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QEMU

2012-04-16T16:34:21Z

Mr Loon: /* General */

This is a page about the qemu port by IngoReis and mcobit (forum thread [http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/7004-qemu-for-pandora-for-rebirth-competition/ here]).

=Documentation=

==PND download and installation==
===Downloading the PND===
Use your favorite browser to navigate to the following url: [repo...](Will be available after release)
and click the Download button.
Save the File somewhere on your PC. If you use your Pandora to download, you can save it to the directory mentioned in the next chapter directly.

===Installing the PND===
Put the downloaded file onto your sdcard into one of the following folders:
For Desktop: YOURSDCARD/pandora/desktop
For Menu: YOURSDCARD/pandora/menu
For both: YOURSDCARD/pandora/apps

If you do this on your PC, insert the sdcard into your Pandora afterwards.

If you use pndstore or some other tool to download and install pnds, please see their documentation for how to use them.
===Running the PND===
If the above steps worked properly, you should see the Qemu for Pandora icon in the above mentioned place(s) now.
(Double)click it to startup the GUI.
==Using the UI==
===Main===
====Assigning RAM to the machine====
Click on the textfield next to "RAM in MB" and enter the amount of RAM in MegaBytes, that the machine should use.
If you leave this field blank, the standard value of 128MB will be used.
====Launch the machine====
When you are happy with all options, you can click the "Launch" button to start the virtual machine.
====Exit the UI====
If you want to quit the gui, click on the "Cancel" button in the Main tab.

===Files and directories===
Please note that the paths must not contain spaces or qemu will not start. That is a problem, we don't have a solution for right now. Sorry.
====Mounting HDD images====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "HDD image..." to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the imagefile you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the imagename into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/qemuimages/freedos.qcow2)
====Mounting CD/DVD images====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "CDROM iso.." to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the iso (cdrom image) you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the isoname into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/qemuimages/freedos.iso)
====Mounting Floppy images====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "Floppy image" to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the image (floppy image) you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the isoname into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/qemuimages/freedos.img)
====Mounting a shared folder from your filesystem====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "Shared folder" to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the folder you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the isoname into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/shared)
This folder will be mounted as a fat16 folder, what means, that it cannot be bigger as 512MB!
===Image Tools===
====Creating HDD images using the UI====
*On the "Image Tools" tab, type in the name of your image in the first textfield without a fileextension. (e.g. test-image)
*Type the desired size of the new image into the second textfield. The size is in MegaBytes. So for a 1GB image type 1024.
*Click on the "Create Image" button.
Your new image will be created in the following directory: appdata/qemu/images/
===Other options===
====Video options====
*Use Bochs vga card instead of Cirrus Logic
Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions instead of the default Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA
*Fullscreen
Start the virtual machine in fullscreenmode rather than in a window. You can switch between the modes by pressing alt+ctrl+f.
====Sound options====
*Disable sound
Disable sound by selection this option. (Qemu doesn't support to disable the sound completely, but with this option you will choose a soundcard, that is not supported by most operating systems)
*Adlib card emulation
Emulate an additional Adlib synthesizer card.
====CPU options====
*486 CPU instead of pentium
Check this option, if you want qemu to emulate a 486 PC instead of the default pentium PC.
====Network options====
*Disable Network
Check this, if you do not want qemu to emulate a networkcard.
====Recommend Drivers====
*Cirrus Logic GD5446 Win95(win95 only) Driver(This Driver is the best i found in Web)
http://www.treiberupdate.de/treiber-download/z-dltreiber/download_treiber_2099999.php?load=152416&dlidday=4rtfd44sdwer5de&extern=0&vendor=Cirrus_Logic&sys=Windows95

*a better win9x Driver for Soundblaster
http://www.claunia.com/qemu/drivers/w9x_sb16.zip

*Univbe Driver Version 5.3a for Dos
ftp://cyberia.dnsalias.com/pub/filebase/freedos/sdd53a-d.zip

*Univbe Driver Version 6.7 for Dos
ftp://cyberia.dnsalias.com/pub/filebase/freedos/univbe67.exe

*Univbe is for Private Using free,here are the Reg Codes i have gotten from Wikipedia
http://forum.gp2x.de/download/file.php?id=1387

*here is the PCI BUS Driver for Win9x
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/confirm.aspx?httpDown=http://downloadmirror.intel.com/4241/a08/infinst_enu.exe&agr=&ProductID=816&DwnldId=4241&strOSs=&OSFullName=&lang=eng

*here is a not tested 1 File automatic installation Driver for MSDOS generic CDROM Drives.
http://www.wollomatic.de/download/ptsdos/fxide158.exe

==Installing an OS into an image==
===Creating HDD images using your Desktop PC (Linux)===
===Creating HDD images using your Desktop PC (Windows)===

*Download Qemu Manager 7 for Windows.

