Old Computer Appreciation Thread
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@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@AdamBeGood did you ascertain that your previous bios did not work by amending the directory in the retroarch menu?
Yep, I tried that. The result didn't change - service disk message. I am really racking my brains to try and work out what I am doing wrong. I've tried a lot of files now. Maybe I'll have a break and go back to it later.
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@AdamBeGood What file type are you using and what game are you trying to play?
I'm thinking now if Rude Breaker runs maybe it's not even BIOS-related. -
@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@AdamBeGood What file type are you using and what game are you trying to play?
I'm thinking now if Rude Breaker runs maybe it's not even BIOS-related.Well, I'm still busy with other things. Just referring to the few games I have tested. (13cm ......)
I do not have Rude Breaker jet. -
Here is my first attempt for creating m3u files automaticcaly.
Go to the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc88 directory :cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc88If your files are in a subdirectory for each game, it will find the games and make a .m3u file in that directory.
This is the 1 line command :
create_m3u=$(ls -d */ | sed 's/\///g'); echo "$create_m3u" | while read line; do echo "making $line.m3u"; cd "$line"; ls *.d88 -w1 > "$line.m3u"; cd ..; doneedit (explanation):
- it gets the direcory's names
- replaces the "/" in the output
- puts the directory name into a string
- echo's it and reads every line
- goes to every individual directory
- reads the disk files in that directory
- uses the name of the directory to make an .m3u
- puts the info in the m3u file
- returns to it's original directory
- until it has done every directory
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@Folly You're a legend. I'll try that today!
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@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@Folly You're a legend. I'll try that today!
My advise, try it first in a separate test directory with just a few games in it. See what happens.
If you want an explenation on how it works then I can add that ofcourse.
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@Folly Do the games need to be in separate directories?
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@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@Folly Do the games need to be in separate directories?
Yes they do need to be in seperate direcory's.
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@Folly Naturally once the .m3u are generated i can freely put all my files in my pc88 directory?
Will the same method work for x68000 games? -
@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@Folly Naturally once the .m3u are generated i can freely put all my files in my pc88 directory?
Will the same method work for x68000 games?Yes, but *.d88 has to be changed in *.dim, for example.
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@Folly I'll do a test today then. Thank you for figuring that out!!
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@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@Folly I'll do a test today then. Thank you for figuring that out!!
Hope it works for us !
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@Folly Did you test it yourself?
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@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@AdamBeGood What file type are you using and what game are you trying to play?
I'm thinking now if Rude Breaker runs maybe it's not even BIOS-related.I've got quite a few games I'm trying..
Flame Zapper
Night Slave
Puyo Puyo 2All .hdi
Rude Breaker runs without any BIOS at all, I tried deleting all the BIOS files and it still works. :| I am a bit annoyed, I'll keep trying.
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@AdamBeGood said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@AdamBeGood What file type are you using and what game are you trying to play?
I'm thinking now if Rude Breaker runs maybe it's not even BIOS-related.I've got quite a few games I'm trying..
Flame Zapper
Night Slave
Puyo Puyo 2All .hdi
Rude Breaker runs without any BIOS at all, I tried deleting all the BIOS files and it still works. :| I am a bit annoyed, I'll keep trying.
Did you ever see the "How Many Files?" message or the Japanese message? Or did you just get lucky with your BIOS files?
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@AdamBeGood I suspect I got lucky.
I encourage you to keep trying, you're bound to find the right Bios eventually.
In the meantime why don't you try Rude Breaker? A bit of Compile shooting might be good for you ^^Is your rude breaker an .Fdi?
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@Zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:
@AdamBeGood I suspect I got lucky.
I encourage you to keep trying, you're bound to find the right Bios eventually.
In the meantime why don't you try Rude Breaker? A bit of Compile shooting might be good for you ^^Is your rude breaker an .Fdi?
I've just been playing it - I like it! It's good for the frustration of BIOS hunting.
I'll keep trying. :)
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@AdamBeGood can you share your settings for lr-np2kai?
The fact that you can even launch BASIC tells me your BIOS are good, I think the issue might be something else.
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Which settings would you like?
I am so confused now. I can't remember which BIOS bought up the Japanese message, and I'm not sure if that is a better state than where I am now, with "How many files?".
You are right though, it was blank screen at the start. I think maybe the Japanese text was best.
When I enter any answer to "How many files?" I get a screen that says NEC N-88 Basic, so I wonder if this is a PC88 BIOS?
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