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Post by mygotkilla on May 7, 2008 3:00:55 GMT 1
I tried to follow the install instructions but I think I'm doing something wrong. I downloaded the new version of lpj, unzipped it, installed it to my 4g sd card, and ran the program for the first time. I got a message saying "recovery from crash or first time launched" and then it said "file not found" and "02:/palm/programs/ljp/ljp-mikmod.zem" and "error: init mod". It launched the ljp program but constantly keeps crashing my palm now. I know you guys probably get a lot of these threads but I would appreciate any help you guys could offer. I'm not really sure what I need to do or am doing wrong. BTW I'm using a palm treo 755p.
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Post by countbuggula on May 7, 2008 4:22:14 GMT 1
I know you guys probably get a lot of these threads A greater understatement has never been made. Try following the very detailed step by step instructions in any one of the 10 most recent requests exactly like yours. Try the search function, it works great! Powered by google even! |
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Post by icefire on May 7, 2008 4:58:40 GMT 1
For the best advice, check out the "New to this - Please help!" thread. _Em had very detailed instructions.
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Post by Tinnus on May 7, 2008 18:50:18 GMT 1
And the readme. It seems you lack something that's explained there.
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Post by _Em on May 7, 2008 21:58:04 GMT 1
"02:/palm/programs/ljp/ljp-mikmod.zem" -- is he using a Zod, or do SD cards generally show up as device 02?
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Post by icefire on May 7, 2008 23:25:01 GMT 1
If it is NVFS, it will (i think?), because of the hidden internal "card"
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Post by mygotkilla on May 8, 2008 2:32:56 GMT 1
Step 1: download the ljp.zip file from Metaview's weblog (not the one on little-john.net) to your PC.
Step 2: decompress it.
Step 3: insert your SD card in a card reader and copy the files from the zip to /Palm/Programs/LJP/ on the card.
Step 4: Copy ljp.prc from that zip to /Palm/Launcher/ on the card.
Step 5: Download some NES games from here to your PC. These games are all in the public domain and fully legal to download.
Step 6: stick your card in your device, go to the application launcher, select your card, and tap on LJP to run it.
Step 7: go back to your application launcher, eject your card, put it back in your card reader, and copy the NES games you downloaded over to /Palm/Programs/LJP/NES/Roms/
Step 8: put your card back in your device, re-launch LJP, select NES from the drop down list of consoles, and...
Step 9: Press the config button.
Step 10: Pres the Mul Assign button at the bottom of the screen, and start pressing hard buttons/screen areas to set up your virtual gamepad inputs.
Step 11: tap Video on the left hand side, set Smoothing to Slow, Display size to x1.25, and frame skip to Auto.
Step 12: Press the Browser button. You're now ready to play a game (configuration's over... whew!)
Step 13: tap a game or select it with the 5-way select button to launch the game.
Step 14: play the game. Tap in the middle of the screen to bring up a menu of options you can configure while the game is playing.
Step 15: Exit the game and start playing around with the other configuration settings. 1. Did step one 2. Did step two 3. I checked using Filez and the files are all on /Palm/Programs/LJP/ 4. I have ljp.prc on /palm/launcher on my sd card 5. I downloaded those fully legal rom's just to try and see if I could get them to work 6. I put my sd card back in and launched it and it created the folders that I needed. 7. When I tried to sync my sd card and put the rom's on it that I downloaded I kept getting an error from my program sync that kept saying "there is no application on the organizer to handle this file". Do I need a card reader to be able to sync my roms and put them on the sd card? Right now I'm just using my usb sync cable and the palm quick install program that came with the phone. I know where to put the rom's I just don't know how to get them on my card now. Every time I sync my card and put them on I get that message. I know you guys probably get sick of helping poor people like myself but I'd appreciate it if you would point me in the right direction, I'm trying. |
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Post by icefire on May 8, 2008 3:34:26 GMT 1
Yes. You need a card reader to install roms, or use the shareware Card Export, Card Reader, or mTools (powered by Card Reader). Or use the "mp3" trick -- Rename them to mp3 (the zems and the roms), then sync. Move with FileZ and rename back.
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Post by samphex on May 8, 2008 3:51:27 GMT 1
Yes. You need a card reader to install roms, or use the shareware Card Export, Card Reader, or mTools (powered by Card Reader). Or use the "mp3" trick -- Rename them to mp3 (the zems and the roms), then sync. Move with FileZ and rename back. actually I think there's an easier way now. I recently noticed I can just hot sync it and it goes directly to folder. Did metaview implement that? |
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Post by mygotkilla on May 8, 2008 4:18:05 GMT 1
Thanks for all the help guys I think I have everything working smoothly now.....I hope : )
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Post by mygotkilla on May 8, 2008 6:13:57 GMT 1
Forgive me I have one more question. I went with what Em said about the configuration on the video settings, "Step 11: tap Video on the left hand side, set Smoothing to Slow, Display size to x1.25, and frame skip to Auto" and that worked fine for my NES games. But when I try to play my SNES games is there a different setup that I have to use because there seems to be a second or two of lag between the screen movement and the sound and it's really sluggish. I was wondering what settings I should use for the SNES and faster games such as TMNT.
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Post by sinnedone on May 8, 2008 13:58:38 GMT 1
Instead of auto frameskip you can try manually setting it to like 3 or 4 and adjusting until you get something you like. Also check to see if c core is better than asm. play with fas sprites etc.
You might want to look into an overclocking program too. even when you tweak the settings as much as you can in SNES it still runs slow. An overclocking program will help with that.
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Post by countbuggula on May 8, 2008 15:25:26 GMT 1
Turn smoothing off on SNES - that'll slow it way down. ASM is faster than C, but some games require C (TMNT should be fine on ASM). The only way to get decent playable speeds without overclocking is turning the sound off. Download Lightspeed if you want to try overclocking and play SNES at full speed with sound.
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Post by mygotkilla on May 8, 2008 15:29:02 GMT 1
Thanks
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Post by _Em on May 8, 2008 16:40:09 GMT 1
If you have any more questions on SNES, SNES performance tuning is covered on the Wiki and in a number of threads on here. It covers optimal settings for a number of devices and even for a number of games that need custom tweaks.
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Post by mygotkilla on May 8, 2008 20:22:27 GMT 1
Oh ok thanks Em
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