Zorin OS 9 Lite Bug Issues

Guest · Mar 30, 2015

Hey guys, now I know this is the wrong thread to post this in but I can't find the Linux section in the forums anymore but there are a few things that I can't seem to change & find & I researched before & couldn't find any searches.

#1 - How do you change the 24 hour clock to regular 12 hour clock?

#2 - When I install applications, they don't go the start menu.

#3 - There is a issue on my friend's laptop that his right click button on his netbook & touchpad works but the left click doesn't work for some odd reason.

I tried finding searches based on these problems, & like I said, I couldn't find any answers.

Alabalcho · Mar 30, 2015

It seems Zoring is not-that-too-popular Linux Distro here. I think you will get your questions answered quicker at Zorin Group Forum

Note: If your questions did not answered first time (REPOST), it means no one can give you good answer. You don't expect an answer like "I don't know, bro"...

skittle · Mar 30, 2015

zorin light uses LXDE so any questions relate to LXDE.
1) in clock settings change '% R' to '% r'
2) what applications? for the application to go into the menu it needs to have a "/usr/share/applications/NameOfApplication.desktop file."
3) dont know issue with mouse.

Guest · Mar 30, 2015

Guest · Mar 30, 2015

Like for instance, when I install Mupen64++, it doesn't go to the menu.

Alabalcho · Mar 30, 2015

The term "install" in Linux does not have the same meaning as under Windows.
This emulator provides three Linux binaries: Ubuntu, 32-bit and 64-bit. Quick glance at the tar balls does not show anything intended for desktop integration.

What binary did you use? What command did you use to isntall? When you provide this info, someone might try to give you an idea how to make a desktop shortcut so you can start your emulator from desktop, instead of from /usr/local/bin/mupoen64plus

skittle · Mar 30, 2015

mupen64plus is a command line only application. It has no GUI so of course it will not show up in your start menu!

Guest · Mar 31, 2015

I downloaded mupen64plus from the official site on code.google.com & once I downloaded it, I went into the terminal, navigated to that directory after extracting the tar.gz file & typed in sudo ./install.sh to install mupen64plus.

skittle · Mar 31, 2015

1) just use the package manager to install it.
'sudo apt-get install mupen64plus'

2 why you don't understand? mupen does not have a GUI. You call the program from the command line like this:

'mupen64plus [parameters] game.ROM'

3) look here for an actual GUI
http://m64py.sourceforge.net/

Guest · Mar 31, 2015

I tried that, I can't run a ROM through the terminal each time. It keeps saying Command Not Found. I'm having a lot of trouble with mupen64plus. I tried running m64py & it says "mupen64plus library not found".
& in the plugins section, I don't see the RSP, Video, Audio, & Input plugins listed, it is blank. Here's an example, how can I run Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 through the terminal with the 'mupen64plus [parameters] game.ROM'?

skittle · Mar 31, 2015

cd to the directory your rom is in. then run:

Code:

mupen64plus name_of_tony_hawk_rom.rom

the [parameters] is for extra parameters, which you can list with

Code:

mupen64plus --help

if it still says command not found then you have not correctly installed mupen. reinstall mupen64plus from the offical repository using apt-get.

for why m64py cant find the mupen library: probably you did not install something correctly. reinstall mupen64plus from the offical repository using apt-get.

Guest · Mar 31, 2015

Here's what I did, while I was in the terminal. I did "mupen64plus conker.z64", which is conker's bad fur day, I can hear the audio but can't see the video output or anything else.
Here's what the terminal says when I loaded it...
I think I might re-install mupen64plus again.

EDIT: Turns out I had other mupen64 packages installed, I removed them, I used apt-get to re-install mupen64plus, it loads conker's bad fur day! 😀
There are however a few video glitches such as on the top left corner, there is a black square, & weird motion issues in fullscreen mode. Is there a way I can configure settings through terminal, like change joystick settings, graphics plugins? If there isn't, then I'll use m64py.

skittle · Mar 31, 2015

Yes your core libraries (or their dependencies) did not get installed correctly and mupen cannot open a video device. You should always use apt-get to install packages for this reason...

mupen and conkers work fine for me on ArchLinux...

skittle · Mar 31, 2015

Yes everything is configurable via the command line and .config files. probably it will be easier for you to configure through a gui like m64py

Guest · Mar 31, 2015

Ok, how do I set up m64py? Each time I set it up, it keeps saying Library Not Found. I have re-installed it before, & also there is no plugins configured either.

skittle · Mar 31, 2015

pelase post exact output, run m64py from the commandline.

