History For AdvanceCD
AdvanceCD Version 2.6.2 2005/04
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Upgraded makebootfat 1.4.
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Added the missing sbm36.raw file.
AdvanceCD Version 2.6.1 2005/02
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Fixed a build error in the makecd.bat script.
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Upgraded makebootfat 1.3.
AdvanceCD Version 2.6.0 2005/02
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Upgraded syslinux 3.08-pre4 and makebootfat 1.2. This removes
the limitation of 1 GB on the USB disks, and improves
the USB boot support.
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Added preliminary instruction for configuring an Arcade Monitor.
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Fixed the hiscore saving on USB writable devices.
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Added the AdvanceMAME `advcfg' and 'advv' utilities.
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Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.92.1, AdvanceMESS 0.92.0.0 and
AdvanceMENU 2.4.6.
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Upgraded ALSA 1.0.8.
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Upgraded busybox 1.00.
AdvanceCD Version 2.5.0 2004/12
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Added a new "run" command in the configuration file
advcd.rc to run a specific game instead of
the menu.
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Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.89.1, AdvanceMESS 0.89.0.1 and
AdvanceMENU 2.4.5.
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Upgraded makebootfat-1.1.
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Upgraded ALSA 1.0.7.
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Upgraded syslinux 2.11.
AdvanceCD Version 2.4.0 2004/06
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Added support for booting from USB and Fixed disks.
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Fixed the customization of the advmenu.rc file.
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Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.83.0, AdvanceMESS 0.83.0.0 and
AdvanceMENU 2.3.5.
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Upgraded Linux 2.4.26.
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Upgraded ALSA 1.0.5a.
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Upgraded syslinux 2.10-pre5.
AdvanceCD Version 2.3.0 2004/05
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Added AdvanceSCAN support to check your roms before making
the CD.
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Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.82.0, AdvanceMESS 0.82.0.0 and
AdvanceMENU 2.3.4.
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Upgraded ALSA 1.0.4.
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Upgraded syslinux 2.09.
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Upgraded busybox 1.00pre10.
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On shutdown all the manually mounted filesystems are now unmounted.
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On shutdown the advcd0.sh script is executed if present.
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Added the SiS driver on the Linux kernel.
AdvanceCD Version 2.2.0 2004/03
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New look.
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Added support for the most recent Radeon and GeForce boards.
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Auto eject of the CD before the shutdown.
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Added support for custom configuration of the Advance programs.
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Enabled the configuration interface in the emulators. It's
required to load software in MESS.
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Removed the use of doublescan modes. This is a workaround to solve
some problems on buggy drivers like Radeon.
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Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.79.2, AdvanceMESS 0.79.0.1 and
AdvanceMENU 2.3.2.
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Upgraded ALSA 1.0.3b.
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Upgraded BusyBox 1.00-pre4.
AdvanceCD Version 2.1.0 2003/10
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Added support for the nVidia GeForce4 and GeForceFX boards.
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Added support for the Intel 740 boards.
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Added support for the ATI Mach64 and Rage boards.
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Removed all the old SCSI drivers. Now only the chipset
AIC7xxx, AIC79xxx and NCR/SYM53C8xx are supported.
This speedup the boot process and solve some compatibility
problems with new laptops.
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Fixed some problems with PCs with 1GB or more system memory.
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Fixed the detection of the Joysticks connect on the game port.
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Added support for booting from an UDF filesystem.
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Added some extra key mappings.
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Added the `probewin.exe' Windows utility to check if your video card is
supported or not.
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Added a list of supported sound cards.
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Fixed the support of .chd games. The .dif files are now written
in memory.
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Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.76.1, AdvanceMESS 0.74.0.1 and
AdvanceMENU 2.2.14.
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Upgraded ALSA 0.9.7c.
AdvanceCD Version 2.0.1 2003/09
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Fixed a typo in the mkcdnix.sh script.
AdvanceCD Version 2.0.0 2003/09
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Simplified the ISO image creation process.
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The Scale2x effect is now automatically enabled for games with
a small screen.
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Now only the the Linux FrameBuffer drivers are used. The SVGALIB
library was removed.
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Added a new graphics skin for the booting process and for AdvanceMENU.
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Before the poweroff you have time to eject the CDROM.
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Disabled all the special MAME keys and menus. Now you can only
play games.
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Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.73.1, AdvanceMESS 0.73.0.1 and
AdvanceMENU 2.2.12.
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Upgraded Linux 2.4.22 + i810fb/savagefb/vmwarefb patches.
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Upgraded ALSA library 0.9.6.
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Upgraded syslinux 2.06.
AdvanceCD Version 1.1.0 2003/04
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Added detailed instructions on how to add roms
at the CD.
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Added isapnptools/pciutils/usbutils to detect
PnP/PCI/USB hardware. This reduces a lot the
boot time.
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Updated AdvanceMAME 0.66.0, AdvanceMESS 0.66.0.0 and
AdvanceMENU 2.2.4. This solves the problem with
the 3dfx video boards, add a global volume control,
and fixes a FrameBuffer color problem.
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Removed the old not PnP hardware detection.
The boot is now a lot faster.
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Added a preliminary Linux Frame Buffer support.
You can select it at boot time. Try it
if the SVGALIB video drivers are not working.
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Added SCSI support.
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Removed support to boot from floppy.
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Upgraded ALSA 0.9.1.
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Added some patches at the SVGALIB 1.9.17 library to
solve some possible problems.
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The emulators are now configured to exit after 3 minutes of
inactivity.
AdvanceCD Version 1.0.0 2003/01