Retroplay's WHD uploads - Page 38

DamienD · 09 September 2018, 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Tbh honest, I'm not too keen on those "select a zip/lha/lzx whatever click 'n play" launchers.
The only way to make sure a game is running as intended is to either run it from Workbench or a selfbooting hdf with file attributes intact.

Totally agree my friend

thevoice · 09 September 2018, 21:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Tbh honest, I'm not too keen on those "select a zip/lha/lzx whatever click 'n play" launchers.
The only way to make sure a game is running as intended is to either run it from Workbench or a selfbooting hdf with file attributes intact.

it's quite funny how these "launcher" solutions for crap 20$ hardware always trigger fast and tell its a bug in a recent whdload or whatever

they never come to the idea their outdated/incomplete emulators are the main problem.
kinda the same with MAME they rely to their a decade old MAME version because the current developement is so buggy and slow

Retroplay · 09 September 2018, 21:49

They should have implemented WHDLoad functions like Madmab did in WinUAEX for XBOX.

DH0: A master HDF with all needed files (Kickstarts, SetPatch, WHDLoad etc) which points to DH1 with game
DH1: HDF with installed game

No Amiga native files exposed to foreign filesystems: Profit.

Retroplay · 24 September 2018, 21:51

Yet another borked game replaced with proper installed ipf image (Thanks DrBong).

Kwasimodo_v1.2_2957.
AmigaBASIC gaming at its finest.

That's the second I've replaced so far.
Rogue Trooper was the first.
http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=710

Retroplay · 25 September 2018, 04:08

A small FYI regarding Labyrinth_v1.0.1_DetNyeCOMputer_Dk english translation.
You must set english and custom question tool types manually to avoid missing file error.
If you use WHDLoad splash screen selector it sets wrong values.

Clydos · 26 September 2018, 09:46

Hey there! I hope this is the right thread for my question.
I finally got a personal EAB FTP account (yeah), which works fine. I wanted to download this WHDLoad package with the installer found in the ftp server. The program is started correctly and the ini file is created, but I cannot login with my personal account ("login incorrect"). It works with the general ftp account, but not with my personal one.
I assume this could be a problem with my password? I have some special characters in it, which is accepted by FileZilla e.g.
I could PM someone (Retroplay?) which characters I have in my PW which I think may break it.
I hope there is a solution.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Retroplay · 26 September 2018, 15:58

You'll have to ask Turran about login issues.

eispic · 25 October 2018, 13:11

@Retroplay you have a PM

Retroplay · 25 October 2018, 16:03

Sorry about that.

I'll make new dats with split folders for the remaining stuff.

[edit]
All done.

eispic · 25 October 2018, 17:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

Sorry about that.

I'll make new dats with split folders for the remaining stuff.

[edit]
All done.

Great.Thank You

Foul · 03 November 2018, 13:15

foul@Foulnux:/mnt/Amiga/WHDLoad$ ./PyRetroplay.py
Starting PyRetroplay ...

Connecting to ftp://grandis.nu ...
Checking Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/Z ...

Downloading: Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/0/1000Miglia_v1.2.lha
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./PyRetroplay.py", line 366, in <module>
if not Debug: ftp.retrbinary('RETR ' + RetroplayPath + '/' + archive, open(localpath, 'wb').write)
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: u'Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/0/1000Miglia_v1.2.lha'
foul@Foulnux:/mnt/Amiga/WHDLoad$

06 November 2018, 17:03

Where do i get the latest "WHDLoad.xml" ? I'm using WinUAELoader and most of my roms don't work without this. Thank you!

zzarko · 07 November 2018, 12:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foul

IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: u'Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/0/1000Miglia_v1.2.lha'
foul@Foulnux:/mnt/Amiga/WHDLoad$

Retroplay changed directory names for titles starting with a number from "#" to "0". Download new script from https://bitbucket.org/zzarko/pyretroplay and follow the instructions about 1.2.1 update.

Foul · 07 November 2018, 13:01

Excellent thx

edit : in Directories.tar.gz "0" is still "#"

zzarko · 07 November 2018, 15:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foul

edit : in Directories.tar.gz "0" is still "#"

Fixed, thanks for pointing it out. Also, added more fixes and progress bar for downloading, check new version, 1.2.2. If you encounter more errors, please contact me on my email. I want to release new version on aminet once I'm sure it works OK.

Foul · 07 November 2018, 15:31

i will

Foul · 08 November 2018, 00:05

v1.2.2 : PyRetroplay.py : VERSION = "1.2.1" on line 26

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=672 Line 560

Code:

foul@Foulnux:/mnt/Amiga/WHDLoad$ ./PyRetroplay.py 
Starting PyRetroplay ...

Connecting to ftp://grandis.nu ...
Checking Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/Z ...               

Downloading: Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/0/100MostRememberedGamesOnThe64_v1.01_PerhåkanSundell&RonBirk.lha
Downloading: Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/0/3DDemo2_v1.0_Anarchy.lha


Scanning local archives and directories ...
Scanning Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/E ...               
Problem detected for archive name: Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/E/Elvira_v1.2_De_0474.lha

Scanning Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/M ...               
Problem detected for archive name: Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/M/Might&Magic3_v1.2_2346.lha


Problem detected for archive name: Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/M/Might&Magic3_v1.2_De.lha

Scanning Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/0 ...               
Problem detected for archive name: Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/0/100MostRememberedGamesOnThe64_v1.01_PerhåkanSundell&RonBirk.lha


Problem detected for archive name: Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/0/3DDemo2_v1.0_Anarchy.lha

Scanning Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/Z ...               
 

Saving current database...

