[BORIStheBLADE]

So I have spent more time messing with personal images for the launcher.

I turned off all the " automatic import during scan" settings in the launcher settings. I have all my .jpegs in another folder with same exact names as the nes games.
After it imports my thumbs about 4 of them aren't correct. I also go to the emulator settings and clear rom list and still have some wrong images.
Its like there are images still cached somewhere and it wants to use them instead.

Any ideas how to get it %100?

Windows 7 32bit

[Angelscry]

So I have spent more time messing with personal images for the launcher.

I turned off all the " automatic import during scan" settings in the launcher settings. I have all my .jpegs in another folder with same exact names as the nes games.
After it imports my thumbs about 4 of them aren't correct. I also go to the emulator settings and clear rom list and still have some wrong images.
Its like there are images still cached somewhere and it wants to use them instead.

Any ideas how to get it %100?

Windows 7 32bit

It is a XBMC cache related problem. If you only have 4 incorrect images, you can try to change them manually. Go on the corresponding rom, go into its context menu, select edit "rom option", then select "Change Thumbnail Image", then "Select a Local Image" and here select the image you want. Normally it will update the cached images and give you the right image.

[CyruzDraxs]

So PCSX2 doesn't run too well...it seems to be that it runs the executable without cd'ing to it's path first--PCSX2 needs that apparently.

I tried running it from cli using both of these commands;

"C:\Program Files\PCSX2\pcsx2.exe"
cd "C:\Program Files\PCSX2\" && pcsx2.exe

The first line is basically what you are currently doing...it failed. The second like worked properly.

Any possibility of getting a fix for this? There is likely lots of games out there that would have the same issue. The working directory is not necessarily the executable path unless it specifically defines it as such, which is often not the case, sadly.

[juaduve]

Hi all and thanks for your effort.

I am using Dharma 10 released version (win7 64 bits) and this advanced launcher aplication, i tried run xbmc as administrator and quit everything from my Recorder device, but i cant navigate through folders and my HDD, only through one folder...

I read about one XBMC bug, is there any fix for that?


Same bug as this one

I have a strange problem when using this addon.

When prompted to choose the location of the emulator there is only one folder existing (D:/livetv, where i keep my recorded shows). I can´t go back/up in the folderstructure to where my emulators is (D:/games)

Is anyone experiencing this aswell or even better has a solution? I´m at work right now so no debug at this moment.

Thanks in advance and sorry for my poor english.

[rausch101]

I read about one XBMC bug, is there any fix for that?

Instructions are on the first post of this thread. At the bottom under "XBMC for Windows : Bug with XBMC root directory access"

[rpleasan]

I've been using XBMC(win)+Launcher for quite some time. Now that I've updated to Dharma and use the Aeon MQ2 skin, I would like to continue to use Launcher.

I installed this addon but I dont know I to use it. Are there any instructions?

Is there a way to call this launcher from favorites.xml to launch an executible?

thx

[Angelscry]

I've been using XBMC(win)+Launcher for quite some time. Now that I've updated to Dharma and use the Aeon MQ2 skin, I would like to continue to use Launcher.

I installed this addon but I dont know I to use it. Are there any instructions?

Is there a way to call this launcher from favorites.xml to launch an executible?

thx

If you want to continue to use Launcher, go here : http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-launcher/ or get it from the XBMC add-ons repo.

If you want to use Advanced Launcher it is working the same manner as the old Launcher add-on but has more functionalities. There is no instructions.

Yes you have the possibility add this launcher to your favorite or any launcher into it as favorite and launch any executable application as you want.

[Angelscry]

So PCSX2 doesn't run too well...it seems to be that it runs the executable without cd'ing to it's path first--PCSX2 needs that apparently.

I tried running it from cli using both of these commands;

"C:\Program Files\PCSX2\pcsx2.exe"
cd "C:\Program Files\PCSX2\" && pcsx2.exe

The first line is basically what you are currently doing...it failed. The second like worked properly.

Any possibility of getting a fix for this? There is likely lots of games out there that would have the same issue. The working directory is not necessarily the executable path unless it specifically defines it as such, which is often not the case, sadly.

Have you try to check into the /inis/pcsx2.ini configuration file if the plugins and BIOS directories paths are well defined like this :

Code:

...
PluginsDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Pcsx2\plugins\
BiosDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Pcsx2\bios\
...

[BORIStheBLADE]

It is a XBMC cache related problem. If you only have 4 incorrect images, you can try to change them manually. Go on the corresponding rom, go into its context menu, select edit "rom option", then select "Change Thumbnail Image", then "Select a Local Image" and here select the image you want. Normally it will update the cached images and give you the right image.

