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XP1 at 11:27, 4 September 2011

2011-09-04T11:27:10Z

Beakerboy: without updating, user will be presented with errors

2010-01-07T14:48:18Z

without updating, user will be presented with errors

Dudestatus: /* Notes on Playability */

2009-12-06T03:03:39Z

Notes on Playability

Dudestatus: /* Notes on Playability */

2009-12-06T03:03:02Z

Notes on Playability

Dudestatus: /* Notes on Playability */

2009-12-06T03:02:53Z

Notes on Playability

Dudestatus at 03:02, 6 December 2009

2009-12-06T03:02:28Z

Dudestatus: /* notes on speed */

2009-12-06T02:54:12Z

notes on speed

Dudestatus at 02:53, 6 December 2009

2009-12-06T02:53:41Z

Dudestatus: /* Installation */

2009-12-05T22:03:01Z

Installation

Dudestatus: removed 404 old link and replaced with new link to the same stuff. this is because the fceux site changed its structure.

2009-12-05T21:55:32Z

removed 404 old link and replaced with new link to the same stuff. this is because the fceux site changed its structure.

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 [[Image:Nintendo.png|right]]
-NOTE: As of 2009/9/17 Directfb 1.2, SDL 1.2 and FCEUX 2.1.1 have ipks that can be installed using Preware! [[User:PuffTheMagic|PuffTheMagic]] 16:09, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
+NOTE: As of 2009/09/17, Directfb 1.2, SDL 1.2, and FCEUX 2.1.1 have ipks that can be installed using Preware! [[User:PuffTheMagic|PuffTheMagic]] 16:09, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
 Nintendo emulation is now possible without having to run "Classic" for WebOS. Simply compile [http://fceux.com/web/download.html FCEUltra] from within a Debian chroot.
-= Demos=
+= Demos =
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYxAEEHsmeE Video of game being played]
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agBx8PHzW-k Video of games being played. Launched from Webos]
 * [http://i40.tinypic.com/157fc45.png Unmodified version of image @ right]
-= Installation=
+== Installation ==
 . Type the following in a [[Debian]] chroot, as root:
 <pre><nowiki>
 apt-get update
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 </nowiki></pre>
-= Launching from within Webos =
+== Launching from within WebOS ==
-The emulator can be launched from the Mojo Webos [[Application:Terminal|Terminal]] app, which can be downloaded from [[Preware|Preware]].  The emulator even works with Luna on, meaning you can launch it from the Webos Terminal, and receive calls even when playing a game.  To exit games when playing like this, press the orange button to return to normal Webos function.
+The emulator can be launched from the Mojo WebOS [[Application:Terminal|Terminal]] app, which can be downloaded from [[Preware|Preware]].  The emulator even works with Luna on, meaning you can launch it from the WebOS Terminal, and receive calls even when playing a game.  To exit games when playing like this, press the orange button to return to normal WebOS function.
-However, with Luna on, the Webos GUI functions will turn off the screen and go into sleep mode after a period of time, which causes the emulator to crash.  This period of time is defined in the Webos 'Screen & Lock' application under 'Turn Off After'.  A workaround is to either tap the screen periodically before the screen turns off, use the "disable screen timer" functionality in the Webos app "Mytether"a, or use the "More Standby Times" patch that can also be applied using [[Preware|Preware]] (original patch notes [[Patch_webOS_Changing_the_"Turn_off_after_X"_time| available here]].
+However, with Luna on, the WebOS GUI functions will turn off the screen and go into sleep mode after a period of time, which causes the emulator to crash.  This period of time is defined in the WebOS "Screen & Lock" application under "Turn Off After". The workarounds are to tap the screen periodically before the screen turns off, use the "disable screen timer" functionality in the Webos app "Mytether"a, or use the "More Standby Times" patch that can also be applied using [[Preware|Preware]] (original patch notes [[Patch_webOS_Changing_the_"Turn_off_after_X"_time| available here]].
-= Notes on Playability =
+== Notes on playability ==
-Works with most games.  Some things that might help with speed:
+Works with most games. Some things that might help with speed:
-* Overclock your pre. Use at your own risk. See [[Patch_webOS_CPU_Frequency_or_Voltage_Scaling]]
+* Overclock your Pre. Use at your own risk. See [[Patch_webOS_CPU_Frequency_or_Voltage_Scaling]].
-* Experiment with different --frameskip values
+* Experiment with different <code>--frameskip</code> values.
-* Comment out/remove the 'scaled=' line in directfbrc
+* Comment out or remove the <code>scaled=</code> line in directfbrc.

