Suggestions/questions on Android version

Nikojiro

Nikojiro

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Hi there,

I installed OpenBOR android version (v3.0 build 3849) and boy is it great, runs already very well.

I have a few suggestions and questions though:

- currently the folder for PAK files is hardcoded to /sdcard/OpenBOR/paks. It would make sense to make this folder configurable, so that we can put a possibly huge collection of modules on the external SD card

- can we hope for SPK support in later builds? I'm thinking of great mods such as GA Myth and Bare Knuckle IV

I am a pro Java developer and I know a bit about Android development, maybe I could help? I'm thinking especially of implementing a proper settings menu.

Cheers  ;D
 
Actually the old SDL version has a bug so I had to wrote part of the touch screen logic in java. I'm considering to make an update that removes the code to C. Maybe at that time I can consider extsdcard. Let the engine scan the two position and choose the first one it finds.

As for the menu, just grab the code from sourceforge and try. You will be appreciated.


 
I was just about to come on here to ask about having a separate location to load PAKs from. If you remember, I play this on the Ouya, which only has an 8GB internal storage (which isn't much for the system files and the number of games that can be installed). What would be nice is to be able to change the config to look for the files on an external drive on the device (in the Ouya's case, /usbdrive/ or /mnt/usbdrive/).
 
Maybe it can scan usbdrive first and then extsdcard?

BTW, has someone tried this method (if he can root )?

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/easily-bind-internal-sd-card-directories-to-external-sd-card-on-most-samsung-devices/
 
utunnels said:
Maybe it can scan usbdrive first and then extsdcard?

BTW, has someone tried this method (if he can root )?

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/easily-bind-internal-sd-card-directories-to-external-sd-card-on-most-samsung-devices/
Click to expand...

I've done something similar on my Ouya now since for some reason a firmware update rendered most external HD mounting useless. I rooted my Ouya and used an app called USB OTG Helper. Now my external drive is mounted under /sdcard/usb_drive_1. It still would be nice to have a custom parameter for where to find the PAK files. Also, as it was mentioned before, SPK support would be cool (if possible).
 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gv17zu4f543ft6x/mdBDaZqByz/releases

You can try 3951 to see if there's some changes (or bugs).

It starts scaning paks in a order like this:

/usbdrive/OpenBOR/Paks
/mnt/usbdrive/OpenBOR/Paks
/mnt/extsdcard/OpenBOR/Paks
/mnt/sdcard/OpenBOR/Paks

It will use the first place it finds and ignores the rest.


 
Is there a way to add to that list? A config file that can be edited? Because now my external HD doesn't mount under /usbdrive (due to the firmware issue I previously mentioned the Ouya now does not natively recognize most USB drives), it's mounted under /sdcard/usb_drive_1.

I hate to keep asking about this because it looks like you're doing what you can to help people like me out and I don't think you need to keep making a new release just to accommodate those of us with that minor of an issue.

No need now. I've fixed my issue so that I have /mnt/usbdrive again. Thanks still for adding this in there.
 
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