*Install into Windows and run Qemu Manager as Admin.

*go to the Option Qemu Version Management and install Qemu 0.14.1
(You must do this,otherwise QemuManager will use Version0.11 by itself and this Version isnt Compatible)

*Now you can Use the "File/Create new Virtual Disk" Option

*Choose the max Image Size and i recommend the qcow2 Image Format.

Your new empty Image is now in your QemuManager Folder named "Images". It will be selectable when you create a new VM.

===Installing Microsoft DOS===
====On your Desktop PC====
====On the Pandora====
===Installing Microsoft Windows 3.1 / 3.11===
====On your Desktop PC====
====On the Pandora====
===Installing Microsoft Windows 95 on PC===

*Start Qemu Manager
*In menu, select VM -> New Virtual Machine
*Name it what you like (eg "win95")
*Ensure next two options are "Default VM Store" and "Standard x86/x64 PC"
*Set Operating System to Windows 95
*Important: Change Qemu version to 0.14.1
*Click Next
*Set RAM to 128MB (this is the max Qemu can use on Pandora)
*If you have already created a HDD image using the previous instructions on this page, select option to use an existing image and locate that file. Or,
*If you have not created a HDD image yet, select option to Create New. Set desired size and ensure Disk Image Type is Qcow2.
*Click Next
*Important: Ensure you change Virtual Machine Output to "QEMU Window".

You should now see your new VM in the main Qemu Manager window. Before you install the OS you need to do some basic setup. The Hardware tab should be selected by default. If not, click it. From here you change options by double clicking each item.

*Set Sound Card to "Soundblaster 16"
*Set Enable Networking to "No"
*Set Video Card to "Cirrus Logic GD5446"

Now for some performance tweaks.

*Click the "Advanced" tab.
*Set Disable HPET to "Yes"
*Set Disable ACPI Support to "Yes"

And finally, select the Win95 discs.

*Click the "Drives" tab.
*Set Floppy 0 to your (floppy) boot disk or disk image.
*Set CD ROM to your CD or ISO.

You should now be ready to start your install. Click the green "Play" button to launch the VM, and Windows Setup should start. At the end of the install process, Windows Setup will tell you to remove any disks. Go back to the Qemu Manager window "Drives" tab and clear both of your selections. Now allow Windows Setup to reboot the machine.

The following notes were added to this section but do not seem to apply to all installs. They could use some clarification and possibly less shouting.

*(THE MSDOS CDROM DRIVER HANGS A LITTLE BUT AFTER 1-2MINUTES WILL IT LOAD FINE)
*Setup Should start well(when it hangs in installation Progress,theres a alternativly way to install Win95/98)
*AFTER INTALLATION CHANGE IN HARDWAREMANAGER THE PLUG&PLAY BIOS MANUALY TO PCI-BUS. (HARDWARE AUTODETECTION WILL NOT WORK FULL THEN YOU MUST MAKE THIS AFTER INSTALLATION)

Happy installing/experimenting :)

===Installing Microsoft Windows 98===
====On your Desktop PC====
*start Qemu Manager

*create new VM

*Name it what you like(example win98)

*Choose x86PC , Operating system Windows98 and very very Important
choose Qemu Version 0.14.1 the standart 0.11.1 will not work

*select Ram 128MB(the max what Pandora Qemu can use)
and choose the size of your Harddisk

*Virtual Machine Output is important to set it to "QemuWindow"(not QemuManager)

*now you should use this Hardware Settings:
Soundcard=Yes

SoundHW=Soundblaster16

Networking=none (the Networking is not testet now with Win98,but it could work)

VideoCard=Cirrus GD5446

USBSupport=Yes

USBDevices=add USB Tablet with the + Symbol(this is for Pandora Touchscreen support)

*and under the Menu Advanced some Performance Tweaks:

Disable Hpet=YES

Disable ACPI Support=YES

*NOW WE CAN INSTALL WIN98 or WIN98SE:

*Switch to Drives and Choose as CDROM your CDROM Drive or your own Win98Iso

*start Qemu with the green Play Button

*start from CDROM and start install
(THE MSDOS CDROM DRIVER HANGS A LITTLE BUT AFTER 1-2MINUTES WILL IT LOAD FINE)

*THE TOUCHSCREEN SUPPORT WILL ONLY WORK WHEN YOU AFTER INTALLATION CHANGE IN HARDWAREMANAGER THE PLUG&PLAY BIOS MANUALY TO PCI-BUS.