Guest · Mar 31, 2015

Ok, I ran m64py from the command line & I got the same Mupen64Plus Library Not Found error.
But here is the output:
M64Py - A frontend for Mupen64Plus version 0.2.2

Frontend: INFO: ScreenSaver not available: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver was not provided by any .service files
Frontend: ERROR: 'Mupen64Plus Core' library not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/m64py/m64py/core/core.py", line 94, in core_load
raise Exception("'%s' library not found." % self.core_name)
Exception: 'Mupen64Plus Core' library not found.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/m64py/m64py/frontend/settings.py", line 49, in showEvent
self.set_config()
File "/usr/share/m64py/m64py/frontend/settings.py", line 94, in set_config
if self.core.get_handle():
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_handle'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/m64py/m64py/frontend/settings.py", line 49, in showEvent
self.set_config()
File "/usr/share/m64py/m64py/frontend/settings.py", line 94, in set_config
if self.core.get_handle():
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_handle'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/m64py/m64py/frontend/settings.py", line 52, in closeEvent
self.save_config()
File "/usr/share/m64py/m64py/frontend/settings.py", line 87, in save_config
if self.core.get_handle():
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_handle'

skittle · Mar 31, 2015

maybe you just need to point m64py to the libmupen in settings. on ubuntu it is:
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmupen64plus.so.2.0.0
or
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libmupen64plus.so.2.0.0

and your plugins folder to /usr/lib/<same path as above>/mupen64plus

Guest · Apr 1, 2015

EDIT: Ok, I got the Plugins, Library, & ROM directories sorted out. But what do I do about the data directory? Can I keep it blank? & also, whenever I play conker's bad fur day in full screen, it flickers a lot. & it is very slow in that mode.
By the way, for emulation, I am using a Dell Latitude D610.

skittle · Apr 1, 2015

I know you are new to linux so I will give you hint here:

Most programs come with a manual that specifies how to use the program, to acess the manual type:

Code:

man <program>

In this case

Code:

man mupen64plus

Here you can see

Code:

 --datadir directory
              Specifies  a  directory  to  search  for  shared  data  files  (fonts,  cheat  codes,  .ini  files).   Default is PREFIX/share/mupen64plus/

I would probably keep it somewhere in my home folder, for convience. But its up to you where it goes, nor is it necessary to specify a location.

Guest · Apr 2, 2015

Ok, thank you. I'll try that. I'll get back to you once I try this out.

Guest · Apr 2, 2015

Ok, I tried man mupen64plus & it gives me a lot of useful information. I'll try using that.
But before I start playing, do I need a good graphics card to run Glide64mk2? I tried Killer Instinct Gold, & with the rice video plugin, & the menu, it shows the text fine but there are no flames & on the character selection screen, characters are flashing also. On glide64mk2, everything loads correctly, the flames & text are fine, but the audio stutters a lot & the flames are slow. Also, whenever I go into full screen, I see the game on a small window on the bottom left corner or it flashes a lot with the frames stuttering.

skittle · Apr 2, 2015

I recently tried a few roms and found better performance when using mupen without m64py for some reason.

for what its worth i found cutemupen as a better gui than m64py, it launches mupen as its own window.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/cutemupen/

you can get a built package here:
http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/getdeb_games/utopic/games/getdeb/cutemupen

Guest · Apr 3, 2015

Ok, I just tried it & I do not like CuteMupen at all. When I first set up the program, it asked me for the config directory which I did not know where it was at all, but I knew where the plugins directory, & the ROM directory was. I tried Killer Instinct on it & it was the same result. 🙁 Everything displaying fine but the audio stutters. I just want the game to work without the constant audio stuttering & glitching. I might try a different emulator if this keeps going on, like trying MAME, or maybe the graphics on the plugin has something to do with my hardware.

skittle · Apr 3, 2015

You can try wine+project64 too

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