[RELEASE] Advanced Launcher - Applications Launcher Addon for XBMC

scalpel · 2012-04-07 12:36

Hi. Angelscry could you add to addon possibility to disable gamepad in xbmc while i launch game? I always need to remove gamepad keymap because when i play game i hear that gamepad works at the same time in xbmc. My gamepad is Logitech Rumblepad 2.

Regards

beetlesnack · 2012-04-08 03:46

Hi, thanks for the great work, I'm excited to get this working.

I'm getting this error when I try to launch a rom:

CDirectDraw:CreateSurface failed.

These roms otherwise work on the computer. I'm running Eden with Aeon Nox and just downloaded the launcher in the repository, I think it was 1.7.6. After this happens xbmc is minimized or sometimes crashes.

Angelscry · 2012-04-08 04:33

(2012-04-07 12:36)scalpel Wrote: Hi. Angelscry could you add to addon possibility to disable gamepad in xbmc while i launch game? I always need to remove gamepad keymap because when i play game i hear that gamepad works at the same time in xbmc. My gamepad is Logitech Rumblepad 2.

Regards

That's not really possible to disable a gamepad form Advanced Launcher or from XBMC. But the way you can bypass this problem is to avoid XBMC to receive the gamepad input. To do this you have 2 solutions. Use an intermediate launcher that will suspend/resume XBMC when starting your game (http://www.gwenael.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5) or use an intermediate launcher that will close/start XBMC when starting your game (http://www.gwenael.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6).

Angelscry · 2012-04-08 04:46

(2012-04-08 03:46)beetlesnack Wrote: Hi, thanks for the great work, I'm excited to get this working.

I'm getting this error when I try to launch a rom:

CDirectDraw:CreateSurface failed.

These roms otherwise work on the computer. I'm running Eden with Aeon Nox and just downloaded the launcher in the repository, I think it was 1.7.6. After this happens xbmc is minimized or sometimes crashes.

If you have this error message, it's' mean that XBMC and your started emulator encounter graphic incompatibilities and generate a DirecDraw error. There is different ways to fix this :

If you are using XBMC into true fullscreen mode, try the switch it to the fullscreen window mode (into XBMC video settings). Sometime it fix the problem.
Because it is a direct draw problem, if it is possible, try to change the video renderer option into the emulator (to OpenGL, or something other than DirectDraw).
An other solution is to close XBMC before starting the emulator and restart XBMC when the emulator is closed. For this you can use an intermediate launcher like described here : http://www.gwenael.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6.

bakito · 2012-04-08 14:20

hello angel
again thx for this great add on that I use everyday!!
I have one specific question that is not really reliated to advance launcher...I have to launch two program at the same time, one first to enable pad emulation, then the game itself...
more precision: I have to launch a "glovepie" shortut ( to enable my 360 pad script) then Mass effect 3 so I can play it in my sofa,relax Smile

I think I can do that wih autoit but ...well...not good enough to achieve it..
Ill be really thanksfull if you an help me!
thanks
cheers

edit: I forgot that the 2 programs have to exit at the end of cours...

Angelscry · 2012-04-08 15:08

(2012-04-08 14:20)bakito Wrote: hello angel
again thx for this great add on that I use everyday!!
I have one specific question that is not really reliated to advance launcher...I have to launch two program at the same time, one first to enable pad emulation, then the game itself...
more precision: I have to launch a "glovepie" shortut ( to enable my 360 pad script) then Mass effect 3 so I can play it in my sofa,relax
I think I can do that wih autoit but ...well...not good enough to achieve it..
Ill be really thanksfull if you an help me!
thanks
cheers

edit: I forgot that the 2 programs have to exit at the end of cours...

