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Title: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: SirPeale on April 16, 2005, 08:20:03 pm: Thought I'd give it a whirl.

It's quite out of date now, so I thought I'd update it. The files are easy enough, but the booting I couldn't figure out. What's its story?
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: JoyMonkey on April 16, 2005, 09:45:01 pm: Creating a bootable CD is tricky. I can't remember how its done anymore. Probably the easiest thing to do would be to take Fraggals's ISO image, delete the out of date files and add the new ones using UltraISO or WinISO.
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: sc1103 on April 16, 2005, 09:56:45 pm: Google turned this up...looked pretty good

http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: SirPeale on April 17, 2005, 08:38:20 am: Quote from: JoyMonkey on April 16, 2005, 09:45:01 pm
Creating a bootable CD is tricky. I can't remember how its done anymore. Probably the easiest thing to do would be to take Fraggals's ISO image, delete the out of date files and add the new ones using UltraISO or WinISO.

Yup, used UltraISO. Updated some tools. Took the optimized versions off the disc, and replaced it with .95. Going to give it a go, hopefully it's still bootable!
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: SirPeale on April 17, 2005, 08:52:52 am: Well...it worked. Quite well, too. Thanks for the tip on UltraISO.

Now I just have to find a place to put the image.
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: SirPeale on April 17, 2005, 09:37:51 am: Oh yeah, one question regarding AdvMame.

When I want to exit, you hit [ESC] of course. But in AdvMame it gives you a choice, exit or continue. Is there a way to make a default exit, instead of giving you the choice?
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: JoyMonkey on April 17, 2005, 09:45:51 am: You can disable safequit in the advmame.rc config file.

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Activates safe quit mode. If enabled, to stop the emulation, you need to confirm on a simple menu.

misc_safequit yes | no

Options:
no Disabled.
yes Enabled (default).

If the file `event.dat' (specified with the `misc_eventfile' option) is found the exit menu is shown only if one or more coins are inserted or if you are playing.

More info:
http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/doc-advmame.html#8.15.7
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: JoyMonkey on April 17, 2005, 09:50:06 am: Oh, I'll host it for you if you need a place.
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: SirPeale on April 17, 2005, 12:03:06 pm: I've got space, I'm just worried about bandwidth issues.
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: pointdablame on April 17, 2005, 11:04:33 pm: your best bet would be to make a torrent for it to share the bandwith problem.
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: EndTwist on April 17, 2005, 11:05:42 pm: Quote from: pointdablame on April 17, 2005, 11:04:33 pm
your best bet would be to make a torrent for it to share the bandwith problem.

I can help seed it if need be. :)
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: SirPeale on April 18, 2005, 12:22:50 am: http://www.pealefamily.net/tech/newmame/fragboot.zip
Title: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: macattack on August 31, 2012, 09:18:41 pm: Anyone still have a valid link to a Fraggal boot ISo? Or can provide. Mines dead ;(
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: SirPeale on October 05, 2012, 10:00:46 am: I found a torrent, but it's years old. I probably have it archived somewhere, but I do not know where.

If someone can up it, I'll host for a while.
Title: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: macattack on October 06, 2012, 01:28:43 pm: After much digging I found an old copy I had. Shout if anyone needs it
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: Le Chuck on October 06, 2012, 01:58:31 pm: How outdated is this project? Is there any interest in getting it going with a 64 build? Seems that all the programing is already out there and it should be a matter of putting it all together.
Title: Re: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: xefned on October 06, 2012, 04:45:37 pm: Putting it all together sounds like a big task, but count me interested if you do!

Modernizing it to work as a bootable USB flash drive might be a cool feature; a virtual retro arcade on your keychain. :o
Title: Fraggal Boot CD
Post by: macattack on October 06, 2012, 04:47:41 pm: Agreed always liked the simplicity of this build and the dos aspect ;) finding sound cards which could run dos became a nightmare.