Yeah, I found that when I was trying to simulate running it for the first time - it seemed to 'remember' the settings from somewhere else. I wonder if it's used a similar plist file in the System/Library/Preferences folder...
>From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk www.hollypops.co.uk On 15 Sep 2014, at 19:45, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh I just realized that I did not reply to the mailing list... > Ooops. > > Now a strange thing has happened. Since I removed th plist file, it is gone > forever???? > It's not in the library folder anymore.... > > Ok point to get mad.... > > Cheers > > Koen > > -- > > On 15-09-14 08:25 PM, Gerald Holdsworth wrote: >> Annoyingly, none of my replies has gone to the rpcemu mailing list - they >> all bounced back as undeliverable...not sure why. But, I'll try again. >> >> Anywho, what does it say in the plist file? i.e. where does it think that >> the data directory is? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Gerald. >> >> From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth >> www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk >> www.hollypops.co.uk >> >> >> On 15 Sep 2014, at 19:17, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Gerald, >>> >>> Well something is defenetly going wrong. >>> because it doesn't absk me to point the rom files. >>> Should I contact Francis Devereux? >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Koen >>> >>> -- >>> >>> On 15-09-14 07:46 PM, Gerald Holdsworth wrote: >>>> When you run the application for the first time, it will attempt to create >>>> one. If it can't find any ROM files in the rom directory, it should say >>>> that no ROM image is found, and ask you to point to the location of one >>>> (which it will then copy into the data directory). You should be able to >>>> change this location through File->Preferences, or by editing the plist >>>> file (you can point this to an empty folder if you wish). >>>> >>>> I can't remember where the default location of the data directory is. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Gerald. >>>> >>>> From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth >>>> www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk >>>> www.hollypops.co.uk >>>> >>>> >>>> On 15 Sep 2014, at 17:04, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Deleted the application and the 'org.devrx.RPCEmu.plist' >>>>> Then downloaded again and read the manual once more. There it talks about >>>>> the Data directory. >>>>> Where should I normally find this data directory? (which should contains >>>>> your hard disc files, ROM image and rpc.cfg file) >>>>> >>>>> Or should I create that myself? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> >>>>> Koen >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> On 15-09-14 05:32 PM, Gerald Holdsworth wrote: >>>>>> Yeah, that won't help - you'll need to re-install from scratch. >>>>>> >>>>>> From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth >>>>>> www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk >>>>>> www.hollypops.co.uk >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 15 Sep 2014, at 16:25, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hmmm, >>>>>>> Now I am a bit confused. >>>>>>> I deleted the 'org.devrx.RPCEmu.plist' >>>>>>> How can I set the directory to DefaultDataDir? >>>>>>> And what data directory should I delete? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Besides the 'DefaultDataDir' there is also : 'English.lproj' folder and >>>>>>> the follwoing documents : 'RPCEMU.icns' - 'hostfs,ffa' - >>>>>>> 'hostfsfiler,ffa' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Koen >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 15-09-14 05:04 PM, Gerald Holdsworth wrote: >>>>>>>> Have you changed the data directory location? You can check where this >>>>>>>> is: >>>>>>>> "OS X specific settings, such as the location of your RPCEmu data >>>>>>>> directory, are stored in ~/Library/Preferences/org.devrx.RPCEmu.plist. >>>>>>>> If you have problems setting up RPCEmu and need to start again from >>>>>>>> scratch you can delete this file and your data directory." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If it is pointing towards the DefaultDataDir, then yes, the ROMS go >>>>>>>> into the roms sub-folder (you should have other sub-folders alongside >>>>>>>> roms). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gerald. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth >>>>>>>> www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk >>>>>>>> www.hollypops.co.uk >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 15 Sep 2014, at 15:48, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Gerald, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Yes I know, was hasitating to post the links, naughty me. >>>>>>>>> But I did put them in the roms folder, but still no starting up :( >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To be clear where I have put them : >>>>>>>>> opened the 'package contents' of the RPCEmu.app >>>>>>>>> browsed to : contents/resources/DefaultDataDir/roms >>>>>>>>> and there was also a little 'roms.txt' file in it >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Koen >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 15-09-14 04:41 PM, Gerald Holdsworth wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hi Koen, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> As far as I'm aware, RISC OS 3.50+ is illegal to distribute freely >>>>>>>>>> (like any other commercial software package) and, hence, those links >>>>>>>>>> are probably breaking the law. >>>>>>>>>> However, that said, the RISC OS 3.60 archives supplied will unzip to >>>>>>>>>> 4 1MB files which can be dropped into the roms folder. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Gerald. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth >>>>>>>>>> www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk >>>>>>>>>> www.hollypops.co.uk >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 15 Sep 2014, at 15:09, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Gerald, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Got them from : http://rolf.yuss.org/~aaront/ >>>>>>>>>>> Or from : http://www.4corn.co.uk/aview.php?sPath=/roms >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Koen >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 15-09-14 03:05 PM, Gerald Holdsworth wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Koen, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> You should have, typically, 4 ROMs of 1MB in size (this is based >>>>>>>>>>>> on my 3.7 install) - of course, it is entirely feasible (and >>>>>>>>>>>> accepted by RPCemu) to have this 4MB as 2x2MB or 1x4MB. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Where did you get your RISC OS 3.6 ROMs from? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Gerald. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth >>>>>>>>>>>> www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk >>>>>>>>>>>> www.hollypops.co.uk >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 15 Sep 2014, at 13:35, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Gerald, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Just put the 3.6 version in the roms folder. >>>>>>>>>>>>> And again it crashes. >>>>>>>>>>>>> When I start the application I get the following message : >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ROM Image of unsupported size: expecting 2MB, 4MB, 6MB or 8MB, >>>>>>>>>>>>> got 524288 bytes >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> And then it quits. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Koen >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 15-09-14 10:49 AM, Gerald Holdsworth wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> RISC OS 3.11 won't work with RPCemu, as it emulates a RiscPC and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> not an Archimedes. 3.6 should be OK - I have 4 different setups >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for 3.7, 4.39, 5.21 and 6.20. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> In what way will it not start? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gerald. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> From the MacBook Air of Gerald Holdsworth >>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.geraldholdsworth.co.uk >>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.hollypops.co.uk >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 15 Sep 2014, at 09:19, Koen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Being curious as an Acorn BBC Master player, I wondered how a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Archimedes would work on my Mac. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I found on http://www.marutan.net/rpcemu site a link of RPCEmu >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for mac. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I downloaded it and also downloaded the ROM images that are >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I looked in the RPCEmu application and found the 'roms' folder >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and placed 4 rom images (3.11 or 3.6) hoping the emulator would >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> start. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunate it didn't. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What am I doing wrong? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Koen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rpcemu mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.riscos.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rpcemu >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ Rpcemu mailing list [email protected] http://www.riscos.info/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rpcemu
