Installing FpseCE

woodies92 · 07-28-04, 06:13 AM

I've downloaded the file but can't put on my ppc properly. I extracted the files and placed them in the program files but they aren't there. I looked in file explorer and i can see it but can't open it .
Please help

Gigi · 07-28-04, 08:15 AM

How you install an application depends on what kind of install file it is. Take a look at the tutorial on installing software. The link is in my signature.

Tachikoma · 07-28-04, 08:47 AM

FpceCE doesnt really have an installer, and the site doesn't give any information on installing the software.

Silly question, but you did extract all the files?
I dont have it installed at the moment, but there are quite a few files and some folders as well you need copy to your Axim.

I can re-install it tonight, and let you know what has to go where if you like? I was going to do it anyway, so this gives me the kick up the arse I need!

07-28-04, 10:31 AM

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Originally posted by Tachikoma
FpceCE doesnt really have an installer, and the site doesn't give any information on installing the software.

Silly question, but you did extract all the files?
I dont have it installed at the moment, but there are quite a few files and some folders as well you need copy to your Axim.

I can re-install it tonight, and let you know what has to go where if you like? I was going to do it anyway, so this gives me the kick up the arse I need!

First of all the site does give information on installing the software. There is a file right below the download in a variety of languages named FpseCE_Readme_ENG.txt replacing the ENG with your prefered language. Just download that and read it over as it tells you how to install the emulator.

I will refrain from posting a link to the site as i don't know what the policy is on this emulator, instead i will quote the installation and use instructions from the english version of that text file. Goto their site for more help if needed as i'm sure they are more aware of exactly what can be legally discussed in open forums.

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III. Installation & Setup
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Choose the correct version for your Pocket PC. The PocketPC2003 file is only for Xscale
based PocketPCs. The PocketPC2002 version should work for all other types.

Extract the FpseCE095.zip and copy the FpseCE directory anywhere in your PocketPC.

Put your Bios (i.e scph1001.bin) in your FpseCE\BIOS directory. (This is necessary to get
emulator to work) FpseCE should support all PSX Bios files with .bin extension. SCPH1001
however is reccommened to get the best performance and compatability.

You may put your Isos in the FpseCE\ISOS directory or anywhere else on your PocketPC.
FpseCE supports only the following isos formats :
*.iso (2352 bytes/sectors only)
*.img (from clonecd)
*.bin (CDR Win, etc.)
*.Z, *.BZ (A compressed image generated by the PocketISO tool)

!PLEASE NOTE! If you have compressed your image file with PocketISO (available on our
homepage), be sure to copy both the '.Z'(or '.BZ') file and the '.table' file into the
same directory on your PocketPC.

If you have any Psx Executables (Demos and homebrews mostly) place them into the
FpseCE\EXE directory on your PocketPC.
FpseCE supports the following psx EXE formats:
*.psx

Once everything is set and ready, start FpseCE.
First you will need to setup the BIOS. Go to "Options > Bios > Choose" to select a BIOS
stored previously in FpseCE\BIOS directory.

You can choose your memory cards by selecting "Options > Memcards > Choose > Card x" menu.

Next setup your buttons by selecting "Options > Joypad > Assign buttons". Setup the
buttons however you like, but keep in mind that the "MENU" button must be bound to a
button. You can also setup the onscreen buttons at this time if you like. The 6 buttons
of the left are "sticky" buttons. Once pressed they stay down until pressed again. The
6 buttons on the right side are regular push buttons. To change the button click on it,
this will scroll through the available buttons that you can bind to this area.

After all of this has been done, you should be ready to start emulation.

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IV. Options
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Open up the options menu to change other various settings:

- You can change the BIOS that FpseCE uses. Select 'Choose BIOS", then select the BIOS
you want to use.
- You can select the region of Playstation to emulate. USA/EUR/JAP
- You can choose the Cpu Mode Recompiler/Interpreter. If a game don't work in recompiler
mode try in interpreter mode. Keep in mind however that interpreter mode is slower.
- You can assign hardware buttons to PSX Pad Buttons. The 'Menu' button MUST be assigned,
it is used to set/unset some options as well as stopping the emulation. To assign a
button tap the image of the button you want to assign, followed by pressing the
hardware key you want it to map to.
- You can also set the onscreen buttons that only function in landscape mode. The 6
buttons of the left are "sticky" buttons. Once pressed they stay down until pressed
again. The 6 buttons on the right side are regular push buttons. To change the button
click on it, this will scroll through the available buttons that you can bind to this
area.
- You can change the Memcard you want to use in each respective slot. To do this, select
"Memcards > Choose" then tap either card 1 or card 2. To set that card browse to the
memcard you want in that slot.
- You can toggle the display of the FPS counter (frames per second) on the screen.
- You can force MDEC(PSX video format) decoding to black and white to help speed up
emulation of MDEC movies.
- You can activate a fast boot option which directly loads an image without booting the
PSX bios.
- You can enable frameskipping. This option skips some GPU functions and can cause
glitches in game play. Excercise caution when using this as some games will work fine
while others will become virtually unplayable.
- You can change the Display orientaion between portrait and landscape left & right.
- You can save individual game configurations. You have first to load a game then quit
it. Once back to the main menu set all of the options you want for this game, and then
tap "Config > Save" The next time you load this game, the config will be automatically
loaded.

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V. Emulation
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Just select "Start > Start ISO" and choose any ISOS previously stored on your Pocket PC.
If you press CANCEL or OK without selecting any file, the emulator will boot the BIOS,
the memory card manager and CD player.

You can also open any PSX EXE file.
To do this select "Start > Start EXE" and choose any Psx Exe previously stored on your
Pocket PC.

You can activate options by pressing the previously assigned 'Menu' button while in
landscape mode, otherwise in portrait mode the options are already on screen.
With the options you can...
- Exit current emulation by tapping the button 'OPTIONS' this will return you to the
main menu.
- Press any joypad button, useful for pressing any buttons not currently assigned.
- Switch between analog and digital mode by pressing the Digital/Analog button.
- Toggle 'TURBO' mode, which boost a lot of 2D games and some 3D games, but memcard
read/write and some disc reading functions won't work in this mode, so you should only
use it during actual game play.
- Turn the FPS counter on and off. The FPS counter, while more accurate in this version,
does consume extra CPU cycles. To keep emulation speed as fast as possible leave this
option off while playing.
- Rotate the screen between portrait and landscape modes. Press the looping arrow
buttons to change this.
- If in landscape mode, press the menu button again to return to the game.
- Resize/move the graphic window in portrait mode. To do this, press the 'Menu' button
while in portrait mode. then with your stylus you can drag the edge of the rendered
image to resize it, or drag in the center of it move it. Press the 'Menu' button
again once you are finished.

woodies92 · 07-28-04, 11:35 AM

Thanks i'll try that and see if it works!:D

Tachikoma · 07-28-04, 11:45 AM

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Originally posted by billyevil
First of all the site does give information on installing the software. There is a file right below the download in a variety of languages named FpseCE_Readme_ENG.txt replacing the ENG with your prefered language.

Terribly sorry, I expected it to be somewhere other than the download area...

pbert · 03-14-09, 04:19 PM

I have read about installing files and read the read me for FPSECE. I have a palm TX and I cant seem to get it to work. I am not able to put the .exe file on the pda or move the directories. if you know of any detailed step by step guides could u let me know