*(HARDWARE AUTODETECTION WILL NOT WORK FULL THEN YOU MUST MAKE THIS AFTER INSTALLATION)

*Happy installing/experimenting :)

===alternativly Way to install Win95/98===

====On the PC====

*Break the installation Progress with F3 and you will be in MSDOS

*switch to a: and make your HD Image bootable with

sys c:

*switch to HDD and make a setup Directory with

md c:\setup

cd c:\setup

*now switch to your CD Drive

d:

cd win95 (or when you want to install win98,then "cd win98")

*and copy your Setup Files to your HDDImage

copy . c:.

*your setup Files should now copy to c:\setup

*after this boot your HDD Image without Floppy Image and without your Windows Iso

*you must be now in Dos and must type

cd setup

xmsmmgr

setup

*Now this is the Way who must install Windows perfectly

*happy experimenting/installing

====On the Pandora====

*same like PC

===Installing Microsoft Windows XP===
====On your Desktop PC====
same like Windows98 but not testet yet.

====On the Pandora====

===Installing Linux===
====On your Desktop PC====
====On the Pandora====
===Downloading and using ready-made FreeDOS and ReactOS images===

==Troubleshooting==
===Known problems===
We are working on them. If you have found a solution or can provide a patch, please pm mcobit at [http://boards.openpandora.org boards.openpandora.org]
* Paths to image or isofiles as well, as imagenames specified in the "Image Tool" MUST NOT contain any whitespaces.
* EMS Memory under Dos is a little Tricky to get work but it work. You must use in Config.sys the Entry "EMM386 M9" and behind Himem.sys must stand nothing,only Himem.sys
* Shared Folders: don't use shared folders as an "active" source: write support for shared folders is buggy, so don't run applications/games from shared folder, just copy its content on the virtual systems drive. A lot of games have problems writing to the shared folder

*under Windows,when a Game set 320x240 the Screen will stretched,but work,then try another Resolutions.

===Report a bug===
===What to do, if…===
* Windows cannot find the mounted CD Image??

Solution=Install a MS-Dos CD-Rom Driver in your Image and let it load before Windows starting.

* EMS Memory isnt working??

Solution=It works when you have in Config.sys:

Device=Himem.sys

Device=Emm386.exe M9

(or Devicehigh=)

* A Game/or System breaks and you are in PanQemu Startwindow again??

Its a Fullscreen Bug from Qemu

(Qemu for Pandora cannot handle Resolutions over 640x480 in Fullscreen Mode)

Solution=use Qemu in Windowed Mode(not in Fullscreen)and switch to 640x480,

then you can press ctrl+alt+f to switch to Fullscreen again(works well).
===Tipps, Tricks & Hints===
====General====
* If you happen to miss the [alt] and [ctrl] keys, look between the nubs

====MS-DOS 6 and above / alike====
* Keyboard
** if you can't enter ":" and/or "\" one solution is to use the italien keyboard layout. just type "keyb it" on the commandline and press [enter] after that you can enter ":" with [Shift] + [.] and "\" with [Fn] + [H]
* CD-ROM Support
** To use cd images as CD-ROMS under MS-DOS 6 and above you need to do the following
** Get the Ms CD extension (mscdex.exe) from [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/123408/en here]
** You need a CD-ROM driver, there are several available, one that is known to work is "oakcdrom.sys"
** Copy the both on your virtual disk, the following bulletpoints assumes that you put them both into "c:\dos", if not change the pathnames according to your choice
** Put the following line in your config.sys : "DEVICEHIGH= C:\DOS\OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001"
** Put the following line in your autoexec.bat: "LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /L:E"
** Some explanation to the above: the character string "MSCD001" is just id you can choose as you like, but it has to be identical in both files. The Parameter "L:E" associates the CD-ROM with the drive letter "E", this is optional.
* Mouse support
** Mouse needs a driver under MS-DOS environments.
** There are several around, a - memory wise - light alternative could be [http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/ CuteMouse]
** There are several executable files in the archive you download (inside the bin folder). You need a file that begins with "ctm-", choose the file according to the language you prefer (e.g. "ctm-en.exe" who wan't it in english)
** If you choose the english version and put it directly into the root of your main virtual drive, simply put the line "LH C:\ctm-en.exe" in your autoexec.bat to load it on startup.
* Two pane file manager
** As using the commandline to move data from one point to another can be very cumbersome (at least if no xcopy is available) have a look at [http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/dn/ DOS Navigator] an open source Norton Commander clone

