Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!peter_alau@playstation.sony.com
From: Darco <rquat@mail.datasys.net>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.libraries
Subject: Software Reset - How to do it
Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 19:49:55 -0400
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This is a dogity way to do it, but you can jump to 0xbfc00000. This is
the entry point for the PSX ROM, and should cause the playstation to
reset. You can test it by loading up siocons and typing 'go bfc00000'
and your yaroze should reboot.

Alex Herbert wrote:
> 
> A soft reset would be nice.  The letters on my reset button are already worn
> off.  My matt black Yaroze now has a shiny black reset button marked "RE   T"!
> (Stupid CW)
> 
> Herbs
> 
> West wrote:
> 
> > Lewis_Evans@Playstation.sony.com wrote:
> > >From: Lewis_Evans@Playstation.sony.com
> > >To: news@playstation.co.uk
> > >
> > >Hi!
> > >How do I reset the PlayStation by software.
> > >Thanx.
> > >
> > >
> > >--- What are you wanting to do with the reset?
> > >
> > >ResetGraph(3) will achieve some graphical reset;
> > >ResetGraph(0) and GsInitGraph can be used to change screen resolution
> > >at runtime.
> > >
> > >Other than that, I don't know why you want a reset.
> > >
> > >     Lewis
> >
> > I'd also like to do this so I dont have keep pressing the reset button to let
> > codewarror connect.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

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