Emulator FAQ/Setup repo?


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Does such a thing exist? most emulators seem to come with either very litte or no documentation whatsoever, i surely can't be the only one that is finding setting them up such a headache.. and i would rather not keep bothering people here with similar queries.


And on that note where are you supposed to put ScummVM games and in what file structure zipped/unzipped (in folder) tried different permutations of the above in SD root of card & ScummVM appdata, but no game files are being found?


Thanks.
 
For the most part it's just dropping your ROMs in an emulator's appdata folder.
 
Klaus Kinski said:
Does such a thing exist? most emulators seem to come with either very litte or no documentation whatsoever, i surely can't be the only one that is finding setting them up such a headache.. and i would rather not keep bothering people here with similar queries.


And on that note where are you supposed to put ScummVM games and in what file structure zipped/unzipped (in folder) tried different permutations of the above in SD root of card & ScummVM appdata, but no game files are being found?


Thanks.
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Hi


For ScummVM I have the games in - Pandora / appdata / scummvm / scummvm games


So my ScummVM games are in the scummvm games folder within their own folders.


You still need to search your directories for it though when adding into ScummVM.


All games for ScummVM must be unzipped.


Try the ScummVM website also - http://scummvm.sourceforge.net/


Games for ScummVM are not always straight forward to use either, some need different sound files added, some need


video files added. It is not always a case of just dropping the game files over, but the website above is a good source of


knowledge, it has a forum and some games to download and some of those game add on files also, and emulator updates.


Oh and for reference sake the games for ScummVM are not ROMs.


Hope this helps.
 
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Klaus Kinski said:
most emulators seem to come with either very litte or no documentation whatsoever, i surely can't be the only one that is finding setting them up such a headache..
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If you're using Minimenu, highlight the application you want information about, and press the "Y" game-button - usually there is documentation, and this will bring it up. In Xfce, this documentation will appear in the "Documentation" menu in the Pandora-menu, instead. :p
 
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^ Although sometimes the documentation is little more than the license, and does not help with the setup much.


I've actually been thinking about creating/updating wiki pages detailing the setup for each emulator, simply because of the number of people having to ask for help. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?
 
Do it. Set up the pages and templates, I'll help with the writing.
 
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Cas said:
Klaus Kinski said:
Does such a thing exist? most emulators seem to come with either very litte or no documentation whatsoever, i surely can't be the only one that is finding setting them up such a headache.. and i would rather not keep bothering people here with similar queries.


And on that note where are you supposed to put ScummVM games and in what file structure zipped/unzipped (in folder) tried different permutations of the above in SD root of card & ScummVM appdata, but no game files are being found?


Thanks.
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Hi


For ScummVM I have the games in - Pandora / appdata / scummvm / scummvm games


So my ScummVM games are in the scummvm games folder within their own folders.


You still need to search your directories for it though when adding into ScummVM.


All games for ScummVM must be unzipped.


Try the ScummVM website also - http://scummvm.sourceforge.net/


Games for ScummVM are not always straight forward to use either, some need different sound files added, some need


video files added. It is not always a case of just dropping the game files over, but the website above is a good source of


knowledge, it has a forum and some games to download and some of those game add on files also, and emulator updates.


Oh and for reference sake the games for ScummVM are not ROMs.


Hope this helps.
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I did eventually figure it out, but many thanks anyway.
 
Have a Pandora since this weekend. Here my little pandora.txt with information about emulator keys and file locations. Might be useful for starters.


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V V V

pandora.txt by Yoshi [Version 0.7]





###############


### GENERAL ###


###############





Environment:





Pandora Release 1 (Zaxxon) Hotfix 5 with MiniMenu





The SD card has the follwing directory structure:





/pandora/appdata --> program data, ROM and BIOS files


/pandora/apps --> all .pnd files


/pandora/roms --> ROM files (for emulators with free choice)





Name the SD card with a volume label and access ROMs with:





/media/<VOL_LABEL>/pandora/roms





Some useful info:





Quit running program --> Press PANDORA button


Kill hanging program --> Hold PANDORA button until dialog appears


Reset hanging Pandora --> Hold PANDORA button + power switch off


Program log --> /tmp/pndrun_<EXECUTABLE>.out


Unmount 1st SD card --> sudo umount /dev/mmcblk0p1 (or /media/<VOL_LABEL>)


Unmount 2nd SD card --> sudo umount /dev/mmcblk1p1 (or /media/<VOL_LABEL>)


