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Deleted user 18 January 2005 12:01:50

Well, I got my brand new Compaq 3970 set up last night, and spanking though it is, I'm well aware that I am not making very good use of it.

What doesn't help is that lack of any real instructions other than a starter guide, and I can't even seem to find any online. So, I'm a bit stuck as to how I actually do anything useful/non office related on it.

I've synched it all up with outlook and the calender and all that jazz, but I want games and porn for god's sake, not spreadsheets!!

So, I tried ScummVM, as I have all of the Lucasarts games, and just couldn't work it out. Any chance of a link to some sort of idiots guide? Failing that, anyone got any really basic hints and tips?

Cheers.

Deleted user 18 January 2005 12:22:30

Cheers matey. No need to go crazy, just point me in the right direction and I'm sure I'll be fine...

/use IPAQ with PC
/use PC with IPAQ
/use Scumm with IPAQ
/open Scumm
/open IPAQ
/look at IPAQ
/use IPAQ with window

deem 18 Jan 2005 12:29:31 31,667 posts
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Deleted user 18 January 2005 12:42:26

Good stuff deem! Didn't know you could do that, but I surely won't forget.

Mike_Hunt 18 Jan 2005 13:49:15 23,524 posts
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kalel wrote:
Good stuff deem! Didn't know you could do that, but I surely won't forget.

Agreed, one for Bill's Pocket PC pages perhaps?

[MH]

Deleted user 18 January 2005 15:09:16

Bill Door wrote:
Re: Scumm...

Before you run the engine, you need to put the game's datafiles in a
directory. The filenames must not be in mixed case on *nix systems
(for example, these are valid names: "monkey2.000", "MONKEY2.000", while
this is a bad one: "Monkey2.000"). If you use a game with speech, the file
monster.sou must reside in the same directory as the datafiles.

Please note that by default, ScummVM will save games in the directory
it is executed from, so you should refrain from running it from more than
one location.

ScummVM can be launched directly by running the executable. In this case,
the in-built launcher will activate. From this, you can add games (click
'Add Game'), or launch games which have already been configured.

You'll have to navigate to the exe using file explorer as it doesn't seem to appear in the programme menu for some reason.

list of files to copy per game

OK. Total n00b question, but when you talk about putting things in my directory, is it really as simple as copying and pasting them into the "shared files" folder. or do I need to do something a bit more complicated.

Also, I assume its the palm version of ScummVM I need to be downloading.

To be honest if I can just get some point and clicks working on it and a little bit of filthy porn, I'll be happy

Mike_Hunt 18 Jan 2005 15:19:17 23,524 posts
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Bill (sorry, I can't find your other thread) I've just thought of something else you may want to include.

I've used Resco File Explorer (recommended on your site I think) and mapped a directory on my PC over my wireless network. The result is that I can stream movies over my wireless network to the Pocket PC anywhere in the house. Very cool.

Building on that, there's the other application that Rhythm recommended (I can't remember the name right now, but I have it at home) which I've used to stream movies from PC to PC. I seem to remember that the documentation said something about streaming signals on the fly to Pocket PC devices. So you could basically hook it up to a Sky Box or TV Tuner and stream TV to your Pocket PC wirelessly.

I'm rebuilding my server this week and setting this up - I'll let you know how it goes if you're interested.

[MH]

Deleted user 18 January 2005 15:48:56

OK cool. I'll give that a whirl when I get back. Good stuff. Much appreciated Bill, very kind of you.

That wireless streaming stuff sounds superb. I'll definitely keep an eye out to see how that turns out.

Deleted user 19 January 2005 11:42:12

No. I struggled with it for ages last night, and got fed up and gave up. I was going to trawl through the ScummVM forums this afternoon to see if I could find a FAQ or something.

I got it on ok, and I thought I had put the relevent files in the relevent directory as it advised, but when I click on the .exe, it just gives me a message about not being able to find the path or something.

I did get some of those free games from the link working easily enough, which is quite cool, but it's no Monkey Island.

