Robert de Clair Wrote:removing standalone launchers doesnt make a change
i still cannot enter into launcher (main/root screen) if i change google as screen thumb source
theres log and cfg files. im using portable version dharma rc2 and latest ALA from your repo.
thank you for great plugin.

http://www.mediafire.com/?78c584577w055

ECEC Wrote:Angelscry, I installed the repo this morning, and it looked like it worked correctly. The repo appeared, and I drilled down to the Advanced Launcher plugin which showed it had an update. When I attempt to update, though, it just stays at Downloading 0%. I'm running Dharma RC1, is RC2 required to use the repo? If not, what info do you need to troubleshoot the issue?

Angelscry Wrote:Arggg... Thank you for the information. I will check this. BTW you could always manually download the last version of the Advance Launcher form here : http://xbmc-advanced-launcher.googlecode.com/files/plugin.program.advanced.launcher.0.7.6.zip

davidw Wrote:I want to integrate my ROMs and ZSNES on my Ubuntu Dharma installation with your launcher but I have a few problems.

1) Adding the program and ROMs via GUI was not 100% possible. Should the program list all the ROMs after I defined the ROM-Path? This is my actual launcher.xml. I added the complete <rom> part manually but at least this one ROM is working

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<launchers>
    <launcher>
        <name>zsnes</name>
        <application>/usr/bin/zsnes</application>
        <args>-s</args>
        <rompath>/home/xbmc/games/snes-roms/</rompath>
        <thumbpath>/home/xbmc/games/snes-roms/</thumbpath>
        <fanartpath>/home/xbmc/games/snes-roms/</fanartpath>
        <romext>smc</romext>
        <platform>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</platform>
        <thumb></thumb>
        <fanart></fanart>
        <genre></genre>
        <release></release>
        <publisher></publisher>
        <launcherplot></launcherplot>
        <wait>true</wait>
        <roms>
            <rom>
                <name>Donkey Kong Country</name>
                <filename>/home/xbmc/games/snes-roms/Donkey Kong Country/Donkey Kong Country.smc</filename>
                <platform>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</platform>
                <thumb>/home/xbmc/games/snes-roms/Donkey Kong Country/Donkey Kong Country.png</thumb>
                <fanart>/home/xbmc/games/snes-roms/Donkey Kong Country/Donkey Kong Country.png</fanart>
                <genre></genre>
                <release></release>
                <publisher></publisher>
                <gameplot></gameplot>
            </rom>
        </roms>
    </launcher>
</launchers>

2) When I try to search for the cover etc I get the following error:

Code:

18:39:10 T:3044874096 M:3138650112   DEBUG: Alloc resources: 0.01ms (0.01 ms skin load)
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536    INFO: -->Python script returned the following error<--
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   ERROR: Error Type: exceptions.ImportError
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   ERROR: Error Contents: No module named simplejson
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/plugin.program.advanced.launcher/addon.py", line 20, in ?
                                                plugin.Main()
                                              File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/plugin.program.advanced.launcher/resources/lib/launcher_plugin.py", line 112, in __init__
                                                self._get_scrapers()
                                              File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/plugin.program.advanced.launcher/resources/lib/launcher_plugin.py", line 566, in _get_scrapers
                                                exec "import resources.scrapers.thumbs.%s.thumbs_scraper as _thumbs_scraper" % ( self.settings[ "thumbs_scraper" ] )
                                              File "<string>", line 1, in ?
                                              File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/plugin.program.advanced.launcher/resources/scrapers/thumbs/Google/thumbs_scraper.py", line 3, in ?
                                                import simplejson
                                            ImportError: No module named simplejson
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536    INFO: -->End of Python script error report<--
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   DEBUG: xbp_dlopen loading python lib /usr/lib/xbmc/system/python/python24.zip/collections.so. flags: 2
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   DEBUG: Loading: /home/xbmc/.xbmc/temp/collections.so
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   DEBUG: RegisterExtensionLib, adding collections.so (0xa3f82a80)
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   DEBUG: xbp_dlsym - load symbol initcollections
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536    INFO: Python script stopped
18:39:10 T:2786159472 M:3138113536   DEBUG: Thread 2786159472 terminating
18:39:10 T:2794556272 M:3138113536   DEBUG:  WaitOnScriptResult - plugin exited prematurely - terminating

Hope you can help out and thx for the PlugIn anyway

Cheers,
David

Angelscry Wrote:I will try to look at this part. I have to check if the os.listdir() function is working with samba server. If not, I will have to found an alternative.

Eldorado Wrote:Hmm.. I might assume that since you use the os.listdir() function, it is detecting I am using Windows so then of course it tries to get a *.* from my Samba share, which (unless someone corrects me, can't find anything on google) *.* is not valid

Perhaps - if you are inclined to put any time into this - you need a check which converts samba URI strings into windows network strings, when on Windows machines

Though chances of many others having the same situation as mine is probably low

But I wonder how XBMC is handling it for the libraries?

Thanks for the troubleshooting help!

davidw Wrote:Ah yes thx ECEC I missed this option
but it's not working.

On my Ubuntu there is a simplejson program installed:

Thanks all for the fast response!!

• Keep them into the Advanced Launcher Addons. It is really useful, but if they are not regularly updated they can generate some errors (and I cannot keep them updated alone).
  
• Provide them outside the Advanced Launcher Addons. It will be less useful because you will have the install manually the translation. But on the other side, the addon will not encounter errors related to the translation files.
  

Angelscry Wrote:Ok... the simplejson problem is solved. Your second error is due to another thing. Do you use the Advanced Launcher with the English interface or with another language ? Because the translations provided into the Advanced Launcher Addon are not all updated and may create errors. And I think it is your case (Austria so German Translation). Only the english one is working 100%.

To be honest I do not know exactly what to do with those translations files :

• Keep them into the Advanced Launcher Addons. It is really useful, but if they are not regularly updated they can generate some errors.
  
• Provide them outside the Advanced Launcher Addons. It will be less useful because you will have the install manually the translation. But on the other side, the addon will not encounter errors related to the translation files.
  

Someone can give me its opinion on this??

Angelscry Wrote:Do you use the Advanced Launcher with the English interface or with another language ? Because the translations provided into the Advanced Launcher Addon are not all updated and may create errors. And I think it is your case (Austria so German Translation). Only the english one is working 100%.