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| + | '''VisualBoyAdvance''' (commonly abbreviated as '''VBA''') is a cross-platform emulator for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance game consoles. It is an inactive project superseded by '''VisualBoyAdvance-M''' (known as '''VBA-M'''), an improved fork that initially integrated features from earlier forks. | ||
| − | [ | + | ==Installation== |
| + | Install {{aur|vba-m-gtk}} or {{aur|vba-m-gtk-svn}} from the [[AUR]]. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Usage== |
| − | + | Run VBA-M with the following. | |
| − | == Issues == | + | vbam ~/path/to/rom.gba |
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| + | {{Tip|Extensions may vary depending on what console the ROM is for. VBA-M can also open compressed {{ic|.zip}} archives containing a ROM.}} | ||
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| + | To open a ROM in full screen, with debug messages and emulation speed display disabled, run: | ||
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| + | vbam -F -N --no-show-speed ~/path/to/rom.zip | ||
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| + | VBA-M also comes with a GTK GUI, which can be used by running {{ic|gvbam}}. | ||
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| + | Default controls are: | ||
| + | Left Left Arrow (0114) | ||
| + | Right Right Arrow (0113) | ||
| + | Up Up Arrow (0111) | ||
| + | Down Down Arrow (0112) | ||
| + | A Z (007a) | ||
| + | B X (0078) | ||
| + | L A (0061) | ||
| + | R S (0073) | ||
| + | Start ENTER (000d) | ||
| + | Select BACKSPACE (0008) | ||
| + | Speed up SPACE (0020) | ||
| + | Capture F12 (0125) | ||
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| + | ==Issues== | ||
| + | {{Poor writing|Grammar, spelling, and organisation issues}} | ||
There are a couple known issues during installation | There are a couple known issues during installation | ||
| − | + | When trying to run VBA after an install you may get this after typing in gvba. | |
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| − | When trying to run VBA after an install you may get this after typing in | ||
~$ Failed to open audio: Fragment size must be a power of two | ~$ Failed to open audio: Fragment size must be a power of two | ||
Segmentation fault | Segmentation fault | ||
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| + | VBA has been updated to fix this but if you still get this error it may be fixed by editing /src/vbam/src/common/SoundSDL.cpp and editing the function | ||
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| + | bool SoundSDL::init(long sampleRate) | ||
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| + | Editing the audio sample has helped me before. If you feel this is too technical, you should contact the developers at the vba forums because this issue should now be resolved. | ||
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| + | If you are getting errors about OpenGL and video output the problem is most likely that the video output choice is wrong. To fix this edit the configuration file. In the directory /home/<USER>/.config/gvbam | ||
In the '''Display''' Section of the config file changing the line from | In the '''Display''' Section of the config file changing the line from | ||
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Has been known to fix the problem. | Has been known to fix the problem. | ||
| − | Also the Directories for which VBA will search for the game saves and ROMs can | + | Also the Directories for which VBA will search for the game saves and ROMs can sometimes revert back to the default setting. If prefer to keep you saves and ROMs in a specific directory you may want to edit the config file in /home/$USER/.config/gvbam You may then set the permissions to read-only to prevent VBA from changing them.Take note that any time you change a setting and save while the cofig file is on read-only it will not save. Putting it to read-only effectively "locks" the file from any annoying changes. |
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| + | In the '''Directories''' section simply enter in your preferred directory like this. | ||
[Directories] | [Directories] | ||
Revision as of 03:48, 3 July 2013
VisualBoyAdvance (commonly abbreviated as VBA) is a cross-platform emulator for the Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance game consoles. It is an inactive project superseded by VisualBoyAdvance-M (known as VBA-M), an improved fork that initially integrated features from earlier forks.
Installation
Install vba-m-gtkAUR or vba-m-gtk-svnAUR from the AUR.
Usage
Run VBA-M with the following.
vbam ~/path/to/rom.gba
To open a ROM in full screen, with debug messages and emulation speed display disabled, run:
vbam -F -N --no-show-speed ~/path/to/rom.zip
VBA-M also comes with a GTK GUI, which can be used by running gvbam.
Default controls are:
Left Left Arrow (0114) Right Right Arrow (0113) Up Up Arrow (0111) Down Down Arrow (0112) A Z (007a) B X (0078) L A (0061) R S (0073) Start ENTER (000d) Select BACKSPACE (0008) Speed up SPACE (0020) Capture F12 (0125)
Issues
There are a couple known issues during installation When trying to run VBA after an install you may get this after typing in gvba.
~$ Failed to open audio: Fragment size must be a power of two Segmentation fault
VBA has been updated to fix this but if you still get this error it may be fixed by editing /src/vbam/src/common/SoundSDL.cpp and editing the function
bool SoundSDL::init(long sampleRate)
Editing the audio sample has helped me before. If you feel this is too technical, you should contact the developers at the vba forums because this issue should now be resolved.
If you are getting errors about OpenGL and video output the problem is most likely that the video output choice is wrong. To fix this edit the configuration file. In the directory /home/<USER>/.config/gvbam
In the Display Section of the config file changing the line from
output=1
to
output=2
or
output=0
Has been known to fix the problem.
Also the Directories for which VBA will search for the game saves and ROMs can sometimes revert back to the default setting. If prefer to keep you saves and ROMs in a specific directory you may want to edit the config file in /home/$USER/.config/gvbam You may then set the permissions to read-only to prevent VBA from changing them.Take note that any time you change a setting and save while the cofig file is on read-only it will not save. Putting it to read-only effectively "locks" the file from any annoying changes.
In the Directories section simply enter in your preferred directory like this.
[Directories] gb_roms=/home/generic/Documents/VBA/ROMs gba_roms=/home/generic/Documents/VBA/ROMs batteries=/home/generic/.config/gvbam saves=/home/generic/Documents/VBA/SAVES captures=/home/generic/Documents/VBA
Also make sure your new config file is saved as "config" and not "config~".