Switch to MiniMenu --> System; Switch GUI


Show emulator documentation --> Y (if available in MiniMenu)





Links:





Wiki : http://pandorawiki.org


Forum : http://boards.openpandora.org


Forum : http://www.gp32x.de/board


App Store : http://apps.openpandora.org


App Store : http://repo.openpandora.org


File Archive : http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi





#################


### EMULATORS ###


#################





=============================


===== Dega 1.16-5 (SMS) =====


=============================





----- Keys -----





Start (GG) : START


Pause (SMS) : START





Button 1 : X


Button 2 : B





Load state : L trigger + <NUM_KEY>


Save state : R trigger + <NUM_KEY>





Quit game : PANDORA


Quit emulator : ESC or PANDORA





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/dega-1.16-5.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/dega


ROMs : /pandora/roms/sms


ROMs : /pandora/roms/gg





================================


===== DOSBox 0.74 SVN (PC) =====


================================





----- Keys -----





Toggle fullscreen : ALT + ENTER


Toggle mouse : CTRL + F10


Quit : CTRL + F9





Cursor move : D-Pad left / right


Command history : D-Pad up / down


File completion : Tab





http://pandorawiki.org/DOSBox





----- Files -----





PND : pandora/apps/Dosbox.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/dosbox


Games : /pandora/appdata/dosbox/games





================================


===== FBA 1.0.8.0 (Arcade) =====


================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Coin : SELECT





Button 1 : A


Button 2 : X


Button 3 : B


Button 4 : Y


Button 5 : L trigger


Button 6 : R trigger





Show FPS : L + R trigger + Y


Service mode : L + R trigger + SELECT


Pause : P





Quit game : Q


Quit emulator : 2x START





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/fba.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/fba-dave18


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/fba-dave18/roms





=================================


===== GnGeo 0.8.3 (Neo Geo) =====


=================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Select or Coin : SELECT





Button A : X


Button B : B


Button C : A


Button D : Y





Menu : ESC or SPACE





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/gngeo_0.8.3.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/gngeo_pepone


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/gngeo_pepone/roms/neogeo.zip


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/gngeo_pepone/roms





==============================


===== GnuBoy 1.0.5 (GBC) =====


==============================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Select : SELECT





Button A : B


Button B : X





Load state : <NUM_KEY> + L


Save state : <NUM_KEY> + S





Quit game : Q or PANDORA


Quit emulator : ESC





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/gnuboy.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/sdlgnuboy


ROMs : /pandora/roms/gbc





===========================


===== gpFCE 0.4 (NES) =====


===========================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Select : SELECT





Button A : B


Button B : X


Button A turbo : A


Button B turbo : Y





Load state : L trigger + 3


Save state : R trigger + 3





Menu : R trigger + START





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/gpfce.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/gpfce


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/gpfce/roms





================================


===== gpFCE-GP2X 0.4 (NES) =====


================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Select : SELECT





Button A : B


Button B : X


Button A turbo : A


Button B turbo : Y





Load state : R trigger + 1


Save state : L trigger + 1





Menu : L trigger + START





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/gpfce-gp2x.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/gpfcegp2x


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/gpfcegp2x/roms





=================================


===== gpSP 0.9-2xb u7 (GBA) =====


=================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Select : SELECT





Button A : B


Button B : X


L/R : L/R trigger





Load state : 2


Save state : 1





Show FPS rate : A





Menu : Y or SPACE





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/gpSP-pnd-0.9-2Xb-u7.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/gpsp


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/gpsp/gba_bios.bin


ROMs : /pandora/roms/gba





===================================


===== Handy 0.5b (Atari Lynx) =====


===================================





----- Keys -----





Button A : X


Button B : A





Option 1 : Y


Option 2 : B


Pause : START





Menu : SELECT





Quit game / emulator : ESC





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/handy-0.5b.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/handy


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/handy/lynxboot.img


ROMs : /pandora/roms/lynx





===================================


===== HAtari 1.4.0 (Atari ST) =====


===================================





----- Keys -----





Menu : START





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/Hatari140c.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/hatari.skeezix


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/hatari.skeezix/tos.img


Games : /pandora/appdata/hatari.skeezix/disks





==================================


===== HuGo 1.1.0 (PC Engine) =====


==================================





----- Keys -----





Run : Y


Select : A





Button I : B


Button II : X





Load state : L trigger + Y


Save state : L trigger + X


Show FPS rate : L trigger + A





Menu : SELECT





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/hugo-1.1.0.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/hugo


