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This is the list of known problems. also look at [https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?limit=100&func=&group_id=223021&atid=1057617&assignee=&status=4&category=&artgroup=&keyword=&submitter=&artifact_id=&assignee=&status=1&category=&artgroup=&submitter=&keyword=&artifact_id=&submit=Filter&mass_category=&mass_priority=&mass_resolution=&mass_assignee=&mass_artgroup=&mass_status=&mass_cannedresponse= Tracker: open Bugs]
This is the list of known problems. also look at [https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?limit=100&func=&group_id=223021&atid=1057617&assignee=&status=4&category=&artgroup=&keyword=&submitter=&artifact_id=&assignee=&status=1&category=&artgroup=&submitter=&keyword=&artifact_id=&submit=Filter&mass_category=&mass_priority=&mass_resolution=&mass_assignee=&mass_artgroup=&mass_status=&mass_cannedresponse= Tracker: open Bugs]


This list always refers to the status of the last major release version, which was '''3.7'''. Items that have been fixed by the time of a major release will be removed, items fixed after that will be marked as fixed and stay until the next major version. New items will be added as noticed.
This list always refers to the status of the last major release version, which was '''3.8'''. Items that have been fixed by the time of a major release will be removed, items fixed after that will be marked as fixed and stay until the next major version. New items will be added as noticed.


==Prime Directive==
==Prime Directive==
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: That means: '''you break it, you fix it.''' Do not commit deal breaking changes without communicating it with the rest of the team. '''Generally regressions are not acceptable and respective commits are subject to be reverted.'''
: That means: '''you break it, you fix it.''' Do not commit deal breaking changes without communicating it with the rest of the team. '''Generally regressions are not acceptable and respective commits are subject to be reverted.'''
==Code cleanup and streamlining==
As of 3.2 we started removing a lot of the old cruft, that was dangling around in the tree for way too long, to make maintenance easier
* remove compiler- and platform- specific hacks (IFDEFS) in common code
$ ./src/findhacks.sh ccarchdep
$ ./src/findhacks.sh archdep
* <s>replace readline and our fallback implementation with linenoise (https://github.com/antirez/linenoise), or perhaps linenoise-ng (https://github.com/arangodb/linenoise-ng) which appears to support Windows and UTF-8.</s>
** write a C <-> C++ wrapper for completions with linenoise-ng, so we can also drop linenoise (non-ng).
==Build system==
==Documentation==
===Technical===
* many nodes are not yet linked correctly, which makes some of the exporters output garbled and/or suboptimal output (unix .info).
: '''Workaround:''' use the .html or .pdf documentation, which is exported correctly.
===Content===
The documentation is partly outdated and/or incomplete, in particular:
* some info that was previously hidden in target specific articles on the VICE knowledge base should get merged into vice.texi - the remaining articles are [[VICEKB|here]]
* some descriptions of emulator formats are missing (D67, D1M, D2M, D4M...)
* descriptions of several snapshot modules are missing (Plus4, TED...)
for details look at doc/Documentation-Howto.txt


==Testbench==
==Testbench==
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=== autostart problems ===
=== autostart problems ===


* autostart seems to be broken in xcbm2 and xcbm5x0 at least with the settings the testbench wants to use
* xplus4 gives "sound buffer overrun" on autostart with certain settings (which settings?)
* x128 does not autostart prg files correctly when also a cartridge is attached (that forces c64 mode)
* x128 does not autostart prg files correctly when also a cartridge is attached (that forces c64 mode)


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====Joystick====
====Joystick====


* in the gtk3 port VICE currently interprets all buttons of a connected joystick as fire button ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3292139&group_id=223021&atid=1057620 )
WIP [[Joymappings]]
* in the gtk3 port the 2nd button of C64GS joystick currently only works via keyboard, not real (USB) joysticks
 
* contact-bounce is not emulated
* contact-bounce is not emulated
: '''TODO''': make a proper test program
: '''TODO''': make a proper test program
* when selecting "swap joysticks" or "swap userport joysticks" this will actually swap the related resources, which may be surprising when saving settings and loading them later. it also means its impossible to display whether they are swapped or not in the UI.
: https://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=242527
: '''TODO''': create a "JoysticksAreSwapped" resource, and update the code accordingly. (This is partially solved in the Gtk3 UI by using two internal states, one for controlports and one for userport, and reflecting the state in the menu with checkboxes)


====Joystick port devices====
====Monitor====


* Paperclip 64 dongle emulation is broken
* TODO: Breakpoints/watchpoints should consider banks, and perhaps PLA/MMU config
* Gun Stick lightpen emulation is not working (and disabled, unless experimental devices are enabled in joyport.h)
* banking should somehow work also with cartridges. for this some generic interface in the cartridge system needs to be created
* add a monitor command to control the value of the 'I/O simulation device', something like jpdb <port> <value>
  The monitor command would call:
  joyport_io_sim_set_ddr_lines(0xff, port);  /* Set data direction to output for all joystick lines */
  joyport_io_sim_set_out_lines(value, port);


  ports 1&2 for x64/x64sc/xscpu64/x128/x64dtv/xcbm5x0
===== Profiler =====
  port 1 for xvic
  ports 1&2&6 for xplus4
* Add gtk3 ui support for the host joystick mapping system.
  joyport_map_desc_t *mappings = joyport_get_mapping(port);  /* get the mappings for the given port */
  char *port_name = joyport_get_port_name(port);              /* get the name of the emulated port */
  if (joyport_has_mapping(port)) {                            /* only if the given port has a device that has pins to map */
      char *emulated_joystick_device_name = mappings->name;  /* get the name of the emulated device in the given port */
      if (mappings->pinmap != NULL) {                        /* only if the device has pin (digital line) mappings */
          for (int i = 0; mappings->pinmap[i].name; i++) {    /* go through all the pin mappings, if mapping pin name is NULL then we have reached the end */
              char *pin_name = mappings->pinmap[i].name;      /* get the pin name */
              int pin_nr = mappings->pinmap[i].pin;          /* get the pin number */
              ...                                            /* build host joystick direction/button dialog based on the above info */
          }
      }
      if (mappings->potmap != NULL) {                        /* only if the device has pot (analog line) mappings */
          for (int i = 0; mappings->potmap[i].name; i++) {    /* go through all the pot mappings, if mapping pot name is NULL then we have reached the end */
              char *pin_name = mappings->potmap[i].name;      /* get the pot name */
              int pin_nr = mappings->potmap[i].pin;          /* get the pot number */
              ...                                            /* build host joystick analog axis dialog based on the above info */
          }
      }
  }


====Userport devices====
The new profiler feature is still incomplete ( https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/patches/350/ )


* diag 586220 harness  emulation is not working (and disabled, unless experimental devices are enabled in userport.h)
* support for banking (main CPU) is only implemented in x64(sc) right now
 
** banking should somehow consider cartridge banks, once we have generic support for it in the monitor
====Tapeport devices====
* perhaps additional stats for "stolen cycles" (cycles used by the VICII) can be added
 
* branch taken / not taken statistics
* diag 586220 harness  emulation is not working (and disabled, unless experimental devices are enabled in tapeport.h)
* support for drive CPUs is missing
 
* support for other CPUs than 6502 is missing
====Commandline====
* binary remote monitor commands need to be implemented (perhaps once more of the above works, so we know how these must look like)
 
* some options where the available parameters depend on the machine type lack proper descriptions (-drivetype)
 
====Resources====
 
* It's unclear what the "event_relevant" member of resources actually means, and what the difference between RES_EVENT_SAME and RES_EVENT_STRICT is. This needs to documented and then probably a lot of resources fixed to use the correct values.
 
