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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Unable To Mount Usb-key After Re-formatting It

« on: January 08, 2007, 06:49:13 am »

What do you get if you try fdisk /dev/sda?  If there are any partitions listed, try deleting them and recreating them.  If there are no partitions listed, just create one.  Then try creating a filesystem on the partition you created.

Hi Drake,
    Well done that fixed it!

As you suspected it was the same basic problem as reported in the other post with SD cards.  I run fdisk /dev/sda and four partitions with dubious information (512 GB usb partition  ) were displayed.  Removing them and creating a single partition that then responded correctly to mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1.

My usb-key works perfectly now, and as an added bonus seems to mount and un-mount much more quickly than before the initial crash.

Many thanks for the Linux lesson and solving my problem,
Marcus

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Unable To Mount Usb-key After Re-formatting It

« on: January 06, 2007, 05:57:21 am »

If you reformatted in Windoze, I wonder if your problem is related to the issue mentioned in this post.
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Hi Drake,
    Thanks for the reply, I think you are right that this is related to the problem reported in the message you linked.

When I fsck.vfat /dev/sda1 on the Z it reported  that "Currently only 2 FATs are supported not 186"  
I tried mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1 and the USB-key light flashes for a bit and then nothing else happens.

When I tried fdisk /dev/sda1, it allowed me to write a partition, set to FAT32 and write to disk (or so it reported).  When I removed the USB-key and then retrieved mkfs.vfat though the same thing happened a bit of activity (flashing light) tthen a long wait, and after 5 minutes I just removed the USB-key and restarted the Z.

Rather curiously despite all this the USB-key is still visible on Win98, reports no problems in the Windows DiskChecker and the files are still present.  When inserted in the Z, there is no change in the dmesg output Very stange.

A bit of a mystery (especially with my very limited Linux knowledge).

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Unable To Mount Usb-key After Re-formatting It

« on: January 05, 2007, 10:00:27 am »

Hi Guys,
    Firstly apologies for starting yet another "how to mount xxx on a c3x00" thread, but I could not find the answer through searching and I felt it was rude to hijack one of the threads that were specifically about mounting HDD, mobile phones, ZIP disks, etc.

My problem is that the USB key (thumbdrive) I routinely use for swapping files from work to home got corrupted and I needed to reformat it.  Since the re-format I have been unable to use it on my Zaurus (SL-C3100, sharp rom with Meanies automouter 0.5.0).

Two other USB-keys work so it isn't the Z-usbport (phew) or the host cable.

The USB-key is detected in system info:

Vendor:  Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.
Product: USB Mass Storage Device
Class: Mass-Storage
ID:  0457/0151
Driver: usb-storage

But is not automounted, or seems to be correctly mapped to sda/sdb.

>fdisk -l /dev/sda
Cannot open /dev/sda

>dmesg | tail
usb-storage: *** thread sleeping.
jffs2: attempt to mount non-MTD device 08:01
usb-storage: queuecommand() called
usb-storage: *** thread awakened.
usb-storage: Command ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL (6 bytes)
usb-storage: 1e 00 00 00 00 00 04 c0 00 ea 6e c3
usb-storage: Bulk command S 0x43425355 T 0x77e Trg 0 LUN 0 L 0 F 0 CL 6
usb-storage: Bulk command transfer result=0
usb-storage: Attempting to get CSW...
usb-storage: Bulk status result = 0
usb-storage: Bulk status Sig 0x53425355 T 0x77e R 0 Stat 0x0
usb-storage: scsi cmd done, result=0x0
usb-storage: *** thread sleeping.
usbd_device_configuration_instance: configuration out of range: 0 1 1


The USB-Key is acessible OK from my Windows 98 machine, and my work Windows XP box.  I have tried both FAT-16 anf FAT-32 format, but the Z reacted the same in both cases.

Any advise appreciated.

Thanks and regards,
Marcus

p.s.  Happy New Year to all OESF members  

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Genesis Neogeo Snes Turbografx Nes Gameboy Emu

« on: June 17, 2006, 11:14:35 pm »

NO...
...
yes...I suggest you look into the ipk's and ask questions to the real developers.
...

Hi Cresho et Al,
  Agawa-san the developer who compiled the ZNester7-1-1.ipk has responded that he didn't do any special optimization of the ZNester IPK, but rather compiled with the latest SDL for the SL-C3000.  

The implication therefore is that it may simply be that the joystick compiled versions available in binary format are compiled with a less optimal SDL (for the SL-C series).  I guess the only way to confirm this is to compile from the source without joystick support with the latest SDL and confirm if it runs at the same speed.

