06079: c64p and clones: Crash loading tape copy of Master of The Lamps

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
06079	Crash/Freeze	Major	Always	Nov 16, 2015, 21:04	Nov 17, 2015, 17:15

Tester	kazblox	View Status	Public	Platform	MESS (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Bugs That Aren't Bugs	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	commodore/c64.cpp
Version	0.167	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	06079: c64p and clones: Crash loading tape copy of Master of The Lamps
Description	Loading the tape version of Master of The Lamps will cause the machine to crash as soon as it is done loading. I tried waiting, but nothing else happens.
Steps To Reproduce	1. Type LOAD 2. Insert tape and play. You should get flashing bars after it finds "MASTER" volume. 3. Wait until the tape hits block 132. Green screen, crash.
Additional Information	There is no dump of Master of The Lamps in the tape softlist, so I tested with the emuparadise tape copy of Master of The Lamps. [link prohibited, please refer to google search on your own.]
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Affected Sets / Systems	c64p and clones

Attached Files	0000.png (1,122 bytes) Nov 16, 2015, 21:04 Uploaded by kazblox crash

No.12193 Tafoid Administrator Nov 17, 2015, 03:46 edited on: Nov 17, 2015, 17:15	This is a copy protection/adverse affect of the tape loader used. A little research shows: http://www.luigidifraia.com/c64/docs/tapeloaders.html#flashload showing where Master of the Lamps and a few others are documented not to finish loading properly if they have floppy drives/carts plugged in. You can get rid of the assigned floppy drive slot by assigning "" to the slot value to make it empty. This makes the command-line: mame c64 -iec8 "" -cass "Master Of The Lamps.tap It booted ok when this configuration is chosen and I was able to start/play it. http://mameload.mameworld.info/c64p_0000.png http://mameload.mameworld.info/c64p_0001.png http://mameload.mameworld.info/c64p_0002.png
No.12194 kazblox Tester Nov 17, 2015, 12:25	That must be the same with Donkey Kong on Amstrad CPC. Mark this as a Bugs That Aren't Bugs then.

No.12193

Tafoid

Administrator

Nov 17, 2015, 03:46

edited on: Nov 17, 2015, 17:15

This is a copy protection/adverse affect of the tape loader used. A little research shows: http://www.luigidifraia.com/c64/docs/tapeloaders.html#flashload showing where Master of the Lamps and a few others are documented not to finish loading properly if they have floppy drives/carts plugged in. You can get rid of the assigned floppy drive slot by assigning "" to the slot value to make it empty. This makes the command-line:
mame c64 -iec8 "" -cass "Master Of The Lamps.tap

It booted ok when this configuration is chosen and I was able to start/play it.
http://mameload.mameworld.info/c64p_0000.png
http://mameload.mameworld.info/c64p_0001.png
http://mameload.mameworld.info/c64p_0002.png

No.12194

kazblox

Tester

Nov 17, 2015, 12:25

That must be the same with Donkey Kong on Amstrad CPC.

Mark this as a Bugs That Aren't Bugs then.