====Monitor====
 
* Breakpoints/watchpoints should consider banks.


===== Binary Interface =====
===== Binary Interface =====
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* accessing device #7 on the IEC bus works (only real devices), but it only works if True Drive Emulation is OFF, even though this has nothing to do with drives. This needs to be fixed in TDE somehow.
* accessing device #7 on the IEC bus works (only real devices), but it only works if True Drive Emulation is OFF, even though this has nothing to do with drives. This needs to be fixed in TDE somehow.
: generally the way device #7 is implemented as a special case that is different to devices 4-6 is questionable and should be made the same
: generally the way device #7 is implemented as a special case that is different to devices 4-6 is questionable and should be made the same
======1541======
* 1541 Emulation still fails a few test programs
======1571======
======1571======
* 2mhz mode of the 1571 is not handled correctly
* 2mhz mode of the 1571 is not handled correctly
** drive CPUs always run at 1Mhz for all drives (hardcoded 1000000 at a few places)
** drive CPUs always run at 1Mhz for all drives (hardcoded 1000000 at a few places)
** 1571 has extra delay on on reading sync inside the drive, ("you cannot use BVC in 2mhz mode!")
** 1571 has extra delay on on reading sync inside the drive, ("you cannot use BVC in 2mhz mode!")
* 1571CR emulation does not work correctly
* 1571CR (MOS5710) emulation is incomplete
** extra FDC2 registers are not implemented
* double sided 1571 images do not work correctly
* double sided 1571 images do not work correctly
** regular (70 tracks) vs extended (80 or 84 tracks) d71 images are not handled at all (vdrive problem)
** regular (70 tracks) vs extended (80 or 84 tracks) d71 images are not handled at all (vdrive problem)
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: ''Note: since t64 is currently only accessable via kernal traps, the datasette emulation actually treats this case as if no image is present. The respective code must be updated so the datasette emulation actually "knows" about when t64 is in use.''
: ''Note: since t64 is currently only accessable via kernal traps, the datasette emulation actually treats this case as if no image is present. The respective code must be updated so the datasette emulation actually "knows" about when t64 is in use.''
* motor noise is not emulated
* motor noise is not emulated
====Tape port devices====
* DTL Basic Dongle emulation is broken


====Printer Emulation====
====Printer Emulation====
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: ''there perhaps should be a way to explicitly set a directory for printer output files'' [[User:Gpz|Gpz]] 01:24, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
: ''there perhaps should be a way to explicitly set a directory for printer output files'' [[User:Gpz|Gpz]] 01:24, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
* printer noise is not emulated
* printer noise is not emulated
* printers don't work on the PET (or other IEEE-488 computers)
: -> the reason for that is that they use either device traps or IEC Devices, none of which exists on the IEEE machines
====RS232 Emulation====
Detailed info on the state of RS232 emulation can be found [[RS232|here]].
====ROMsets====
* a generic function should be created which scans the data directory of the emulator and returns a list of all .vrs files for the UI
** then the UI can use said list in a dropdown list for quick selection


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===c1541===
===Cores===


* handling of .d81 CBM sub partitions and CMD DIR subdirectories is broken due to the way disk images are handled.
{| class="wikitable"
** accessing files does not work ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3367519&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
! Core !! used in !!
** listing directories does not work ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3367517&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
|-
: ''unfortunately to fix this a lot of c1541 will have to be rewritten (mount image only once, not for each operation)'' [[User:Gpz|Gpz]] ([[User talk:Gpz|talk]]) 23:57, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
| VIA || VIC20, PET, various drives ||
* since virtual drive emulation does not support REL files on the host filesystem, c1541 can not extract them to R00 files ( https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/702/ )
|-
 
| CIA || C64, C128, 1570/71 ||
* <s>Remove optional dependency on libreadline once linenoise-ng has been tested properly.</s>
|-
:: See if linenoise-ng can be made to work with the MSYS2 shell, which would help with debugging c1541.
| SID || C64, C128, CBM2, (VIC20, PLUS4, PET: SID cart) ||
 
|-
===Chips===
| TED || Plus4 || snapshots are broken
|-
| VDC || C128 || snapshots are broken
|-
| VIC || VIC-20 ||
|-
| VIC-II || C64, CBM2 ||
|-
| VIC-IIe || C128 ||
|-
| t6721a || Magic Voice, Plus4 (V364) || snapshot support is missing
|-
| mc6821 || Formel64, Magic Formel, Dolphin-DOS 3 ||
|-
| CS8900a || RR-Net/TFE || snapshot support is missing
|-
| RIOT || 2040/3040/4040/1001/8050/8250 ||
|-
| PC8477/DP8473 || FD4000/FD2000 ||
|-
| WD1770 || 1570/1571/1581 ||
|-
| ACIA (6551)|| Swiftlink ||
|-
| spi-sdcard || MMC64, MMC Replay || snapshot support is missing
|-
| ser-eeprom || MMC Replay || snapshot support is missing
|-
| midi || C64, VIC-20 || snapshot support is missing
|}


====VIA====
====VIA====


* MYVIA_NEED_LATCHING option is broken
* MYVIA_NEED_LATCHING option is possibly broken, but in any case untested
* the code doesn't actually notify anything outside the chip when PB7 toggles
* the code doesn't actually notify anything outside the chip when PB7 toggles
** Same so far for the output from the shift register and its handshaking
** Same so far for the output from the shift register and its handshaking
used in: VIC20, PET, various drives


====CIA====
====CIA====
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* the case when CIA1 port A and port B are both in output mode, port A outputs low, port B outputs high, both are connected via the keyboard matrix and a value is read from port B is not handled correctly ( testprogs/CIA/ciaports ; http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=5375 ) (has been improved but is not perfect)
* the case when CIA1 port A and port B are both in output mode, port A outputs low, port B outputs high, both are connected via the keyboard matrix and a value is read from port B is not handled correctly ( testprogs/CIA/ciaports ; http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=5375 ) (has been improved but is not perfect)
* the various analog side effects that must be considered when pressing two or more keys are not emulated correctly, so this will currently not produce the correct results in some corner cases.
* the various analog side effects that must be considered when pressing two or more keys are not emulated correctly, so this will currently not produce the correct results in some corner cases.
* Shift Register IRQ triggers one cycle too early (see [http://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/599/ this] bug)
* <s>Shift Register IRQ triggers one cycle too early (see [http://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/599/ this] bug)</s> (fixed)
 
used in: C64, C128, 1570/71


====SID====
====SID====
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* POTX/POTY sampling jitter is not emulated
* POTX/POTY sampling jitter is not emulated
* only one mouse or pair of paddles can be emulated at a time
* only one mouse or pair of paddles can be emulated at a time
* 'dump' support in the monitor is missing
used in: C64, C128, CBM2, (VIC20, PLUS4, PET: SID cart)


====TED====
====TED====


* snapshots are broken
* FLI does not work ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3205787&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
* FLI does not work ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3205787&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
used in: Plus4