No promises on when I will get time to do this, (I don't have a seperate Linux PC, so it will be GCC on my Z), but I will post again if/when I am successful.  -- In the meantime, I will stick with the IPK Cresho includes and just take care I don't hammer the Zaurus keyboard too much  

Cheers,
Marcus

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Genesis Neogeo Snes Turbografx Nes Gameboy Emu

« on: June 17, 2006, 01:33:50 am »

Hi Cresho,

NO...

ZNESTER RUNS 100% SPEED.  Infact, everything runs at 100 percent speed.

...

ill be incorporating the joysticks as soon as i find one that my z can identify easily.

yes...I suggest you look into the ipk's and ask questions to the real developers.

A bit confused by the NO...  yes... reply.  

In case it wasn't clear I have no speed problem at all with the IPK you provided (znester_7.1-1_arm.ipk),  only with the .GZ joystick enabled versions from Piro's page.  I have yet to find other joystick enabled versions on the Internet in compiled form.

I'll touch base with the developer at aaty.jp and see if he knows any reason why the IPK is significantly faster than the GZ joystick enabled versions.

Regards,
Marcus

p.s.  My limited experience has shown that most cheap USB joypads are detected and work with JSTest OK.

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Genesis Neogeo Snes Turbografx Nes Gameboy Emu

« on: June 15, 2006, 10:40:33 pm »

Yeah, this is the page i been looking at along with a few others.

when you were expiriencing drop in performance, are you saying that the znester ran poorly?  even with keyboard only being used?
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Hi Cresho,
  Sadly yes, that is why I gave up on that compiled version.  With Galaxians the speed drop is very noticable, even just with the start-up screen and no input.  With the IPK you provide it scrolls smoothly and speedily up the screen.  The .GZ joystick enabled versions shuddered a small amount and took noticably longer to scroll the game title.

In all cases I was simply running the game from the commandline, with all three executables in the rom/nes folder, without any options (including --joystick).

Out of interest, is atty.jp the source of the IPK you use, or something you customised?  I was thinking about dropping the developer a quick email to ask how he managed to optimise ZNester.

Regards,
Marcus

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Genesis Neogeo Snes Turbografx Nes Gameboy Emu

« on: June 15, 2006, 03:07:45 am »

Hi Cresho/ Jon,

The joystick support is already available online but most links and websites are in other languages than english.  It is a chore.
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be patient, if I don't do it, someone else will. 
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I had a brief play with the ZNester joystick enabled Emus, but gave up because of the lack of speed.  At first I thought it was because of tweaks via the ZEmuEx tool, but running from the command line shows otherwise.

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I tested both the standard and SDL versions with joystick support and although they work from the command-line the reduction in speed compared to running the ZNester included in Cresho's ZIP is extreme.  The drop in performance in the games I tested (DigDug and Galaxians) occurs even when the --joystick option was not used and makes the games near unplayable.

Regarding the actual hardware, I have an SL-C3100 and have found both my no-name joypads are detected and work (albeit too slowly).

Regards,
Marcus

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Genesis Neogeo Snes Turbografx Nes Gameboy Emu

« on: May 31, 2006, 01:16:56 am »

Hi Cresho,
 Are you planning to compile the NES and SNES applications with Joystick support as well?  

I have tried Joy2Key with no luck at all.  Using other versions of ZNester compiled for joystick use available on the Net worked, but the speed and response were much worse that the versions included in your current package, so I ended up giving up and going back to bashing the Z keyboard...  

Cheers,
Marcus

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Accessories / Can I Use Usb Joypad Like Usb Keyboard?

« on: May 13, 2006, 12:33:13 am »

Hello,
    I am trying to do much the same, use a USB-joypad for a few classic NES (Znester).

I have Meanie's JoyEnabler installed and have tested the joystick with jstest (all OK), and even managed to get a few roms working with the ZNester-joy executable, although like csj0217 I have frustrated, since it only works in a small screen and much slower than the ZEmu packaged version.

I have downloaded the joy2key_z.tgz.txt file posted by sidmoraes in the referenced thread, removed the .txt extension extracted the two files using gzip and tar, and tried the following (as suggested)

cp joy2key-z /usr/local/bin/
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/joy2key-z  
cp .joy2keyzrc /home/root
joy2key -config kbd1

I get the warning that "More buttons specified than joystick has!" - probably beacuse I am use a pretty basic joypad, and then "Initialization complete, entering main loop, ^C to exit...

