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Short:MuLib based ROM Replacement Hack
Author:thorfdbg at alumni.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Richter)
Uploader:thorfdbg alumni tu-berlin de (Thomas Richter)
Type:util/boot
Version:46.6
Requires:util/libs/MMULib.lha, 2MB chip, well-behaived board
Architecture:m68k-amigaos >= 2.0.4
Date:2016-12-14
Download:http://aminet.net/util/boot/MuMapRom.lha - View contents
Readme:http://aminet.net/util/boot/MuMapRom.readme
Downloads:1797

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Changes made for 46.6:

Many. The whole resident MMU-setup was turned upside down, mostly to 
make it more compatible. MuMapRom has been successfully tested on
additional systems with the modifications in place.

Note that you may still need lots of chip mem in worst case.


Changes made for 40.4:

The reset-and-stay resident mechanism of MuMapRom makes now use of the
ColdCapture exec vector and a nice little extra hack.

Adds now a 16MB "safety zone" around memory areas to keep some wierd memory
tests working.

Did not work at all if the "ROMINFAST" option was not present at the
command line. Should be much better now.

______________________________________________________________________________

MuMapRom is a mmu.library based "ROM kicker", i.e. it replaces the ROM
resident kickstart by a disk based image file. The purpose of MuMapRom
is mainly to replace the kickstart image temporarely for testing, e.g.
for program authors to test their programs under different environments.
It should not be used for permanent kickstart replacement.
______________________________________________________________________________

Top reasons why not to use this program:

- It is a hack. MuMapRom assumes several non-granted behaivours of
  the current Kickstart implementation, of the CPU and motherboard
  hardware.
- MuMapRom will not work in all available environments. It may cause
  some compatibility problems, depending on the board type, the
  hardware and the memory configuration.
- MuMapRom requires a lot of chip memory (See "Implementation" for
  details why this is so). In fact, it will only run on machines with
  2MB chip memory. A graphic card is recommended as otherwise not
  much chip memory is left.


If you need a new/different ROM for your system, you should rather:

- Buy the ROM chip and install it. This will definitely work, will be
  most robust and won't cause any problem. If you need two different
  ROM versions, hardware solutions are available that allow switching
  between two ROMs.
- If you just need an upgrade of several system modules, other less
  hacky solutions exist. For example, to replace one ROM module by
  a ROM module of a later edition, you are encouraged to use the
  "LoadModule" and "MuProtectModules" of the same author.
- If you need short turn-around times for software testing, try to
  find a solution that is adapted to your board hardware 
  (e.g. CyberMap). These programs do not need to touch the MMU, but
  rather use board specific hardware for ROM remapping. This will
  typically do better since it will not require as much chip memory
  as this program.

If you still think that you "need" MuMapRom, please read the 
"MuMapRom.guide" file first. Experts might want to read the "Implementation"
chapter of the guide as well as it contains background information where
the MuMapRom restrictions arise from.

______________________________________________________________________________

                         The THOR-Software Licence (v2, 24th June 1998)


This License applies to the computer programs known as "mmu.library", 
"MuMapRom", "MuFastRom" and the corresponding documentation, known as
".readme" files. The "Program", below, refers to such program. The "Archive"
refers to the package of distribution, as prepared by the author of the
Program, Thomas Richter. Each licensee is addressed as "you".



The Program and the data in the archive are freely distributable
under the restrictions stated below, but are also Copyright (c)
Thomas Richter.

Distribution of the Program, the Archive and the data in the Archive by a
commercial organization without written permission from the author to any
third party is prohibited if any payment is made in connection with such
distribution, whether directly (as in payment for a copy of the Program) or
indirectly (as in payment for some service related to the Program, or
payment for some product or service that includes a copy of the Program
"without charge"; these are only examples, and not an exhaustive enumeration
of prohibited activities).


However, the following methods of distribution
involving payment shall not in and of themselves be a violation of this
restriction:


(i) Posting the Program on a public access information storage and
retrieval service for which a fee is received for retrieving information
(such as an on-line service), provided that the fee is not
content-dependent (i.e., the fee would be the same for retrieving the same
volume of information consisting of random data).