==Credits==

=Compatibility lists=

==Operating Systems==
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|- style="background: #ececec"
! Name
! Version
! Runs?
! Useable?
! Loadingtime
! Comments
|-
|GParted
|0.12.0-2
|Yes
|No
|??
|Very long to run. Graphical mode crash.
|-
|Haiku
|r1 alpha 3
|No
|No
|??
|Converted official vmware image.
|-
|Microsoft DOS
|6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft DOS
|7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|3.1
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|3.11
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|95
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|98
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|IO - Access seems slow
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|ME
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|2000
|Yes
|??
|??
|Should only install with activated Win2k hack for qemu. Runs very slow but usable. Tweaking guide [http://www.nexle.dk/win2000-32mb/ here].
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|XP
|Yes
|Not quite
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|VISTA
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|7
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Freedos
|1.1
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|Need a bit of work to get it installed
|-
|ReactOS
|??
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|[http://sourceforge.net/projects/reactos/files/ReactOS/0.3.14/ReactOS-0.3.14-REL-qemu.zip/download Downloadable image from website]
|-
|Ubuntu Linux
|??
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|TinyCore Linux
|??
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|}

==Office/Desktop programs==
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|- style="background: #ececec"
! Name
! Version
! Runs?
! Useable?
! Loadingtime
! Comments
|-
|Notepad
|Windows 95
|Yes
|Yes
|
|-
|-
|CasCADe
|Windows 95
|Yes
|Yes
|
|-
|}

==Games==
Office/Desktop programs:
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Name
! Version
! Operating System
! Runs
! Sound
! MHz
! Playable
! Comments
|-
|Age of Empires
|
|Microsoft Windows 95
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Archemdian Dynasty (Schleichfahrt)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|
|-
|Arctic Baron (Transarctica)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|
|-
|Ascendancy
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Alien Breed
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|?
|heavy flickering, setup crashes on sound config
|-
|Alien Breed - Tower Assault
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|?
|heavy flickering
|-
|Alone in the Dark
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|yes
|slow but playable
|-
|AL-Qadim The Genie's Curse
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|stutters a little
|-
|B.A.T
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|too fast @950MHz
|-
|Battle Arena Toshinden
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Bundesliga Manager Prof.
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No (Just Music)
|600
|Yes
|It has some graphic bugs and mouse fails sometimes
|-
|Cadaver
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Command&Conquer
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|perfectly
|-
|Crusader: No Remorse
|Gog.com
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Dune
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|No
|
|-
|Dune 2
|
|FreeDos
|Yes
|No
|900
|Yes
|
|-
|DungeonKeeper
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Descent
|1
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Elvira 2 - The Jaws of Cerberus
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|Crashes on "Load last save ?" message after startup
|-
|Fatal Racing
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|No
|too slow to play
|-
|Gods
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|
|-
|Hanse, die Expedition
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|600
|Yes
|
|-
|Halloween Harry
|Shareware
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|smooth, controls adjustable so dpad+action buttons possible
|-
|Ishar III
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|No
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|James Pond 2
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|yes
|runs perfectly without Sound
|-
|Microprose F1GP Demo!
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|Demo is restricted to 8 FPS
|-
|Need for Speed
|
|Microsoft Dos 7.10
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|runs perfectly without Sound
|-
|One Must Fall 2097
|CD
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|runs near perfect, with best sound quality
|-
|Popolus 2
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|too fast @950MHz
|-
|The incredible Machine 2
|DOS
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|no
|blank screen after start
|-
|Theme Park
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|no music
|-
|Tie Fighter
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|Does not start
|-
|Tomb Raider
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|very little Bit of stuttering
|-
|Stunts
|
|Dos 6.22
|Yes
|yes
|800
|Yes
|perfectly
|-
|Syndicate
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|smoothly
|-
|Skyroads
|
|Freedos1.1
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|smoothly
|-
|Silent Hunter
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|super playable with Mouse
|-
|Settlers 2 Gold (Die Siedler 2 Gold)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|save/load leads to crashes sometimes
|-
|Ultima Underworld : The Stygian Abyss
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|No
|too slow to be playable
|-
|WIPEEEOUT
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|No
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Winpolis
|
|Microsoft Windows 3.11
|Yes
|Yes
|600
|Yes
|
|-
|World of Xeen
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|World of Xeen
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Xentar(Knights of)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|perfectly in 2D Mode
|-
|X-Wing
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|Runs well with low details
|-
|}

=Premade images for download=
ReactOS:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/optimiertes-reactos.rar

FreeDOS with Univbe:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/FreedosWithUniVBE.rar

FreeDOS experimental:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/FreedosExperimental.rar

Empty DRDOS image:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSLeer.zip

DRDos with Inner Worlds:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDosInnerWorlds.rar

DRDos with Happy Land Adventures:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSHappylandadventures.rar

DRDos with GTA:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDosGTA.rar

DRDos with Gravity Force:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSGravityForce.rar

DRDos with Giana Sisters 32k:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSGianaSisters32k.rar

DRDos with Digger:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSDigger.rar

DRDos with Charly The Duck Demo:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSCharlyTheDuckDemo.rar

DRDos with Cash Invaders:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSCashInvaders.rar

DRDos with BC Racers:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSBCRacers.rar

