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What is the problem? I'm missing the relevance to KDE actually.

You could try Gamefu, which can be found on http://kde-apps.org

Make sure that your system contains
Qt 3.3 with QtSQL enabled, QtSQL QSQLITE plugin and kdelibs 3.5, including their -devel counterparts.

Then you start to compile the package you downloaded from kde-apps.org:

From the command line, simplest way to compile the package is:

1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
`./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're
using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type
`sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
`configure' itself.

Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some
messages telling which features it is checking for.

2. Type `make' to compile the package.

3. Optionally, type `make check' to run any self-tests that come with
the package.

4. Type `make install' as root to install the programs and any data files and
documentation.

We can take it step by step.

First download gamefu

Then unpack it by clicking on it and select [actions->extract]
Then go to the directory the content got extracted into with konqueror
in konqueror, go to [windows->open terminal]
in that terminal type this command:

./configure

You get a lot of messages, and it takes a long while to run.

If all goes well, you will be asked to type make
If something went wrong you will get a error message telling what's missing.
Post that information and the above lines to this forum.

If make runs well, type make check to do a final check.

If that goes well: type su -c "make install" and provide your root password when prompted for it.

After that, gamefu is compiled and installed.
You can run it from you menu, or by typing gamefu at the commandline

Correct, and that is because you downloaded the newest beta, and i downloaded de latest stable version
(Kamefu 0.1.1 (tar.bz2))

Try getting it through your linux distro first. What kind of Linux/Unix are you on?

nstalling and Configuring SNES9x and SNES9express on Fedora Core 7 KDE



My Specs

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Microsoft Sidewinder Plug n Play gamepad (/dev/input/js0)

Megaworld usb 2 axis 8 button gamepad (/dev/input/js1)

Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Audio (/dev/dsp)



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INSTALL

Use yum to install *snes*

Installs snes9x (the backend) and snes9express (the frontend).



RUNNING SNES9EXPRESS

MUST run snes9express (and snes9x) as a normal user, not ROOT. If you
normally login as root you can use the kde menu editor (kmenuedit) to
run snes9express as a normal user permanently.



PERMISSIONS

You must make an audio group.

You must add the normal user to the audio group.

Must give audio group permissions over the sound and joysticks:



Give the audio group read/write permissions over /dev/dsp and /dev/input/js0 and js1.

HOWEVER, if you do it manually the permissions get reset to the default
at restart by udev. To get past this problem you must set the
permissions in /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms



Find and change the following parts in /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms thusly:



Parts BEFORE

<console> 0600 <sound> 0600 root

<console> 0600 <joystick> 0600 root



Parts AFTER

<console> 0660 <sound> 0660 root.audio

<console> 0660 <joystick> 0660 root.audio



Add the normal user to the audio.

Permissions stick after restart.



SNES9EXPRESS PROFILE

Make sure the snes9express default profile says:

Current: -joydev1 /dev/input/js0 -joydev2 /dev/input/js1 <nameofsomegame>

Do this by deleing anything in the snes9express profiles and then
setting the paths to the joysticks (gamepads) in Preferences. Then go
and save the profile, set it as the default, never ever **** with it,
and then tell snes9express to always start using the default profile at
startup.



To Make It Look Nice:

Change the video settings:

tvmode is 2xSAI

Scale On

Hi Res On



Then save the profile if it looks like the below: (go ahead, **** with it)

-scale -hires -y4 -joydev1 /dev/input/js0 -joydev2 /dev/input/js1 <nameofsomegame>



SNES9X.CONF

by default goes in: /home/<user>/.snes96_snapshots.

You can probably change this location in the snes9express Preferences.

My snes9x.conf file is set to worky with my controllers.



To set the snes9x.conf I had to copy the default snes9x.conf.default from

/usr/share/doc/snes9x-1.51/ to /home/<user>/.snes96_snapshots.
Then I had to use snes9express's controller interface to find the button
mappings and copy them into snes9x.conf. Never set button mappings in
the snes9express interface. I also set Port2 from none to Pad2. Don't
know if that mattered.



SAMPLE snes9x.conf

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[CPU]

Cycles = 100

DisableIRQ = FALSE



[Controls]

ClearAll = FALSE

Joystick = TRUE

JustifierMaster = TRUE

MP5Master = TRUE

MouseMaster = TRUE

Port1 = pad1

Port2 = pad2

SuperscopeMaster = TRUE

Mouse1Crosshair = 1 White/Black

Mouse2Crosshair = 1 White/Black

SuperscopeCrosshair = 2 White/Black

Justifier1Crosshair = 4 Blue/Black

Justifier2Crosshair = 4 MagicPink/Black



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THIS EMPTY SECION IS ALL DEFAULT SETTINGS



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[Unix/X11 Controls]

EnableJoystick = TRUE

Joydev0 = /dev/input/js1

J00:Axis0 = Joypad1 Axis Left/Right T=50%

J00:Axis1 = Joypad1 Axis Up/Down T=50%

J00:B1 = Joypad1 A

J00:B0 = Joypad1 B

J00:B3 = Joypad1 X

J00:B2 = Joypad1 Y

J00:B4 = Joypad1 L

J00:B5 = Joypad1 R

J00:B8 = Joypad1 Select

J00:B9 = Joypad1 Start



J01:Axis0 = Joypad2 Axis Left/Right T=50%

J01:Axis1 = Joypad2 Axis Up/Down T=50%

J01:B2 = Joypad2 A

J01:B0 = Joypad2 B

J01:B3 = Joypad2 X

J01:B1 = Joypad2 Y

J01:B4 = Joypad2 L

J01:B6 = Joypad2 R

J01:B8 = Joypad2 Select

J01:B9 = Joypad2 Start



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THE REST OF SNES9X.CONF IS ALL DEFAULT