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| last updated April 22, 2020
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written by Bobbi
of PSXEmu.com |
| The author will in no way
endorse the use of Playstation software other than ORIGINAL Playstation
CDROMS. The use of "pirated" or "Imaged" CDROMS is
strictly prohibited. The author will not be answerable to any legal
claim make by Software vendors against an "AdriPSX" user.
This FAQ may only be provided "as
is". You're not allowed to remove this disclaimer and put your own
name there. You are, of course, allowed to put a COMPLETE copy of this
file on your web page and offer it for reading / download. Please
respect our hard work and don't rip us off! The latest version of this
FAQ can always be found on http://www.psxemu.com/adripsx.shtml,
along with several other informations, tools, screenshots and downloads
for AdriPSX!
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If you prefer a text version of this FAQ
please click here.
- Updates
- What's New?
- Getting
Started
- General
Questions
- Who developed this application?
- Is AdriPSX free or do I need to purchase it?
- Under which OS can I actually use AdriPSX?
- What are the minimum requirements to play AdriPSX.
- For VGS and bleem!, I used Daemon Tools to play ISOs from my HD. What should I use for AdriPSX?
- Can I play backups with AdriPSX?
- How can I show the frames per second (FPS)?
- Does [pec] work with AdriPSX?
- How can a take a screenshot in AdriPSX so I can show it to others?
- When does AdriPSX actually save the memcard to my hard drive?
- Why are the version numbers of AdriPSX so weird?
- Troubleshooting
- Emulation stops while playing an MDEC movie. Why that?
- As soon as I try to enter any config menu, AdriPSX crashes with an error in
AdriGUI.dll. How can this be fixed?
- Some sounds in the game are missing. How can I get all sounds to play?
- When I load a SAVESTATE, graphics and sound are played wrong... full of bugs...
- Everytime I try to run a game, the emulator display an error message saying "Couldn't load X plugin." What's wrong?
- How come every time I try and save the game AdriPSX says that my memcard is corrupted even though I configured everything properly?
- You said that AdriPSX runs under WIN2K. But why doesn't it work for me then?
- I can't hear CDXA music with your emu! (usually background music)
- Plugin Problems
- What's the best plugin to use for graphics (GPU)?
- I'm using Tratax's ASPI 1.2 plugin. When I start a game from CD-ROM, my computer
just sits there and does nothing. What's wrong?
- I own a Voodoo 3, and I'm using Pete's GPU plugins. I configured the
plugin, and selected "Nice" in order to get nice graphics. But then emulator crashes. Why?
- I'm using Lewpy's Glide plugin for my 3dfx card. But every time I try to run a
game, the emulator crashes.
- I've downloaded and extracted Null2's SPU to my Plugins directory, but it's not
showing up as a choice under SPU Plugins in AdriPSX, please help!
- Technical Questions
- Which 3D API's does AdriPSX take advantage of?
- Does AdriPSX support hardware anti-aliasing?
- How do I dump a PlayStation BIOS?
- How do I find out what version of the PlayStation BIOS I have?
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Which programming languages is
AdriPSX coded in ? And which compilers/tools?
- What is Roor's basic strategy for
emulating the PSX hardware?
- Annoying Questions
- Why doesn't my favorite game, X run with AdriPSX?
- Can you get game X working in the next version? And when will you release it?
- Where can I find the PSX BIOS? The emu asks me for it every time.
- How come it's taking you so long to
write AdriPSX?
- Are you going to release the AdriPSX
source?
- Credits
- Thanks
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AdriPSX FAQ v1.1 (4/22/2001)
- Two new releases, time to update the
FAQ!
- Added 2 annoying questions
- Added 3 technical questions
- Added emulator changes to the
"What's New" section
AdriPSX FAQ v1.0 (4/9/2020)
- Looks like another big FAQ by PSXEmu
- first release
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| Since AdriPSX should be
updated more often according to Roor, the main programmer, we'll just
display the changes from the last two versions below in order to keep
this section halfway readable :
AdriPSX v01.04.20
- Fixed a bug in Dynamic Recompiler
that was preventing some games from working correctly, like "Syphon
Filter II".
- Fixed interpreter bug, to work fine
when HLE functions are on.
- Fixed DMA timing for the Static
Recompiler, now "Mortal Kombat IV" and "SHADOW
MADNESS" work fine again.
- Fixed IRQ ordering for Static Rec,
now "Final Fantasy VIII" is working
- Fixed LOAD STATE option.
