U64/U64Elite/U2/U2+/U2+L v3.10i (Core: v1.42) Firmware Update

pcollins

11. June 2023

A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate64 (U64/U64E) / U2 / U2+ / U2+L by Gideon is released.

General Fixes:

[Important] Fixed ExFAT filesystems with 128kB clusters (Fixes failing D64 mounts from some ExFAT thumbdrives)
[Facebook Discussion] EasyFlash save function now saves all chip chunks to support incomplete CRT files
[Issue-271] GEORAM at boot (MarkusC64)
[Issue-279] Support for 2 MHz operation for any cartridge, including EasyFlash
[Issue-246] Fixed: Virtual Printer crashes when file cannot be created.
[Issue-234] Deleting last item in directory makes selection invisible
[Issue-236] Confirmation modal asking a question only gives ‘OK’ instead of ‘Yes/No’.
[Issue-R17] Added mapping of ESC key to RUN/STOP.
[Facebook Request] Added: Leave menu on mount (can be selected per drive)
[Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed starting Kingsoft Business Basic cartridge
[Facebook Bug Report]: Allow Maverick (and others?) to write wrong sector headers on MFM tracks.
[Facebook Bug Report]: Unable to select GeoRAM. Is now a mode of the RAM Expansion Unit.
[Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed color palette not loaded at boot (U64 only).
[Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed USB sticks not recognized
[Messenger Report]: Improvements to palette file read. Rejects faulty files. Fixes hang-up
[Messenger Report]: Fixes ‘Create DNP’ when run from Telnet. Turned out to be a stack overflow.
[Email Discussion]: Adds EEPROM segment to GMOD2 when it is missing in the CRT file

U64 core fixes:

Modem fixes:

ACIA NMI pulse extension to extend over bad line. This allows the 6502 to see it always.
Performance optimization ACIA / Modem
Allow spaces after ATDT command.
Minor fixes in the modem emulation layer from Scott Hutter (xlar54)

Cartridge Support:

[Issue-314] Added support for Blackbox V9.
Additional C128 cartridge variant that allows banking and offers some RAM (U2/U2+/U2+L only).

Additions: