Palm TX Problem- ScummVM Closes and goes to Launcher

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gunslinger747
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Palm TX Problem- ScummVM Closes and goes to Launcher

Post by gunslinger747 »

I just recently discovered ScummVM and am very excited to get it working...I love DOTT and other old games like it.

I have a Palm TX and a 1 Gb Sd card.

I have followed the installation instructions I found in the readme files. ScummVm launches and is skinned, and I have the game file for Flight of the amazon queen in the directory you see below...

I have my card selected in the card menu. I have the game manager set as follows...

Entry name:TEST
Path:slot2://PALM/Programs/ScummVM/Games/FOTAQ/
Game:QUEEN
Engine: Flight of the Amazon Queen

When I click "start", the screen first shows a small pop-up that says "Importing Databases, please wait", then goes to a white screen with very small writing in the center that has the scumm version (9.1), "Loading please wait" and memory:(some number).

Then my palm goes back to the regular launcher screen. Thats it. It does this every time without fail. I would really appreciate some help...I am very excited to get this working, as I am sure everyone else was when they tried for the first time.
supersocialist
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Post by supersocialist »

For what it's worth, this sounds a lot like the problem I was having with the previous release. I have a Treo 650 which is essentially the same hardware if I recall correctly... so the solution may be related.

Do you use UDMH to increase the available memory?
abraxa
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Post by abraxa »

Hope you understand my English...
First you should not select any game in the launcher (delete all games) and then press "start". Select the engine you need - the old launcher starts and you can choose your game.

greetings
PaulSF
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Post by PaulSF »

supersocialist wrote:For what it's worth, this sounds a lot like the problem I was having with the previous release. I have a Treo 650 which is essentially the same hardware if I recall correctly... so the solution may be related.

Do you use UDMH to increase the available memory?
I am having the same problem in launching SCUMMVM programs on my Palm TX. The Palm finds and starts to load (I think) the engine, goes to a white screen indicating the memory and then "quits out." Based on the quoted E-mail (above) I tried UDMH and increased dynamic memory to 8 MB but it repeated (i.e. started loading to the white screen with the tiny letters then quit).
If anyone has found a way past this I would appreciate the solution.
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Post by Chrilith »

correct path is just FOTAQ/

The easier way to use the frontend is simply to not use it :)
With no game selected, press the start button, then you'll have the standard scummvm launcher
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