This is probably old news here to some, but I'm having an issue I think only the XDA wizards can help me solve.
I found an app for playing starcraft on Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drodin.stratagus
But it needs some data file or files from the starcraft disc itself to play. The app description has a website that supposedly provides instructions for getting these files, but the link is now dead I'm hoping someone here has been through the setup process and can help me
I've tried both .mpq files that Starcraft installs, INSTALL.EXE from the disc, and using Stargus for Windows to extract the data from the disc but it fails in the extraction.
This is my Android-gaming holy grail right now. Anyone out there with more knowhow than me?
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Trickee360 said:
This is probably old news here to some, but I'm having an issue I think only the XDA wizards can help me solve.
I found an app for playing starcraft on Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drodin.stratagus
But it needs some data file or files from the starcraft disc itself to play. The app description has a website that supposedly provides instructions for getting these files, but the link is now dead I'm hoping someone here has been through the setup process and can help me
I've tried both .mpq files that Starcraft installs, INSTALL.EXE from the disc, and using Stargus for Windows to extract the data from the disc but it fails in the extraction.
This is my Android-gaming holy grail right now. Anyone out there with more knowhow than me?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium
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Let me know if you figure it out. I'm trying to do the exact same thing with Warcraft II. I installed it on my PC and copied the entire C:\Program Files\Warcraft II BNE folder to my HTC Flyer Tablet's SD card but Stratagus doesn't like it. I also tried copying the entire Warcraft II CD to my SD card and pointing Stratagus to it and still no likey. From what I understand it's the exact same process for Starcraft. So excited to try this! It's been so many years!
If I figure out before you I will post back and let you know.
..it looks like the developer's site thats down hosts a conversion tool that converts the files on the CD into the format the app needs. I found a work-around by doing a Google search on "Stratagus Android" and I took the sixth link down (on Filestube). I own both CDs for Starcraft and Warcraft II and this links to the already converted files for both (not uploaded by me). Until the developer's site is back up this should suffice. Stratagus now loads Starcraft and Warcraft for me, but no sound.
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Does anyone know if scummvm works with iso files or can it in some way work with pocketiso perhaps. I know its possible on the PC but what about windows mobile - can't find much info on this? I would like to play those old dos games but the cd versions preferably but I'm loathed to download an entire cd version if its not going to work anyway. Any help appreciated.
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Hi!
Why don't you just try it?
If ScummVM does not find the game provided as an iso-file just copy the entire files on the iso/cd (via mounting with daemon tools) into one folder. Copied to your memory card ScummVM will find the game for sure.
Breaka
PS: I hope you only download abandoned and therefore legal games...
Hi guys I just saw that psx4droid is out in the market! Hooray!
But I saw my friend had some problems getting it set up and wanted to make it easier for other newbies so I figured I would do a step by step tutorial of how my friend got it working for his Nexus One.
Step 1: Download psx4droid in the android market (search psx and it will come up)
Step 2: Connect your phone to your computer via usb and create a folder where you will place your Bios file and Roms (SDcard -> then create a new folder PSXoid)
Step 3: google the term scph1001.bin and download the file
Step 4: place the scph1001.bin file in the newly created folder PSXoid
Now comes the tricky part with the roms since most of them have a wierd ECM file type that wont be recognized by your emulator; dont worry you just need to convert the file type to bin so the emulator can recognize it
Step 5: go to http://www.underground-gamer.com/wiki/index.php/ECM and download ECM under the Windows section of the page and extract the UNECM portion of the EMC download to the desktop
Step 6: grab the Rom in ECM format from the desktop and place it into the UNECM file now on the desktop, it will start making a copy of the Rom with the correct file type and will pull up a small black screen showing you that it is converting it to the correct format with a percentage ticking away to 100%
Step 7: now that you have the PSX Rom in the correct bin format, you can place it in the newly created PSXoid folder and your emulator will now be able to see it!
Step 8: unplug phone from USB and open psx4droid app
Step 9: Use the top portion of the settings to search for and select scph1001.bin as the bios file to use (It's easy to find since you know its in the PSXoid folder)
Step 10: Once you have selected the bios file you will be promted to find a rom that you want to use. You will now be able to see the rom and play it on your psx4droid emulator!
Enjoy =)
***Just a few tidbits in case people were wondering my friend is not rooted and this guide is for educational purposes only. Downloading illegal roms can get you in trouble and don't do it unless you have the original game you purchase.
EDIT: On Droid Forums a user by the name of Titan posted this comment when he was confused by step 6 ------ "Ah I got it working now, I get the .7z or .zip roms I downloaded, and I keep opening up the main folders/.zips until I get to a file called data.bin.ecm. Then I drag that to unecm. It seems that the "data.bin.ecm" is the game in all that mess. "
i havent checked the link since im browsing on my phone in a bad reception area but in that link you provided, is there a download for the Mac OS version of that program?