====VDC====
====VDC====


* Some basic features of the VDC are missing:
* Some basic features of the VDC are missing:
* Registers 34/35 (horizontal blanking position) not implemented
** Registers 34/35 (horizontal blanking position) not implemented
* $d600 bit 7 STATUS flag is only approximately implemented. Fixing requires emulating the internal timing of the VDC..  (partially implemented in r35456, also see testprogs/VDC/vdctiming)
** $d600 bit 7 STATUS flag is only approximately implemented. Fixing requires emulating the internal timing of the VDC..  (partially implemented in r35456, also see testprogs/VDC/vdctiming)
* Differences between 8563 and 8568 are not all emulated, eg. register 38
** Differences between 8563 and 8568 are not all emulated, eg. register 38
* Snapshot doesn't include VDC
* Clock calculation for lightpen is incorrect (?)
* Clock calculation for lightpen is incorrect (?)
* Can't resize the screen enough to fit all video modes, e.g. vdcmodemania high resolution modes. Aspect ratio needs to change on the fly too.
* Can't resize the screen enough to fit all video modes, e.g. vdcmodemania high resolution modes. Aspect ratio needs to change on the fly too.
* Screen position is not always correct, e.g. vdcmodemania FLI parts
* Screen position is not always correct, e.g. vdcmodemania FLI parts
used in: C128


====VIC====
====VIC====
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** lightpen values are off (see testprogs/VIC20/split-tests/lightpen, http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4870 )
** lightpen values are off (see testprogs/VIC20/split-tests/lightpen, http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4870 )
** some glitches when XPOS is 0, breaks (at least) Vicual MMIX credits part (http://www.cs.tut.fi/~albert/Pu-239/vicual-mmix/)
** some glitches when XPOS is 0, breaks (at least) Vicual MMIX credits part (http://www.cs.tut.fi/~albert/Pu-239/vicual-mmix/)
used in: VIC-20


====VIC-II====
====VIC-II====
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* DMA delay artifacts are not emulated correctly ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3325466&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
* DMA delay artifacts are not emulated correctly ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3325466&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
* Sprite fetch bugs in sideborder are not emulated correctly ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3325426&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
* Sprite fetch bugs in sideborder are not emulated correctly ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3325426&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
 
* DMA delay does not affect idle byte correctly [https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/1855/ bug#1855]
used in: C64, CBM2
* 6569R1 sprite oddity at X-position $163 is not emulated correctly [https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/1857/ bug #1857]


====VIC-IIe====
====VIC-IIe====


* The test bit is not emulated, which results in things like 'real interlace' ([http://sites.google.com/site/h2obsession/CBM/C128/Interlace]) and the $D030 new VIC-IIe color palette hack ([http://www.commodore128.org/index.php?topic=3665.0]) not working.
* The test bit is not emulated, which results in things like 'real interlace' ([http://sites.google.com/site/h2obsession/CBM/C128/Interlace]) and the $D030 new VIC-IIe color palette hack ([http://www.commodore128.org/index.php?topic=3665.0]) not working.
used in: C128


====t6721a====
====t6721a====
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* synthesizer condition 2 loss-effect-, shape- and repeat- bits have no effect
* synthesizer condition 2 loss-effect-, shape- and repeat- bits have no effect
* reading from the speach rom is not emulated (which is not really an issue since neither magic voice nor v364 have one)
* reading from the speach rom is not emulated (which is not really an issue since neither magic voice nor v364 have one)
* snapshot support is missing
used in: Magic Voice, Plus4 (V364)


====mc6821====
====mc6821====
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* interrupts are not implemented
* interrupts are not implemented
* implementation of C2 output modes is incomplete
* implementation of C2 output modes is incomplete
used in: Formel64, Magic Formel, Dolphin-DOS 3
====CS8900a====
* snapshot support is missing
used in: RR-Net/TFE


====RIOT====
====RIOT====


* I/O "peek" function is broken
* I/O "peek" function is broken
* <s>I/O "dump" function is missing</s>
used in: 2040/3040/4040/1001/8050/8250
====PC8477/DP8473====
* I/O "dump" function is missing
used in: FD4000/FD2000
====WD1770====
* I/O "dump" function is missing
used in: 1570/1571/1581
====ACIA (6551)====
Detailed info on the state of RS232 emulation can be found [[RS232|here]].
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===Cores===
====spi-sdcard====
* snapshot support is missing
used in: MMC64, MMC Replay
====ser-eeprom====
* snapshot support is missing
used in: MMC Replay
====midi====
* snapshot support is missing
used in: C64, VIC-20


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===Machines===
===Machines===


====vsid====
====x64sc====
 
====x64 / x64sc====


'''NOTICE:'''
Note: [[x64_Bugs|x64]] is deprecated.
 
Since revision 36182 (2019-04-08), VICE will no longer build the old x64 binary by default. To make VICE build x64, pass `--enable-x64` to configure.


=====general=====
=====general=====


* the memory layout for "Max Machine" is not yet correct
* some C64 models are not emulated 100% correctly (for details see [[C64models]])
* when SX-64 is selected, the tick for the CIA TOD clocks should always be 60Hz (regardless of PAL/NTSC)
** the memory layout for "Max Machine" is not yet correct
* for details see [[C64models]]
** The Japanese C64 has "C= lock" instead of "Shift Lock" (the keyboard is physically different)
 
=====x64 issues addressed by x64sc=====
 
To clarify... these will never (as in can't) be emulated in the regular x64, unless we end up replacing x64 with x64sc.
 
* some VIC-II bugs present in the old VIC-II core
** inline gfx data changes are not emulated (see testprogs/VICII/gfxfetch/)
** The VIC-II implementation lacks cycle exact sprite collision support
** VIC-II shows wrong colors when switching from hires background to idle with borders open (see testprogs/VICII/border/*, Krestology)
** VIC-II fetches from cartridge in ultimax mode can not be emulated properly for all carts
note: this is also broken in xcbm2
 
'''Workaround''' in all cases: use x64sc :)
 
=====x64 specific problems=====
 
note: While most of the x64sc improvements/fixes are impossible to shoehorn into x64 (hence the split), a few things could still be improved:
 
* testprogs/VICII/spritesteal (ntscold)
* testprogs/VICII/spriteenable
* missing open border on top of testprogs/VICII/sprite0move
* testprogs/VICII/split-tests/modesplit
* switching VICII border mode resets x64 ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3004255&group_id=223021&atid=1057620 )
 
'''Workaround''' in all cases: use x64sc :)


=====Cartridge System=====
=====Cartridge System=====
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* '''TODO:''' IDE64 saves its config data into vicerc - it should use a bin image like every other cartridge
* '''TODO:''' IDE64 saves its config data into vicerc - it should use a bin image like every other cartridge


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====x128====
====x128====


* Support for fast mode (2MHz) is implemented but incomplete, detailed information about the stealing of cycles by the VICII when switching back from fast mode is missing and therefor the emulation of it is incorrect.
* Support for fast mode (2MHz) is implemented but incomplete, detailed information about the stealing of cycles by the VICII when switching back from fast mode is missing and therefor the emulation of it is incorrect.
* support for c128 specific expansion port handling/mapping is missing in the c64/c128 cartridge system (MMC Replay, FastLoad128, MACH128, other?)
* the relative speed and details like cycle-stealing of the z80 is inaccurate ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3476760&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
* the relative speed and details like cycle-stealing of the z80 is inaccurate ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3476760&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
: xmx provided a test program, see testprogs/c128/z80/cycletimer
: xmx provided a test program, see testprogs/c128/z80/cycletimer
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* should get rewritten to use the new 6510 "sc" core
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====xvic====
====xvic====
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* programs that do not work for unknown reason:
* programs that do not work for unknown reason:
** "Grave Cave" ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3297561&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
** "Grave Cave" ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3297561&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
* the naming of the VIAs in the sourcecode is mixed up, it should be VIA1 for the one at 9110 and VIA2 for the one at 9120
* xvic does not use iecbus/iecbus.c, which is why "IEC Device" stuff does not work with it


===== Cartridge System =====
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* cartridge_get_info_list is not implemented
* CRT/BIN saver are missing
** writeback with crt file is not implemented
** GUI elements for "save cartridge" are missing


====x64dtv====
====x64dtv====
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* "enable Userport Joystick" vs "Hummer Userport Joystick" is strange and confusing, especially since in the DTV emulator we dont even have a "UserportJoyType" selection. the regular "DTV Joystick on Userport" should become a regular Userport device.
* "enable Userport Joystick" vs "Hummer Userport Joystick" is strange and confusing, especially since in the DTV emulator we dont even have a "UserportJoyType" selection. the regular "DTV Joystick on Userport" should become a regular Userport device.