Ok... I'm not actually under windows, I never use glovepie, I never play Mass Effect 3; But according to what I have read on the web, an AutoitScript for what you ask me must look like this. First after AutoIt is installed you need first to create an Autoit script(named launcher-me3.au3 for example) similar to this one :

Code:

Run ('"C:\Program Files (x86)\GlovePIE\glovepie.exe" -"C:\Program Files (x86)\GlovePIE\Scripts\your_script.PIE"',"")

Run ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Mass effect 3\MassEffect3.exe","")

ProcessWaitClose("MassEffect3.exe")

ProcessClose("glovepie.exe")

When your script is created, save it as launcher-me3.au3. Right-click on it and select the Compile script option. AutoIt will automatically create an executable file (launcher-me3.exe) corresponding to your script. Copy this executable file into the same directory than the Mass Effect 3 application file. Now you can modify your Mass Effect 3 launcher into advanced launcher using C:\Program Files (x86)\Mass effect 3\launcher-me3.exe instead of C:\Program Files (x86)\Mass effect 3\MassEffect3.exe as application.

bakito · 2012-04-08 15:35

thanks for the quick answer!!!
I'll try that as soon as I can!!
cheers

bakito · 2012-04-08 18:38

and it works!
thanks!
now I can play mass effect relax!
cheers

pyrodex · 2012-04-08 22:57

Question:

I used to use WMC for my TV Video along with XBMC. WMC was launched from a batch file through the use of Advance Launcher. Recently I switched to the AE Windows build to help with testing and this build uses Exclusive audio mode. I can't run XBMC and WMC at the same time as before since WMC wants the audio and XBMC has it locked. In my WMC.bat file I added a line to use taskkill (windows 7) to kill XBMC and start WMC afterwards since I have a button on my remote to restart XBMC incase of any crashes. Seems my batch file doesn't have enough delay from XBMC shutdown to WMC since I still get audio locks. Could anyone assist in a good way via batch to shutdown XBMC completely and then start up WMC in a timely manner so I can watch livetv without the dreaded Video Error from XBMC.

Angelscry · 2012-04-09 17:59

(2012-04-08 22:57)pyrodex Wrote: Question:

I used to use WMC for my TV Video along with XBMC. WMC was launched from a batch file through the use of Advance Launcher. Recently I switched to the AE Windows build to help with testing and this build uses Exclusive audio mode. I can't run XBMC and WMC at the same time as before since WMC wants the audio and XBMC has it locked. In my WMC.bat file I added a line to use taskkill (windows 7) to kill XBMC and start WMC afterwards since I have a button on my remote to restart XBMC incase of any crashes. Seems my batch file doesn't have enough delay from XBMC shutdown to WMC since I still get audio locks. Could anyone assist in a good way via batch to shutdown XBMC completely and then start up WMC in a timely manner so I can watch livetv without the dreaded Video Error from XBMC.

If you want to check the XBMC statut before starting WMC, I strongly suggest you to create a small Autoit script which have iinternal function for that. First after AutoIt is installed you need first to create an Autoit script(named launcher-wmc.au3 for example) similar to this one :

Code:

ProcessClose("xbmc.exe")

ProcessWaitClose("xbmc.exe")

Run ("C:\Windows\ehome\ehshell.exe","")

When your script is created, save it as launcher-wmc.au3. Right-click on it and select the Compile script option. AutoIt will automatically create an executable file (launcher-wmc.exe) corresponding to your script. Copy this executable file into the same directory than the WMC application file. Now you can modify your WMC launcher into advanced launcher using C:\Windows\ehome\launcher-wmc.exe instead of C:\Windows\ehome\ehshell.exe as application.

If you want to restart XBMC automatically after WMC was closed, the script will become :

Code:

ProcessClose("xbmc.exe")

ProcessWaitClose("xbmc.exe")

Run ("C:\Windows\ehome\ehshell.exe","")

ProcessWaitClose("ehshell.exe")

Run ('"C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\XBMC.exe"',"")

scalpel Senior Member Posts: 106 Joined: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-04-07 12:36 Post: #3361 Hi. Angelscry could you add to addon possibility to disable gamepad in xbmc while i launch game? I always need to remove gamepad keymap because when i play game i hear that gamepad works at the same time in xbmc. My gamepad is Logitech Rumblepad 2. Regards
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bakito Fan Posts: 415 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: france	2012-04-08 15:35 Post: #3367 thanks for the quick answer!!! I'll try that as soon as I can!! cheers http://studio40.free.fr/
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bakito Fan Posts: 415 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 0 Location: france	2012-04-08 18:38 Post: #3368 and it works! thanks! now I can play mass effect relax! cheers http://studio40.free.fr/
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