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i havent checked the link since im browsing on my phone in a bad reception area but in that link you provided, is there a download for the Mac OS version of that program?
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No... but that's ok since people who buy apple products should be punished and are used to being prevented from using emulators anyways
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No... but that's ok since people who buy apple products should be punished and are used to being prevented from using emulators anyways
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ah i guess i spent the $6 for nothing. thank google for the refund button
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ah i guess i spent the $6 for nothing. thank google for the refund button
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Just giving you a hard time brotha
I was going to refund it as well until I figured out how it works. Guess Mac users have to figure out another work around though.
okay for the few mac users, i have found the ECM program. at least i think this is it. correct me if im wrong. go to http://www.neillcorlett.com/ecm/ and select the Mac port version
**edit: i got it to work!! this is soooo awesome!! lol **
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Just giving you a hard time brotha
I was going to refund it as well until I figured out how it works. Guess Mac users have to figure out another work around though.
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hey man if u dont mind, can u put the link i provided for any mac users that could be on the forum? could help some others out too
Why don't you guys just skip the emc step and download the iso of the game you want?
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Why don't you guys just skip the emc step and download the iso of the game you want?
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cuz not all the games come in iso form. i havent stumbled across an iso file yet n ive downloaded a lot of roms already from different sites to test out
Was hoping this would help but it doesn't seem to be applicable to the problems I'm having. I have a working bios and working game ISO's (tested under ePSXe on the PC) but nothing works on my phone. Just get a black screen. Tried turning sound off and framerate down but it doesn't help. Tried both PAL bios and PAL games as well as NTSC bios and an NTSC game. Running on an unrooted HTC Desire.
Might return it if it's as a lame duck as it seems.
I've been waiting for this to drop ever since the news first leaked. I can't wait to get some final fantasy rolling on the Nexus. That's a good way to kill some time.
I hope that ecm soft works fine under wine on an ubuntu desk
Crash Bandicoot and Ridge Racer run great on my Motorola Milestone oc-ed to 1.2Ghz Even Silent Hill if you have some patience to let it pass the Konami logo, just white squares around the characters like I have seen in a lot of PSX emus...
downloaded Tekken 3 in BIN format but the game don't start, black screen..
i dont remember but i think if you go to psp hacks you can get a prog that will rip your cd and then turn it into a eboot.pbp i have several that i have done back in my psp hacking days and they seem to work, crash bandicoot,resident evil, those that dont work so far has been syphon filter all of them and metal gear. going to try grand torsimo and a few other during the week. these all work on my hack psp. 0000000000000 popstation i think is the name of the program i use.
Can someone please help me with this, specially step 6. It states:
"grab the Rom in ECM format from the desktop and place it into the UNECM file now on the desktop, it will start making a copy of the Rom with the correct file type and will pull up a small black screen showing you that it is converting it to the correct format with a percentage ticking away to 100%"
I downloaded ECM 100 from the site. I then unzipped it and I got the following files: uncem (Application), uncem.c (c file), readme, gpl, format, ecm (Application) and ecm.c (c file).
So what do I do now? Do I place the "format txt file" into the UNECM App file or what...I'm totally lost on this step.
Thanks
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Can someone please help me with this, specially step 6. It states:
"grab the Rom in ECM format from the desktop and place it into the UNECM file now on the desktop, it will start making a copy of the Rom with the correct file type and will pull up a small black screen showing you that it is converting it to the correct format with a percentage ticking away to 100%"
I downloaded ECM 100 from the site. I then unzipped it and I got the following files: uncem (Application), uncem.c (c file), readme, gpl, format, ecm (Application) and ecm.c (c file).
So what do I do now? Do I place the "format txt file" into the UNECM App file or what...I'm totally lost on this step.
Thanks
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same issue, which uncem are you referring to?
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same issue, which uncem are you referring to?
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I don't know..that's where I'm lost. I don't know if I'm suppose to place the format.txt file into the uncem (app) file or the uncem.c (c file).
The instructions are a little vague. Hopefully someone can post and give somemore insight into these instructions.
for those who own psp or ps3 you can buy those psx/psp they will work with the emu the one i have have work.
