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--- blog:retrogaming [2023/12/02 21:37] – [XBox 360 Controller] john
+++ blog:retrogaming [2023/12/04 19:54] (current) – [Disable swap] john
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 <code>
 sudo swapoff -a
+sudo systemctl disable swapfile.swap
 sudo systemctl disable swap.target
 </code>
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   - Click 'Add'
   - Name is 'EmulationStation Desktop Edition'
-  - Command is (click 'Browse', then navigate to your 'bin' folder and the 'emulationstation' file, downloaded above)
+  - Command is: <code>/home/user/bin/emulationstation</code>
   - Comment 'Starts ES DE'
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 mkdir .mame/
 cd src/mame
-cp -a artwork ~user/bin/mame-data
+cp -a artwork /path/to/your/mame/artwork/directory
-cp -a bgfx ~user/bin/mame-data
+cp -a bgfx /user/bin/mame-data
 </code>
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 rompath /path/to/your/mame/roms/directory
 samples /path/to/your/mame/samples/directory
-artwork /home/user/bin/mame-data/artwork
+artwork /path/to/your/mame/artwork/directory
 bgfx    /home/user/bin/mame-data/bgfx
+skip_gameinfo 1
 video   bgfx
 window  0
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 <code>
 video.fs 1
+# PC-Engine
 pce.scanlines 25
+pce.shader none
+pce.special nn2x
+pce.stretch aspect
+# Megadrive
 md.scanlines 25
+md.shader none
+md.special nn2x
+md.stretch aspect
+# SNES
 snes.scanlines 25
+snes.shader goat
+snes.special nn2x
+snes.stretch aspect
+# Saturn
+ss.special none
+ss.shader goat
 ss.scanlines 25
+ss.strech aspect
 </code>
-There are optional OpenGL shader effects available, as [[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/|described in the Mednafen documentation]], but my personal preference is no shaders and just basic scanlines, or it starts to look a little artificial.
+There are optional OpenGL shader effects available, as [[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/|described in the Mednafen documentation]], but my personal preference for the PC-Engine is no shaders and just basic scanlines, or it starts to look a little artificial. On later systems the 'goat' shader can look quite nice.
 ==== Redream ====
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 Scroll down to the Guide button, click it:
-{{:blog:antimicrox-1.jpg?200|}}
+{{:blog:antimicrox-1.jpg?300|}}
 ... and then select the Esc key on the virtual keyboard that pops up:
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+{{:blog:antimicrox-2.jpg?300|}}
 Now, select the //Options// menu, click the //Settings// entry, set the  the 'close to tray', 'minimize to taskbar', 'autoload last profile' and 'launch in tray' checkboxes:
-{{:blog:antimicrox-3.jpg?200|}}
+{{:blog:antimicrox-3.jpg?300|}}
 Save your profile (I called it 'xpad-settings' in my user home directory) and then add antimicrox to your startup applications list:
   * Name: Antimicrox
-  * Command: /home/user/bin/antimicrox --profile /home/user/xpad-settings.gamecontroller.amgp
+  * Command: <code>/home/user/bin/antimicrox --profile /home/user/xpad-settings.gamecontroller.amgp</code>
   * Comment: Game controller keyboard mapping