DRDos with Antarctic:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSAntartic.rar

DRDos with C&C Demoversion:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSCommandConquerDemoversion.rar

DRDos with Star Wars Dark Forces Demoversion:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSDarkForcesDemoversion.rar

DRDos with LHX Chopper Demoversion:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSLHXChopperDemoversion.rar

DRDos with PCBert (Qbert Clone):
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOS-PCBert.rar

DRDos with PrinceOfPersia4D Freeware Fangame:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSPrinceOfPersia4DFangame.rar

DRDos with Rayman Demoversion
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSRaymanDemoversion.rar

DRDos with Santa in trouble:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSSantaIntroubleJum&Run.rar

DRDos Skyroads Xmas Edition:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSSkyRoadsXmasedition.rar

DRDos with StarMines2
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSStarMines2.rar

DRDos with Stryker:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSStryker.rar

DRDos with Teen Agent Adventure Game:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSTeenAgent.rar

DRDos with Terminal Velocity Demoversion
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSTerminalVelocityDemoversion.rar

DRDos with Terran Fire:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSTerranFire.rar

DRDos with Tetris Queen:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSTetrisQueen.rar

DRDos with Tom&Jerry:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSTom&Jerry.rar

DRDos with Tomb Raider Demo
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSTombRaiderDemoversion.rar

DRDos with Triplane:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSTriplane.rar

DRDos with Demoversion of Virtual Karts:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSVirtualKartsDemoversion.rar

DRDos with Demoversion of Descent:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSDescentDemoversion.rar

DRDos with Earthworm Jim Demoversion:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSEarthwormJimDemo.rar

DrDos with Demo of FatalRacing/Whipsplash(bit stuttering):
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSFatalRacingWhipsplashDemo.rar

DRDos with the Demo from NeedforSpeed:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSNeedForSpeedDemo.rar

DRDos with Sim City Demoversion:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSSimCity2000Demo.rar

DrDos with Stunts(i readed on Wikipedia it was first Abbandonware but now real Freeware):
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSStuntsFreeware.rar

DRDos with the Demo from Wacky Wheels:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSWackyWheelsDemo.rar

DRDos with Warcraft2 Demoversion:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOsWarcraft2Demoversion.rar

DRDos with Warcraft1 Demoversion
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSWarcraftDemoversion.rar

Freedos with Elder Scrolls Arena Freeware:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/FreedosElderScrollsArena.rar

QEMU

2012-04-04T13:11:55Z

Mr Loon:

This is a page about the qemu port by IngoReis and mcobit (forum thread [http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/7004-qemu-for-pandora-for-rebirth-competition/ here]).

=Documentation=

==PND download and installation==
===Downloading the PND===
Use your favorite browser to navigate to the following url: [repo...](Will be available after release)
and click the Download button.
Save the File somewhere on your PC. If you use your Pandora to download, you can save it to the directory mentioned in the next chapter directly.

===Installing the PND===
Put the downloaded file onto your sdcard into one of the following folders:
For Desktop: YOURSDCARD/pandora/desktop
For Menu: YOURSDCARD/pandora/menu
For both: YOURSDCARD/pandora/apps

If you do this on your PC, insert the sdcard into your Pandora afterwards.

If you use pndstore or some other tool to download and install pnds, please see their documentation for how to use them.
===Running the PND===
If the above steps worked properly, you should see the Qemu for Pandora icon in the above mentioned place(s) now.
(Double)click it to startup the GUI.
==Using the UI==
===Main===
====Assigning RAM to the machine====
Click on the textfield next to "RAM in MB" and enter the amount of RAM in MegaBytes, that the machine should use.
If you leave this field blank, the standard value of 128MB will be used.
====Launch the machine====
When you are happy with all options, you can click the "Launch" button to start the virtual machine.
====Exit the UI====
If you want to quit the gui, click on the "Cancel" button in the Main tab.