Damn the only thing I keep getting is a black screen
im sick of watching videos of people who have managed to install and make this work. trawling the mass of how to videos/guides. even the official readme instructions are a waste of time. there is literally no step by step 'no jargon' guide out there for people who want to use this sofware.
i literally just want to see what this program is like. if its worth it i'll get the supporter version. ive downloaded tha cab file. installed to sd card. and ive got a fpssece 0.10 'controller' icon and a folder called psone games in my start menu. ive got a pocket iso program on my pc, my first instinct was to put a psone game in my pc and copy a file and stick it on my phone? or am i way off? my computer doesnt recognise the disk so it just spits it back out again. i realise i need a bios file as everyone keeps saying. as well as another file which needs ripping from the disc. but if i need to either download these, where from? and if i get them from a psone disc, how?
anyone fancy helping a noob? would be really nice if i could sit next to my mate at work while he's playing some "amazing" iphoney game and im loading up gran turismo......
look here
https://docs.google.com/View?docID=0AdVfPUz8Gt9cZDVoM2ozcl8wYzh0aDl3Y2Y&revision=_latest
hadnt found that guide. very helpful. with a few useful tutorials linked in. ive already sorted the bios out i just need an image. like i said ive got a psone game ive been trying to rip but my drive doesnt recognise it. i may try some 3rd party software and see if that works. thanks for the link
ok. just to clear things up. now that i know where to look for info and how to complete installation etc there is a small issue. it turns out that my dvd drive, although only a year or so old is incapable of reading a psone disc. i tried it in 2 computers at work which are older (1 desktop is 7 years old!) this totalled 3 cd and dvd drives and 'gran turismo' popped up in explorer every time. its not a major issue as i'll just copy the data i need onto a usb stick and bring it home. but if anyone knows a work around for an optical drive or if there are some disks some can and cant read then can they let me know.
cheers
ok. got a bios loaded into the bios folder. got some image files of gran turismo loaded onto my sd card. now if i load the program up i get a strange interface. drop down menu at the top with all images in it. below is a list
bios
cfg
exe
memcards
plugin
skins
sstates
but no loadable game rom? ive used slysoft clone and the poket iso to get an image of a game. but ive got 5 gran turismo files. is that right?
they are
gtimage.sub - 26mb
gtimage.img - 658mb
gtimage.ccd - 773b
gtimage.img.znx.table - 2.80mb
gtimage.img.znx - 366.68mb
ive put all of these on my sd card in a sub folder. what do i do now?
ok. ive been playing and got a little further. but my actions have made me think that ive ripped the cd image wrong or something else hasnt gone right. ive moved the 5 files i mentioned from a folder on the sd card to the program files/fpsece folder on the card. this didnt work as there was stil nothing in the loader screen. i then moved them to the bios folder with the bios i downloaded. all 5 files now appear in the loader screen along with the bios. but as they are seperate files such as music and they wont load anything when i select them. i also found them in the psone folder with fpsece icons attached to them in the start menu folder (did wonder what it was for) so they partially work
my question is, what have i done wrong during the ripping/compressing stage if anything? am i supposed to have just one file to put on my sd card? if so where? some say in the fpsece folder others say anywhere. it only partially worked on my phone putting it in the bios folder. is that right?
anyone fancy helping?
rip it as a .iso i play street fighter ex2plus at full fps on my hd2 using my ps3 controller
Lizzo said:
rip it as a .iso i play street fighter ex2plus at full fps on my hd2 using my ps3 controller
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the guide also says to rip the disc as a ???? file. but there are no options in clonecd to change this. just the steps in the guide walking you through cloning and the compressing. ive done it 3 times now and got the same files every time.
the pocket iso guide says to select the 'cd image' from within pocket iso. so is this 1 of the files i get after ripping or do i select all of them? how many files am i supposed to have after the disc is ripped??? and how many should i have after compression????
ok. so success. problem was slysoft clone. download was corrupted so i uninstalled and found a better copy. ripped the image. compressed. i had to put the image into the bios folder to be able to load the game but it worked. must say it runs very well. what i was more impressed was the speed at which the supported version was sent out. after playing around more i decided its not very useful having no save/load options etc.
i have a new problem now though. gran turismo the game will load.i get the sony computer entertainment screen then a black screen with a cd skipping sound. is this a setting within fpsece that i need to adjust or something to do with the phone?
How do I add epub books to MyLibrary?
It looks like the default Alice in Wonderland book is just sitting in the /sdcard directory. It doesn't see my /sdcard/eBooks folder. Do I have to to dump all my epub files in the root of the /sdcard directory? Hope not, that'd be a mess.
Once you connect the tablet to your PC, add the files (i uploaded in the download/ebooks folder) then you should be able to see them in the uncategorized bookshelf. It auto scans for new compatible books. I just uploaded 50+ books and it detected all of them.
I've tested epubs with no DRM in the /sdcard/ebooks folder, and they show up with no issues. Not sure about anything laced with DRM, though - I suspect that they would not work.
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I've tested epubs with no DRM in the /sdcard/ebooks folder, and they show up with no issues. Not sure about anything laced with DRM, though - I suspect that they would not work.
