VTI Help

MooK · Post by **MooK** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 1:53 am

Um, so I have VTI and I transferred files from my calc to the VTI (by loading them to the comp then dragging them onto the screen.) These two files contain the beginings of a sample sprite I am working on in Basic. It is all basic. So I tried running the programs from the VTI, and it crashes... Evil or Very Mad
One actually returns the number 2, but then when I run it again it crashes. They are small programs, no more than 150K total. Is there something I am doing wrong?

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 2:17 am

does it use archive memory?

VTI cannot emulate archive memory. to do that you have to use Flash Debugger

MooK · Post by **MooK** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 2:21 am

It is unarchived

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 2:45 am

make sure the program actually works on the real calc. Also make sure you have sent all the game file to VTI.

Do you gfet any error message?

MooK · Post by **MooK** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 2:57 am

I made the programs myself so I am sure I am sending all the required files. Yes, indeed it does work on my Ti-83 plus. One file, when trying to use it on the VTI, displays the number 2. Since it is my program, I know there is nothing in it that would display 2, the progam creates graphics on the graph window. Then the master program which allows the graphics to be moved around by key presses, this program just freezes up the VTI, and then I have to right click the VTI, and exit manually. Also, I noticed when I press second mem then 2 the screen freezes up.

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 3:00 am

I guess you are using ROM 1.07. Press 2nd+MEM then press 1 to see the version. You need 1.12 (google it)

lloydkirk1989 · Post by **lloydkirk1989** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 3:02 am

No, he's using 1.12, because I gave it too him.

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 3:08 am

The memory management screen WILL freeze the emulator up since it's trying to poll the archive, which won't work. (In reality, if you have a properly cleaned ROM dump with nothing in the archive, you'll be fine, but ANYTHING in the archive will probably cause a lockup, and you can't delete it without getting another ROM dump.)

MooK · Post by **MooK** » Thu 24 Mar, 2005 8:41 pm

Yeah I think I understand the whole archive thing now, thanks.

I found out why the program won't work...it essentially starts with a Text() statement, but for some reason VTI can't handle those...

MooK · Post by **MooK** » Mon 28 Mar, 2005 2:43 am

Ok no that is not it. That cannot be it. Could the problem be that the actual rom has archived data in it? When I load up VTI after clearing the mem, there are a bunch of archived programs in there. How would I get rid of those without rom dumping again?

*Edit*

Oh man do I feel dumb...I can just unarchive them...I thought that since there is no archive on the VTI that those programs didn't really exist. I am now currently unarchiving everything, so hopefully that will fix everything. Btw, is there a command to delete a program without going through 2nd Mem stuff?

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Mon 28 Mar, 2005 2:58 am

Back up your program on a computer, reset all your calculator memory (RAM and archive), then rom dump

MooK · Post by **MooK** » Mon 28 Mar, 2005 3:07 am

Rawr. This is not working. There is nothing in the archive anymore! The problem is with the text command. I tried inputing text(0,0,"3 on the home screen, and VTI just froze up. Does anyone know why?

*Edit* When I input text(0,0,"B") VTI doesn't freeze, but the letter B appears on the home screen...

DJ_O · Post by **DJ_O** » Mon 28 Mar, 2005 3:17 am

Maybe delete VTI from your computer, then redownload it from ticalc.org, or use TI-83+ Flash Debugger

MooK · Post by **MooK** » Mon 28 Mar, 2005 3:22 am

Tried reinstalling, no avail. Is the flash debugger that thing you can only download from the offical ti site?

Andy_J · Post by **Andy_J** » Mon 28 Mar, 2005 3:24 am

I just did

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PROGRAM:AAAA
:Text(0,0,"B

and it worked just fine for me (VTI 2.5, ROM 1.12).