- Speed-Up on all MULT,MULTU,DIV and
DIVU CPU opcodes.
- Slight change on Depth Cueing rutines,
actually they still have some major bugs to be fixed.
AdriPSX 01.04.10
- Version number, now again means the
date of compilation (01.04.10)
- Fixed Savestates, now they also save
sound buffer and graphics.
- Added Dialogs for Savestates. -->
Added LOAD STATE option in menu.
- Added protections to DMA_01, now
games like "Sidewinder" will not hung during movies.
- New slightly faster seeking method
for reading ISO files.
- Fixing the disturbing "update
bug" that messes up setup.
- SYSTEM HUNGER MODE" option in
CPU SETUP, now also turn off sound, but by enabling this, there's a
general speed up, and some extra FPS in most cases.
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Many of you sent us mails
wondering how they can get the emu configured correctly. So, in order to
help you configuring it for the first time, we added this section to the
FAQ.
- Getting all necessary files
First off, you need the emulator, all plugins you want to use and
the BIOS itself. You can get the first two combined in a nice
Installer from PSXEmu.com (browse to http://www.psxemu.com/adripsx-download.shtml).
We won't supply you with URL's for the BIOS as it is copyrighted by
Sony. But you should find it easily by browsing the web. Now you
need to get the plugins configured properly.
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- Getting rid of old settings
AdriPSX can't be configured before you haven't removed your old
registry settings (in case you already used AdriPSX before). To
delete them, execute 'Regedit' and head to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AdriPSX. Delete that key and continue
with step 3.
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- Choosing the best GPU plugin
When going after compatibility, you should use Pete's Soft GPU
plugin, it's the one with the highest compatibility. When that one
doesn't work with a game others have gotten working, you've probably
made a configuration error. You should also use this plugin when
you've got troubles getting certain game situations to display
properly (for example the FF8 battle menus).
Now here's a list for the best plugins for the most popular graphic
cards:
| 3dfx Voodoo 2 |
--> |
Lewpy's Glide
plugin (could crash with certain drivers) |
| 3dfx Voodoo 3 |
--> |
Pete's D3D (DirectX
7) or Lewpy's Glide plugin |
| 3dfx Voodoo 4/5 |
--> |
Pete's D3D (DirectX
7) or Lewpy's Glide plugin |
| ATI Radeon |
--> |
Pete's OpenGL
plugin |
| ATI Rage 128/Expert |
--> |
Pete's D3D (DirectX
7) plugin |
| nVidia GeForce 1/2 |
--> |
Pete's OpenGL
plugin |
| nVidia TNT/TNT2 |
--> |
Pete's OpenGL
plugin |
| Matrox G200/G400 |
--> |
Pete's D3D (DirectX
6) plugin |
| ... the rest |
--> |
Pete's D3D (DirectX
7) plugin |
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- Choosing and configuring the
CD-ROM plugin
Basically you can try every CD plugin, as most should work. The two
listed above are just those we had the best results with during our
testing, but like already mentioned, compatibility changes depending
on the used hardware.
Windows 9x/ME users
--> Barrett-Kazzuya CDR Driver 1.1
Windows 2000
users
--> ASPI Driver 1.2
Remember that you need an ASPI layer to get AdriPSX reading CDs with
OTHER plugins using Windows 2000. You can get more infos on this
further on in this FAQ!
When those settings aren't working for you, one thing you can do is
to create an ISO from the original CD using a burning app like
CDRWin or WinOnCD or with the internal 'Build ISO' function from
AdriPSX. Keep in mind that you should get better performance using
an ISO, compared to running a game from a CD.
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- Selecting the best sound plugin
Pete's MIDAS SPU 1.7
--> A good sound plugin which uses the latest SPU API.
Null2's SPU
1.3
--> Slowly became one of the best SPU plugins, recommended.
People with slower PCs often disable sound to get a great
performance boost, so in case a game runs way to slow for you, just
give it a shot and disable the sound.
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- Selecting the correct PAD
plugin
With PAD plugins, you're basically on your own. There're so many
which are just designed for so many needs that it'd be useless to
list them all here. Just check what input device you want to use
(keyboard, adapter, joypad etc.) and which DX version you've
installed (DX6 or DX7 and above). Then look for a plugin carrying
all of these in it's name and you should be settled.