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====xplus4====
====xplus4====
<big>The plus4 emulator is generally work in progress and not yet "ready". Maintainer wanted!</big>
<big>The plus4 emulator is generally work in progress and not yet "ready". Maintainer wanted!</big>
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* emulation of the V364 speech chip is incomplete (see [[Todo#t6721a]])
* emulation of the V364 speech chip is incomplete (see [[Todo#t6721a]])
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* should get rewritten to use the new 6502 "sc" core
=====Cartridge System=====
=====Cartridge System=====
* handling of the c0/c1/c2 roms is weak
* handling of the c0/c1/c2 roms is weak
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* "mmu" memory translation table handling is not implemented for cartridges
* "mmu" memory translation table handling is not implemented for cartridges
* snapshot implementations are completely untested
* snapshot implementations are completely untested
* .crt support is missing
 
----


====xcbm2====
====xcbm2====


* The CBM-II emulator, when the execution bank is set to an open memory bank, sets the zeropage and stack access to unmapped, but actually existing memory. This is a bug but cannot be avoided with the current CPU code architecture.
* The CBM-II emulator, when the execution bank is set to an open memory bank, sets the zeropage and stack access to unmapped, but actually existing memory. This is a bug but cannot be avoided with the current CPU code architecture
* break- and watchpoints in zeropage are broken. this is because of the old cpu core, and can likely not be fixed without migrating to the new one.
* banking in the monitor is broken
* breakpoints are broken
** when a breakpoint is hit, the monitor disassembles from the wrong bank
** breakpoints will only hit in the bank which is active in the monitor (!)
* when running the burn-in diagnostic tests, the CIA is reported as bad ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3102493&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
* when running the burn-in diagnostic tests, the CIA is reported as bad ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3102493&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
: ''note: run like this: xcbm2 -model 610 -ntsc -drive8type 8050 -virtualdev +truedrive -8 cbm2-burnin.d80''
: ''note: run like this: xcbm2 -model 610 -ntsc -drive8type 8050 -virtualdev +truedrive -8 cbm2-burnin.d80''
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* should get rewritten to use the new 6502 "sc" core
===== Cartridge System =====
===== Cartridge System =====
* not implemented yet
* <s>not implemented yet</s> (fixed)
 
----


====xcbm5x0====
====xcbm5x0====
* The emulator, when the execution bank is set to an open memory bank, sets the zeropage and stack access to unmapped, but actually existing memory. This is a bug but cannot be avoided with the current CPU code architecture.
* The emulator, when the execution bank is set to an open memory bank, sets the zeropage and stack access to unmapped, but actually existing memory. This is a bug but cannot be avoided with the current CPU code architecture.
* break- and watchpoints in zeropage are broken. this is because of the old cpu core, and can likely not be fixed without migrating to the new one.
* banking in the monitor is broken
* In the C510 emulation the VIC-II timing is not exact, i.e. the stopping of the CPU during bad lines is wrong.
* In the C510 emulation the VIC-II timing is not exact, i.e. the stopping of the CPU during bad lines is wrong.
* The C510 emulation uses the old VIC-II core which means no cycle exact sprite collisions, no inline gfx changes, and probably more.
* The C510 emulation uses the old VIC-II core which means no cycle exact sprite collisions, no inline gfx changes, and probably more. See [[x64_Bugs|here]] for details.
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* should get rewritten to use the new 6502 "sc" core
===== Cartridge System =====
===== Cartridge System =====
* not implemented yet
* <s>not implemented yet</s> (fixed)
 
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====xpet====
====xpet====
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** the userport is reported as bad (perhaps some dongle is needed?)
** the userport is reported as bad (perhaps some dongle is needed?)
: ''note: run like this: "xpet -model 8296 -drive8type 8050 -8 8296d-systemdisk.d82 -editor edit-4-80-b-50Hz.901474-04.bin". the "burnin8296" program seems to be an older version of the "8296d diagnostic" program. it runs when TDE is enabled, but the 50Hz irq test fails.''
: ''note: run like this: "xpet -model 8296 -drive8type 8050 -8 8296d-systemdisk.d82 -editor edit-4-80-b-50Hz.901474-04.bin". the "burnin8296" program seems to be an older version of the "8296d diagnostic" program. it runs when TDE is enabled, but the 50Hz irq test fails.''
* break- and watchpoints in zeropage are broken. this is because of the old cpu core, and can likely not be fixed without migrating to the new one.
* some combinations of selected keymap and keyboard model do not work because of missing keymaps
* some combinations of selected keymap and keyboard model do not work because of missing keymaps
** also the keymaps must match the "editor" ROM - currently only the UK (Business) ROM in included in VICE
** also the keymaps must match the "editor" ROM - currently only the UK (Business) ROM in included in VICE
** the keymaps for US (host) keymap need to be checked and fixed
** the keymaps for US (host) keymap need to be checked and fixed
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
* should get rewritten to use the new 6502 "sc" core


===Rewrites===
----
===SC Rewrites===


As a long term goal, everything should be rewritten to use the "sc" cpu cores (and the non sc cores removed):
As a long term goal, everything should be rewritten to use the new "sc" cpu cores (and the non sc cores removed):


* The "sc" rewrites. Migrate emulators to the cycle based CPU core (6510dtvcore.c, should be renamed), which allows:
* Migrate emulators to the cycle based CPU core (6510dtvcore.c, should be renamed), which allows:
** cycle based hooks for complex hardware expansions (SCPU)
** cycle based hooks for complex hardware expansions (SCPU)
** in-line graphics data change emulation (see testprogs/VICII/gfxfetch)
** in-line graphics data change emulation (see testprogs/VICII/gfxfetch)
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** an insane amount of regression testing (preferably with new testprogs where needed)
** an insane amount of regression testing (preferably with new testprogs where needed)


----
== Tools ==
=== c1541 ===
* handling of .d81 CBM sub partitions and CMD DIR subdirectories is broken due to the way disk images are handled.
** accessing files does not work ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3367519&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
** listing directories does not work ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3367517&group_id=223021&atid=1057617 )
: ''unfortunately to fix this a lot of c1541 will have to be rewritten (mount image only once, not for each operation)'' [[User:Gpz|Gpz]] ([[User talk:Gpz|talk]]) 23:57, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
* since virtual drive emulation does not support REL files on the host filesystem, c1541 can not extract them to R00 files ( https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/702/ )
* <s>Remove optional dependency on libreadline once linenoise-ng has been tested properly.</s>
:: See if linenoise-ng can be made to work with the MSYS2 shell, which would help with debugging c1541.
----
==Ports==
==Ports==


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====Windows====
====Windows====


* the native (console based) monitor does not work in windows
* '''TODO:''' the native (console based) monitor does not work in windows


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==== Dialogs ====
==== Dialogs ====
* '''TODO''': Polish the keyset dialog: at there very least split the UI into a 3x3 grid for the directions and a 4x2 grid for the fire buttons. Maybe use icons for the direction if they're in the default Gtk icon set.
* '''TODO''': Polish the keyset dialog: <s>at there very least split the UI into a 3x3 grid for the directions and a 4x2 grid for the fire buttons</s>. Maybe use icons for the direction if they're in the default Gtk icon set.
:: Only arrow icons for North, West, South and East are available. Gtk3 used to have a [https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/class.Arrow.html GtkArrow] class, but that has been deprecated since 3.14 and removed from 4.x. So we'll have to write our own (which should also prove useful for joystick mapping widgets).


