Makaron T/8 F.A.Q.
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18th-Oct-2007 04:35 pm

Many of you could not get Makaron/T8 to run. Sorry to hear that, but I bet you couldn't be bothered to go through the "ReadMe" file even once. And it's all in there, really.
Even so, below you'll find answers to the most frequently asked questions (in no particular order):

Q: Will there be gamepad emulation via keyboard?
A: No. Never. Ever. Get a gamepad.

Q: Will there be DC keyboard/mouse emulation? How about pistol, microphone, vibration pack, modem, BBA, etc?
A: I'd say so. Just not yet, it takes time you know.

Q: Makaron doesn't boot games, just freezes with gray screen.
A: You did not set the date/time properly.

Q: I did set the date/time, the way it is described in ReadMe file, but every time I run Makaron it keeps asking again.
A: Your FLASH file is read-only. Or it's corrupted (maybe BIOS as well). Get a good one then.

Q: Where do I get a good dump of BIOS/FLASH pair from?
A: Your Dreamcast. Duh.

Q: Why do you have different ROM file names than other emulators?
A: Because. Also, you can't have several ROM sets named the same, can you?

Q: Will you add support for CD drives or images other then CDI & ISO?
A: Highly unlikely. CDI support is there only for homebrew projects, other than that booting pirated games at all is just a side effect of the emulation.

Q: I can't get this particular game to run (not a GDI image).
A: Not my problem. Make a proper GDI rip of the original media you surely own.

Q: I can't boot/play my GDI image, I'm sure it's a proper one.
A: Check region settings. Make sure your BIOS/FLASH pair for that region is indeed authentic. If all fails, it's probably a bug.

Q: Windows CE based games won't boot.
A: Sorry, but that requires SH4 MMU support, and it's not in there (yet?). If such games ever start working, you'll need a really fast processor to make them playable.

Q: There are tons of graphics glitches.
A: Working on it. Some, however, can't be worked out completly. Not on current generation 3D hardware anyway.

Q: There are tons of sound glitches.
A: AICA emulation is rather poor right now. Many problems, little progress. Just be patient for now.

Q: The game says A1 VMU is full and will not save.
A: Because it probably _is_ full. Use BIOS to manage VMUs. Delete/move unused saves or reformat the card.

Q: Will there be support for unicode file names? How about making Makaron output messages in English?
A: Perhaps, someday.

Q: Your emulator sucks, others are way better/faster/etc!
A: Good for them.

D.

Source: http://dknute.livejournal.com/12031.html
