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Major Rock Hardy:

--- Quote from: screaming on January 30, 2006, 12:20:19 pm ---  I'm looking to rebuild my arcade machine running Windows XP into something that's easier to remotely manage, like Linux.  I'm very proficient in Linux, so I don't want this to turn into a Linux vs. Windows but I would still like to know the general status of running an arcade on a linux machine.

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read to see mine and MotorHedJr's progress using recent gentoo systems here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=46747.0


--- Quote ---  I see someone has built a Linux version of Mamewah - that's pretty sweet.  I'll eventually port my own FE, but I need something in the meantime. 

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advancemenu is fairly flexible but I'm not picky when it comes to FEs... I'm still trying to get my analog controls to work... more on this below


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   I know there's xmame and advmame, also very sweet.  But what about NES, N64, Genesis, and SNES emulators? Are they as good as thier Windows counterparts?

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here's a good list of emulators for linux:
http://linuxemu.retrofaction.com/links.php?category=NES+%28Nintendo+8-bit%29+%2F+Famicom


--- Quote ---  There are other considerations too, like the IPAC, GPWiz49 interfaces and Happs trackball that I have.  Are there any issues with those?

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It just so happens there are... with gpwiz49 boards.  I'm writing a driver for linux for them.  They aren't correctly dealt with as far as analog ranges are concerned (neither is my ultimarc A-PAC), not to mention the ability to change modes via software is absent in linux as well.  A work in progress... hacking kernel code - wheeee fun!  :P

However my Opti-PAC (connected to 2 Happs trackballs) shows up correctly as 2 mice under linux and w/ advancemame I've successfully played 2 person marble madness (one of my motivations for linux).  I would imagine that any keyboard encoder would work fine out of the box as well, however I don't have one to try.

Rock

Spartan:

--- Quote from: SirPoonga on January 30, 2006, 12:33:36 pm ---
--- Quote from: screaming on January 30, 2006, 12:20:19 pm ---  There are other considerations too, like the IPAC, GPWiz49 interfaces and Happs trackball that I have.  Are there any issues with those?

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I think GPWiz49 can only be programmed via windows if oyu wanted to use something like my set49mode (though I'd find a cross platform way of doing that if it was possible).  Otherwise you can switch modes through hardware.


Have you tried using rdp for windows to manage it?  Though I think VNC is less of a resource hog.

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I frequently get on my MAME cocktail from work whether it is to see what the kiddies are up to, or to "fix" it.  (Twin 3 year olds have a way with things....)

Anyhow, I have both RDPed and VNCed into there numerous times.  I find that VNC is a CPU pig, but it allows me to see what the users see -- which is huge.  If I mstsc in, the user goes back to the login screen -- which is no good for them since they have no keyboard.

my $0.02

(Oh, and about 2 years ago I screwed around with Gentoo + Advancemame, but it was too much of a PITA for me.)

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