==== Settings ====
==== Settings ====
* '''TODO:''' HardSID settings are missing
=====ROMsets=====
* a generic function should be created which scans the data directory of the emulator and returns a list of all .vrs files for the UI
** then the UI can use said list in a dropdown list for quick selection


* '''TODO:''' ROM-set manager/settings need to be reworked and fixed. ROMset "archives" should be removed completely. see [[#ROMsets]]
* '''TODO:''' ROM-set manager/settings need to be reworked and fixed. ROMset "archives" should be removed completely. see [[#ROMsets]]
* '''TODO:''' HardSID settings are missing


===== CBM2 model (xcbm2/xcbm5x0) =====
===== CBM2 model (xcbm2/xcbm5x0) =====
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* '''BUG:''' Fix drag-n-drop behaviour, dragging multiple SID files onto the playlist widget works, but on Linux at least, dropping a SID file on the STIL view widget doesn't work (specifically the GtkTextView), this works on Windows oddly enough.
* '''BUG:''' Fix drag-n-drop behaviour, dragging multiple SID files onto the playlist widget works, but on Linux at least, dropping a SID file on the STIL view widget doesn't work (specifically the GtkTextView), this works on Windows oddly enough.
* '''TODO:''' Implement "goto-next-SID" when having SLDB support enabled.


* '''BUG:''' STIL view: some tunes (for example Last Ninja 2) print empty "tune #x" entries, so you'll get "Tune #1" in blue and a few empty lines, in the case of LN2 this goes on until tune #6. Most likely a bug in the use of hvsclib, not the lib itself.
* '''BUG:''' STIL view: some tunes (for example Last Ninja 2) print empty "tune #x" entries, so you'll get "Tune #1" in blue and a few empty lines, in the case of LN2 this goes on until tune #6. Most likely a bug in the use of hvsclib, not the lib itself.


* '''TODO:'''Playlist: allow keyboard navigation. Perhaps also multi-select via Ctrl or Shift to delete multiple entries?
* '''TODO:'''Playlist: allow keyboard navigation. Perhaps also multi-select via Ctrl or Shift to delete multiple entries?
* Implement a playlist for VSID (partly done)


* Add some sort of tree-based file browser (preferably using the HVSC as the default dir) to allow quick tune selection and help with building a playlist (ie via drag-n-drop)
* Add some sort of tree-based file browser (preferably using the HVSC as the default dir) to allow quick tune selection and help with building a playlist (ie via drag-n-drop)
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* Add HVSC BUGlist support to VSID
* Add HVSC BUGlist support to VSID
:: Support for this is available in src/hvsc, but there are very few actual entries in the BUGList.txt file. Maybe skip this one?
:: Support for this is available in src/hvsc, but there are very few actual entries in the BUGList.txt file. Maybe skip this one?
* Update mixer sliders to use proper units etc like the mixer sliders in the other emus


==== Monitor ====
==== Monitor ====
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* '''TODO:''' On the long run, we will have to write a custom renderer for a monitor window, which supports all the things we need to implement a classic "fullscreen editor" like ml monitor.
* '''TODO:''' On the long run, we will have to write a custom renderer for a monitor window, which supports all the things we need to implement a classic "fullscreen editor" like ml monitor.
* '''TODO:''' Again as a long term goal, we might want to support transparent support for native charsets
* '''TODO:''' <s>Again as a long term goal, we might want to support transparent support for native charsets</s> (implemented in trunk)


for some info on the monitor ui see: [[MonitorUI]].
for some info on the monitor ui see: [[MonitorUI]].
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* '''BUG:''' at a lot of places "inactive" (as in "cant be selected") menu items are missing the "N/A" on the right
* '''BUG:''' at a lot of places "inactive" (as in "cant be selected") menu items are missing the "N/A" on the right
* '''TODO:''' A better way of showing filenames (maybe using contraction) needs to be made
* '''TODO:''' A better way of showing filenames (maybe using contraction) needs to be made
====Datasette====
*'''TODO:''' add menu items for "Reset datasette counter" (UI action handlers have been added in the "compyx/sdl-uiactions" branch)


====Joysticks====
====Joysticks====
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* '''TODO:''' Add HVSC sid tune information list (STIL) support to VSID
* '''TODO:''' Add HVSC sid tune information list (STIL) support to VSID
* '''TODO:''' Add HVSC BUGlist support to VSID
* '''TODO:''' Add HVSC BUGlist support to VSID
====Windows====
* '''TODO:''' embed icons into windows .exe files (fixed?)




[[Category:TODO]]
[[Category:TODO]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 6 May 2024

This is the list of known problems. also look at Tracker: open Bugs

This list always refers to the status of the last major release version, which was 3.8. Items that have been fixed by the time of a major release will be removed, items fixed after that will be marked as fixed and stay until the next major version. New items will be added as noticed.

Prime Directive

  • All developers shall subscribe to the vice-emu-mail mailinglist and perhaps join #vice-dev on freenode too (highly recommended).
  • Please respect the coding guidelines.
  • Document your code so other people than you are able to understand and fix it in a decade or two.
  • When adding/changing stuff that needs (G)UI items/changes, all developers should update the SDL and GTK3 UIs themselves, and immediately following their respective changes.
  • When adding/changing command-line options and/or resources, adding a new feature or change the behavior of an existing feature, please update the documentation.
  • After fixing a bug or implementing a new feature, update its status on the Bug Tracker and mark it as fixed in the TODO list below.
Only remove a bug/feature from this list when it was fixed/implemented in the latest stable release.
  • And most importantly...
 <@_tlr> Please at least test the issue you were trying to fix before committing.
That means: you break it, you fix it. Do not commit deal breaking changes without communicating it with the rest of the team. Generally regressions are not acceptable and respective commits are subject to be reverted.

