GP2X Bastardshell 0.1

[no_skill]

I hate the GPH file launcher, so I wrote my own.

It's still in an VERY EARLY stage, but shows which way I want to go:

First it scans your whole sd card (faster than you think)
Next is a list of all avaiable .gpe /.gpu's
Choose one.
Launch.
Smile.

http://gp2x.72dpiarmy.com/?q=node/8

At least that's the theory.

Oh well: direct link: http://gp2x.72dpiarmy.com/files/bastardshell.zip

Ideas for a finished launcher? Here!

 

[Iorgy77]

Does it launch as a program or does it actually boot when you turn on the GP2X?

I am at work but would like to check it out when I get home.

 

[evening2005]

I hate the GPH file launcher, so I wrote my own.

It's still in an VERY EARLY stage, but shows which way I want to go:

First it scans your whole sd card (faster than you think)
Next is a list of all avaiable .gpe /.gpu's
Choose one.
Launch.
Smile.

http://gp2x.72dpiarmy.com/?q=node/8

At least that's the theory.

Oh well: direct link: http://gp2x.72dpiarmy.com/files/bastardshell.zip

Ideas for a finished launcher? Here!

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This is very weird because I was just thinking about this after showing some of my little games to a friend on New Year's Eve. She had some fun playing the games but couldn't work out how to re-start them when they dropped back to the menu.I thought of something exactly like what you described. The one extra idea I had was to include a thumbnail in each folder (call it the same thing each time, eg thumbnail.jpg) and put that on the screen beside the GPE/GPU name.In the meantime, I'll have a go at bastardshell and see what my friend thinks of it. Thanks.

 

[no_skill]

ok to clarify things:

1. currently it's a program. i'm going to write a shellscript which replaces the gph shell with bastardshell (i need to add some static paths to nand programs first though).

2. thumbnail images (aka icons) will be added once i save the directory tree to the sd card instead of scanning on startup

3. k?

 

[Squidge]

So will it eventually evolve into something like yafl for the 2x? That would be sweet, but don't forget a "drop to shell" option for us hackers (just quit the app like on the original launcher when you press ctrl+c via a serial cable) - you may wish to support spawning bash via usb too (insmod gserial, mknod and then load bash)

 

[RiX0R]

Is it really practical to scan the entire SD? Could you give an indication of how many files you have on there and how long it takes?

I wanted to write something like this too -- and possible add in a feature to launch ROMs directly from the menu (as long as the emu accepts command-line arguments, of course).

 

[no_skill]

rixor: it's rather fast. and in the future the scanned files will be saved, so you only need to scan everytime you installed something new (takes ~1-2seconds here)

squidge: jup - something like yafl for the 2x - that's my plan
drop to shell? - like add something in the background that scans for a keycode and quits the app to return to my shell? (or how would one implement this)?

bash via usb - remote shell via usb? would be cool but wouldn't this require a device driver on the pc too?

 

[Squidge]

if your using sdl, then "drop to shell" could simply be done via something like a SDL keydown event of some numeric key or letter. It's only possible to do these via the serial lead.

'remote shell via usb' - well, if you use the released module by gfoot, then it emulates cdc-acm, so most os's pick it up as a standard serial port (linux, mac, windows), so no drivers required. you can connect to it with hyperterminal or whatever your favourite program is as it's just another serial port.

 

[no_skill]

i noticed a strange thing: fire up sterm and launch gp2xmenu...........