This project has been archived and will not be updated and using it should be avoided. It has a bug that causes it to only scan a small part of the memory. A partial fix has been started in the 1.1.0 branch but I see no need to further update this project since better solutions exist.
For your memory testing needs I would like to refer you to use any of the following: DesTestMax or DesTestFull.
March U memory test for the Commodore 64.
Developed using the VS64 extension for VS Code and the ACME assembler.
This is my first ever program written in any assembly language so I do apologize for any weird or frankly terrible code.
I have tested this using VICE and my C64 Assy. 250425 using a Kung Fu Flash.
Note: Screenshot is from VICE
It tests the address range $1000-$ffff. You can read more about march tests and their differences here.
Testing the first 4k of memory ($0000-$0fff) is slightly more complicated.
If you need to test this address range then please use the awesome DesTestMAX by Factor of Matt, available here.
This project is built using the ACME assembler.
acme -f plain -o march64.crt -I lib src/march64.asm
You can also download a pre-built crt file from the Releases section.
Codebase64
Very useful resource for learning how to code assembly for the 6502, with useful snippets of code. I would like to especially thank Bruce Clark for their compact memory mover (see here) and Csanyi Pal for their example on how to set up the cartridge headers for autostarts (see here).
Lemon64
Many a problem was solved by finding a thread on Lemon64, again many times with useful code snippets. Visit lemon64 here.
David Giller
His xtramtest (available here) was a huge help in how to structure a project like this in assembly.
Adrian Black
Watching his videos about C64 repair gave me the idea to try and create this. You can watch his videos here.
Everyone else
I most likely forgot someone here so a huge thank you to the entire community!
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.