...and - well that is it.  The joypad doesn't appear to junction in any way in any NES game, or replicate the arrow keys in an editor for example, which I expected.

I also tried without the config option and I am prompted to calibrate three axes which all seems OK, but again once the main loop is entered nothing seems to happen".

Any suggestions on where I have gone wrong?
Thanks and regards,
Marcus

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / Is Wireless (irda) Printing Possible

« on: March 15, 2006, 07:18:35 am »

Hello folks,
    I just bought a canon all-in-one printer/scanner device (Pixma MP500) and am in generaly pretty happy with it.  I prints and scans well and the Windows drivers work fine.   It doesn't seem to like about 50% of teh images on my smartmedia cards (from an aging Finepix 40i), but handles images on a CF card without problems.

It offers irDA wireless printing of photographs from "compatible" mobile phones, but the documentation is rather vague what this means.  The troubleshooting on the canon website doesn't go much further than don't put anything physically between the devices  .

Does anyone know if it is possible to transfer a JPG in the same format as a "compatible" mobile phone?  I tried to send from built-in file explorer (hold stylus on file and choose 'wireless transfer'), and have attempted some console commands such as cat > /dev/irda0 without success.  The printer doesn't seem to recognise anything as happening.

Anyone with experience or success in wireless printing, who can offer advise?

Cheers,
Marcus

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5x00 General discussions / Mp3 Downloads

« on: November 01, 2005, 11:52:09 pm »

No Billy Joel or Weezer, although there is this:

"Elegy : The Great Peconic - London Symphony Orchestra : Conducted By David Snell, Composed By Billy Joel"

You can easily search without login via
Search page

For suggestions of music you might like, the message boards are the best bet in my opinion.  

Message Boards

Cheers,
Marcus

-- Still choosig this months downloads, but almost certainly going to be an lounge-jazz/Reggee album, another CCR album and something the wife wants to listen to.

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / Power On, Screen Flash, Then Off

« on: November 01, 2005, 11:40:36 pm »

Hi Transcendz,
   Hopefully not a dumb suggestion, but double-check the 'lock' on the battery compartment.  I have had a similar problem after using the reset, and the battery lock was not quite 100% in the lock position.

Cheers,
Marcus

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5x00 General discussions / Mp3 Downloads

« on: October 31, 2005, 09:08:22 pm »

I would thoroughly recommend Emusic.com, and have been a member of the site for over 2 years now.

Initially they were a subsription only model based on yearly unlimited subscriptions.  They have switched this to monthly subscriptions for those that are worried they will not be able to find enough music in the 300,000+ tracks.

There is a 50 free tracks offer open to all new subscribers and the basic monthly cost is US$9.99 for 40 tracks.  There is a 10-20% discount for annual subscribers and three levels of subscription if you start to get addicted.

If you are into Linkin Park, Madonna or some other tightly managed major artist and have no interest in trying something new, it probably isn't for you, but if you are interested in listening to some world-music, indipendant pop/rock, jazz or any of the vast variety of music available you are in for a treat.

It is also completely legal, offers MP3s for sale (not rent!) and unlike AllofMp3 the copyright holders are compensated for all downloads.  

Cheers,
Marcus

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Zaurus Sl-c3000 S/w Rotation Broken [solved]

« on: October 31, 2005, 08:53:08 pm »

Hi Rebski, is it only the physical keyboard that is locked, or the on-screen keyboard?  If it is the on-screen keyboard check that it hasn't switched to Japanese input  (mine suffered this problem).

Huge thanks to Curiosity,  
    Kino2 messed up my qpe.conf file exactly as you explained and I was getting more than a little anxious.  In my case it took two attempts at editing the conf file and I nearly blew it at one point by saving the conf file as Shift-JIS.

Any other newbie users, make sure you save it as UTF8 if you are using a GUI editor that performs code conversion.

I am now a happy bunny and can enjoy the rest of today's public holiday here in Singapore (Hari Raya).

Cheers,
Marcus

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Screen Rotation Problem [ Fixed ]

« on: October 31, 2005, 08:08:22 pm »

Hi Markpmc,
    I was in exactly the same position with my SL-C3100 this morning after running Kino2, but thankfully found a solution on this forum.

Scroll down to the answer provided by Curiosity

I don't have a back-up and was getting more than a bit frantic as it looked like it was a total restore.  I just followed Curiosity's suggestion edited the qpe.conf file and was back to normal.  I have a copy of the conf file now so if it happens again I can just replace it.

Hope it works for you.
Regards,
Marcus

p.s.  Happy Hari Raya for those muslim forum members