C64DTV (Direct 2 TV) Emulation -AddOn-

[Ratte]

@secamfr OK, I found the problem.
On my test image it is now up and running.
There are more differences between recalbox "buildroot" and recalbox "batocera" than i expected.
I will send you a privat link for a testarchive, i dont want to make the same mistake again.
Are you willing to do such a testrun?

[Ratte]

UPDATED USER-ARCHIV (12.MAY`18)
https://www48.zippyshare.com/v/2v6HQtDP/file.html

New install instructions:

-=# WinSCP + PuTTY - howto (fresh installed RB 18.04.20) #=-

PuTTY (login "recalboxroot" or "linux" on batocera):
01.) /etc/init.d/S31emulationstation stop
02.) mount -o remount,rw /

WinSCP:
03.) copy the c64dtv directory from the addon-archiv

• C:.. ..\dtv64-addon\etc\emulationstation\themes\recalbox-next

to recalbox

• /etc/emulationstation/themes/recalbox-next

If you prefer the old theme or you are using batocera-linux, take
themes/recalbox instead

04.) walktrough the new subdirectory and make all fileattributes 0755

05.) open the textfile from the archiv

• C:.. ..\dtv64-addon\etc\emulationstation\add2_es_systems.cfg.txt

mark the complete text and copy&paste it in the recalbox-config at

• /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

in the line after <systemList>
save the changed configfile

At this point we created a new menu entry for the dtv64 system!
(currently there is no graphic visible in the next-theme, only the logo-text .. i am workin on it)
Now we are going on with adding the files:

06.) copy the c64dtv directory from the addon-archiv

• C:.. ..\dtv64-addon\recalbox\share\roms
  to recalbox
• /recalbox/share/roms

07.) copy the x64dtv binary and the scripts subdirectory from

• C:.. ..\dtv64-addon\usr\bin
  to recalbox
• /usr/bin

08.) walktrough the new subdirectory and make all fileattributes 0755
same for the x64dtv binary

09.) copy the required libraries and vice subdirectory from

• C:.. ..\dtv64-addon\usr\lib
  to recalbox
• /usr/lib

10.) walktrough the new subdirectory and make all fileattributes 0755
same for the libncurses.so.6.0 & libreadline.so.7.0 binaries

PuTTY:
11.) jump to the /usr/lib subdirectory with

• cd /usr/lib

12.) build the required vice links for the new libraries with

• ln -f -b -s libncurses.so.6.0 libncurses.so.6
• ln -f -b -s libreadline.so.7.0 libreadline.so.7

13.) all operations are done, restart the system with

• reboot

(required extra step for BATOCERA ONLY!!)
batocera-users MUST save the overlay before rebooting with

• /recalbox/scripts/recalbox-save-overlay.sh

Now it should be up and running ...
BR
Ratte

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REQUIRED BIOS FILES ARE:

• none (vice includes a dtv-kernal)
  additonal possible: dtvloader.rom
  (for customized welcome screens or so on ...)

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SUPPORTED GAME ROM FILES:

• .BIN (2MB DTV FLASHROM IMAGES)
• .PRG (SINGLE FILE SUPPORT)
• .D64 (1541 DISK IMAGES)

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[Ratte]

@substring: thanks for updating the archiv-link in the first posting

@all: comments are welcome ...

[Secamfr]

@Ratte Great job, now we have more commodore on recalbox !

[Ratte]

No more opinions?
So I produced a piece of crap.

[Gaetan]

@ratte it's really interesting even though I can't try it right now.
Maybe you should tag some moderators in your comment to give a signal

[Secamfr]

Just finish the addon for Commodore VIC-20 (thanks Ratte!) :

Features :

Support format: .tap, .d64, .prg and .crt
Compatible PAL & NTSC
Auto-detect expansion memory : 3k, 8k, 16k, & 32k

Joystick is configured for 8bitdo SFC30 PRO (you can edit vic20binjoy.conf to change parameters) :

move with D-pad or Left analog
A : Fire
B : Space
X : F1
Y : Virtual Keyboard
Select : Quit emulator (return to ES)
Start : Vice Menu (for expert)

Install the C64DTV addon by Ratte copy all files from this archives,
make all fileattributes 0755 and reboot !

https://mega.nz/#!uYBXUDAa!tC3bvBoFUYUIphoiJMCX6lKB8VPEo54SJB0WVJ2hnZ4

[Secamfr]

Quick fix
https://mega.nz/#!qZoxHa7A!PCLxUcGnP6K_oL5nLVlotaqvhlqyt8aO4Bi7V0Wptis

[Secamfr]

Addon for Commodore Plus/4 & Commodore C16 (thanks Ratte!) :

Features :

Support format: .tap, .d64, .prg
Compatible PAL & NTSC

Joystick is configured for 8bitdo SFC30 PRO (you can edit plus4binjoy.conf to change parameters) :

move with D-pad or Left analog
A : Fire
B : Space
X : F1
Y : Virtual Keyboard
Select : Quit emulator (return to ES)
Start : Vice Menu (for expert)

Install the C64DTV addon by Ratte copy all files from this archives,
make all fileattributes 0755 and reboot !

https://mega.nz/#!TJwFABJC!ndM9YwD--o98oIuqeMp6bTa2_XWDWmxMiSf2vQ4KAfc

New Version for Commodore VIC-20 :

https://mega.nz/#!vcgxCaKJ!THJ6LnCpIjXeqlFagVX9ZPhMQOjXuQcMr6hs22I8ENY

[Gaetan]

@Ratte , @Secamfr do you think those addons could be integrate in Recalbox ?

[Ratte]

I don't mind. It depends on the recalbox staff.

[Gaetan]

I don't know who to contact, but maybe @Substring does ?

[RustyMG]

Wow I might get to play all of Jeff Minters Vic 20 classics again !
I hope this gets integrated into the build - fantastic work everyone

[Substring]

We don't add binaries. We need source code.

[Ratte]

The "vice" source is available:
http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/index.html#download

[Ratte]

new theme gfx

[Substring]

@ratte if you feel like contributing to the theme, we may take a look at it

[Secamfr]

@Ratte I love this pic !

[Ratte]

I had no better idea, how to visualize a DTV.

Btw. I use a combination of MS Paint, xnview and inkscape to create a theme.
First I paint (in a oldskool way) the picture with MS Paint, convert it to png, reduce colors and save it with a transparent backgroud with xnview.
The final picture is converted to svg with the inkscape function "draw bitmap".

But …. the final picture is sometimes too smooth, and i miss some sharpness in the result.
And my files are bigger than files from other themes.

Can anyone help, is there a tutorial for themes and recommended software ?

[Ratte]

Has anyone ever tried to find a picture with the top view of the DTV? I had to paint some sketches first. The controlstick of the DTV is actually black, I used the red color from the original Competition Pro 5000 joystick.