Done.
foul@Foulnux:/mnt/Amiga/WHDLoad$

Even when deleting and re-downloading this archives...

Is there a way to add possibility to replace icon.info or not when decopmpressing ??? All my games directories are using customs icons... and each time i decompress archives... they are all replaced... :\

zzarko · 08 November 2018, 10:44

@Foul: I had problems with same archives and I changed unicode handling on several places, but I forgot to put final version of the script from my testing dir to repository. Now, a real 1.2.2 is there. This is what happens when you program and manage repositories with 37.5 temperature, sorry...

Try the real 1.2.2, and for further bugs, please send me an email or make error report on bitbucket - it would be easier for me to track what needs to be fixed (this is Retroplay's thread for updates, after all). As for info files, I have no solution for this for now. Since you have your custom icons, I suggest to just make a directory tree with just them and to copy it over after updating with PyRetroplay. You can even add this to script.

daxb · 08 November 2018, 11:58

Isn't there an option for exclude files (#?.info or *.info) while (de-)packing?

zzarko · 08 November 2018, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by daxb

Isn't there an option for exclude files (#?.info or *.info) while (de-)packing?

unar (the only reliable solution for unpacking Amiga's lha/lzx on Linux that I know of) doesn't have that option. Amiga's LHA probably has. I can come up with several corner cases for such an option (what if there are info files inside game's directory, what if info file has some settings in it for new whdload slave, etc), that I cannot resolve right now (and who knows how many more), but if someone has a good solution, the patches are welcome. For now, I still think that for a custom changes to Retroplay's archive, custom stuff should be held separate and copied back after the update.

25 October 2018, 16:03	#749
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	Sorry about that. I'll make new dats with split folders for the remaining stuff. [edit] All done. Last edited by Retroplay; 25 October 2018 at 16:26.

07 November 2018, 13:01	#754
Foul Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Perigueux/France Age: 49 Posts: 1,516	Excellent thx edit : in Directories.tar.gz "0" is still "#" Last edited by Foul; 07 November 2018 at 13:10.

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09 September 2018, 21:49	#743
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	They should have implemented WHDLoad functions like Madmab did in WinUAEX for XBOX. DH0: A master HDF with all needed files (Kickstarts, SetPatch, WHDLoad etc) which points to DH1 with game DH1: HDF with installed game No Amiga native files exposed to foreign filesystems: Profit.

24 September 2018, 21:51	#744
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	Yet another borked game replaced with proper installed ipf image (Thanks DrBong). Kwasimodo_v1.2_2957. AmigaBASIC gaming at its finest. That's the second I've replaced so far. Rogue Trooper was the first. http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=710

25 September 2018, 04:08	#745
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	A small FYI regarding Labyrinth_v1.0.1_DetNyeCOMputer_Dk english translation. You must set english and custom question tool types manually to avoid missing file error. If you use WHDLoad splash screen selector it sets wrong values.

26 September 2018, 09:46	#746
Clydos aka (Cpt)JohnArcher Join Date: May 2018 Location: Dresden / Germany Posts: 193	Hey there! I hope this is the right thread for my question. I finally got a personal EAB FTP account (yeah), which works fine. I wanted to download this WHDLoad package with the installer found in the ftp server. The program is started correctly and the ini file is created, but I cannot login with my personal account ("login incorrect"). It works with the general ftp account, but not with my personal one. I assume this could be a problem with my password? I have some special characters in it, which is accepted by FileZilla e.g. I could PM someone (Retroplay?) which characters I have in my PW which I think may break it. I hope there is a solution. Thanks a lot in advance!

26 September 2018, 15:58	#747
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,079	You'll have to ask Turran about login issues.

25 October 2018, 13:11	#748
eispic Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Paradies / Sky Posts: 56	@Retroplay you have a PM

03 November 2018, 13:15	#751
Foul Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Perigueux/France Age: 49 Posts: 1,516	foul@Foulnux:/mnt/Amiga/WHDLoad$ ./PyRetroplay.py Starting PyRetroplay ... Connecting to ftp://grandis.nu ... Checking Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Demos/Z ... Downloading: Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/0/1000Miglia_v1.2.lha Traceback (most recent call last): File "./PyRetroplay.py", line 366, in <module> if not Debug: ftp.retrbinary('RETR ' + RetroplayPath + '/' + archive, open(localpath, 'wb').write) IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: u'Retroplay/Commodore_Amiga_-_WHDLoad_-_Games/0/1000Miglia_v1.2.lha' foul@Foulnux:/mnt/Amiga/WHDLoad$

06 November 2018, 17:03	#752
razorfx Posts: n/a	Where do i get the latest "WHDLoad.xml" ? I'm using WinUAELoader and most of my roms don't work without this. Thank you!

07 November 2018, 15:31	#756
Foul Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Perigueux/France Age: 49 Posts: 1,516	i will

08 November 2018, 10:44	#758
zzarko Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Novi Sad Posts: 27	@Foul: I had problems with same archives and I changed unicode handling on several places, but I forgot to put final version of the script from my testing dir to repository. Now, a real 1.2.2 is there. This is what happens when you program and manage repositories with 37.5 temperature, sorry... Try the real 1.2.2, and for further bugs, please send me an email or make error report on bitbucket - it would be easier for me to track what needs to be fixed (this is Retroplay's thread for updates, after all). As for info files, I have no solution for this for now. Since you have your custom icons, I suggest to just make a directory tree with just them and to copy it over after updating with PyRetroplay. You can even add this to script.

08 November 2018, 11:58	#759
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	Isn't there an option for exclude files (#?.info or *.info) while (de-)packing?

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