Carnivore2+ MFC update 28.07.2024, firmware 3.02.0005
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Changelog:

1. Added support for MSX Audio: new firmware and music BIOS
2. The new firmware supports ADPCM and 256kb SRAM for MSX Audio
3. Fixed timing problems on some Turbo-R and MSX2+ machines
4. Fixed SD card read errors on machines with R800 and Turbo mode
5. Added flexible memory management into C2MAN and C2MAN40 utilities
6. Added options to disable FMPAC SRAM and MSX Audio 256kb SRAM into C2MAN and C2MAN40

Installation:

1. Copy new firmware (BIN+CRC) adn all utilities to a fodler
2. Select desired firmware and upload it with C2FW_UPD utility, power off
3. Copy new BIOSes and BIDECMFC.BINto a folder
4. Run C2MAN utility, update Boot Menu
5. Run C2MAN utility, select "RAM/SRAM configuration menu" and try different options
6. Test full 2mb memory mapper after selecting such option in C2MAN utility

Pending:

1. C2RAMLDR to load up to 2mb ROMs into Carnivore2+ RAM (2mb in shadow RAM)
2. Boot menu to support memory configuration and SRAM settings (save to CFG EEPROM, edit in UI)



Carnivore2+ MFC update 29.03.2024, firmware 3.01.0006
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Changelog:

1. The C2FPUPD utility has been rewritten to backup firmware+crc+bios and to upload either backed up data or one of 3 firmwares
2. The set of firmwares now contains the BIN (firmware file), CRC (CRC of the BIN) and ROM (Music module's BIOS)
3. C2FWUPD utility now exits correctly, allowing it to start again and to find the cartridge automatically

Installation:

1. Copy all files from Firmware into a temp folder
2. Run C2FWUPD utility
3. Back up firmware and BIOS
4. Upload the desired firmware and BIOS into the cartridge
5. Power off the computer



Carnivore2+ MFC update 26.03.2024, firmware 3.01.0006
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Changelog:

1. Firmware files are now located in a signle folder with module-specific names, use fmpac.bat and sfg.bat files to select the desired firmware
2. The Boot Menu now shows which MUSIC module is installed on a simplier boot screen that is shown on MSX1 computers, the version is 3.04
3. The SFG BIOS now properly plays all files with MXP2 and VGMPlay players
4. The SFG BIOS no longer hangs the computer if FMPAC firmware is present in the cartridge
5. The C2SRAM utility no longer works if SFG firmware is present in the cartridge, it shows the corresponding message and exits
6. The C2RAMLDR utility has been modified to upload up to 920kb ROMs into shadow RAM with FMPAC firmware and up to 983kb ROMs with SFG firmware
7. The C2FW_UPD utility has been renamed into C2FWUPD as there were reports about the underscore symbol in the name causing problems on DOS1
8. The C2FWUPD utility now shows the message about changing BIOSes after updating the firmware, the readme for the firmware also has the same note
9. The files for diskless setup and OpenMSX have been updated with the latest BIOSes and Boot Menu

Installation:

1. Copy the new Boot Menu BOOTCMFC.BIN into a temp folder
2. Copy FMPCCMFC.BIN and SFGMCMFC.BIN files into the temp folder
3. Copy all utilities into the temp folder
4. Copy all BAT, BIN and CRC files from the Firmware folder into the temp folder
5. Run C2MAN utility and go to the Service menu
6. Upload the Boot Menu into the cartridge
7. Upload the prefered MUSIC BIOS (FMPCCMFC.BIN or SFGMCMFC.BIN) into the cartridge
8. Run the fmpac.bat or sfg.bat file to select the firmware matching the previously uploaded MUSIC BIOS
9. Upload the selected firmware into the cartridge with the C2FWUPD.COM utilit
10. Power off the computer

NOTE: If you are testing on Arabic or Korean MSX computers, use the Boot Menu and utilities from the Special folder.



