Topic: Surreal Roms From Xbmc\shortcuts To Python Scripts (Read 116 times)

gabtrat · « **on:** December 11, 2007, 10:35:00 PM »

I'm trying to make a folder of shortcuts to roms I play the most. For xport & zsnexbox emulators I am using the instructions here:
http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index....s_to_.xbe_files

Surreal doesn't support directly launching roms from the dashboard, but I've gotten a python script to launch specific roms in surreal from this thread:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiversion/i...hp/t617466.html
Now my problem is that I need to make a shortcut to a the python scripts using a .cut file or a .xbe so that I can launch it from the same folder as my other shortcuts.

Is there any way to do this? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/uhh.gif)

Bomb Bloke · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2007, 11:08:00 PM »

Can't be done.

On the other hand, that script was eventually made redundant anyway.

gabtrat · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2007, 12:32:00 AM »

Any idea how to use that patch with XBMC, such as in making .cut files?

gabtrat · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2007, 10:48:00 PM »

Coreslump's command line patches (link) sound great but he is using Evox as a dashboard.
How do I get surreal auto launching to work from XBMC??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Bomb Bloke · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2007, 09:42:00 AM »

It should be the exact same process as with the other emulators. Have you tried the guide you linked to?

gabtrat · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2007, 01:28:00 AM »

Hmmm... no luck.

I've gotten .cut files to work for every emulator I've tried except Surreal.

gabtrat · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2007, 05:27:00 PM »

here's a quote from that thread "Command Line Args W/ Xbox Runtime (c++ Question)"

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Xport uses a custom launch parameter object. This means C++ code has to be written to construct the custom launch parameter object and invoke the Xport emu. Not all dashboard (such as Evox) support this.

My patch uses a command line argument which is much simpler. The emulator is simply executed with the extra information. All dashboards should support this.

I'm a noob, but it sounds like these patches don't launch the same way that xport emulators do which could make the .cut files not work to launch a rom directly.

If this is true how do I launch Surreal with the extra command ling arguments in XBMC?

gabtrat · « **Reply #7 on:** January 03, 2008, 10:29:00 PM »

Just a friendly bump...
Does anyone know how to launch Surreal roms directly from XBMC? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/uhh.gif)

Bomb Bloke · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2008, 12:49:00 AM »

I admit I never got around to trying this one myself...

Anyhoo, perhaps this is a question better suited to the emulation forum, or perhaps even the patch thread itself?

gabtrat · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2008, 03:15:00 AM »

Thanks Bomb Bloke.
I posted to the emulation forum here in hopes someone will work out a way.

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