Notices

Version 0.0.5-5 is going to be uploaded soon.

This release I tried to add joystick setup support by pressing the related buttons on the USB joystick.

This feature will only be shown if /dev/input/js0 is found. This character devices will be there if a USB joystick is connected or has been connected. During a reboot, this character device will be erased.

When you choose to set a key by pressing a joystick button, Gngeo-gui will keep waiting for input. After the button is pressed, Gngeo-gui will respond again to other input.
The analog part of the joystick is not supported during config, only the digital part.

How the X-axis and Y-axis are defined in gngeo is not totally clear to me, but the keypad does respond well in my configuration.

Furthermore I added two buttons in the confuration screen: p1 and p2 joystick device. They define to what devices the joystick for this player is attached. "0" means /dev/input/js0, 1 means dev/input/js1 etc. I don't know if anyone has experience with multiple joysticks (USB hub connected to the N900?), but I have not tested it.

For now, the player 2 joystick config is done by reading /dev/input/js0, just like for player 1.

@ivgalvez, since you where the one asking for this, would you be so kind and test the joystick setup on your own phone ?

Thank you Ade for the updates atough I don't have a usb joystick, I might need to get one as my ps3 controller is not working anymore, do you have any idea why, when I got my last N900 robbed I stopped using it for 6 months and now I plug it in the PC and it won't charge, also I am having difficulties with libusb program and glovepie to add bluetooth address, problem is that usb joy. uses much more power than ps3 controller I think.

I haven't gone into Gngeo-gui config screen lately, but at least with this latest update it doesn't seem to work. Nothing happens when you press the config-button. Will test USB-stick when I find my USB converter.

Matanus,
Are you talking about the config button from the main menu left from the about button? No issues here.
Could you try it again making sure you hit the button with a firm press. An maybe a reboot in advance.

It could also be caused by the gngeo config file not being as aspected. For that you can start by:

python /opt/gngeo-gui/gngeo-gui.py

from the xterminal and see what the output is when you choose config.

Very busy week and out from home, but I'll try that this Christmas .

Okay, Version 0.0.5-6 is coming your way soon:

* Added support for The Universe Bios

I have been playing with this this morning, and it is really interesting in my opinion. It exists for quite a while (and xgngeo also supports it), but I never noticed it.

The Universe Bios is a homemade bios that adds lots of extra features. The most interesting is of course the cheat options

You can find info and download it on http://unibios.free.fr/
Notice that the latest version (3.0) can only be downloaded if you donate money. From the downloaded zip, extract uni-bios.rom and put it in your current bios directory.
Gngeo-Gui 0.0.5-6 will check for this file, and if found add the "unibios" option in the system choice (next to "arcade" and "home")

You can clearly see if unibios is activated on the startup screen.

From the readme.txt of unibios:
The In Game menu has the cheat options.

You can always revert back to the standard "arcade" or "home" in the config menu.

Ok, back from work.
I did the reboot earlier without effect and added now delete of file ~/.gngeo-gui/gngeo-gui.cfg. It got recreated automatically when Gngeo-gui started. Also I tried to remove ~/.gngeo/gngeorc, but then Gngeo-gui refused to start.

Running from command line gave me this:

~ $ python /opt/gngeo-gui/gngeo-gui.py
Unsupported date format character at 1 (%-d.%-m.)
Error calling slot "slotConfig"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/gngeo-gui/gngeo-gui.py", line 216, in slotConfig
a = ConfigWindow(self)
File "/opt/gngeo-gui/gngeo-gui.py", line 358, in __init__
self.Z80SpinBox.setValue(float(self.options["z80clock"]))
KeyError: 'z80clock'

The first line is caused by Finnish regional settings I think, and has been usually harmless. The rest appears when I press 'Config' button from the Gngeo-gui upper menu.


Gngeo-gui.cfg:
exec_path /opt/gngeo/bin
exit_after_launch false


Gngeorc:
# Generated by gngeo-gui
showfps false
rompath /home/user/MyDocs/roms_mame
samplerate 11025
p2joy 1,0,3,2,7,6,0,1,1,1
convtile true
fullscreen true
scale 2
p1hotkey0 4,8
p1hotkey1 2,4
p1hotkey2 1,2,4
system arcade
p2joydev 1
romrcdir /home/opt/gngeo/share/gngeo/romrc.d
p2key 38,34,111,114,233,39,264,261,260,262
pal false
biospath /home/user/MyDocs/roms_mame/neogeo_bios
sound true
autoframeskip true
p1key 108,112,228,46,116,117,119,120,97,100
effect none
sleepidle true
invertjoy false
p1joy 2,3,0,1,5,4,0,1,1,1
raster false
blitter soft
country europe
p1joydev 0
hwsurface false
debug false
joystick false
interpolation false

You are missing two settings which I expect to be set:
That you missed the settings was probably never a problem till I activated the options in the config screen.

Could you add the two lines to your gngeorc file and test again?

Perhaps a full check for missing parameters and auto correction by Gngeo-gui would be better.

Thanks! It works now.

I am having the same problem aswell. I also have a problem with cps2emu, but that is for another thread, am having problems with emulators. Will try to add the z80 clock parameters, was thinking to downgrade to v. 0.0.5-3 but will do the same to check... Just tried I can now open conf menu from the gui but looks like some small bug to define keys... Will test a game to check... Yes just tested, I have changed the keys on key def but they stayed the same as before, can we now have start key on Enter or any key we want? If not , not a big issue.