Testbench

  • many test programs (mostly for vic20) are not yet integrated into the automatic testing
  • TODO: fix the reference screenshots and/or the scripts so they dont rely on the "normal" rendering mode anymore
  • TODO: make a test program to determine visible screen dimensions
  • TODO: make a test program to determine the type of delay line used for a PAL screen (UV or U only)

autostart problems

  • x128 does not autostart prg files correctly when also a cartridge is attached (that forces c64 mode)

Emulators

Subsystems

Keyboard

  • When a key which is shifted on the real machine but unshifted on the PC or Unix keyboard you are using is pressed, the virtual shift is pressed together (i.e. at the same clock cycle) with the main key; this could not work with some keyboard routines.
Workaround: If you have to use the function keys, press the (real) shift key manually (e.g. F2 = Shift + F1, F4 = Shift + F3 and so on); this also works with other keys. In any case, using a positional keymap will remove much of this problem.
  • Some ports/emulators/keyboard-types do not have all required keymaps (and a fallback will used) - look at Keymaps for details
  • Although "shift lock" can be mapped to a key, not all ports and/or emulators support it due to missing keymaps and/or implementation details.
TODO: check ports and fix or at least add a comment in the keymaps
  • contact-bounce is not emulated
TODO: make a proper test program

Joystick

WIP Joymappings

  • contact-bounce is not emulated
TODO: make a proper test program
https://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=242527

Monitor

  • TODO: Breakpoints/watchpoints should consider banks, and perhaps PLA/MMU config
  • banking should somehow work also with cartridges. for this some generic interface in the cartridge system needs to be created
Profiler

The new profiler feature is still incomplete ( https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/patches/350/ )

  • support for banking (main CPU) is only implemented in x64(sc) right now
    • banking should somehow consider cartridge banks, once we have generic support for it in the monitor
  • perhaps additional stats for "stolen cycles" (cycles used by the VICII) can be added
  • branch taken / not taken statistics
  • support for drive CPUs is missing
  • support for other CPUs than 6502 is missing
  • binary remote monitor commands need to be implemented (perhaps once more of the above works, so we know how these must look like)
Binary Interface

The binary interface has a few design issues that should be fixed

  • Command 0x84 (get display) has several issues:
    • The first parameter should probably not be a boolean ("is this VICII?"), but "videochip number", with 0 being VICII and 1 being VDC on C128. Further Videochips could be added then (eg if we ever implement the BTX cartridge). Perhaps for compatibility reasons we start counting at 1, and make "0" a special parameter for "current one" I'm not sure what to do with this so I'm leaving it alone for the time being.

Also, the Documentation has some issues:

  • At some places it uses &foo and *bar to refer to "length" and a block of data(?). This is really weird and should be removed / replaced by something that is more clear.

Last not least the binmontest program needs cleanup, so it can serve as an example program:

  • Magic values are used for offsets at various places. It should use constants instead. Ideally, a common header file is used for both the test-program and the VICE code itself
  • More comments are needed in place of the various checks

History Recording

  • history recording currently breaks on a lot of user actions, such as using autostart or attaching a cartridge.
Workaround: make sure to start up with a bog standard c64, and then load/run the program in question manually

note: since history recording is very error prone and hard to debug, we depend on feedback (on either failure or success) on this topic very much. if you still have problems with the current release, please report them including testcases.

Screenshots / Media Recording

  • Screenshots with activated video filter (CRT emulation / Scale2x) do not deliver the expected (filtered) result.

Rendering

  • some things are still shared by videochips although they shouldnt be, resulting in conflicts for eg the color generation (visible in x128 in ports that show two windows at a time, when crt emulation is enabled, eg adjusting brightness affects also the other window)
  • TODO add a 4:3 fixed aspect ratio scaling mode
  • TODO when a test program has been written, adjust the "normal" border mode accordingly (CAUTION: fix testsuite first)
  • TODO put all border mode parameters into arrays, make a global function to query the parameters and modes (for UIs) and then add "TV" mode (like "normal", but not centered)
CRT Emulation
  • the rf-modulator output characteristics are not emulated, which means the so called "black bleeding" effect does not work (emusux0r, http://www.csdb.dk/release/?id=81780)
  • artefact color and luma/chroma crosstalk are not emulated (eg the "red/green stripes")

see http://hitmen.c02.at/temp/palstuff/ for some further info on this topic.

Drive Emulation

  • G64 image support is incomplete, the speedzone definitions are completely ignored
Note: this is no problem in practise, so far not a single title (game) could be located that would actually require this kind of support to work. Incase you find a program that needs this kind of support, please let us know.
  • RPM and Wobble settings have currently no effect when P64 images are used
virtual Devices
  • handling of CBM style sub partitions is incomplete, write operations on sub partitions may give unexpected results.
  • RELative files are only supported when using disk images ( https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/703/ )
  • support for double sided disk images is very shaky, since no concept of disk sides exists and the tracks on the second side are referenced by an offset into the image, the handling of images with different number of tracks is needlessly hard and complicated (and thus broken).
  • the IEEE machines use the "virtual devices" for something slightly different than the IEC machines, for the IEEE machines its more like what "IEC Device" means for the IEC machines. This should be handled with a seperate resource similar to "IEC Device" in the other emulators.
True Drive Emulation
  • serial timing latency is not implemented. due to their physical properties, it takes about half a cycle for a value to show up at the respective output pin after it has been written to the register. and respectivly, it takes about half a cycle from changing an input pin until the value in the respective register changes.
  • mechanical delays (such as head stepping and motor spinup) are not emulated yet.
  • accessing device #7 on the IEC bus works (only real devices), but it only works if True Drive Emulation is OFF, even though this has nothing to do with drives. This needs to be fixed in TDE somehow.
generally the way device #7 is implemented as a special case that is different to devices 4-6 is questionable and should be made the same
1571
  • 2mhz mode of the 1571 is not handled correctly
    • drive CPUs always run at 1Mhz for all drives (hardcoded 1000000 at a few places)
    • 1571 has extra delay on on reading sync inside the drive, ("you cannot use BVC in 2mhz mode!")
  • 1571CR (MOS5710) emulation is incomplete
    • extra FDC2 registers are not implemented
  • double sided 1571 images do not work correctly
    • regular (70 tracks) vs extended (80 or 84 tracks) d71 images are not handled at all (vdrive problem)
    • creating (formatting) G71 does not work correctly, the second BAM block will be wrong (vdrive problem)
    • double sided P64 can be used, but can not be created from within VICE (see patch #122, r32586). since these are non existant "in the wild" and probably not needed for anything - not a big problem :) to handle this properly, a seperate image format should get created (at least internally)
Extensions
  • when using dolphin dos 3 emulation, the state of the mc6821 is not saved to/restored from snapshots
  • when using supercard+ emulation, the optional additional index hole sensor (for the IHS nibbler) is not emulated
Drive Noise
  • since the current implementation is a very simple sample player, things like "drive composer" will not work

Datasette Emulation

  • unlike with a real datasette, the emulated counter will stop counting when no tape/image is present
  • when a t64 image is attached, the datasette status will incorrectly say "no image".
Note: since t64 is currently only accessable via kernal traps, the datasette emulation actually treats this case as if no image is present. The respective code must be updated so the datasette emulation actually "knows" about when t64 is in use.
  • motor noise is not emulated

Printer Emulation

there perhaps should be a way to explicitly set a directory for printer output files Gpz 01:24, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
  • printer noise is not emulated

Cores

Core used in
VIA VIC20, PET, various drives
CIA C64, C128, 1570/71
SID C64, C128, CBM2, (VIC20, PLUS4, PET: SID cart)
TED Plus4 snapshots are broken
VDC C128 snapshots are broken
VIC VIC-20
VIC-II C64, CBM2
VIC-IIe C128
t6721a Magic Voice, Plus4 (V364) snapshot support is missing
mc6821 Formel64, Magic Formel, Dolphin-DOS 3
CS8900a RR-Net/TFE snapshot support is missing
RIOT 2040/3040/4040/1001/8050/8250
PC8477/DP8473 FD4000/FD2000
WD1770 1570/1571/1581
ACIA (6551) Swiftlink
spi-sdcard MMC64, MMC Replay snapshot support is missing
ser-eeprom MMC Replay snapshot support is missing
midi C64, VIC-20 snapshot support is missing