Carnivore2+ MFC update 20.03.2024, firmware 3.01.0005
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Changelog:

1. The C2MAN, C2MAN40, C2EDIT and C2EDIT40 utilities now support writing both SFG and FMPAC BIOSes into the cartridge
2. The firmware now has 2 separate variants with the same version number - one for SFG, another for FMPAC
3. The Boot Menu now shows which MUSIC module is installed on the title screen under the firmware version
4. The SFG BIOS is combined from 01 and 05 versions, the 05 version is the default one, call music works, but is useless without music keyboard
5. Now all music modules are called MUSIC in utilities and Boot Menu
6. The mono option for FMPAC has been renamed in the configuration screen of the Boot Menu, mono affects both SFG and FMPAC
7. The cartridge can be disabled any time with a magnet; when the glass switch is activated, the SD card LED is lit

Installation:

1. Copy the new Boot Menu BOOTCMFC.BIN into a folder
2. Copy FMPCCMFC.BIN and SFGMCMFC.BIN files into the same folder
3. Copy all utilities into the same folder
4. Copy the preferred FIRMWARE.BIN and FIRMWARE.CRC into the same folder (select SFG or FMPAC version)
5. Run C2MAN utility and go to the Service menu
6. Upload Boot Menu into the cartridge
7. Upload the prefered MUSIC BIOS (FMPCCMFC.BIN or SFGMCMFC.BIN) into the cartridge
8. Upload the preferred firmware with the C2FW_UPD.COM utility, power off



Carnivore2+ MFC update 21.01.2024, firmware 3.01.0004
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Changelog:

1. The Boot Menu is now 49152 bytes long (fixed size)
2. The C2RAMLDR utility got a new menu option to optimize directory and remove "RAM: " entries
3. The C2MAN, C2MAN40, C2EDIT and C2EDIT40 utilities now remove "RAM: " entries during optimization of directory
4. The C2MAN and C2MAN40 utilities now check Boot Menu's size and format before uploading it into the cartridge
4. The C2MAN and C2MAN40 utilities now check BIOSes' format before uploading them into the cartridge

Installation:

1. Copy new Boot Menu BOOTCMFC.BIN into a folder
2. Copy all utilities into a folder
3. Run C2MAN utility, go to the Service menu and upload Boot Menu into the cartridge, reboot



Carnivore2+ MFC update 18.01.2024, firmware 3.01.0004
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Changelog:

1. Fixed non-starting DOS from CF card when there's no SD card present
2. Added Nextor 2.1.2 IDE and SD BIOSes with master-only option

Installation:

1. Copy new firmware (BIN+CRC) to a fodler
2. Upload new firmware with C2FW_UPD utility, power off
3. Copy new BIOSes, BIDECMFC.BIN and SDSCCMFC.BIN to a folder
4. Run C2MAN utility, go to the Service menu and upload IDE and SD BIOSes, reboot



Carnivore2+ MFC update 13.01.2024, firmware 3.01.0003
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Changelog:

1. Added proper SN initial sound supression
2. Fixed mapper size (6 bit instead of 7), TESTMAP no longer complains

Installation:

1. Copy new firmware to a fodler
2. Upload new firmware with C2FW_UPD utility, power off



Carnivore2+ MFC update 09.01.2024, firmware 3.01.0001
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Changelog:

1. Added support for Sega chip SN76489 into the firmware 3.01.0001
2. Modified Boot Menu to support SN76489 (controls are in Volume screen)
3. Modified color scheme for Boot Menu (lighter colors, different from C2)
4. Modified utilities to have 2024 instead of 2023 year
5. Modified utilities to have proper new DefConfig string: "DefConfig: RAM+DISK+MUSIC+SCC"
6. Modified necessary files for OpenMSX
7. Modified files for diskless setup

Installation:

1. Copy new tools, Boot Menu and firmware to a fodler
2. Upload new firmware with C2FW_UPD utility, power off
3. Boot to DOS, run C2MAN, press 9 for Service Menu, then initialize the DefConfig entry (press 2)
4. Upload new Boot Menu (press 4), reboot
5. In the Boot Menu go to Configuration (press C), press Home and then Esc for defaults, enable Dual-Reset and Sorting if necessary
6. Go to the Volume menu (press V), press Home and then Esc for defaults, set the desired volume levels for Music, FM and SN


Carnivore2+ MFC update 23.11.2023, firmware 3.00.0005
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Initial version. Same as in Carnivore2 setup.

1. Added support for SD Nextor BIOS into utilities (4 and 5 blocks are now used for SD BIOS)
2. C2MAN adjusted to select card configuration (SD, CF or both)
3. C2FW_UPD utility updated to verify CRC of the firmware before uploading
4. POF to BIN conversion utility added to convert firmware and calculate CRC
5. C2TESTER utility created to fully test Carnivore2 and Carnivore2+
6. C2BFORCE and C2CFORCE utilities created to bypass security checks done by original C2BACKUP and C2CFGBCK utilities
7. C2MAN utility split into C2MAN and C2EDIT (for editing directory)
8. Boot Menu now shows title screen animation

