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Offline KingHanco

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I want to learn how to add games to FBA.
« on: December 07, 2004, 11:17:17 PM »
What all do I need to download to edit the FBA for adding the games fixs and new games?

I need lots of help to get started.

I'm a starter.

Need a copy of the FBA uninstaller version first.

I have a FBA install and don't want to mess with that one.

I ready to do this now.

I'm borning.

I download the fba_029498 and the fba_029498_src.

Now it I got it like this. C:\Documents and Settings\Mitchell Hancock\Desktop\fba_029498\src

I'm ready to add and fixs the games. :)

What else do I need?

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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2004, 11:51:45 PM »
First do this:

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Windows 95/98/ME:

Add the following two lines to C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT

SET MINGDIR=D:\MINGW
SET PATH=%PATH%;%MINGDIR%\BIN

Note: MAME and RAINE32 need some additional libraries installing but before you do anything else restart your PC so that the changes in AUTOEXEC.BAT become active. More experienced users will know how to avoid having to do a reboot but if you don't know a way then just reboot!

Windows NT/2000/XP:

Each OS is slightly different but they are almost identical...

From the Start Menu, select 'Settings->Control Panel' (just 'Control Panel' on Windows XP).
Double-click the 'System' icon (under 'Performance and Maintenance' on Windows XP).
Select the 'Advanced' sheet (on Windows 2000, called 'Environment' on NT).
Click on 'Environment Variables...'.
Click on 'New...' (under the 'System variables' section).
Specify a variable name of 'MINGDIR' and value of 'c:\mingw' (change the 'd:' as appropriate, if you are using a different disk!).
 
Select 'Path' (under the 'System variables' section).
Click 'Edit...'.
Add ';%MINGDIR%\bin' at the end of the value line and press 'OK'.


After you've done that, send me a Private Message, and I will send you my mingw setup.


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Ok.
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2004, 02:36:41 AM »
Select 'Path' (under the 'System variables' section).
Click 'Edit...'.
Add ';%MINGDIR%\bin' at the end of the value line and press 'OK'.

Like this??? -  %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%MINGDIR%\bin

Very confused on this part.

I got everything else right though.

Anyway I already have something in there - %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;F:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin

Maybe Path2 will do.

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Ok.
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2004, 03:03:48 AM »
How about this - F:\MinGW%PATH%;%MINGDIR%\BIN

Hope that I got it right now on Path2.

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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2004, 03:53:02 AM »
Where are you going to extract the mingw dir. to?
To F:\mingw\ or c:\mingw\
Keep this in mind.

Quote from: KingHanco
Select 'Path' (under the 'System variables' section).
Click 'Edit...'.
Add ';%MINGDIR%\bin' at the end of the value line and press 'OK'.

Like this??? -  %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%MINGDIR%\bin

Very confused on this part.

I got everything else right though.

Anyway I already have something in there - %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;F:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin


It's really not as hard as you are making it.

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;F:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin;F:\mingw\

or if you put your mingw in c:\mingw\
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;F:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin;c:\mingw\


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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2004, 04:07:59 AM »
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Where are you going to extract the mingw dir. to?
To F:\mingw\ or c:\mingw\
Keep this in mind.



It's really not as hard as you are making it.

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;F:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin;F:\mingw\

or if you put your mingw in c:\mingw\
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;F:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin;c:\mingw\


Ok. I see now.

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;F:\mingw\bin (This will be in Path2.)

First Path is the GTK art program and can't use that path. I will confused it there with MinGW

What is next that I need to do???

Is there anything else that I need to download or need to do?

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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2004, 02:41:59 PM »
The attachment is exactly how I have mine set up.  Hopefully this helps ;)

After you get this properly set up, and mingw extracted, the only thing you need to do is open up a dos window (command prompt) in your fba src directory and type MAKE


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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2004, 03:18:14 PM »
Quote from: iq_132
The attachment is exactly how I have mine set up.  Hopefully this helps ;)

After you get this properly set up, and mingw extracted, the only thing you need to do is open up a dos window (command prompt) in your fba src directory and type MAKE


Now I got it - %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%MINGDIR%\bin

Btw: How can I open up a dos window (command prompt) in my fba src directory and type MAKE???

There nothing there to open in the F:\fba_029498\src. There is 7 folders and 3 text files there. Did I miss something here?

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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2004, 04:53:54 PM »
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Btw: How can I open up a dos window (command prompt) in my fba src directory and type MAKE???


try the attachment (little .reg file)
This will add a extra feature when right-clicking a folder.....a simple DOS prompt, it takes the relative path and open up a DOS prompt.....really helpful when you need DOS prompt in a very long path like C:\Program files\my files\sdfjhsdjgkbfgkh  ;)

Add this reg to your registry, then right click the FBA sources folder, Dos Prompt > Make

ps : this file works if Windows is in C:\Windows, else you need to edit the reg and change the line @="\"c:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd.exe\" /k cd \"%L\""

ps bis : the reg file is made for Windows XP  ;) if you are running under Win98, you need to add manually the extra command line, as it uses Reget 4 and not 5

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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2004, 10:29:00 PM »
Quote from: Badablek
try the attachment (little .reg file)
This will add a extra feature when right-clicking a folder.....a simple DOS prompt, it takes the relative path and open up a DOS prompt.....really helpful when you need DOS prompt in a very long path like C:\Program files\my files\sdfjhsdjgkbfgkh  ;)

Add this reg to your registry, then right click the FBA sources folder, Dos Prompt > Make

ps : this file works if Windows is in C:\Windows, else you need to edit the reg and change the line @="\"c:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd.exe\" /k cd \"%L\""

ps bis : the reg file is made for Windows XP  ;) if you are running under Win98, you need to add manually the extra command line, as it uses Reget 4 and not 5


Hmmm...It doesn't work.

I have windows xp pro with sp2 patch.

I put the prompt in the C:\WINDOWS.

I right click the F:\fba_029498\src and I don't see the open up a DOS prompt anywhere on the screen.

Maybe the windows xp pro with sp2 won't let it to do anything.

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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2004, 05:59:22 AM »
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I put the prompt in the C:\WINDOWS


What do you mean by that?????

You just have to add the reg to the registry by double clicking it, and change the path IF you did not install windows in the default fodler (C:\Windows)

Sp2 is not guilty, the registry can be modified with it, without any problems

You can also add it manually

Execute > Regedit

the go to HKEY_Classes_Root > Folder > Shell
Right click : New > Key
Name the Key DOS
You now have a DOS folder with a "default" string, edit that string, this is what will appear when right clicking a folder, so put everything you want in it, like "DOS prompt"
Right Click the folder DOS > New > Key
Name the key Command
Right click on it > New > String
The string will be named "default"
Put this command line in it "c:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /k cd "%L"

This works in any Windows OS, in every Service pack

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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2004, 07:08:12 PM »
I did like you said.

I got it. Click it on prompt reg to the registry.

What is next.

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Ok.
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2004, 07:22:09 PM »
I got it to work and it found the DOS prompt.

Now I tried to type in the word MAKE and it refused to MAKE on the F:\fba_029498\src. :(

What I'm doing wrong here???

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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2004, 07:47:17 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2004, 07:55:41 PM »
If you use only make comand with the MINGW pakage for FBA it will not work, this should work for it:
type ---> mingw32-make
This will solve your src compilation prob
See ya!!!! :D
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