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If you have a JTAG connector:
(Consider doing the slot 1 tests, below, before installing the core into slot 0.)
Flash the COR into slot 0. (See instructions below.)
Test the configuration utility.
Hold ALT while powering on.
Test RTC setting. See updated date formatting.
Test MAC address: press R to randomize.
Test the onboarding utility.
From configuration utility, Exit and Reboot to Onboarding.
Test RTC setting. See updated date formatting.
Test the core utility.
Hold NO SCROLL while powering on.
Try installing different cores in different slots.
Press HELP to get version information. (If HELP asks for a file, you have an old version of the flasher.)
Try to break it!
Press and hold random keys while powering on.
Install the COR into slot 1.
Copy the COR onto the SD card.
Hold NO SCROLL while powering on to enter the core installation/selection menu.
Press Ctrl + 1, then select
mega65r3MEGA65R3.corCORand follow prompts to install the COR in slot 1.
With the COR in slot 1:
Hold ALT while powering on to access Configuration. It should say v1.0, using the Configuration menu from the slot 1 core.
Hold ALT while powering on to access the SD Card utility. It should say v0.24, using the SD Card menu from the slot 1 core.
Prepare a fresh SD card using the sdcard-files provided in the release candidate download.
Linux and macOS: Use the copy-flash.sh script to install the files onto a previously-prepared SD card. (This copies the files with the recommended defragmentation technique.)
If you have a full-size SD card that you’re willing to fully erase:
Open the case and insert it into the internal SD card slot.
Use the SD Card utility (from the Alt boot menu) to prepare, erase, and install the system software in the internal slot.
Move the SD card to your PC and install all files from mega65-release-prep.
Eject it from your PC and reinsert it into the internal SD card slot.
This (plus the core in slot 0) is the complete launch configuration for batch #2.
Test all programs on the MEGA65.D81 disk.
Test GEOS65.D81 (included in mega65-release-prep).
Try the Turrican Engine Demo by Shallan.
Test other programs that you use, develop, or own.
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