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Hmm... none are DRM.
I tried using a Rescan Media tool, no luck. Rebooted tablet, still no luck. Wonder why it doesn't like me.
Doh. Figured it out. I have a .nomedia file in my eBooks folder, think Aldiko put it in there. Deleted it and now MyLibrary sees my eBooks.
Thanks!
Some advice please my EPT arrives on Tuesday and the wife wants to use it as an e reader,what's the best format to download to get themvisible on the book shelf,I don't understand this epub/ no drm stuff.will the bookshelf see any format of book
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I downloaded some books in Google Books. Any way to get them to show up under My Library?
Seems dumb to have 2 separate "book" apps that can't see each other.
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Some advice please my EPT arrives on Tuesday and the wife wants to use it as an e reader,what's the best format to download to get themvisible on the book shelf,I don't understand this epub/ no drm stuff.will the bookshelf see any format of book
LEEDROID DESIRE HD using XDA PREMIUM
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Epub or pdf. Easiest thing for you to do is just download a free program called 'Calibre' and just convert any files you have to epub.
Hello Community,
is there any possibility (interop-unlocked) Omnia 7 to backup the savegames, exspecially from Xbox Live games before resetting the phone?
Thank you for answers,
Malte
Windows Phone Device Manager v1.7.0.0 can backup and restore apps and games settings and data... unfortunately with public v1.8.0.0 backup not work...
also you can copy files for every game from IsolatedStore to PC with Windows Phone Power Tools or any other tool which have access to IsolatedStore
Like dxdy said, the Windows Phone Power Tools will let you do this. I was going to post a link but it seems that I can't, so it's at wptools.codeplexDOTCOM. Use the Isolated Storage Browser to copy save data from the old phone and to the new one.
thank you for your answers...
Fortunately I am Beta Tester of Windows phone device Manager. I think i will try that method First, otherwise i will copy the savegames from isolated storage.
Malte1234511
PS: the spelling mistakes come from my German Keyboard Layout
you can't copy xboxlive games isostore, wpdm or wptools won't help you...only for sideloaded apps/games.
I installed WPDM and just had to notice, that there is a backup funkction, but it doesnt semm to work. I also noticed that I havent access to isolated storage with WPDM'S file explorer. I will no figure out the other program, hopefully it works. Anyway ist would be logically if yor're right and it isnt possible. I heard about a function that will be added to Xbox live hub from Microsoft. Maybe that will help me backup the dataa from my applications.
Thank you
With Wp Power Tools I was able
to solve my problem and copy the
savegames from the phone (but nox xbox live...),
cause as NebZoNe mentioned there is no way
to copy from the isolated storage of xbox live
games...
So, thanks anyway,
Malte1234511
Ok, after research i found out
there is a way (even Xbox Live), but I'm
not sure if I can post it here in XDA...
Malte1234511 said:
Ok, after research i found out
there is a way (even Xbox Live), but I'm
not sure if I can post it here in XDA...
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Just wondering if you could help me out as i have the same problem. I have sent you a PM
On a Samsung phone, you can use WP7 Root Tools to copy files from your games' IsolatedStore folders to another location (such as the IsolatedStore of the webserver app, very handy for this) from which you can get them off the phone.
I actually wrote a backup app for HTC phones, but by the time I got it working pretty well, nobody could run it anymore (needed old firmware). Sigh...
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On a Samsung phone, you can use WP7 Root Tools to copy files from your games' IsolatedStore folders to another location (such as the IsolatedStore of the webserver app, very handy for this) from which you can get them off the phone.
I actually wrote a backup app for HTC phones, but by the time I got it working pretty well, nobody could run it anymore (needed old firmware). Sigh...
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thanks for the reply but where would i find the IsolatedStore folders? The game i want to backup is Plants Vs Zombie
The phone creates an IsolatedStore folder for each app as you isntall the app. They are created in \Applications\Data\<GUID>\Data\IsolatedStore. You need to know the GUID of the app you're installing. I don't know what it is for PvZ off the top of my head, though if you download the XAP from the marketplace, open it up (it's a renamed ZIP file), and look at the WMAppManifest.xml file inside, you'll see an ID GUID. That's the one that you need to know.
winco's wAppStore shows apps GUID in a very simple way, even non free apps (E.Reid's marketplace too but need a little hack for non free apps)
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If someone creates XML file with most popular game names and GUIDs, I can write a simple backup/restore desktop app, helper to ISETool.exe
Suggested XML format:
Code:
<apps>
<app GUID=8eda0151-67e7-df11-a844-00237de2db9e>Birdy Bounce</app>
<app GUID=78681258-ec97-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8>Penguin</app>
...
and so on
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</apps>