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- Choosing the correct BIOS
AdriPSX has been optimized and is only running with the SCPH1001
BIOS ! All other BIOS files will most probably crash the emulator so
use them at your own risk!
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| Q1: |
Who developed this
application? |
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The author of AdriPSX is a
guy from Argentina named Roor. He has been working on this emulator for
more than a year now and continuously improves it. |
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| Q2: |
Is AdriPSX free or do
I need to purchase it? |
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AdriPSX is, unlike some
other PSX emus these day, free and you don't need to pay a cent for it.
You can always download the latest version from the official homepage,
located at http://adripsx.psxemu.com! |
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Under which OS can I
actually use AdriPSX? |
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AdriPSX has been tested and approved
to be working under Windows 9x, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and WinNT with
at least service pack 3 being installed. |
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| Q4: |
What are the minimum
requirements to play AdriPSX? |
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This is a bit more difficult
as results will vary heavily, so I'll just quote the AdriPSX readme here
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- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or
Windows 2000
- PC 80486, Pentium, Pentium II,
Pentium III, Celeron, or any compatible processor.
(400 MHz at least are highly recommended).
- 16 MB of RAM at least.(32 MB are
recommended)
- 10 MB of hard drive space
- 16-bit video card (24-bit or higher
recommended)
- Video card that supports High Color
(16-bit color)
- 8x or faster CD-ROM or desktop
DVD-ROM drive
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| Q5: |
For VGS and bleem!, I
used Daemon Tools to play ISOs from my HD. What should I use for AdriPSX? |
| A5: |
AdriPSX has a built in ISO
function and is even able to build ISOs without an external program. To
use these functions, just take a look at the 'ISO' menu in AdriPSX, it's
self explaining. |
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Can I play backups
with AdriPSX? |
| A6: |
Well, it has been proved
several times now: It's nearly impossible to provide 100% protection of
backup's! And since Sony isn't even able to prevent the PSX console from
being used to play backups themselves, why should emulators be any
different? And, since AdriPSX uses the PSEmu Pro plugin system,
you're even able to play ISO's directly from your hard disc! |
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How can I show the
frames per second (FPS)? |
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Just press the
"Del" key, this should work with most (not all) GPU plugins. |
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| Q8: |
Does [pec] work with
AdriPSX? |
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As of this writing, the
external version of [pec] (version 1.2) DOES NOT work with AdriPSX. If
you want to use GameShark codes in AdriPSX, you should use JNS's new
creation, [pec] The Plugin. [pec] the plugin uses the PSEmu Pro Plugin
interface, which allows for extended compatibility, faster execution,
and more! The latest version can always be downloaded from http://pec.emucheater.com.
In case you're having problems with that one, make sure to read the [pec]
docs or contact the author using the emucheater.com message board. |
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| Q9: |
How can a take a
screenshot in AdriPSX so I can show it to others? |
| A9: |
Snapshots taking depends on
each GPU Plugin, with most of them just press F8 to save a .bmp to the
snap subfolder under your AdriPSX folder. After that use your
favorite graphics program to convert in to a .jpg to save space. |
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| Q10: |
When does AdriPSX
actually save the memcard to my hard drive? |
| A10: |
AdriPSX reads/writes Memcard
files to your hard drive in real time during game playing. |
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| Q11: |
Why are the version
numbers of AdriPSX so weird? |
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That's because it isn't a
version number, but a date, the date on which the main executable was
generated. For example, the version 00.11.27 means that the executable
has been credit on November 27th 2000. |
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| Q1: |
Emulation stops while
playing an MDEC movie. Why that? |
| A1: |
MDEC timing is still not
perfect, related to problems with the CD-ROM Decoder. Try setting
AdriPSX to skip MDECs, so the games should continue normal. |
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| Q2: |
As soon as I try to
enter any config menu, AdriPSX crashes with an error in AdriGUI.dll. How
can this be fixed? |
| A2: |
**This problem is fixed
in newest version**
This error occurs when you
already used an older version of AdriPSX on the same PC. In order to fix
this, you'll have to delete the old registry settings. To do this, just
execute 'Regedit' and head to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AdriPSX.
Delete that key and re-configure AdriPSX. |
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Some sounds in the
game are missing. How can I get all sounds to play? |
| A3: |
Sometimes this happens
because the SPU plugin is configured to play sound MONO, other times
because the missing sound is CDDA, or skipped CDXA. AdriPSX doesn't
support old style SPU plugins like SEAL or Kazuya's SPU. Also, when
using some old versions of NULL'S SPU all CDXA MONO Sounds are missing.