VIA

  • MYVIA_NEED_LATCHING option is possibly broken, but in any case untested
  • the code doesn't actually notify anything outside the chip when PB7 toggles
    • Same so far for the output from the shift register and its handshaking

CIA

  • the case when CIA1 port A and port B are both in output mode, port A outputs low, port B outputs high, both are connected via the keyboard matrix and a value is read from port B is not handled correctly ( testprogs/CIA/ciaports ; http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=5375 ) (has been improved but is not perfect)
  • the various analog side effects that must be considered when pressing two or more keys are not emulated correctly, so this will currently not produce the correct results in some corner cases.
  • Shift Register IRQ triggers one cycle too early (see this bug) (fixed)

SID

  • POTX/POTY sampling jitter is not emulated
  • only one mouse or pair of paddles can be emulated at a time

TED

VDC

  • Some basic features of the VDC are missing:
    • Registers 34/35 (horizontal blanking position) not implemented
    • $d600 bit 7 STATUS flag is only approximately implemented. Fixing requires emulating the internal timing of the VDC.. (partially implemented in r35456, also see testprogs/VDC/vdctiming)
    • Differences between 8563 and 8568 are not all emulated, eg. register 38
  • Clock calculation for lightpen is incorrect (?)
  • Can't resize the screen enough to fit all video modes, e.g. vdcmodemania high resolution modes. Aspect ratio needs to change on the fly too.
  • Screen position is not always correct, e.g. vdcmodemania FLI parts

VIC

VIC-II

VIC-IIe

  • The test bit is not emulated, which results in things like 'real interlace' ([1]) and the $D030 new VIC-IIe color palette hack ([2]) not working.

t6721a

  • 48bit frames support is incorrect/broken
  • synthesizer condition 2 loss-effect-, shape- and repeat- bits have no effect
  • reading from the speach rom is not emulated (which is not really an issue since neither magic voice nor v364 have one)

mc6821

  • interrupts are not implemented
  • implementation of C2 output modes is incomplete

RIOT

  • I/O "peek" function is broken

Machines

x64sc

Note: x64 is deprecated.

general
  • some C64 models are not emulated 100% correctly (for details see C64models)
    • the memory layout for "Max Machine" is not yet correct
    • The Japanese C64 has "C= lock" instead of "Shift Lock" (the keyboard is physically different)
Cartridge System

note: the detailed todo list/status is here.

  • some carts have no snapshot support yet (still broken: Magic Voice, MMC Replay, RR-Net MK3, Ethernet.)
    • IDE64 & ATA system can only handle "readonly" snapshots now. Somehow the image file must be matched to the snapshot to prevent corruption.
    • MMC64 snapshots do not include the SD-card
  • some carts do not work 100% yet (still broken: Magic Voice, MMC Replay.)
    • Magic Voice: emulation of the speech chip is incomplete (see Todo#t6721a), this breaks some words included in the magic voice rom and the "a-bee-c" cartridge. Memory mapping is incomplete/broken (which however affects no known software/testcase).
    • MMC Replay: only the BIOS mode works right now; the monitor may incorrectly access cartridge memory (even) if "bank cart" is explicitly set
  • the (very strange, and incompatible with most cartridges) passthrough port of the SFX sound expander is not emulated
  • various cartridges have no support for verbose i/o dump in the monitor
  • Passthrough port functionality depends on ordering of cartridge attaches, especially visible from the command line. (e.g. MMC64+RR ok, RR+MMC64 not)
  • TODO: IDE64 is missing a "make HD image read only" resource
  • TODO: IDE64 saves its config data into vicerc - it should use a bin image like every other cartridge

x128

xmx provided a test program, see testprogs/c128/z80/cycletimer
  • CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
  • should get rewritten to use the new 6510 "sc" core

xvic

x64dtv

The DTV emulator is very inaccurate and is in need of a partial rewrite. Maintainer wanted!

  • Misery 3: (http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=83196)
    • fails emudetect
    • plasma part is missing badlines
  • switching VICII border mode resets x64dtv ( https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3004255&group_id=223021&atid=1057620 )
  • CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
  • the "PS/2 Mouse at Userport" should get refactored to be a regular Userport device in the common Userport system
  • "enable Userport Joystick" vs "Hummer Userport Joystick" is strange and confusing, especially since in the DTV emulator we dont even have a "UserportJoyType" selection. the regular "DTV Joystick on Userport" should become a regular Userport device.

xplus4

The plus4 emulator is generally work in progress and not yet "ready". Maintainer wanted!

Cartridge System
  • handling of the c0/c1/c2 roms is weak
    • cartridges share the same roms as internal roms
    • roms are not removed from the memory map if not present (just cleared)
  • "mmu" memory translation table handling is not implemented for cartridges
  • snapshot implementations are completely untested

xcbm2

note: run like this: xcbm2 -model 610 -ntsc -drive8type 8050 -virtualdev +truedrive -8 cbm2-burnin.d80
  • CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
  • should get rewritten to use the new 6502 "sc" core
Cartridge System
  • not implemented yet (fixed)

xcbm5x0

  • The emulator, when the execution bank is set to an open memory bank, sets the zeropage and stack access to unmapped, but actually existing memory. This is a bug but cannot be avoided with the current CPU code architecture.
  • In the C510 emulation the VIC-II timing is not exact, i.e. the stopping of the CPU during bad lines is wrong.
  • The C510 emulation uses the old VIC-II core which means no cycle exact sprite collisions, no inline gfx changes, and probably more. See here for details.
  • CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
  • should get rewritten to use the new 6502 "sc" core
Cartridge System
  • not implemented yet (fixed)

xpet

  • When running the "8296d diagnostic" test of the 8296 system disk on "xpet -model 8296" some tests fail:
    • when TDE is enabled, the program will hang. when TDE is disabled, the IEEE interface status will be reported as bad
    • the userport is reported as bad (perhaps some dongle is needed?)
note: run like this: "xpet -model 8296 -drive8type 8050 -8 8296d-systemdisk.d82 -editor edit-4-80-b-50Hz.901474-04.bin". the "burnin8296" program seems to be an older version of the "8296d diagnostic" program. it runs when TDE is enabled, but the 50Hz irq test fails.
  • some combinations of selected keymap and keyboard model do not work because of missing keymaps
    • also the keymaps must match the "editor" ROM - currently only the UK (Business) ROM in included in VICE
    • the keymaps for US (host) keymap need to be checked and fixed
  • CPU history (chist) implementation is incomplete
  • should get rewritten to use the new 6502 "sc" core

SC Rewrites

As a long term goal, everything should be rewritten to use the new "sc" cpu cores (and the non sc cores removed):

  • Migrate emulators to the cycle based CPU core (6510dtvcore.c, should be renamed), which allows:
    • cycle based hooks for complex hardware expansions (SCPU)
    • in-line graphics data change emulation (see testprogs/VICII/gfxfetch)
    • cycle exact Blitter/DMA vblank start and proper LinearA/B counter handling on x64dtv
    • cycle based drawing
  • ...and requires (at least):
    • rewrite video chip modules to use:
      • cycle based fetch/etc (VIC & VICII done, VICII-DTV in progress)
      • cycle based drawing (VICII done)
    • remove 1 clock write offsets (at least CIA/VIA already handled)
    • an insane amount of regression testing (preferably with new testprogs where needed)

Tools

c1541

unfortunately to fix this a lot of c1541 will have to be rewritten (mount image only once, not for each operation) Gpz (talk) 23:57, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
  • Remove optional dependency on libreadline once linenoise-ng has been tested properly.
See if linenoise-ng can be made to work with the MSYS2 shell, which would help with debugging c1541.

