Linux emulator and roms to try

[nitrofurano]

Hi!
I'm very new about Uzebox, and before trying the real one, i would like to try emulators and roms - and even how can i code my own rom files
I'm Linux Ubuntu user, where can i get .deb or tarball files of Uzebox emulator, open-source rom files, and their development tools ?
Would be a good idea the Uzebox emulator and all development tools being also available at Debian/Ubuntu repositories - this would help an increasing of Uzebox popularity as well.
thanks!

[Jhysaun]

You are going to need to build it yourself. But it is easy, so don't worry. (Famous last words )

First you need the sdl-dev libs if you don't have them.
In a terminal do:

sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev

now that that is done go download the emulator code from google code.It's in the development version.

http://code.google.com/p/uzebox/downloads/list (I know it says its the kernel but the emulator is in there too)

After you download and extracted it, navigate to the emulator folder, and edit avr8.cpp line 41 from

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#include "SDL.h"

to

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#include "SDL/SDL.h"

Then if you are running 64-bit linux follow the instructions at viewtopic.php?f=9&t=335#p2987.

Finally you can build it.

In a terminal, navigate to the emulator folder. Run:

g++ -O3 -lSDL avr8.cpp -o uzem
sudo cp uzem /bin/

Now go download a .hex file from the games section of the forums. (the hex files are like roms)

In a terminal navigate to the hex file and run

uzem filename.hex (where filename.hex is the name of the hex you downloaded)

If all goes well the emulator should run.

>J

[uze6666]

Hey Jhysaun, that's great info for Linux users, don't forget to add it to the wiki!

-uze

ps: when is Void Fighter due??? Please don't tell us it's gonna be the next Duke Nuken Whenever!

[Jhysaun]

when is Void Fighter due???

2.5 weeks after school gets out + however long it takes to figure out sound.

Currently im swamped with teachers say things like "Well you never learned this, but its on the final, so here's a 200 page packet about it."

It's 11:36 here and im in the middle of an English paper >>_>>

[Jhysaun]

Hey Jhysaun, that's great info for Linux users, don't forget to add it to the wiki!

I won't. I just want to make sure I didn't forget any steps. Im going to wait for nitrofurano to respond to make sure there are no problems.

[nitrofurano]

thanks!
besides a message error

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guest@p4:~/Desktop/uzebox/UzeboxTrunk/emulator$ g++ -O3 -lSDL avr8.cpp -o uzem
avr8.cpp: In member function ‘u8 avr8::exec(bool, bool)’:
avr8.cpp:1398: warning: format ‘%u’ expects type ‘unsigned int’, but argument 2 has type ‘long unsigned int’
guest@p4:~/Desktop/uzebox/UzeboxTrunk/emulator$

the emulator runs fine with the .hex found at http://uzebox.org/wiki/index.php?title=Games_and_Demos

thank you! =)

[nitrofurano]

also posted the link of this forum thread at http://identi.ca/group/uzebox

[Jhysaun]

I think this message simply means that since we changed the variable type, the function expects the old variable type. It should work fine.

>J

[uze6666]

How do you change the first boot sector from the cdrom drive to the dvd rom drive? My windows wont start up even in the safe mode (it just hangs)... thereby,I need to reformat my computer. However, the cdrom drive cant read...but the dvd rom drive can. I need to know how to change the first boot sector from the cd rom to dvd rom drive....for me to reinstall the os installer disk from the dvd rom drive. How will I change it? Thanks!

Wow, great off-topic nonsense. Please do not post this kind of stuff in this forum, at worst use the off-topic forum for this. Thanks.

-Uze

[nabaraski]

Will tapes and DVD's manufactured now still work after the digital conversion of next February? I've been told all tapes and DVD's bought now or any time before the conversion won't be playable. I have many DVD's and some tapes as well but am leary of buying any more now if this rumor is true.
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