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01688 Crash/Freeze Critical (emulation) Always Apr 8, 2008, 17:02 Dec 8, 2018, 02:55
Tester nicolasa View Status Public Platform
Assigned To AJR Resolution Fixed OS
Status [?] Resolved Driver
Version 0.124u1 Fixed in Version 0.185 Build
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Summary 01688: smgp, smgp5, smgp6, smgpu, smgpu1, smgpu2, smgpu3, smgpj: Memory Test causes a watchdog reset
Description Go to the service menu and start the memory test. After a short while, while the test is still running, the game is reset by the watchdog.
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Regression Version 0.94u2
Affected Sets / Systems smgp, smgp5, smgp6, smgpu, smgpu1, smgpu2, smgpu3, smgpj
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No.00620
Tafoid
Administrator
Apr 8, 2008, 17:31
edited on: Apr 8, 2008, 17:32
I posted about this about 6 months back but nothing was ever done.
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=mametesters&Number=128213

There were 2 U releases where work was documented to have been done on the driver: 0.94u2 (most likely when watchdog was set up) and 0.94u5. I suspect regression with one of those. I was only able to test 0.94 as working, 0.95 with the problem.

    0.94u2:
    segaxbd: tweaks
    - added hack to make GP Rider boot; input bug prevents full playability
    - fixed IRQ handling to match schematics
    - hooked up watchdog, sound reset, and global mute
    - hooked up dummy CPU for running SMGP communications
    - reduced interleave on all games except LOF

    0.94u5:
    segaxbd.c:
    * fixed missing sound in rachero/abcop
    * used explicit sync to get rid of high interleave on loffire
    * marked 317-0136.key bad until Nicola fixes it
    * marked loffire as working now that the divide chip is better
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No.02953
CharlesM
Developer
Nov 1, 2008, 03:11
edited on: Nov 1, 2008, 03:20
Watchdog details:

The MB3773 will assert reset 220ms after the last negative edge on its clock input. It asserts reset for 44ms. The clock input is controlled by two jumpers:

S35 shorted, S36 open : Clock input connected to /WDC.
S35 open, S36 shorted : Clock input connected to /GXINT.

The former is manual (68000 program must toggle PC6 (/WDC) of CXD1095 @ IC160), the latter is automatic (/GXINT asserted once per frame by tilemap chip).

Somebody with a SMGP board should confirm the jumper settings. If the watchdog timeout length is suspect, check the value of capacitor C51 near the MB3773. Schematics say it is 2.2uF.
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No.07243
Tafoid
Administrator
Feb 19, 2011, 22:25
Confirmed 0.94u2 breakage with freshly build binary
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No.15875
MetalGod
Senior Tester
Dec 8, 2018, 01:23
I've done some testing
It seems to be fixed since mame 0.185
Driver improvements on that version:
-segaxbd.cpp: Rewrote CXD1095 as a device and also add it to megaplay.cpp, megatech.cpp, cyclwarr, and bigfight. [AJR]