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/hugo/roms





===================================


===== MAME4ALL 2.5b7 (Arcade) =====


===================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Coin : SELECT





Button 1 : B


Button 2 : X


Button 3 : A


Button 4 : Y


Button 5 : L trigger


Button 6 : R trigger





Show FPS rate : F11


Show profiler : Shift + F11


Pause game : P





Menu : Tab





Quit game : Esc


Quit emulator : L trigger + R trigger





Press OK to continue : D-Pad left + right





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/mame4all-beta7.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/mame4all


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/mame4all/roms





========================================


===== Mednafen r3 (Neo Geo Pocket) =====


========================================





----- Keys -----





Button A : X or A


Button B : B or Y





Option : SELECT





Load state : F7


Save state : F5


Select state slot : 0-9





Quit game / emulator : Esc





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/mednafen_r3.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/mednafen


ROMs : /pandora/roms/ngp





===================================


===== Mednafen r3 (PC Engine) =====


===================================





----- Keys -----





Run : START


Select : SELECT





Button I : B


Button II : X


Button I Turbo : Y


Button II Turbo : A





Load state : F7


Save state : F5


Select state slot : 0-9





Quit game / emulator : Esc





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/mednafen_r3.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/mednafen


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/mednafen/.mednafen/pce_bios/syscard3.pce


ROMs : /pandora/roms/pce


CDs : /pandora/roms/pcecd





=============================================


===== Mupen64plus 1.5.r20110615.2 (N64) =====


=============================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START





Button A : B


Button B : X


Button Z : L trigger


Button R : R trigger


Yellow buttons : Analog stick 2





Quit game / emulator : PANDORA





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/mupen.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/mupen64plus-r1


ROMs : /pandora/roms/n64





=======================================


===== PanMAME 0.106.1.11 (Arcade) =====


=======================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Coin : SELECT





Button 1 : A


Button 2 : X


Button 3 : B


Button 4 : Y


Button 5 : L trigger


Button 6 : R trigger





Load state : Shift


Save state : Caps Lock





Change frameskip : F8 / F9


Display help : F1


Pause game : P





Menu : SPACE





Quit game : Esc


Quit emulator : Esc





Press OK to continue : D-Pad left + right





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/panmame.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/panmame


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/panmame/rom





==================================


===== PCSX-ReARMed r14 (PSX) =====


==================================





----- Keys -----





Button X : X


Button Circle : B


Button Square : A


Button Triangle : Y


L1/R1 : L/R trigger


L2/R2 : Q/P





Start : START


Select : SELECT





Load state : 2


Save state : 1


Toggle state slot + : 4


Toggle state slot - : 3





Menu : SPACE





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/pcsx_rearmed_r14.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/pcsx_rearmed


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/pcsx_rearmed/bios/scph1001.bin


CDs : /pandora/roms/psx





======================================


===== Picodrive 1.80.0.899 (SMD) =====


======================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START





Button A : A


Button B : X


Button C : B





Load state : R trigger


Save state : L trigger





Menu : SELECT





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/PicoDrive_180pxml.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/picodrive.notaz.1.80


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/picodrive.notaz.1.80/eu_mcd1_9210.bin


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/picodrive.notaz.1.80/jp_mcd1_9112.bin


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/picodrive.notaz.1.80/us_scd1_9210.bin


ROMs : /pandora/appdata/picodrive.notaz.1.80/roms


CDs : /pandora/appdata/picodrive.notaz.1.80/isos





===================================


===== PocketSNES 6.5.0 (SNES) =====


===================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Select : SELECT





Button A : B


Button B : X


Button X : Y


Button Y : A


L/R : L/R trigger





Menu : SPACE





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/pocketsnes-fb.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/pocketsnes_hack


ROMs : /pandora/roms/snes





=======================================


===== RACE 1.0b3 (Neo Geo Pocket) =====


=======================================





----- Keys -----





Button A : X


Button B : B





Option : Y





Quit emulator : SELECT + START





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/RACE.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/race


ROMs : /pandora/roms/ngp





=====================================


===== Snes9x4P v20120226 (SNES) =====


=====================================





----- Keys -----





Start : START


Select : SELECT





Button A : B


Button B : X


Button X : Y


Button Y : A


L/R : L/R trigger





Menu : SPACE





Quit game : Q


Quit emulator : ESC





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/snes9x4p_20120226.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/snes9x.skeezix.alpha