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 <pre><nowiki>
 apt-get install bzip2 gcc g++ scons libsdl1.2-dev libsdl1.2debian-esd liblua5.1-dev zlib1g-dev zenity
 </nowiki></pre>

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 * Overclock your pre. Use at your own risk. See [[Patch_webOS_CPU_Frequency_or_Voltage_Scaling]]
 * Experiment with different --frameskip values
-* Comment out scaling in directfbrc
+* Comment out/remove the 'scaled=' line in directfbrc

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 * Overclock your pre. Use at your own risk. See [[Patch_webOS_CPU_Frequency_or_Voltage_Scaling]]
 * Experiment with different --frameskip values
-* comment out scaling in directfbrc
+* Comment out scaling in directfbrc

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 * Overclock your pre. Use at your own risk. See [[Patch_webOS_CPU_Frequency_or_Voltage_Scaling]]
 * Experiment with different --frameskip values
-* disable scaling in directfbrc
+* comment out scaling in directfbrc

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 However, with Luna on, the Webos GUI functions will turn off the screen and go into sleep mode after a period of time, which causes the emulator to crash.  This period of time is defined in the Webos 'Screen & Lock' application under 'Turn Off After'.  A workaround is to either tap the screen periodically before the screen turns off, use the "disable screen timer" functionality in the Webos app "Mytether"a, or use the "More Standby Times" patch that can also be applied using [[Preware|Preware]] (original patch notes [[Patch_webOS_Changing_the_"Turn_off_after_X"_time| available here]].
-=== notes on speed ===
+= notes on speed =
 Some things that might help with speed and playability:

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	The emulator can be launched from the Mojo Webos [[Application:Terminal\|Terminal]] app, which can be downloaded from [[Preware\|Preware]]. The emulator even works with Luna on, meaning you can launch it from the Webos Terminal, and receive calls even when playing a game. To exit games when playing like this, press the orange button to return to normal Webos function.		The emulator can be launched from the Mojo Webos [[Application:Terminal\|Terminal]] app, which can be downloaded from [[Preware\|Preware]]. The emulator even works with Luna on, meaning you can launch it from the Webos Terminal, and receive calls even when playing a game. To exit games when playing like this, press the orange button to return to normal Webos function.

−	However, with Luna on, the Webos GUI functions will turn off the screen and go into sleep mode after a period of time, which causes the emulator to crash. This period of time is defined in the Webos 'Screen & Lock' application under 'Turn Off After'. A workaround is to either tap the screen periodically before the screen turns off, use the "disable screen timer" functionality in the Webos app "Mytether", or use the "More Standby Times" patch that can also be applied using [[Preware\|Preware]] (original patch notes [[Patch_webOS_Changing_the_"Turn_off_after_X"_time\| available here]].	+	However, with Luna on, the Webos GUI functions will turn off the screen and go into sleep mode after a period of time, which causes the emulator to crash. This period of time is defined in the Webos 'Screen & Lock' application under 'Turn Off After'. A workaround is to either tap the screen periodically before the screen turns off, use the "disable screen timer" functionality in the Webos app "Mytether"a, or use the "More Standby Times" patch that can also be applied using [[Preware\|Preware]] (original patch notes [[Patch_webOS_Changing_the_"Turn_off_after_X"_time\| available here]].
		+
		+	=== notes on speed ===
		+
		+	Some things that might help with speed and playability:
		+
		+	* Overclock your pre. See [[Patch_webOS_CPU_Frequency_or_Voltage_Scaling]]
		+	* Experiment with different --frameskip values
		+	* disable scaling in directfbrc

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 </nowiki></pre>
-. Extract the bz2 using bunzip2, then extract the tar by typing the following:
+. Download the source.
 <pre><nowiki>
-bunzip2 fceux-2.1.0a.src.tar.bz2
+bunzip2 fceux-2.1.2.src.tar.bz2
-tar xvf fceux-2.1.0a.src.tar
+tar xvf fceux-2.1.2.src.tar
 </nowiki></pre>
 . Switch to the source path:
 <pre><nowiki>
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 </nowiki></pre>
 . Compile the program from source by typing the following:
 <pre><nowiki>