Sony GC10 Mapping & KB100 Drivers

[hackit98]

For those not aware, the Sony keyboard drviers, and others, really slow down emulators. Disabling those will drastically improve performance. Most hard core palm gamers know that already, but just an FYI while I'm at it.

That being said... For some, the Game Controller for Clie's would be a last thing on the list, like the ability to use the built-in keyboard for key assignment. Unfortunately for us Clie users, Sony didn't design their buttons worth a crap (rocker switches) and we have no alternative. I think there are other palms out there that are similar in problomatic key layouts.

So thanks for allowing the GC10 to work, first of all. I have to say that everything is working pretty good with it (even the X and Y buttons work!). It seems there is a speed hit with the GC10 in SNES. That appears to be TJ related for that problem. The palm is also making a beeping noise (through any module) using the GC10. It would seem that the button presses are being passed through to the palm launcher? or maybe system sounds are not being suppressed? I'm really just guessing on the cause for that. I'm sure someone has the answer for that one, maybe anyone who programs for palms? Never been my forte.

There is one small bug with the GC10. I'm not sure how easy it would be to fix, but there is a work around at the moment.

When first launching a SNES game with the ASM core every button on the GC10 acts as the B button. If you let the palm shutoff into standby all the buttons will work when you bring it back up... but you cannot let it go into standby mode again or it will revert back to all B buttons. Then again, simply using the C core, only after using the ASM core, will allow all buttons to work with no issues, unless you let it go into standby, then it will not work at all. There did seem to be some randomness to it. I couldn't repeat some of the ways to get all buttons to work.

[EDIT]I figured out that if you press a few buttons on the GC10 as the ROM is loading it will recognize it. It needs that on every module. So basically, normal operation for the GC10 [/EDIT]

Again, since SNES doesn't run all that well on the TJ, this is not of concern for me at the moment. I'm more of a GBC fan myself. In other words, bad TJ - great emulation.

[hackit98]

As of Beta 5 there is no longer a need to press buttons on the GC as the ROM is loading to get it to work.

Also, no need to press the buttons repeatedly in the config screen to get the buttons to even map. Most of the time it just takes pressing a button once on the GC (gives that button code of 80), then it maps all keys no problems from then on (which none of are 80) in that module. Forgot to mention that 80 key code before.


It seems like you are able to keep up with everyones issues on every release. Excellent work, as always.

[Ruune]

So everything works ok with the gamepad?

[blaiwesd]

works great

[YukonDawg]

I just got a GC10 game controller for my TG50 (just to use with LJP!) and unfortunately I was unable to get it to work at all.

I tried both Beta 3 (the best one so far on the TG50) and Beta 6b (no sound). I can map the buttons but nothing happen in the emulation. Also tried using the "Enable Key Emulation" option.

This will be a *major* bummer if the game controller ends up being unuseable with LJP on the TG50

[hackit98]

It appears that the driver for the GC is extremely picky. The GC is emulated properly in LJP. The GC has the same problem in a lot of other apps. Once that you load the ROM, sometimes you have to go to the menu... press a button on the GC... and go back to the ROM. After that the GC will work.

Also, make sure that you have the latest GC drviers. I'm using v2.0E. As far as I know it is the latest version. If you aren't running that version you can download it from sonyclie.org/.

You can leave key emulation off.

[YukonDawg]

Thanks hackit! Your trick makes the GC10 work.

Hats off to Yoyofr for his great work and for supporting the GC10.

[hackit98]

It appears that the mapping for my TJ37 has changed.

Before the emulator would mark the 'A' button, -or- 'To-do' button, with a mapping value of 80. When it gave 20 it never worked before. Now it seems that has reversed. If you use 80 you get sparatic behavior with all buttons when playing games.

So if anyone has problems make sure it has a value of 20. Everything works normal with it set to that. Sometimes it still gives a value of 80 when you first press the buttons, like 20 used to do. Just keep mapping and it will give 20 for that button.

[JavaGeek]

I have TJ35+GC10 and I have problems all the time with the buttons not responding.

My little trick is to load the option screen (press on the screen you'll find it...) And press B. It asks if I want to exit I say no and I go "back" and everything is fine.

...and if anyone is annoyed that the GC10 can't slip onto a TJ##. I simply opened it up and removed the second annoying tab thing and now it is very loose (but I like it that way). The screws were really tight though and small. (half centimeter smaller than SJ's)

[Estisi]

I'm quite new to emulation but this program seems too amazing not to try. I was wondering how one goes about deactivating the KB100 for CLIE, as was mentioned by the first poster--I have a TH55.

Slightly unrelated: NES 1.25x mode just gives me blank screen; am I doing something, or do the extended video modes not work on the TH55?

Any help is appreciated!

[Tinnus]

For 1.5x to work on the 0.8 release, you have to turn on one of the 3 types of smoothing. This will be fixed in the next version.