Ports

Some of the mess isn't ours! See here for Upstream bugs.

archdep

Windows

  • TODO: the native (console based) monitor does not work in windows

GTK3 UI

This is a list of things to do and bugs to fix. This is no way an exhaustive list, to get a better understanding of what needs to be fixed/altered, run this command inside VICE's top dir: grep -n 'FIXME\|TODO\|XXX' `find src/arch/gtk3 -name '*.c'`, and be amazed.

  • Write documentation on how to use the UI
  • TODO: Add support for non-ASCII characters in the various file/path dialogs (snapshot, maybe even the various cartridge image/eeprom paths and the machine/drive ROM paths) (fixed?)

The list of covered resources is here

Main window(s)

  • TODO: make sure both hard- and software rendering match whats described in Scaling_cleanup - if so, the page can be cleaned out
Implemented, but only for a single display, no multi-display support yet. GDK seem to support multi-display setup querying, but we'd actually have to write code and test this to see how GDK handles this, if at all. (fixed?)
    • do not forget the VDC and the Monitor windows (fixed?)
VDC is handled, the monitor windows isn't, there aren't any resource for the monitor window, nor any event handlers. Another wish seems to be to put the VICII and VDC window next to each other for x128, which will probably mean introducing yet another resource to control this and override the Window1* resources. Probably some enum: USE_WINDOW1* = -1, ABOVE, BELOW, LEFT, RIGHT. And hope the Window Manager actually listens to our requests to move said window.
  • BUG: mouse grab (when mouse emulation is enabled) is not perfect. eg when the emulator is started with mouse enabled, the pointer is not initially moved into the emulator window.

Statusbar

  • BUG: On MacOS and Windows, the slider popup widget is hidden behind the rendered canvas, on Linux this works as it should. So currently the volume widget is disabled on MacOS and Windows

Dialogs

  • TODO: Polish the keyset dialog: at there very least split the UI into a 3x3 grid for the directions and a 4x2 grid for the fire buttons. Maybe use icons for the direction if they're in the default Gtk icon set.
Only arrow icons for North, West, South and East are available. Gtk3 used to have a GtkArrow class, but that has been deprecated since 3.14 and removed from 4.x. So we'll have to write our own (which should also prove useful for joystick mapping widgets).

Settings

  • TODO: HardSID settings are missing
ROMsets
  • a generic function should be created which scans the data directory of the emulator and returns a list of all .vrs files for the UI
    • then the UI can use said list in a dropdown list for quick selection
  • TODO: ROM-set manager/settings need to be reworked and fixed. ROMset "archives" should be removed completely. see #ROMsets
CBM2 model (xcbm2/xcbm5x0)
  • TODO: Check model settings glue logic.
Mostly works, the 50/60Hz switch is a problem. I'll need someone with some actual CBM-II knowledge to help me out here. Compyx 2020-01-08
Joysticks

see Joymappings

vsid

  • BUG: Fix drag-n-drop behaviour, dragging multiple SID files onto the playlist widget works, but on Linux at least, dropping a SID file on the STIL view widget doesn't work (specifically the GtkTextView), this works on Windows oddly enough.
  • BUG: STIL view: some tunes (for example Last Ninja 2) print empty "tune #x" entries, so you'll get "Tune #1" in blue and a few empty lines, in the case of LN2 this goes on until tune #6. Most likely a bug in the use of hvsclib, not the lib itself.
  • TODO:Playlist: allow keyboard navigation. Perhaps also multi-select via Ctrl or Shift to delete multiple entries?
  • Add some sort of tree-based file browser (preferably using the HVSC as the default dir) to allow quick tune selection and help with building a playlist (ie via drag-n-drop)
  • Add HVSC BUGlist support to VSID
Support for this is available in src/hvsc, but there are very few actual entries in the BUGList.txt file. Maybe skip this one?
  • Update mixer sliders to use proper units etc like the mixer sliders in the other emus

Monitor

The GUI based monitor currently uses a mercylessly hacked VTE library. When we looked for a way to put the monitor into a console window that works with GTK3, this seemed to be the only way to do it. The ugly hacks were required to make VTE compile and work on windows. This is also why we cant use a more modern version of the VTE library.

  • TODO: On the long run, we will have to write a custom renderer for a monitor window, which supports all the things we need to implement a classic "fullscreen editor" like ml monitor.
  • TODO: Again as a long term goal, we might want to support transparent support for native charsets (implemented in trunk)

for some info on the monitor ui see: MonitorUI.

macOS

  • TODO: joystick_ui_get_next_device_name should return the detected joysticks instead of the predefined list (fixed?)
  • TODO: Make the GTK UI create/use the macOS style "top menubar"
  • TODO: joy-osx.c contains a lot of resources and commandline options that should not be there, but live in common code instead. this needs some refactoring to make game controllers work the same in all ports

OpenGL

  • TODO: The OpenGL renderer should transform itself into a Cairo renderer if the system doesn't support OpenGL. (fixed?)
    • Stretch goal: the OpenGL renderer should fall back to legacy mode (the SDL renderer) if GTK3 itself has, instead of failing.
  • TODO: Do-not-scale option. Important for Cairo renderer, possible for OpenGL.

Stretch goals

  • Make 'smart cartridge attach' dialog smarter when attaching .bin images, show only valid cartridge types when selecting a cart image.
    • TODO: this needs a new API call that returns the valid sizes for a given type
  • make an option to force display size to 1x/2x/3x/4x
  • make a GUI based editor for keymaps
  • add statusbar indicators for cartridge LEDs.

SDL UI

  • Write documentation on how to use the UI
  • BUG: FFmpeg media recording behaves unexpected when entering the menu [3]
  • TODO: get rid of fullscreenarch.h and fullscreen.c - its no more required because SDL can do all of the features fine.

Menus

  • TODO: some menu items need status text to show that the action has been done.
    • Drive>Fliplist settings>Add current image to fliplist
    • Drive>Fliplist settings>Remove current image from fliplist
    • Drive>Fliplist settings>Attach next image in fliplist
    • Drive>Fliplist settings>Attach previous image in fliplist
  • BUG: at a lot of places "inactive" (as in "cant be selected") menu items are missing the "N/A" on the right
  • TODO: A better way of showing filenames (maybe using contraction) needs to be made

Datasette

  • TODO: add menu items for "Reset datasette counter" (UI action handlers have been added in the "compyx/sdl-uiactions" branch)

Joysticks

see Joymappings

Monitor

  • TODO: implement a scrollback buffer

File Selector

  • TODO: add filtering in file requester

Virtual Keyboard

  • TODO: shift/cbm/ctrl should be "sticky" (right now shifted keys are entered using backspace/cancel - which is odd)
  • TODO: the virtual keyboard handling of the SDL port must be updated/fixed to support all PET keyboards

VSID

  • TODO: Implement a playlist for VSID
  • TODO: Add HVSC song length database (SLDB) support to VSID (both .txt and .md5 file format)
  • TODO: Add HVSC sid tune information list (STIL) support to VSID
  • TODO: Add HVSC BUGlist support to VSID
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