===Files and directories===
Please note that the paths must not contain spaces or qemu will not start. That is a problem, we don't have a solution for right now. Sorry.
====Mounting HDD images====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "HDD image..." to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the imagefile you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the imagename into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/qemuimages/freedos.qcow2)
====Mounting CD/DVD images====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "CDROM iso.." to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the iso (cdrom image) you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the isoname into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/qemuimages/freedos.iso)
====Mounting Floppy images====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "Floppy image" to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the image (floppy image) you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the isoname into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/qemuimages/freedos.img)
====Mounting a shared folder from your filesystem====
Click on the icon with the folder next to "Shared folder" to browse your filesystem. Navigate to the folder you want to load and select it by doubleclicking it or mark it with a single click and press "open".
The help-button will provide some hints on how to do that as well.
It is also possible to enter the fullpath including the isoname into the box directly. (e.g. /media/PATHTOYOURSD/shared)
This folder will be mounted as a fat16 folder, what means, that it cannot be bigger as 512MB!
===Image Tools===
====Creating HDD images using the UI====
*On the "Image Tools" tab, type in the name of your image in the first textfield without a fileextension. (e.g. test-image)
*Type the desired size of the new image into the second textfield. The size is in MegaBytes. So for a 1GB image type 1024.
*Click on the "Create Image" button.
Your new image will be created in the following directory: appdata/qemu/images/
===Other options===
====Video options====
*Use Bochs vga card instead of Cirrus Logic
Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions instead of the default Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA
*Fullscreen
Start the virtual machine in fullscreenmode rather than in a window. You can switch between the modes by pressing alt+ctrl+f.
====Sound options====
*Disable sound
Disable sound by selection this option. (Qemu doesn't support to disable the sound completely, but with this option you will choose a soundcard, that is not supported by most operating systems)
*Adlib card emulation
Emulate an additional Adlib synthesizer card.
====CPU options====
*486 CPU instead of pentium
Check this option, if you want qemu to emulate a 486 PC instead of the default pentium PC.
====Network options====
*Disable Network
Check this, if you do not want qemu to emulate a networkcard.

==Installing an OS into an image==
===Creating HDD images using your Desktop PC (Linux)===
===Creating HDD images using your Desktop PC (Windows)===

*Download Qemu Manager 7 for Windows.

*Install into Windows and run Qemu Manager as Admin.

*go to the Option Qemu Version Management and install Qemu 0.14.1
(You must do this,otherwise QemuManager will use Version0.11 by itself and this Version isnt Compatible)

*Now you can Use the "File/Create new Virtual Disk" Option

*Choose the max Image Size and i recommend the qcow2 Image Format.

Your new empty Image ist now in your QemuManager Folder named "Images"

===Installing Microsoft DOS===
====On your Desktop PC====
====On the Pandora====
===Installing Microsoft Windows 3.1 / 3.11===
====On your Desktop PC====
====On the Pandora====
===Installing Microsoft Windows 95 on PC===

*start Qemu Manager

*create new VM

*Name it what you like(example win95)

*Choose x86PC , Operating system Windows58 and very very Important choose Qemu Version 0.14.1 the standart 0.11.1 will not work

*select Ram 128MB(the max what Pandora Qemu can use) and choose the size of your Harddisk

*Virtual Machine Output is important to set it to "QemuWindow"(not QemuManager)

*now you should use this Hardware Settings: Soundcard=Yes

SoundHW=Soundblaster16

Networking=none (the Networking is not testet now with Win98,but it could work)

VideoCard=Cirrus GD5446

*and under the Menu Advanced some Performance Tweaks:

Disable Hpet=YES

Disable ACPI Support=YES

*NOW WE CAN INSTALL Win95:

*Switch to Drives and Choose as CDROM your CDROM Drive or your own Win95Iso

*use one Win95 Bootdisk (.ima and .img Diskformats shoud work)

*start from Bootfloppydisk(or Image)and start install (THE MSDOS CDROM DRIVER HANGS A LITTLE BUT AFTER 1-2MINUTES WILL IT LOAD FINE)

*Setup Should start well(when it hangs in installation Progress,theres a alternativly way to install Win95/98)

*AFTER INTALLATION CHANGE IN HARDWAREMANAGER THE PLUG&PLAY BIOS MANUALY TO PCI-BUS.

(HARDWARE AUTODETECTION WILL NOT WORK FULL THEN YOU MUST MAKE THIS AFTER INSTALLATION)

Happy installing/experimenting :)

===Installing Microsoft Windows 98===
====On your Desktop PC====
*start Qemu Manager

*create new VM

*Name it what you like(example win98)

*Choose x86PC , Operating system Windows98 and very very Important
choose Qemu Version 0.14.1 the standart 0.11.1 will not work

*select Ram 128MB(the max what Pandora Qemu can use)
and choose the size of your Harddisk

*Virtual Machine Output is important to set it to "QemuWindow"(not QemuManager)

*now you should use this Hardware Settings:
Soundcard=Yes

SoundHW=Soundblaster16

Networking=none (the Networking is not testet now with Win98,but it could work)

VideoCard=Cirrus GD5446

USBSupport=Yes

USBDevices=add USB Tablet with the + Symbol(this is for Pandora Touchscreen support)

*and under the Menu Advanced some Performance Tweaks:

Disable Hpet=YES

Disable ACPI Support=YES

*NOW WE CAN INSTALL WIN98 or WIN98SE:

*Switch to Drives and Choose as CDROM your CDROM Drive or your own Win98Iso

*start Qemu with the green Play Button

*start from CDROM and start install
(THE MSDOS CDROM DRIVER HANGS A LITTLE BUT AFTER 1-2MINUTES WILL IT LOAD FINE)

*THE TOUCHSCREEN SUPPORT WILL ONLY WORK WHEN YOU AFTER INTALLATION CHANGE IN HARDWAREMANAGER THE PLUG&PLAY BIOS MANUALY TO PCI-BUS.

