SYSTEM.CNF" containing the following lines:
BOOT2 = cdrom0:\YABASIC.ELF;1
VER = 1.00
VMODE = NTSC

For use on a real CD-R I would also have used a dummy file and fixed the LBAs of the used files, but since I installed this image for HDLoader such things were unnecessary.

When booting this image through HDL, I got a into a kind of interactive tutorial of YABASIC, where I could go back and forth between some document menus, but I could never exit the tutorial to actually use the program. So, like I said, though it did work, sort of, it still wasn't useful. But it is possible that this would change with other versions of YABASIC.ELF, so go ahead and try what you have.

Best regards: dlanor

[HypERSoniC]

dlanor thats correct.. you press SELECT to access the menus. i was confused about this screen to.

i dont know why its not working for zabolyx.

and with hdloader, i would set the boot type to DVD.

[zabolyx]

Thanks dawg... I'll give that a shot... and see what I get......

[zabolyx]

OK... I'm building the CD... does anyone know if Yabasic can read from a USB Drive... thumb drive or so... If so I'd like to throw the USBD.IRX that supports my drive on it.... If not then there is no need....


And if YaBasic can read files to run from the CDROM... and where these files would need to be.... I don't want to waste a 128MB partition on a 6 MB disc...

Also noted that you changed the Vmode - NTCS.... does the Elf itself need patched or will this work for it...

[dlanor]

dlanor thats correct.. you press SELECT to access the menus. i was confused about this screen to.

I know I can use Select to choose submenus, but those all still just lead around to different parts of the same damn tutorial. I thought there would be a way to leave the tutorial and actually use the program, rather than just reading about how it's supposed to be used. So far I haven't found any way out of the tutorial though...

i dont know why its not working for zabolyx.

Me neither, but then we haven't seen the details of his ISO.
It could just be a simple case of a mistyped folder name, or something like that. It happens to the best of us sometimes...

and with hdloader, i would set the boot type to DVD.

Maybe that would be more like the original, though I installed it as CD myself, and that seems to have worked fine. (I hardly think that is what limits my menus to the tutorial...)

Best regards: dlanor

[zabolyx]

I've been trying to boot it from the HDD.. and rerouting the CDROM calls to the IRX files on the memory card.... So now I'm getting ready to test on HD Loader... in fact just checking this before shutting down my PC to Winhiip iso to drive.... be back in a few to post results...

[zabolyx]

Test was successful... But I need to patch the file for NTSC...

also to leave the tutorial and get to the editor.. push right on the directional pad....

[zabolyx]

OK.... Fixed the NTSC prob.... just the bottom menu is gone...

let me clarify the menu usage... this is the menu across the bottom of the screen


Reference PageA PageB PageC Text Graphics

while in the Reference sub menu (or any other sub menu) press on the direction to move from menu to menu then exit that menu to view that screen.... looks as if we can work on 3 programs at a time.. view code form others and learn with ours....

Next I'm going to download a save form my Memory Card and figure the format for the save.... and post results.... bbl