[Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread

HoraceAndSpider

@maxbeanz said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

@Apekop123 Tintin is probably another game that doesn't work because the Amiberry Booter doesn't detect the 'data' directory correctly. I think Jaguar XJ220 and North & South also don't work. There are quite a few games that use a 'data' directory (which apparently is the prefered tidy method with slave writers) so i'm not sure why these 3 don't work (maybe more). They all work fine on PC & Mac (WinUAE/FS-UAE) so I think the Booter needs a patch

It’s not an easy fix for the booter. It’s becuase the slave (incorrectly) does not include the “data” folder in the slave header. 99% of slaves that use a data folder specify this correctly, and this is what amiberry’s xml scanner picks up.

It is an easy manual fix for the user though to adjust the auto-startup and it’s an easy permanent fix for the slave authors also (just 4 bytes need to be added tot eg slave) changing the booter would require a lot more “special case” code, and a change to the xml scanner is possible but still a comparative inconvenience

North and South was fixed by the slave author already. Jaguar was reported some time ago and I’m surprised it hasn’t been fixed yet.

youxia

@HoraceAndSpider Is it possible to save games from within the games themselves? (I do not mean save states)

maxbeanz

@HoraceAndSpider Thanks for the info. So it's just Tintin and Jaguar XJ220 that need a manual fix (that we know of) ?

Apekop123

@maxbeanz said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

So it's just Tintin and Jaguar XJ220 that need a manual fix (that we know of) ?

I believe also North and South needs it.

HoraceAndSpider

@youxia said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

@HoraceAndSpider Is it possible to save games from within the games themselves? (I do not mean save states)

If a game supports saving, (even high scores) then the WHDLoad save files are saved to the save-data/savegames folder, which on RetroPie is located in the configs share.

Here is mine, as an example:

./Savegames:
AlienBreedTowerAssault				LegendMindscape
Bloodwych					MidnightResistance
BloodwychExtendedLevels				Populous2
BubbleBobble					PuttySquad
BuggyBoy					SensibleGolf
CannonFodderCD32				SensibleWorldOfSoccer
Cybernoid					SensibleWorldOfSoccer9697
DeluxeGalaga(AGA)v2.6				SpeedballNTSC
Dune2 (1)					StuntCarRacer
Dune2_0						Switchblade
EyeOfTheBeholder				TheAttackoftheGreenSmellyAliensfromPlanet27b6
FlightOfTheAmazonQueen				TheNewZealandStory
GemX						TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland
GravityForce					Turrican
GravityPower					UFOEnemyUnknownAGA
Hammerfist					Unreal
IK+						Volfied
IndianaJones&TheFateOfAtlantis			WipeOut
IndianaJonesAtlantisAdv				WorldsOfLegend
IndyHeat					WormsDirectorsCutAGA

./Savegames/AlienBreedTowerAssault:
AlienBreedTA.highs

./Savegames/Bloodwych:
bloodsave0

./Savegames/BloodwychExtendedLevels:
bloodsave0

./Savegames/BubbleBobble:
BubbleBobble.highs

./Savegames/BuggyBoy:
BuggyBoy.highs

./Savegames/CannonFodderCD32:
savegame

./Savegames/Cybernoid:
Cybernoid.highs

./Savegames/DeluxeGalaga(AGA)v2.6:
GALAGA.PREFERENCES

./Savegames/Dune2 (1):
SAVEFAME.DAT

./Savegames/Dune2_0:
SAVEFAME.DAT

./Savegames/EyeOfTheBeholder:
EOBDATA.SAV	LEVELS.TMP

./Savegames/FlightOfTheAmazonQueen:
_aq_save.1

./Savegames/GemX:
GemX.high

./Savegames/GravityForce:
gravityforce.highs

./Savegames/GravityPower:
Logfile.Dat

./Savegames/Hammerfist:
HISC

./Savegames/IK+:
IK+.Highs

./Savegames/IndianaJones&TheFateOfAtlantis:
iq-points

./Savegames/IndianaJonesAtlantisAdv:
iq-points	savegame.001

./Savegames/IndyHeat:
Disk.1

./Savegames/LegendMindscape:
legend1	legend9

./Savegames/MidnightResistance:
MidnightResistance.highs

./Savegames/Populous2:
DOM2017.GAM

./Savegames/PuttySquad:
PuttySquad.highs

./Savegames/SensibleGolf:
DOM16.GLF	GALAHAD.ROOT	SG.OPTS

./Savegames/SensibleWorldOfSoccer:

