I had a great idea this afternoon - create scripts to run games on UAE via AmiDock! It seemed so simple. Write out the normal CLI string, save it as an IconX script, attached to AmiDock.

I'm currently in the testing stages, and wrote the following script:
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Programs:Games/Emulation/UAE/uae floppy0=programs:games/emulation/uae/ADF/hunter.adf kickstart_key_file=Programs:Games/Emulation/UAE/kick31.rom

This line works via a Shell, so, I figured, should also work from IconX. However, whenever I try to run it, I get the following error:



"You need to have a diskfile in DF0 to use the Kickstart replacement!"

From what I can tell, I do have said diskfile. Any ideas?

Last edited by amipal on 16-Oct-2004 at 02:49 PM.

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Sorry to bump this, but doesn't anyone have any ideas?

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Try:

Programs:Games/Emulation/UAE/uae -s floppy0=programs:games/emulation/uae/ADF/hunter.adf -s kickstart_rom_file=Programs:Games/Emulation/UAE/kick31.rom

Note that you need the '-s' switch to pass a config option to UAE.

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"You need to have a diskfile in DF0 to use the Kickstart replacement!"

This means that UAE is using the Kickstart emulation - but this only works when booting from a floppy disk. Hence that message.

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Thanks! I'll give that a try.

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Hi,

E-UAE is not up for grabs yet (that's really evil!) so I thought I would grab the latest one. But on Richard's site I see only 1 and that has no sound. Is that true?

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E-UAE is not up for grabs yet (that's really evil!)

There isn't an OS4.0 version for download on the main E-UAE page - yet. It'll be going up in an hour or two (fingers crossed).

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It'll be going up in an hour or two (fingers crossed).

You sir have made my day!

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Thanks! I'll give that a try.

Did it worked ? If no try this (I'm always doing it in my own scripts) add a CD to your UAE drawer before calling UAE it may do the trick (if UAE works correctly when you double-click it's icon from WB). Script should look like something like

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CD Programs:Games/Emulation/UAE/ Programs:Games/Emulation/UAE/uae floppy0=programs:games/emulation/uae/ADF/hunter.adf kickstart_key_file=Programs:Games/Emulation/UAE/kick31.rom

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Great work dude

I think it is time for a little

I am off to download this right away!

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Did it worked ?

Haven't had the time to try yet! But worry not, I'll keep the CD-thing in mind when I do get around to it. Thanks!

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I had to pass it the CD command to get it working. Thanks for your help guys!
However, when running, it is now asking for AmiTCP:

I get the following line in the CLI:
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Opening cfgfile: AmiTCP:home/amipal/.uaerc...failed.

I can cancel the "Please insert AmiTCP:" requestor, and UAE will continue to run, but I'm confused why it would ask for this in the first place!

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@amipal

why not just do a deficon ?

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I'd need a unique def_icon for every game. With the scripts, I can individually setup the configuration depending on what the game needs e.g. ECS, fast ram, processor type etc.

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Any clues yet on the AmiTCP thing?

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I think you have a TCP/IP stack running which maybe put a USER env variable to amipal.
On Unix'like system conf files are stored in each user home directory named upon its name.
I think UAE (which is an Unix soft at the beginning) try to load the config from the USER environment which does not exists...
Maybe you could try to make an assign AmiTCP: containing an 'amipal' directory with a link named '.uaerc' pointing to /.uaerc or just copy it there.
I should say I prefer the first solution as I've only one file on my partition for UAE config...

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I think you have a TCP/IP stack running which maybe put a USER env variable to amipal.

Actually, it's the HOME env variable that's the cause of this. If that exists, then E-UAE will check in the path it contains for a config file.

I can remove this feature in the OS4 build if you like.

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Rich

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Thanks! I dig the banana but only one time.

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