*(HARDWARE AUTODETECTION WILL NOT WORK FULL THEN YOU MUST MAKE THIS AFTER INSTALLATION)

*Happy installing/experimenting :)

===alternativly Way to install Win95/98===

====On the PC====

*Break the installation Progress with F3 and you will be in MSDOS

*switch to a: and make your HD Image bootable with

sys c:

*switch to HDD and make a setup Directory with

md c:\setup

cd c:\setup

*now switch to your CD Drive

d:

cd win95 (or when you want to install win98,then "cd win98")

*and copy your Setup Files to your HDDImage

copy . c:.

*your setup Files should now copy to c:\setup

*after this boot your HDD Image without Floppy Image and without your Windows Iso

*you must be now in Dos and must type

cd setup

xmsmmgr

setup

*Now this is the Way who must install Windows perfectly

*happy experimenting/installing

====On the Pandora====

*same like PC

===Installing Microsoft Windows XP===
====On your Desktop PC====
same like Windows98 but not testet yet.

====On the Pandora====

===Installing Linux===
====On your Desktop PC====
====On the Pandora====
===Downloading and using ready-made FreeDOS and ReactOS images===

==Troubleshooting==
===Known problems===
We are working on them. If you have found a solution or can provide a patch, please pm mcobit at [http://boards.openpandora.org boards.openpandora.org]
* Paths to image or isofiles as well, as imagenames specified in the "Image Tool" MUST NOT contain any whitespaces.
* EMS Memory under Dos is a little Tricky to get work but it work. You must use in Config.sys the Entry "EMM386 M9" and behind Himem.sys must stand nothing,only Himem.sys
* Shared Folders: don't use shared folders as an "active" source: write support for shared folders is buggy, so don't run applications/games from shared folder, just copy its content on the virtual systems drive. A lot of games have problems writing to the shared folder

*under Windows,when a Game set 320x240 the Screen will stretched,but work,then try another Resolutions.

===Report a bug===
===What to do, if…===
* Windows cannot find the mounted CD Image??

Solution=Install a MS-Dos CD-Rom Driver in your Image and let it load before Windows starting.

* EMS Memory isnt working??

Solution=It works when you have in Config.sys:

Device=Himem.sys

Device=Emm386.exe M9

(or Devicehigh=)

* A Game/or System breaks and you are in PanQemu Startwindow again??

Its a Fullscreen Bug from Qemu

(Qemu for Pandora cannot handle Resolutions over 640x480 in Fullscreen Mode)

Solution=use Qemu in Windowed Mode(not in Fullscreen)and switch to 640x480,

then you can press ctrl+alt+f to switch to Fullscreen again(works well).
===Tipps, Tricks & Hints===
====General====
* If you happen to miss the [alt] and [strg] keys, look between the nubs
====MS-DOS 6 and above / alike====
* Keyboard
** if you can't enter ":" and/or "\" one solution is to use the italien keyboard layout. just type "keyb it" on the commandline and press [enter] after that you can enter ":" with [Shift] + [.] and "\" with [Fn] + [H]
* CD-ROM Support
** To use cd images as CD-ROMS under MS-DOS 6 and above you need to do the following
** Get the Ms CD extension (mscdex.exe) from [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/123408/en here]
** You need a CD-ROM driver, there are several available, one that is known to work is "oakcdrom.sys"
** Copy the both on your virtual disk, the following bulletpoints assumes that you put them both into "c:\dos", if not change the pathnames according to your choice
** Put the following line in your config.sys : "DEVICEHIGH= C:\DOS\OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD001"
** Put the following line in your autoexec.bat: "LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /L:E"
** Some explanation to the above: the character string "MSCD001" is just id you can choose as you like, but it has to be identical in both files. The Parameter "L:E" associates the CD-ROM with the drive letter "E", this is optional.
* Mouse support
** Mouse needs a driver under MS-DOS environments.
** There are several around, a - memory wise - light alternative could be [http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/ CuteMouse]
** There are several executable files in the archive you download (inside the bin folder). You need a file that begins with "ctm-", choose the file according to the language you prefer (e.g. "ctm-en.exe" who wan't it in english)
** If you choose the english version and put it directly into the root of your main virtual drive, simply put the line "LH C:\ctm-en.exe" in your autoexec.bat to load it on startup.
* Two pane file manager
** As using the commandline to move data from one point to another can be very cumbersome (at least if no xcopy is available) have a look at [http://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/dn/ DOS Navigator] an open source Norton Commander clone

