WinUAE Command Line Prompts

[Runey]

Does any one know a way of finding out what all the WinUAE command line prompts are? This is so I can control WinUAE better from the GameBaseAMY frontend.

Thanks

This is asked two days ago with no replies so far
Could be nice to know.

[Runey]

hmmm. I did a search but nothing showed up oh well I've email WinUAE as well so maybe I'll get an answer there. If I do I'll post it.

[Mangar]

As far as I know, Runey, the only command line parameter is the one to load the config file.

That's why James Burrows added the Key=Value pairs to gamebase for me.

[Toni Wilen]

Most important parameters:

-f <configfile>
-0 <path to image in drive 0> and -1, -2 and -3 for other drives

-cfgparam configentry=configvalue (for example chipset=aga, this is new undocumented feature..)

Check cfgfile.c for more.. (parse_cmdline_option), also win32.c have some WinUAE-specific command line parameters.

[Runey]

Thanks Toni much appreciated

Setting the config directly is probably the best method but it doesn't hurt to check out all possibilities.

Anyway, like I said in my e-mail to you, I think I'm being dense today. I just can't get GameBase to pass the parameters to the WinUAE config.

[D-Dan]

Not forgetting -disablehardrivesafetycheck which gives the ability to prep a new HD as an Amiga HD (using Win2K) - but not a safe option to publicise ;o)

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Most important parameters:

-f <configfile>
-0 <path to image in drive 0> and -1, -2 and -3 for other drives

-cfgparam configentry=configvalue (for example chipset=aga, this is new undocumented feature..)

Hello Everybody! (crying for help)

I created a .bat file for automatic running of the emulator, loading the configuration, insert a disk and run the game - and it doesn't work!

D:\Amiga\EmuNewest\winuae.exe
-f D:\Amiga\EmuNewest\Configurations\Host\Best.uae
-0 D:\Amiga\Games\bubblebobble.adz

It only starts the emulator and sometimes loads the config file (which I created on the emulator - file - Best.uae)
The window with disk image is empty, I still must manually choose a file.

Can anyone tell me what is wrong in the batch file

[DamienD]

Hello Abrimaal,

All you should need to do is as follows:

... Start WinUAE and create config for a specific game as per usual.
... Select Settings --> Host --> Misc and untick Show GUI on startup.
... Save the config file.

Now there are 2 ways you can start the game automatically.

1) Use a batch file with this line (using your example);

D:\Amiga\EmuNewest\winuae.exe -f "D:\Amiga\EmuNewest\Configurations\Host\Best.uae"

or

2) Just create a shortcut to your the newly created config file.

Now, I can't remember if .UAE files are automatically associated to run with WinUAE after installation, if not just associate them by doing the following:

a) Run Windows Explorer, select Tools --> Folder Options...
b) Select the File Types tab.
c) Scroll down and highlight UAE, click Change... and point to WinUAE.

[Belgarath]

Why not just use GameBase Amiga instead?

[NLS]

...which is great.

BUT PLEASE INCLUDE FIREPOWER IN NEXT RELEASE.

[Belgarath]

Fire Power is already in GameBase Amiga

adf, ipf and whd

Damien, you won't believe what happens!

The emulator and the game are not corrupted, because when I run WinUAE normally and insert a disk, it works ok.

I have associated the adf, adz and uae files with the emulator, but when I click on a game icon it starts the emulator window, but doesn't run the game

I saved the configuration file for this game and when I open the file it starts the emulator, runs kickstart (the grey screens) and then...

it restarts Windows!!!

Maybe you (or someone else look at the config file):