So make sure to use the recent plugins, which can all be downloaded from
our AdriPSX plugins page. |
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When I load a
SAVESTATE, graphics and sound are played wrong... full of bugs... |
| A4: |
** This problem is fixed
in newest version**
The SAVESTATE option was
developed several months ago as a helping tool for emu development...
some time before the time when plugins offer "support" for
savestates. For development, there was used a "special" rutine
that worked only with LEWPY'S GPU... but as this is a "public"
and "experimental" beta release, it has been striped out. For
the very next release, full savestate support will be added. |
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Everytime I try to run
a game, the emulator display an error message saying "Couldn't load
X plugin." What's wrong? |
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This is most likely to
happen when you have not yet configured all Plugins. Just make sure you
configured all plugins at least once. Also, if you had installed a
previous version of AdriPSX sometime in the past, it may be possible
that an "old" configuration stored in Windows Registry may be
causing trouble. This is fixed just configuring ALL plugins (including
CPU setup) at in this new version, at least one time. Another option is
that you can erase the ADRIPSX entry in the windows registry using
REGEDIT or any other tool. Another reason for this problem could
be that the file ADRIPSX.INI is write-protected or corrupted. In this
case, just erase it and configure the emu again. |
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| Q6: |
How come every time I
try and save the game AdriPSX says that my memcard is corrupted even
though I configured everything properly? |
| A6: |
Memory card emulation in
AdriPSX is done through HLE functions, so if a game uses a non-standard
way for reading/writing Memory cards, it is possible that it will be
unable to access it. This problem will be solved as soon as possible for
one of the following releases. |
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| Q7: |
You said that AdriPSX
runs under WIN2K. But why doesn't it work for me then? |
| A7: |
WIN2K compatibility problems
are mostly caused by plugins. For fixing this, it is recommended to read
each plugin documentation, and be sure that it had support for WIN2K.
For better compatibility, you can try disabling sound (so no SPU plugin
will be used). |
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| Q8: |
I can't hear CDXA
music with your emu! (usually background music) |
| A8: |
For enabling CDXA playing,
you must enable the CDROM EXTRA DECODER on (located in CDROM SETUP).
Keep in mind though that by enabling it, compatibility may change. |
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| Q1: |
What's the best plugin to use for
graphics (GPU)? |
| A1: |
Use Pete's OpenGL plugin for best
graphics, if your card supports OpenGL, and use Pete's Software GPU
plugin for highest compatibility. You can get both from our AdriPSX
plugins page. |
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| Q2: |
I'm using Tratax's ASPI 1.2 plugin.
When I start a game from CD-ROM, my computer just sits there and does
nothing. What's wrong? |
| A2: |
Just wait around 30-60 seconds and let it
load, the CD-ROM should boot afterwards. |
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| Q3: |
I own a Voodoo 3, and I'm using
Pete's GPU plugins. I configured the plugin, and selected
"Nice" in order to get nice graphics. But then emulator
crashes. Why? |
| A3: |
It's simple: Pete's plugin activated
32-bit color when you press "Nice", and the Voodoo 3 doesn't
support anything more than 16-bit color. You need to lower the color
depth in order to fix this problem! |
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| Q4: |
I'm using Lewpy's Glide plugin for
my 3dfx card. But every time I try to run a game, the emulator crashes. |
| A4: |
Download the latest version of Lewpy's
plugin from our plugins section, it should be fixed in the latest
version now! |
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| Q5: |
I've downloaded and extracted
Null2's SPU to my Plugins directory, but it's not showing up as a choice
under SPU Plugins in AdriPSX, please help! |
| A5: |
Null2's popular SPU plugin requires the
Visual Basic 6 runtimes in order to function properly, and won't even be
listed unless they are installed. Win2K, WinMe, and Win98SE(?)
