im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
Hi,
After a little wrestle with the advent1.zip file which was a copy of the RWAP Adaventure Disk #1, I have created MDV images for use with Q-Emulator.
The attached ZIP file: Advent1_MDV.zip
Contains MDV images of the ADVENT1.ZIP file, just uncompress the zip file to a directory or folder. and point the Q-emulator MDV slot to the MDV image and restart the emulation.
I have tested this on JS, Minerva Roms on Unregistered and Registerd versions of Q-emulator.
This is part of a Games SD Card Project for the Q68.
By the way, the version of Starplod in the archive file advent1.zip does not work, there is another version of Starplod on the QL Homepage that does work, this has bee updated in the attached zip file.
After a little wrestle with the advent1.zip file which was a copy of the RWAP Adaventure Disk #1, I have created MDV images for use with Q-Emulator.
The attached ZIP file: Advent1_MDV.zip
Contains MDV images of the ADVENT1.ZIP file, just uncompress the zip file to a directory or folder. and point the Q-emulator MDV slot to the MDV image and restart the emulation.
I have tested this on JS, Minerva Roms on Unregistered and Registerd versions of Q-emulator.
This is part of a Games SD Card Project for the Q68.
By the way, the version of Starplod in the archive file advent1.zip does not work, there is another version of Starplod on the QL Homepage that does work, this has bee updated in the attached zip file.
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Derek
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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
thanks.
any chance you could do another one? (last one, i promise)
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/games/adventures/advent93a.zip
any chance you could do another one? (last one, i promise)
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/games/adventures/advent93a.zip
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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
People realise there is actually a tool for automating this?
https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-bina ... s/ql/tools
https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-bina ... s/ql/tools
Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
ok, cool. thanks. just found a compiled version of this but it doesnt work.
not exactly sure what this error means :
Assertion failed: sizeof(file_t) == 64, file mdvtool.c, line 789
i think theres something wrong with the compiled executable
not exactly sure what this error means :
Assertion failed: sizeof(file_t) == 64, file mdvtool.c, line 789
i think theres something wrong with the compiled executable
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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
Means the compiler used did not pack the structure in the manner needed so its size is wrong.ed77 wrote:ok, cool. just found a compiled version of this. thanks
the zip file is too big to convert directly
not exactly sure what this error means :
Assertion failed: sizeof(file_t) == 64, file mdvtool.c, line 789
This is the unfortunate thing about C not supporting packed structs, we have only been moaning about it for almost 30 years

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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
The files on adent93a.zip is actually "Vogage of the Beano". Which is too big to fit into a MDV image.ed77 wrote:thanks.
any chance you could do another one? (last one, i promise)
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/games/adventures/advent93a.zip
I have never got the MIST MDVTOOL to work, though there someone on the forum who did some work.
Regards,
Derek
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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
Pretty sure I did get it to work a few years back. But would have got lucky with struct packing. I might rewrite it in a language tha t does support packing natively.Derek_Stewart wrote:The files on adent93a.zip is actually "Vogage of the Beano". Which is too big to fit into a MDV image.ed77 wrote:thanks.
any chance you could do another one? (last one, i promise)
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/games/adventures/advent93a.zip
I have never got the MIST MDVTOOL to work, though there someone on the forum who did some work.
Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
XorA wrote:Pretty sure I did get it to work a few years back. But would have got lucky with struct packing. I might rewrite it in a language tha t does support packing natively.Derek_Stewart wrote:The files on adent93a.zip is actually "Vogage of the Beano". Which is too big to fit into a MDV image.ed77 wrote:thanks.
any chance you could do another one? (last one, i promise)
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/games/adventures/advent93a.zip
I have never got the MIST MDVTOOL to work, though there someone on the forum who did some work.
cool thanks
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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
Ive just sent a pull request to update mdvtool to newer zip API.
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Re: im having problems getting games to run on q-emulator
So here is a fixed version of mdvtool compiled for windows (64bit)