Sounds good. I reinstalled XBMC to check and it all worked.

thanks

[srsobieraj]

Hey Angelscry,

I'm getting a consistent error when trying to edit a Genesis ROM. Attached is the tail of the .log:

<snip>

Code:

15:09:28 T:1980 M:3126476800  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3125956608  NOTICE: Mode AddOn ON
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3125956608  NOTICE: C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\addon_data\plugin.program.advanced.launcher
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3125956608  NOTICE: -1
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3121991680  NOTICE: Launcher: found 2 launchers
15:09:31 T:1980 M:3124015104 WARNING: Skin has invalid include: DialogInfo
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123970048 WARNING: Previous line repeats 5 times.
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123970048   ERROR: Error Type: exceptions.KeyError
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123970048   ERROR: Error Contents: Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123863552   ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\addon.py", line 20, in ?
                                                plugin.Main()
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\resources\lib\launcher_plugin.py", line 133, in __init__
                                                self._edit_rom(os.path.dirname(launcher), os.path.basename(launcher))
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\resources\lib\launcher_plugin.py", line 278, in _edit_rom
                                                self._remove_rom(launcher,rom)
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\resources\lib\launcher_plugin.py", line 172, in _remove_rom
                                                self.launchers[launcher]["roms"].pop(rom)
                                            KeyError: Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension
15:09:52 T:4612 M:3115814912  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
15:09:57 T:2268 M:3114897408  NOTICE: Storing total System Uptime
15:09:57 T:2268 M:3114921984  NOTICE: Saving settings
15:09:57 T:2268 M:3114999808  NOTICE: stop all

</snip>

Cheers.

[rpleasan]

OK but how do you use it? I configured my favorites like this;

<favourite name="Internet explorer" thumb="C:\internet_explorer.jpg">RunPlugin(plugin://programs/Launcher/?Internet explorer)</favourite>

This doesnt seem to work. How do you setup this application to launch an executible within the XBMC GUI?

thx

If you want to continue to use Launcher, go here : http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-launcher/ or get it from the XBMC add-ons repo.

If you want to use Advanced Launcher it is working the same manner as the old Launcher add-on but has more functionalities. There is no instructions.

Yes you have the possibility add this launcher to your favorite or any launcher into it as favorite and launch any executable application as you want.

[The-Boxhead]

install the addon. Find it under programs and run it.
Then use the gui to add a launcher.

[Angelscry]

Hey Angelscry,

I'm getting a consistent error when trying to edit a Genesis ROM. Attached is the tail of the .log:

<snip>

Code:

15:09:28 T:1980 M:3126476800  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3125956608  NOTICE: Mode AddOn ON
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3125956608  NOTICE: C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\addon_data\plugin.program.advanced.launcher
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3125956608  NOTICE: -1
15:09:28 T:1980 M:3121991680  NOTICE: Launcher: found 2 launchers
15:09:31 T:1980 M:3124015104 WARNING: Skin has invalid include: DialogInfo
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123970048 WARNING: Previous line repeats 5 times.
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123970048   ERROR: Error Type: exceptions.KeyError
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123970048   ERROR: Error Contents: Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension
15:09:34 T:1980 M:3123863552   ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\addon.py", line 20, in ?
                                                plugin.Main()
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\resources\lib\launcher_plugin.py", line 133, in __init__
                                                self._edit_rom(os.path.dirname(launcher), os.path.basename(launcher))
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\resources\lib\launcher_plugin.py", line 278, in _edit_rom
                                                self._remove_rom(launcher,rom)
                                              File "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\addons\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\resources\lib\launcher_plugin.py", line 172, in _remove_rom
                                                self.launchers[launcher]["roms"].pop(rom)
                                            KeyError: Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension
15:09:52 T:4612 M:3115814912  NOTICE: -->Python Interpreter Initialized<--
15:09:57 T:2268 M:3114897408  NOTICE: Storing total System Uptime
15:09:57 T:2268 M:3114921984  NOTICE: Saving settings
15:09:57 T:2268 M:3114999808  NOTICE: stop all

</snip>

Cheers.

First, thank you for your feedback. I think there is a problem with the name of the rom itself. The ":" may create a problem. What you can try to do, to quickly fix it, is to manually edit the "C:\Users\Media\AppData\Roaming\XBMC\userdata\addon_data\plugin.program.advanced.launcher\launchers.xml" file then search an replace "Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension" by "Zool - Ninja of the Nth Dimension" then tell me if it fix the error. If so... I will try to fix this for the next version. Thank you for your help.

[Angelscry]

OK but how do you use it? I configured my favorites like this;

<favourite name="Internet explorer" thumb="C:\internet_explorer.jpg">RunPlugin(plugin://programs/Launcher/?Internet explorer)</favourite>

This doesnt seem to work. How do you setup this application to launch an executible within the XBMC GUI?
thx

You do not need at all to edit any xml code. You can do all directly from XBMC.

• Start the Advanced Launcher
  
• Create a new launcher (standalone one). If it is the first time you use the advanced launcher it will ask you directly the question.
  
• Select the Application (in your case may be C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe)
  
• For the applications arguments you can indicate the default opened page, for example : "http://www.google.com" (with the double quotes).
  
• Then indicate the name of the launcher : Internet Explorer.
  
• For the game system select what you want (it is not important)
  
• Then select the path where is located the thumbs of your application (C:\internet_explorer.jpg)
  
• Then select the path where is located the fanarts of your application
  

It will normally create you a launcher named Internet Explorer that will open the http://www.google.com page using Internet Explorer when you will click on it. Then to create the favorite, go on Internet Explorer the launcher and add it to your favorites (Add to favorites option of the context menu). Then go back the XBMC home menu, go to Settings, skin settings and sub-menu options (could differ depending the skin you are using) and then here assign the Internet Explorer favorite to one of your sub-menus.

[pang]

Well i believe this is a great addition but there is one problem like me a lot of users are a bit confused by the settings you have to do for each emulator. I got loads of emulator and roms but do not know how to add them.

Can another topic be opened with tutorial how to add each emulator and roms and pc games. this could be updated by the users and used as tutorial, else it will difficult for me to use Advanced launcer.

Thanks

Pang