already come with them, but Win95 and Win98 do not. You can grab
yourself a copy of the runtimes at:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/vb60pro/Redist/sp4/win98/EN-US/VBRun60sp4.exe |
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Which 3D API's does AdriPSX take
advantage of? |
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Since AdriPSX uses the PSEmu Pro plugin
system, it provides support for all important APIs: OpenGL, Direct3D,
3Dfx's Glide and pure software mode. For more info about the plugins and
downloads, refer to our AdriPSX plugins page! |
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| Q2: |
Does AdriPSX support hardware anti-aliasing? |
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(Answer provided by Lewpy, PSEmu Pro
plugin developer) "Since AdriPSX (can be said for any PSEmu Pro
plugins compatible emulator as well) uses PSEmu Pro GPU plugins, then
you have full access to the hardware anti-aliasing that your
hardware/drivers combo provides, as long as you use a hardware
accelerated GPU plugin. Smoothing (i.e. bilinear filtering) is possible,
but not without glitches, since the PSX games were not designed to allow
for filtering. Increased screen resolution is also possible, but it
doesn't allow for increased model accuracy within the PSX game. You can
notice this within racing games as distant cars draw closer, there
resolution is still very low. Only some kind of HLE could improve that
(extracting the game data away from the actual PSX hardware .... funky
stuff!)." |
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| Q3: |
How do I dump a PlayStation BIOS? |
| A3: |
To dump a PlayStation BIOS, you need a
GameShark or Action replay and a PC comms link. To start, you need
either a real Caetla module or go to altavista and search for "Caetla"
(it's a BIOS replacement for your module, so properly read the included
documentation before installing it!!). Now upload "Caetla",
and use use the caetla commands for downloading a binary memory image
from the region 0x0bfc00000 - 0x0bfc7ffff! Now save the image as
SCPHxxxx.bin, where xxxx is your PSX's model number, and AdriPSX will recognize
it and use it from now on. |
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| Q4: |
How do I find out what version of
the PlayStation BIOS I have? |
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Open the PlayStation Bios file in WordPad
or any other text editor, go down to the bottom and you will see System
ROM Version X.X YY/YY/YY (Z).
X is the number of the BIOS, e.g. 2.2
Y is the date of the BIOS, e.g. 12/04/95
Z is what region the BIOS is from, e.g. J for Japan,
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| Q5: |
Which programming languages is
AdriPSX coded in ? And which compilers/tools?
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| A5: |
AdriPSX is coded in C and x86 assembly,
DJGPP 2.0.1 and GNU Assembler are being used for development.
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| Q6: |
What is Roor's basic strategy for
emulating the PSX hardware?
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The R3000A is implemented as both a Dynamic
Recompiler and an Interpreter. GPU is being emulated by a software
renderer engine of my design. The CDROM Decoder is emulated using MSCDEX
interruption calls. The GTE is being emulated using both Fixed Point
Math and FPU, although MMX implementation is near to begin. The SPU is
being emulated by a sound streaming library of my creation. The MDEC, is
stoped for now. Allegro coding library is used for setting the display
modes in PC and for Keyboard and Gamepad input.
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| Q1: |
Why doesn't my favorite game, X run
with AdriPSX? |
| A1: |
Well, this emulator is done in the
authors FREE time, so they don't have to get any game running just for
you. Certain emu authors like to have poll's on their page to see which
game you'd like to work the most. If they do not, please don't mail
them, they'll probably just ignore you. Same goes with us, we didn't
code the emu, we can't change anything about that. |
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| Q2: |
Can you get game X working in the
next version? And when will you release it? |
| A2: |
See the previous answer above! |
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| Q3: |
Where can I find the PSX BIOS? The
emu asks me for it every time. |
| A3: |
Please neither ask us nor the emu authors
for the PSX BIOS file, we simply won't give it to you since we're
legally not allowed to. Search the web (I recommend www.metacrawler.com),
and you should find it quite easily. |
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| Q4: |
How come it's taking you so long to
write AdriPSX?
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| A4: |
Well... Actually, development is carried by
only one person, and the PS hardware info do not grow on trees. Hacking
PS tech info and implementing them into the emulator is a long and
tedious work. Also, as everyone else, emulator coders also have a
personal life as well as an inate need for money to keep their
extravagant way of life :)
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| Q5: |
Are you going to release the AdriPSX
source?
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| A5: |
No, I think I'll never do it. Although I
can help any coder requesting for help.
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Author
Bobbi
Bobbi@psxemu.com
Contributors
Roor
CDBuRnOuT
Operations
Wormie
Alexey
(If you think you should be on this
list, mail me)
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My
girlfriend
For giving me enough motivation to run this time consuming hobby
and for ... yeah, the rest :)
The PSXEmu Crew
For making this all so much fun!
Roor
For this really great emulator and all the time he spent
into that one!
Thorgal
Being one of the biggest helpers in PSXEmu's creation!
Operations
For compiling the PSXEmu FAQ, from which I took several parts
for this one
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