config_description=UAE default configuration
config_hardware=true
config_host=true
config_version=0.9.92
config_hardware_path=
config_host_path=
win32.rom_path=roms\
win32.floppy_path=./
win32.hardfile_path=./
win32.middle_mouse=true
win32.logfile=false
win32.map_drives=false
win32.serial_port=none
win32.parallel_port=none
win32.active_priority=0
win32.inactive_priority=-1
win32.inactive_nosound=false
win32.inactive_pause=false
win32.iconified_priority=-2
win32.iconified_nosound=true
win32.iconified_pause=true
win32.ctrl_f11_is_quit=false
win32.midiout_device=-2
win32.midiin_device=0
win32.no_overlay=false
win32.aspi=false
win32.soundcard=1
win32.cpu_idle=0
win32.notaskbarbutton=false
win32.always_on_top=false
use_gui=no
use_debugger=false
kickstart_rom_file=D:\Amiga\EmuNewest\KICK13.ROM
kickstart_ext_rom_file=
flash_file=
cart_file=
kickshifter=false
floppy0=D:\Amiga\Games\bubblebobble.adz
floppy0type=0
floppy0sound=0
floppy1=
floppy1type=0
floppy1sound=0
floppy2=
floppy2type=-1
floppy2sound=0
floppy3=
floppy3type=-1
floppy3sound=0
nr_floppies=2
floppy_speed=100
floppy_volume=33
parallel_on_demand=false
serial_on_demand=false
serial_hardware_ctsrts=true
serial_direct=false
scsi=false
sound_output=exact
sound_bits=16
sound_channels=stereo
sound_stereo_separation=7
sound_stereo_mixing_delay=0
sound_max_buff=16384
sound_frequency=44100
sound_interpol=none
sound_adjust=0
sound_filter=emulated
sound_volume=0
comp_trustbyte=direct
comp_trustword=direct
comp_trustlong=direct
comp_trustnaddr=direct
comp_nf=true
comp_constjump=true
comp_oldsegv=false
comp_flushmode=soft
compforcesettings=false
compfpu=true
comp_midopt=false
comp_lowopt=false
avoid_cmov=false
avoid_dga=false
avoid_vid=false
cachesize=0
joyport0=mouse
joyport1=kbd1
bsdsocket_emu=false
synchronize_clock=yes
maprom=0x0
parallel_postscript_emulation=no
parallel_postscript_detection=no
ghostscript_parameters=
parallel_autoflush=5
gfx_display=1
gfx_framerate=1
gfx_width=720
gfx_height=568
gfx_width_windowed=720
gfx_height_windowed=568
gfx_width_fullscreen=800
gfx_height_fullscreen=600
gfx_refreshrate=0
gfx_vsync=true
gfx_lores=false
gfx_linemode=double
gfx_correct_aspect=true
gfx_fullscreen_amiga=true
gfx_fullscreen_picasso=false
gfx_center_horizontal=smart
gfx_center_vertical=smart
gfx_colour_mode=16bit
gfx_filter=no
gfx_filter_vert_zoom=0
gfx_filter_horiz_zoom=0
gfx_filter_vert_offset=0
gfx_filter_horiz_offset=0
gfx_filter_scanlines=0
gfx_filter_scanlinelevel=0
gfx_filter_scanlineratio=17
immediate_blits=false
fast_copper=false
ntsc=false
show_leds=false
keyboard_leds=numlock:none,capslock:none,scrolllock:none
chipset=aga
chipset_refreshrate=0
collision_level=playfields
fastmem_size=0
a3000mem_size=0
z3mem_size=0
bogomem_size=0
gfxcard_size=0
chipmem_size=2
cpu_speed=real
cpu_type=68000
cpu_compatible=true
cpu_cycle_exact=false
blitter_cycle_exact=false
log_illegal_mem=false
catweasel_io=0x0
kbd_lang=us
state_replay=no
state_replay_rate=250
state_replay_buffer=20971520
input.config=0
input.joymouse_speed_analog=20
input.joymouse_speed_digital=10
input.joymouse_deadzone=33
input.joystick_deadzone=33
input.mouse_speed=100
input.autofire=10
input.1.joystick.0.disabled=0
input.1.joystick.0.axis.0=JOY1_HORIZ.0
input.1.joystick.0.axis.1=JOY1_VERT.0
(...I have removed the further part of the file, there was an info about joystick and mouse, because the post was longer than 10000 chars)

[Belgarath]

You're using winuae 0.9.92??
And who uses adzs these days?

(a small offtopic) - I downloaded this emulator years ago together with other emuls - Spectrum, Atari, C64 - now I have played all games on them and the time for Amiga has come. I'll upgrade the emulator, but what's wrong with adz files?

When I try to install GameBase 1.5 it informs me that I should have installed v. 1.1 where to get this?

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Abrimaal

I saved the configuration file for this game and when I open the file it starts the emulator, runs kickstart (the grey screens) and then...

it restarts Windows!!!

Hmmm, from a quick look... you have switched the GUI off, have the path to the Kickstart ROM, have the game you're trying to load and also DFO: enabled

use_gui=no
kickstart_rom_file=D:\Amiga\EmuNewest\KICK13.ROM
floppy0=D:\Amiga\Games\bubblebobble.adz
floppy0type=0

However, you have set the chipset to AGA and 2MB of RAM set...

Most games work with the OCS or ECS chipset / 512KB of Chip RAM / 512KB of Slow RAM, well A500 games anyway

I would also grab the latest verion of WinUAE from here.

[eLowar]

Originally Posted by Abrimaal

When I try to install GameBase 1.5 it informs me that I should have installed v. 1.1 where to get this?

GameBase Amiga v1.5 (which is the database and other files and tools) tells you to install GameBase v1.1 (which is the actual program).

You can find the latter at http://www.bu22.com/ (there's also a copy of the currently latest version in the GameBase Amiga file archive). It has to be installed first, as GBA needs to be installed inside its root dir.

[NLS]

GBA1.5 doesn't tell you to install 1.2?

[eLowar]

Originally Posted by NLS

GBA1.5 doesn't tell you to install 1.2?

The setup recognizes both GB v1.1 and v1.2 as valid as of GBA v1.5