X-Git-Url: https://notaz.gp2x.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=pcsx_rearmed.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=pandora%2Freadme.txt;h=c0a59d2ec52aea09c9d0e0a56e0015c72267b926;hp=51ca33df7836057aef590c4220915cf50b9ba51f;hb=799b0b8773d6add1de99efd582c93701b82e970d;hpb=9af2e936a15a487f3920a198213387ef2c1a02ac diff --git a/pandora/readme.txt b/pandora/readme.txt index 51ca33df..c0a59d2e 100644 --- a/pandora/readme.txt +++ b/pandora/readme.txt @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ PCSX-ReARMed - yet another PCSX fork +http://notaz.gp2x.de/pcsx_rearmed.php + About ----- @@ -11,8 +13,7 @@ version is ARM architecture oriented and features MIPS->ARM recompiler by Ari64. It was created for Pandora handheld, but should be usable on other devices after some code adjustments. -It does not, however, have anything in common with similar psx4all and -pcsx4all projects, except that all of these are PCSX ports. +PCSX ReARMed features GPU plugin from PCSX4ALL project. Usage @@ -21,24 +22,79 @@ Usage This version features a framebuffer driven menu that can be used to run games and configure the emulator. -Supportd CD image formats: -- .cue/.bin -- .toc/.bin -- .img -- .mds +Supported CD image formats: +- .bin/.cue +- .bin/.toc +- .img/.ccd/.sub +- .mdf/.mds - .Z/.Z.table +- .bz/.bz.table +- .ZNX/.ZNX.table (partial) +- EBOOT.PBP (PSP, partial) CDDA (CD audio) support requires .cue/.bin format. +The emulator can simulate BIOS, which means BIOS files are not required, +however implementation is not complete and some games still need real BIOS +to work. To use real BIOS, copy uncompressed BIOS files to +[sd card]/pandora/appdata/pcsx_rearmed/bios/ +then select the BIOS you want to use in Options->BIOS/Plugins menu. + +Analog controllers are supported using nubs, but this is disabled by +default and needs to be enabled in 'Controls' menu. + + +Plugins +------- + +GPU (graphics) and SPU (sound) plugins can be selected in +[BIOS/Plugins] menu: + +builtin_gpu - the P.E.Op.S. GPU plugin, most accurate but slow. +gpuPCSX4ALL.so - plugin from PCSX4ALL project. Faster but has some glitches. +gpuGLES.so - experimental port of P.E.Op.S. MesaGL plugin to OpenGL ES. + Occasionally faster but has lots of glitches and seems to + be rather unstable (may crash the system). +builtin_spu - P.E.Op.S. SPU plugin, most accurate but slow. +spunull.so - NULL plugin, i.e. no sound emulation. + Changelog --------- -r2: +r5 (2011-01-31) ++ added support for .bz format, also partial support for + .znx and eboot.pbp formats ++ merged latest cdrom code from PCSX-Reloaded project +* fixed remaining savestate incompatibilities between PCSX4ALL + and P.E.Op.S. GPU plugins +* fixed channel disable preventing irqs in P.E.Op.S. SPU plugin +* fixed some alignment issues ++ added handling for branches in delay slots ++ fixed some unexpected drops to menu +* fixed lots of recompiler related issues (see GIT) ++ added watchdog thread to detect emulator lockups +* minor frontend adjustments + +r4 (2011-01-15) ++ added real BIOS support (and various things for it to work) +* fixed various recompiler issues ++ added interpreter option (useful to overcome dynarec bugs) +* fixed some memory card related issues with HLE bios +* rewrote frame limiter (old was sometimes sleeping needlessly) + +r3 (2011-01-05): ++ added Pickle's port of gpu-gles from psx4m project ++ added PCSX4ALL gpu as a plugin +* improved gpu plugin support ++ added savestate preview +* various frontend fixes + +r2 (2010-12-29): * fixed memcard paths * fixed a keybind copy-paste bug * properly implemented pad handling - (inputs no longer controls both emulated pads at once) + (inputs no longer control both emulated pads at once) * fixed a crash caused by framebuffer out of range access * fixed SWL/SWR handling (usually resulted in graphic glitches) * fixed BxxZAL (Medal of Honor) @@ -48,13 +104,15 @@ r2: + added per-game configs (controls still not saved though) + added simple plugin select interface to the menu -r1: +r1 (2010-12-25): * initial release Credits / License ----------------- +Emulator core: + (C) 1999-2003 PCSX Team (c) 1998 Vision Thing Linuzappz @@ -72,23 +130,35 @@ Credits / License Stefan Sikora (C) 2009-2010 PCSX-Reloaded Team - avlex (Help on xcode project) - Dario (Various bugfixes) edgbla (Root counters, various core/plugin fixes) Firnis (GTE code from PCSX-Revolution Project) Gabriele Gorla (MDEC decoder) - maggix (Snow Leopard compile fix) - NeToU (Bugfix) Peter Collingbourne (Various core/psxbios fixes) - siveritas (Bugfix) + Dario, NeToU, siveritas (Various bugfixes) shalma (GTE Divider, various core fixes) - Tristin Celestin (PulseAudio support) Wei Mingzhi (Maintainer, input plugin, iso/cheat support, misc stuff) -GPU and SPU code by Pete Bernert and the P.E.Op.S. team -ARM recompiler (C) 2009-2010 Ari64 +PCSX4ALL GPU plugin: + (C) 2010 PCSX4ALL Team + (C) 2010 Unai + Franxis + Chui + +GLES plugin (psx4m project): + (C) 1999-2009 by Pete Bernert + EQ + Olli Hinkka + Proger + Pickle + +builtin GPU/SPU plugins: + Pete Bernert and the P.E.Op.S. team + +MIPS->ARM recompiler: + (C) 2009-2010 Ari64 -integration, optimization and frontend (C) 2010 notaz +integration, optimization and frontend: + (C) 2010-2011 notaz Source code is released under GNU GPL license, version 2 or later. See COPYING included in the archive (.pnd can be extracted using unsquashfs).