descent 1 & other don't work


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I had few games not working, inc. descent 1,2,prboom,quake 1.


I had made the right folders pnd file goes into app and data files into appdata,what am i doing wrong which the games don't work.
 
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Every pnd you start creates a logfile at "/tmp/pndrun_....". These somtimes help to sort out problems.


So open a terminal and look at them. (for example by typing "cat <filename>". My guess is that either the files are in a sub-directory while they should not (or the other way round) or that the filenames are in capital letters. Theres a rename-tool for the later issue: Startmenu->System->Bulk Rename
 
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It's no use the terminal is no good.


Can you try,how to work it.
 
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Let's try d1x (decent) as an example.


Reading the log-file:


1.) run d1x-rebirth it will create a logfile.


2.) on your desktop double-click the icon "File System"


3.) in the new window scroll down and open "tmp"


4.) find the file "pndrun_d1x.out" and double-click it


5.) read the messages and search for something that goes wrong


Example: Without the <appdata>/d1x-folder it will read "Error: could not find a valid hog file (decent.hog)"


If you find a error-message that it is missing some file, then check the content of your appdata/d1x.


Checking the content of your d1x-appdata-directory


1.) On Desktop double-click the icon of the SD-card where the d1x-rebirth.pnd is on


2.) open the directory "pandora", then "appdata", then "d1x"


3.) look at the files listed there.


When i look at the d1x-directory then i see many files all in lower-case letters. For example "descent.hog" and not "DESCENT.HOG".


If all your files are in upper-case letters (for example DESCENT.HOG), then use startmenu->system->bulk rename


Using "bulk rename":


1) start startmenu->system->"bulk rename"


2) click on the green +


3) go to your SD-card->pandora->appdata->d1x


4) click one time on the first file in the list, then hold the "shift"-key and hold the d-pad down until you reach the end of the list


5) select "open"


6) click on "insert/overwrite" and select "Uppercase/Lowercase"


7) click on "name only" and select "name and suffix"


8) make sure that "convert to: lowercase" is selected


9) click on "rename files"
 
Or just use the file browser (called Thunar, the one with hammer icon) and navigate to File system > tmp > pndrun_...


Double click it and post the content here.


Edit: Ok, Lomaxx was faster :)
 
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I've been double ninja'd but i'll add this anyway
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You'll find the tmp pndrun_GAMENAME.out files (which may give a clue as to why there not running) via Thunar in 'filesystem>tmp(folder)> tmp pndrun_GAMENAME.out after you've attempted to run the game and it fails.


Below is a bunch of screenshots of the folder directory structure for each game, which maybe of visual use to you.

d1x (stick all the files in the d1x folder. Note: all these aren't required, this is simply a whole GoG set and the timidity folder and conf file need deleting as pre-date the installer linked below)


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d2x (stick all the files in d2x folder)


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prboom WADS go direct in the appdata/prboom folder


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You can have different backgrounds to Picklelauncher if you put them here as 800x480 'background.png' files


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zquake1 (the game files go inside the id1 folder as below)


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rather than the quake1 folder


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For all of those games you'll also need the Timidity instrument set installed from here http://sebt3.openpan...i_installer.pnd either to NAND (limited space) or SD location (means that card must be present) in order to get music. Discussion http://www.gp32x.de...midi-installer/


Relevant threads per game are here:


descent 1 & 2


http://www.gp32x.de...ebirth-1-and-2/ (this thread could use adding to the software wiki ( I cant hyperlink)


prboom


http://www.gp32x.de...er-for-pandora/


http://www.gp32x.de..._0


zquake http://www.gp32x.de...quake-with-gles
 
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Yes i did.


It's quake 1,2,3 music don't work but rest of music worked fine in other games.
 
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descent 2 is giving problems,when i click on the game on mini menu it goes back to the mini menu again,i have the all data files in the right folders,does any one have any clue.
 
descent 2 is giving problems,when i click on the game on mini menu it goes back to the mini menu again,i have the all data files in the right folders,does any one have any clue.

I have issues with my data getting corrupted on the SD card.. could be this.. or some data file is missing or not in the right place. I had to do it with a few games, delete the files on the SD card and copy them over again.
 
I did that for both descent 2 and doomrunner.


Doomrunner doesn't show wads which i installed,the wads go in iwads folder.
 
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