./Savegames/SensibleWorldOfSoccer9697:
GALAHAD.ROOT	SAVE		temp

./Savegames/SensibleWorldOfSoccer9697/SAVE:
DOM-2016.CAR	DOM-D.CAR	DOM-F.CAR	DOMB2016.CAR
DOM-C.CAR	DOM-E.CAR	DOM-FB.CAR	_UAEFSDB.___

./Savegames/SensibleWorldOfSoccer9697/temp:
CUSTOMS.EDT	DOM-2016.CAR	DOM-C.CAR	DOM-C.CAR 2	DOMB2016.CAR	GALAHAD.ROOT	GILL4-3.HIL

./Savegames/SpeedballNTSC:
knockout.sav

./Savegames/StuntCarRacer:
StuntCarRacer.times

./Savegames/Switchblade:
Switchblade.highs

./Savegames/TheAttackoftheGreenSmellyAliensfromPlanet27b6:
AttackOfTheGreenSmellyAliens.highs

./Savegames/TheNewZealandStory:
NewZealandStory.highs

./Savegames/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland:
savegame._f_

./Savegames/Turrican:
highs

./Savegames/UFOEnemyUnknownAGA:
Temp	game_1

./Savegames/UFOEnemyUnknownAGA/Temp:

./Savegames/UFOEnemyUnknownAGA/game_1:

./Savegames/Unreal:
unrealhigh

./Savegames/Volfied:
Volfied		Volfied.High

./Savegames/WipeOut:
disk.2

./Savegames/WorldsOfLegend:
EMPIRE1

./Savegames/WormsDirectorsCutAGA:
TWTEAMS

./Savegames/WormsDirectorsCutAGA/TWTEAMS:
A-TEAM		CRAIG		HORSEMEN	MAGIC		PAUL F		RICH		TBL2
ANDY		CRIS		HRH		MARK		PAUL K		SARA		THE FARM
BJORN		CRZ1		JOHN		MARTYN		PORL		STONED		WORMS
CHRIS		CRZ2		KATZ		MYSTERY		PRODIGY		TAKEAWAY
COLIN		GRAVIS		KELVIN		OH NO		RAINBOW		TBL1

HoraceAndSpider

@Apekop123 said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

@maxbeanz said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

So it's just Tintin and Jaguar XJ220 that need a manual fix (that we know of) ?

I believe also North and South needs it.

Not true, the slave author fixed it, so as long as you use version 2.0+ the issue is resolved.

http://whdload.de/games/NorthAndSouth.html

version 2.0 (28.01.2019) done by JOTD:

Game now uses "data" directory so it's consistent with install script (issue #0003880)

I updated the slave for Jaguar XJ220 also, and have submitted that to WHDLoad, so maybe that will be resolved soon also.

ray3d

I have two gamepads 8bido SN 30 Pro 2. I paired and mapped in emulationstation. Everything went fine and are detected including after reboot. In the emulation station interface everything works, each button, each thing of rut gamepads. The proof is that I enter the systems and choose games all is smooth. However, in the games, for example amiga, the controllers or buttons are not detected. In amiberry, like same example, if you press F12 it will return to the settings menu. In this setup settings the gamepads work but when you return to resume the game not.

I tested the game pad in terminal with the command:

jstest /dev/input/js0

What could be the problem?

herts101

I've got Amiberry on the Retropie working with both Turrican and Lemmings using .lha files. Excellent work!

Only problem is that when I change the configuration and save it, although a config file is created for the game, this isn't automatcially loaded when I open the game next time.

I am clicking directly on the game in the Retropie menu if that makes a difference, not using the AMiberry entry.

Is it set up to autoload the config file?

Thank you.

ray3d

I solved using this configuration inside :

/opt/retroarena/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig

Replaced my file with this file called “Pro Controller.cfg”:

https://pastebin.com/dg96zHY0

And worked perfectly everything. Appears emulationstation maps some part of the 8bitdo controller but with that one is running wonderful.

Thank you so much anyway.

herts101

@herts101 Just to update, I found a thread elsewhere which suggested I move the config path to my Amiga roms folder.

Duly done this, but still don't get the Lemmings specific configuration loaded automatically when I launch that game.

Has anyone else got this working effectively?

Dwarfboysim

Hi all,
So what is the manual fix to get TinTin working?

Dwarfboysim

Stuffu

Hi

I previously posted this in "Help and support" and have read a majority of the posts in this thread not finding an answer, so I give it a try in this thread instead...

