Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2 [SOLVED]
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The
$HOME/.openMSXfolder should be writable by thepi/installation user. Did you runopenmsxwithsudo? -
@mitu No, I'm not even sure how I would use sudo to run an emulator.
Having said that I've just realized I'm in a different directory, and using WinSCP I've got no such directory under home.
How would I copy those files over using sudo?
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@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:
How would I copy those files over using sudo?
You don't need to. The
$HOME/.openMSX(hidden) folder is created when you 1st runopenMSX, you should have at least$HOME/.openMSX/share. You can create thesystemromsfolder manually if it doesn't appear undershare. -
@mitu Okay! So obviously I didn't have the .openmsx folder because I never actually got to run openmsx ; the only game I tried running through was SD Snatcher which was a .dsk file. So now I've been able to copy some system roms over to that directory.
I'm just a bit confused about the 'boosted' machines you mentionned ; is this an emulator setting or are there actual boosted system roms?
Edit : I have found the necessary system roms and set openmsx to the Boosted MSX2 EN, but it still won't run SD Snatcher. I get booted back to ES.
Edit 2 : Hmmm for some reason it reverted back to the default C-Bios, which would explain my previous edit. However when I try to set the Boosted MSX2 bios, the emulator hangs, forcing me to restart the system.
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@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:
Edit 2 : Hmmm for some reason it reverted back to the default C-Bios, which would explain my previous edit. However when I try to set the Boosted MSX2 bios, the emulator hangs, forcing me to restart the system.
The Boosted_MSX2_EN is the name of the machine - you can choose it from the 'Hardware -> Change Machine'.
Is this how you're changing the machine model ?
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@mitu Yes. And then it hangs.
I know I've got the right system roms because openmsx is actually kind enough to let you know what roms you're missing, should you be missing anything.
It asked me for the following files :
fmpac.rom
phc-70fd_basickun.rom
yrw801.romOnce I loaded all the roms in the appropriate directory, I was able to select this machine, and I even played some Metal Gear 2.
Now, whenever I try to switch to this machine, the emulator hangs. -
Does anybody else have any ideas? Lr-bluemsx clearly seems like it should be able to emulate the SCC cartridge needed to run my version of SD Snatcher, but it still doesn't work.
Edit: I got the game to work! I had to use a pre patched rom. Still impossible to use the SCC but it's running fine on lr-bluemsx with PSG sound. Thanks @mitu for trying to help.
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@Zering I'm going to try this today I think, I've wanted to play SD Snatcher for a while.
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I have it also working in lr-bluemsx.
(no SSC though)Tried in core option(use F1), different "cartmappers" to get SCC working. No effect. You have to RESTART !
bluemsx_cartmapper = "Auto"
bluemsx_cartmapper = "scc"
bluemsx_cartmapper = "sccplus"
bluemsx_cartmapper = "snatcher"
bluemsx_cartmapper = "sdsnatcher"Perhaps we have to see in the logs.
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@Folly I have restarted several times with all those mappers. No effect whatsoever.
It appears there should be an option in the core to manually insert the sound cartridge that simply is not present.
Edit : the PSG soundtrack is pretty bland compared to the SCC by the way.
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@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:
@Folly I have restarted several times with all those mappers. No effect whatsoever.
Indeed, I also had no effect !
Will look into it later on.
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@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:
Does anybody else have any ideas? Lr-bluemsx clearly seems like it should be able to emulate the SCC cartridge needed to run my version of SD Snatcher, but it still doesn't work.
Edit: I got the game to work! I had to use a pre patched rom. Still impossible to use the SCC but it's running fine on lr-bluemsx with PSG sound. Thanks @mitu for trying to help.
I get the MSX splash screen and then "Insert Sound Cartridge" also. Was the answer just using a different ROM or was there something else you did to get round that on lr-bluemsx? Thank you.
I am using a pre-patched Project Melancholia ROM.
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This should be relevant :
http://www.msxblue.com/manual/commandlineargs_c.htm
http://www.msxblue.com/manual/rommappers_c.htmPerhaps we can add something in the commandline.
As alternative for the special cartridge menu. -
@AdamBeGood There are three melancholia patches, two with SCC and one without.
The one without works just fine but the music is a real letdown.I'm not sure how that would work, Folly, I'm not particularly skilled with that sort of thing.
On the other hand if either of you knew how to wade through the BASIC menu in lr-fmsx, I could try to see, in the meanwhile, if either version of the game works.
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SCC works in openMSX by adding Hardware/extensions/Konami RA-011 ......
Here we can test our disks, if they work with differen SCC options. -
@Folly Does that extension work while using a c-bios?
Openmsx opens up a new problem though. Can we map joysticks in that emulator?
Edit : Openmsx still won't run .dsk on my end. I'm still trying to work it out.
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@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:
@Folly Does that extension work while using a c-bios?
Yes, I think so. But C-BIOS will not let you run DSK files.
Openmsx opens up a new problem though. Can we map joysticks in that emulator?
Did that a very long time ago, I think it's possible.
I'm preffering lr-bluemsx if it works. But openMSX is better in a lot more things.
OpenMSX can be used for testing our disks. Here we can find out with which SCC they will work. -
@Folly Yeah I only remembered that about C-Bios after I posted.
It also occurred to me that the issue with lr-fmsx might be the same. It only boots me to a BASIC prompt when I try to play a .dsk file, but they are few and far between so I never really noticed the issue before.
Edit : lr-fmsx would be my preference because of how easy it is to set up joystick controls.
However, at the end of the day, I'll go with whatever works.
I can't help with the testing of SCC as I can't get openmsx to work.
However if you guys want to try and sort this issue I'm very happy to help any other way that I am able. -
@Zering said in Cannot run SD Snatcher, MSX2:
Edit : lr-fmsx would be my preference because of how easy it is to set up joystick controls.
However, at the end of the day, I'll go with whatever works.https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26220/keyboard-mapping-to-gamepad-for-msx-msx2
The keyboard mapping in any lr cores should be easy if you use this trick so that shouldn't be a problem. Obviously doesn't solve the SCC issue though
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