ROMs : /pandora/roms/snes





===================================


===== Temper 0.80 (PC Engine) =====


===================================





----- Keys -----





Run : START


Select : SELECT





Button I : B


Button II : X





Menu : Y





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/temper.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/Temper


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/Temper/syscards/syscard1.pce


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/Temper/syscards/syscard2.pce


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/Temper/syscards/syscard3.pce


ROMs : /pandora/roms/pce


CDs : /pandora/roms/pcecd





=====================================


===== UAE4ALL v1.1.1.28 (Amiga) =====


=====================================





----- Keys -----





Menu : SELECT


Toggle stick / mouse / stylus mode : START


Move display : L trigger + R trigger + D-Pad





http://pandorawiki.org/UAE4ALL





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/UAE4ALLv1.1.1.19.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/uae4all


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/uae4all/kickstarts/kick12.rom


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/uae4all/kickstarts/kick13.rom


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/uae4all/kickstarts/kick20.rom


BIOS : /pandora/appdata/uae4all/kick.rom *)


Games : /pandora/appdata/uae4all/roms





*) Kickstart 1.2, 1.3 or 2.0 can be used (512KB)





==========================


===== VICE 2.2 (C64) =====


==========================





----- Keys -----





Menu : START





----- Files -----





PND : /pandora/apps/ViceX64.pnd


Appdata : /pandora/appdata/vicex64.pickle


Games : /pandora/appdata/vicex64.pickle/roms




I've also made a PDF with Pandora Console Emulator Fact Sheets for 15 emulators. Here some sample thumbnails...





For suggestions and corrections, please send me a PM.
 
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I guess it's supposed to be start and select together but it doesn't work for me...oh well. Anyone know what's a good speed to overclock in order to play Zelda OOT decently in Mopen64?
 
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What do you mean by "decently"?...because even over-clocked to 1Ghz it's still a little bit slow and the sound also still stutters.


At the moment, it's not possible to get it full-speed, that's for sure.
 
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Yoshi said:
Have a Pandora since this weekend. Here my little pandora.txt with information about emulator keys and file locations. Might be useful for starters.
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Fantastic! Cheers for that, I got my Pandora this morning and, as a total newcomer to emulation, have had a very frustrating (but enjoyable!) day trying to get stuff to work - you should have seen my face light up when Final Fantasy VII worked for the first time!


Do you, or anyone else, have the same info for the Spectrum and C64 emulators? I've got a ton of games ready to go, but haven't a clue as to the correct folders, etc...
 
I know I'm resurrecting an old thread, but I didn't see any need in creating a new one for this question...


I've been having an urge to play through a bunch of my old Sega Game Gear games. I can get them to run in Dega, but I can't seem to get anything to save or load. In the instructions, it says the save and load functions are done with the L & R buttons combined with a number key for the save slot. However, whenever I hit the L button, the emulator exits. Any ideas on the right control scheme?


For most things, I like Picodrive better, and although it will open Game Gear roms, it doesn't seem to render them correctly -- text disappears, the colors are very strange, etc. If anyone has any suggestions on getting them to run in Picodrive correctly (I'm not really sure they're supposed to run in it at all) -- or to get the most out of Dega -- I'd love to hear it!
 
^ As far as I know, the L/R thing is correct, for Dega. R + 1, for example, will save to slot 1, and L + 1 will load from it.


Where did you get the PND from? And, have you tried redownloading it?
 
Thanks, Prometheus...


It's the version from the repo. On your suggestion, I just re-downloaded it. It's called dega-1.16c.pnd. I just replaced it, deleted the appdata folder for Dega, and re-launched. Same thing. The emulator exits as soon as I hit the L button. It doesn't exit on the R button, though. I also just popped up the Pandora Input Tester, just to make sure my keys hadn't gotten remapped somehow, but everything looks normal.


Just to be clear, we're talking about L & R meaning the shoulder buttons, not left and right on the D-pad or the actual L & R keys on the keyboard, right?


One final thought -- I'm still running Hotfix 7 Alpha 3. I'm downloading Super Zaxxon Beta 2 and reflashing to see if that helps.


UPDATE: Just flashed Super Zaxxon Beta 2. Same behavior from Dega, so that's not it. I guess I'll see if I can find a different PND for it.
 
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