Have struggled with this one for a long time. I have Amiberry 2.25, using WHD load and kickstart roms with the right md5 in the BIOS folder (in this case kick31.rom). Debug file on all AGA titles (.lha) shows "This installed program requires the AGA Chip Set."

Edit: I haven't done any configuration per game since I thought that WHDload does that.

Anyone have a clue how to move on with this one?

Some titles I really want to play... :)

Thanks!

Edit 2: So I've read some more and the symlinks is there and pointing to the correct kick rom. When launching certain games, I get a message that "This version is for the Amiga 1200 not the Amiga 500/600". So it seems AGA games are somehow still launching on 1.3 but I don't know how to move on.

I would be extremely happy if someone would try to help out here.

HoraceAndSpider

@Stuffu said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

00". So it seems AGA games are somehow still launching on 1.3 but I don't know how to move on.

have you updated the XML file, and are you using supported LHA files that still contain the original names? e.g. PinballPrelude_v1.2_AGA_2327.lha

HoraceAndSpider

@herts101 said in [Amiga] Amiberry + WHDLoad = Holy Grail - Amiberry's official thread:

Only problem is that when I change the configuration and save it, although a config file is created for the game, this isn't automatcially loaded when I open the game next time.

Is the saved .uae file matched in name to the LHA file you are loading?

First, check that the auto-startup file has been crearted (in configs/amiga/amiberry/whdboot/save-data/Autoboots and a .uae file of equivalent name exists in the folder shown in the 'paths' panel for Configurations (default will be configs/amiga/amiberry/conf), then it should load that .uae file as part of the bootup.

herts101

@HoraceAndSpider that worked - thank you - appreciate it.

One other question - is there any way of getting rid of the "+Start Amiberry" line at the top if the EmulationStation list of games, since I can go directly into the Amiga games without it?

Thanks

LineOf7s

Given I have on occasion just wanted to indeed "Start Amiberry" without loading something in, I just renamed it to "ZZZZZ Start Amiberry" and my problem was solved. ;)

AndersHP

I cannot get Amiberry to remember my config settings.

I edited the configs for Slam Tilt with Line mode: Double and saved a uae file (that now contains "gfx_linemode=double" as intended), that got placed in my conf folder.

I copied this to my roms folder (since configuration files are set to roms/amiga), with no result. The Auto-startup file is in Autoboots folder. I tried copying the uae file to the Autoboots folder also, but I cannot get the game to start with these settings, always resets.

I also tried adding a LINE_DOUBLING=TRUE line to the hostprefs.conf file (since I generally want this setting in all games). This made no difference either.

What to do?

HoraceAndSpider

Sorry guys, I am finding it very hard to stay on top of multiple support locations, especially whilst i am very busy in RL!

To help this, I have opened the 'issues' page on the GitHub repository for the "Amiberry XML Builder"

So if you have any game where you think the XML needs something changed - either for compatibility or to improve the game play - whether that is a screen re-size, a CPU setting or a custom joypad setting, please post it on the issues page there and not on the issues page for Amiberry, or here, if you want me to pick it up easily.

There are a few rules i need in place to ensure that changes can be effectively implemented, but the details are here:

https://github.com/HoraceAndTheSpider/Amiberry-XML-Builder/wiki/The-Amiberry-XML-Builder

Thanks

youxia

@AndersHP @HoraceAndSpider Hi, I got question similar to AndersHP. I try to edit gfx settings, such as Line Double, but mostly gfx_width and height. I can change them in multiple configs and they stay changed but that does not seem to affect the display when i start the emulator and games.

The confusing thing is that there seem to be 4 possible configs:
/amiberry/conf/
-amiberry.conf
-rp-a500/1200.uae
/amiberry/whdboot/
-hostprefs.conf
/amiberry/whdboot/game-data/
specific game .whd

Plus within hostprefs.conf there are different settings which seem to relate to the same thing like: "screen_width" and "gfx_width". And then there are some settings with "amiberry." in the beginning...

This is not really an "issue" with any game - just something I need personally to get my CRT RGB hat working properly. So I'm trying to understand how configs/settings work in Amiberry. I'd appreciate any help with this.

POPEYE

I have WHD (some data with folders in zip archive). I see It in EmulationStation menu and can start it, but the game says, there is not enough memory. How can I start Amiberry from EmulationStation with custom config or choose that WHD from Amiberry menu?