(ii) Distributing the Program on a CD-ROM, provided that

a) the Archive is reproduced entirely and verbatim on such CD-ROM, including
especially this licence agreement;

b) the CD-ROM is made available to the public for a nominal fee only,

c) a copy of the CD is made available to the author for free except for
shipment costs, and

d) provided further that all information on such CD-ROM is re-distributable
for non-commercial purposes without charge.


Redistribution of a modified version of the Archive, the Program or the
contents of the Archive is prohibited in any way, by any organization,
regardless whether commercial or non-commercial. Everything must be kept
together, in original and unmodified form.




Limitations.


THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY. THERE IS NO
WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD
THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY
SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.


IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS LICENCE, YOU MUST DELETE THE PROGRAM, THE ARCHIVE
AND ALL DATA OF THIS ARCHIVE FROM YOUR STORAGE SYSTEM. YOU ACCEPT THIS
LICENCE BY USING OR REDISTRIBUTING THE PROGRAM.


                                                        Thomas Richter

______________________________________________________________________________


Happy ROM Kicking,

	Thomas Richter	(November 2016)


Contents of util/boot/MuMapRom.lha
PERMISSION  UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP     NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ ----------
[unknown]                  189     216  87.5% -lh5- 5c77 Aug 26  2001 MuMapRom/DEVS/Kickstarts/Kick33.180.pch
[unknown]                  175     204  85.8% -lh5- df40 Aug 26  2001 MuMapRom/DEVS/Kickstarts/Kick34.5.pch
[unknown]                  218     260  83.8% -lh5- 4770 Aug 26  2001 MuMapRom/DEVS/Kickstarts/Kick37.175.pch
[unknown]                  202     252  80.2% -lh5- a7f4 Aug 26  2001 MuMapRom/DEVS/Kickstarts/Kick40.63.pch
[unknown]                  277     628  44.1% -lh5- 37ec Aug 31  2001 MuMapRom/EnvArc.info
[unknown]                 2013    6147  32.7% -lh5- ccc1 Apr 15  2001 MuMapRom/EnvArc/MMU-Configuration
[unknown]                 2015    6153  32.7% -lh5- 3ac1 Apr 15  2001 MuMapRom/EnvArc/MMU-Configuration.P5
[unknown]                  271     628  43.2% -lh5- 1619 Aug 31  2001 MuMapRom/Libs.info
[unknown]                 1402    2384  58.8% -lh5- 925f Jul 23 13:18 MuMapRom/Libs/68020.library
[unknown]                 1433    2424  59.1% -lh5- c501 Jul 23 13:18 MuMapRom/Libs/68030.library
[unknown]                23645   43908  53.9% -lh5- 7baf Jul 23 13:12 MuMapRom/Libs/68040.library
[unknown]                30533   65012  47.0% -lh5- 5fe0 Jul 23 13:12 MuMapRom/Libs/68060.library
[unknown]                25098   46932  53.5% -lh5- d99b Nov 26 18:49 MuMapRom/Libs/mmu.library
[unknown]                 1208    1920  62.9% -lh5- 44ef Jul 23 13:12 MuMapRom/Libs/mmu/P5Init
[unknown]                 2925    6519  44.9% -lh5- 39c4 Nov 26 19:04 MuMapRom/MuMapRom.readme
[unknown]                  356     788  45.2% -lh5- 29cd Aug 31  2001 MuMapRom/MuTools.info
[unknown]                 2396    3860  62.1% -lh5- abcf Oct 23 19:18 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuFastRom
[unknown]                 4974   12371  40.2% -lh5- 15a8 Jul  4 11:26 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuFastRom.guide
[unknown]                  275     523  52.6% -lh5- 766b Aug 31  2001 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuFastRom.guide.info
[unknown]                  474    1110  42.7% -lh5- 498c Aug 31  2001 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuFastRom.info
[unknown]                 6049    9700  62.4% -lh5- 8a0f Aug  6 11:32 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuMapRom
[unknown]                16897   46402  36.4% -lh5- 2fec Jul  4 11:26 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuMapRom.guide
[unknown]                  273     523  52.2% -lh5- 109f Aug 31  2001 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuMapRom.guide.info
[unknown]                  576    1177  48.9% -lh5- d4d7 Aug 31  2001 MuMapRom/MuTools/MuMapRom.info
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ ----------
 Total        24 files  123874  260041  47.6%            Dec 14 11:29

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