Mike_Hunt 19 Jan 2005 11:58:02 23,524 posts
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Strange, I managed to get ScummVM working first time. I'm not bragging, I just didn't see any stumbling blocks, so I'm curious as to where you went wrong.

[MH]

Deleted user 19 January 2005 12:01:35

Mike_Hunt wrote:
I'm curious as to where you went wrong.
[MH]

Me too

Maybe I over complicated it a bit. In the read me there was all this stuff about putting all the files in a directory named after a compatible game, and removing files with mixed case letter and all this. When I get home I'll post the exact message I got when I clicked on the exe.

I pissed about with it for ages though and got the same message every time. Pretty much out of ideas.

Is there something I would need to download first to get it working maybe?

Deleted user 19 January 2005 23:44:14

Right. Now that I've got the thing working again, the message I get when I try and run Scumm is "Cannot find 'scummvm' or one of its components. Make sure the path and filename are correct and all the required libraries are available."

MikeD 19 Jan 2005 23:49:18 10,063 posts
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"warning, your pocketpc will now stop booting. Thank you for trying scummvm!"

Deleted user 19 January 2005 23:50:49

Heh. That's quite enough out of you.

/realises he's trying to get the pocket windows 2003 scumm working on 2002

Deleted user 20 January 2005 01:13:43

Abso-fucking-lutely fucking su-fucking-perb!

Got it working. A huge thank you to Bill Door, deem and Mikes. Point and clicks have never looked or felt so good. These things were made for Pcoket PCs! I can't wait for a nice long train journey

MikeD 20 Jan 2005 02:00:34 10,063 posts
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Excellent!

What scummvm games haven't you played yet? Or are you just going for revisiting the old classics?

Deleted user 20 January 2005 08:54:13

I never actually played the original Monkey Island for some reason, so I'm playing that. Plus replaying DoTT as it's one of my favorite games ever.

Got a few I haven't played though. Never really got through Full Throttle or The Dig in their entirety, and I've never played Broken Sword 2 at all. So there's plenty for me to be getting on with. I can really see it becoming my main gaming platform for a while.

MikeD 20 Jan 2005 11:16:01 10,063 posts
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Plenty of good gaming ahead of you then!

/needs a pocket pc as well

deem 20 Jan 2005 11:20:20 31,667 posts
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Deleted user 20 January 2005 11:28:42

I'm on the verge of getting a 1Gb card from dabs, but if anyone knows a better place to go then gis a shout!

Mike_Hunt 20 Jan 2005 11:30:48 23,524 posts
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deem wrote:

MikeD wrote:
Plenty of good gaming ahead of you then!

/needs a pocket pc as well

I might have a cheap one going. I'ts hardly been used.

How much are they second hand?

I've got one going that's a bit cheaper than deem's.

[MH]

Mike_Hunt 20 Jan 2005 11:31:36 23,524 posts
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kalel wrote:
I'm on the verge of getting a 1Gb card from dabs, but if anyone knows a better place to go then gis a shout!

Compact Flash or SD? How much at Dabs?

I'm sure I got my 1gig MMC card (SD Compatible) from Ebay for about �50, and that was a while ago, so they should be cheaper now.

[MH]

Deleted user 20 January 2005 11:34:42

Shit, sorry to keep on noobing out with this, but what would you recommend? I was looking at this.

Mike_Hunt 20 Jan 2005 11:40:06 23,524 posts
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Hmmm, �55 seems a bit expensive.

Have you considered ebay?

[MH]

Deleted user 20 January 2005 11:52:19

That item you've linked to isn't listed anymore or something, but you're right, they are better value there. Normally can't be arsed with ebay for "normal items", but I might give it a whirl. Ta again.

Mike_Hunt 20 Jan 2005 11:53:47 23,524 posts
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I normally can't be bothered, but I got mine from Ebay using "buy it now" and was quite happy with the result and the saving. Basically they ship them from the US so they're a bit cheaper.

[MH]

MikeD 20 Jan 2005 12:02:31 10,063 posts
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Hmm, actually that price for the corsair is a reasonably good one.

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