==Credits==

=Compatibility lists=

==Operating Systems==
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Name
! Version
! Runs?
! Useable?
! Loadingtime
! Comments
|-
|GParted
|0.12.0-2
|Yes
|No
|??
|Very long to run. Graphical mode crash.
|-
|Haiku
|r1 alpha 3
|No
|No
|??
|Converted official vmware image.
|-
|Microsoft DOS
|6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft DOS
|7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|3.1
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|3.11
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|95
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|98
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|IO - Access seems slow
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|ME
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|2000
|Yes
|??
|??
|Should only install with activated Win2k hack for qemu. Runs very slow but usable. Tweaking guide [http://www.nexle.dk/win2000-32mb/ here].
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|XP
|Yes
|Not quite
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|VISTA
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Microsoft Windows
|7
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|Freedos
|1.1
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|Need a bit of work to get it installed
|-
|ReactOS
|??
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|[http://sourceforge.net/projects/reactos/files/ReactOS/0.3.14/ReactOS-0.3.14-REL-qemu.zip/download Downloadable image from website]
|-
|Ubuntu Linux
|??
|??
|??
|??
|
|-
|TinyCore Linux
|??
|Yes
|Yes
|??
|
|-
|}

==Office/Desktop programs==
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Name
! Version
! Runs?
! Useable?
! Loadingtime
! Comments
|-
|Notepad
|Windows 95
|Yes
|Yes
|
|-
|-
|CasCADe
|Windows 95
|Yes
|Yes
|
|-
|}

==Games==
Office/Desktop programs:
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Name
! Version
! Operating System
! Runs
! Sound
! MHz
! Playable
! Comments
|-
|Age of Empires
|
|Microsoft Windows 95
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Archemdian Dynasty (Schleichfahrt)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|
|-
|Arctic Baron (Transarctica)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|
|-
|Ascendancy
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Alien Breed
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|?
|heavy flickering, setup crashes on sound config
|-
|Alien Breed - Tower Assault
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|?
|heavy flickering
|-
|Alone in the Dark
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|yes
|slow but playable
|-
|AL-Qadim The Genie's Curse
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|stutters a little
|-
|B.A.T
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|too fast @950MHz
|-
|Battle Arena Toshinden
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Bundesliga Manager Prof.
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No (Just Music)
|600
|Yes
|It has some graphic bugs and mouse fails sometimes
|-
|Cadaver
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Command&Conquer
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|perfectly
|-
|Crusader: No Remorse
|Gog.com
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Dune
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|No
|
|-
|Dune 2
|
|FreeDos
|Yes
|No
|900
|Yes
|
|-
|DungeonKeeper
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Descent
|1
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|Yes
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Elvira 2 - The Jaws of Cerberus
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|Crashes on "Load last save ?" message after startup
|-
|Fatal Racing
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|No
|too slow to play
|-
|Gods
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|
|-
|Hanse, die Expedition
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|600
|Yes
|
|-
|Halloween Harry
|Shareware
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|smooth, controls adjustable so dpad+action buttons possible
|-
|Ishar III
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|No
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|James Pond 2
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|yes
|No
|950
|yes
|runs perfectly without Sound
|-
|Microprose F1GP Demo!
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|Demo is restricted to 8 FPS
|-
|Need for Speed
|
|Microsoft Dos 7.10
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|runs perfectly without Sound
|-
|One Must Fall 2097
|CD
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|runs near perfect, with best sound quality
|-
|Popolus 2
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|too fast @950MHz
|-
|The incredible Machine 2
|DOS
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|no
|blank screen after start
|-
|Theme Park
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|no music
|-
|Tie Fighter
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|No
|No
|950
|No
|Does not start
|-
|Tomb Raider
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|very little Bit of stuttering
|-
|Stunts
|
|Dos 6.22
|Yes
|yes
|800
|Yes
|perfectly
|-
|Syndicate
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|smoothly
|-
|Skyroads
|
|Freedos1.1
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|smoothly
|-
|Silent Hunter
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|yes
|950
|Yes
|super playable with Mouse
|-
|Settlers 2 Gold (Die Siedler 2 Gold)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|save/load leads to crashes sometimes
|-
|Ultima Underworld : The Stygian Abyss
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|No
|too slow to be playable
|-
|WIPEEEOUT
|
|Microsoft DOS 7.10
|Yes
|No
|870
|Yes
|
|-
|Winpolis
|
|Microsoft Windows 3.11
|Yes
|Yes
|600
|Yes
|
|-
|World of Xeen
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|World of Xeen
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|
|-
|Xentar(Knights of)
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|Yes
|950
|Yes
|perfectly in 2D Mode
|-
|X-Wing
|
|Microsoft DOS 6.22
|Yes
|No
|950
|Yes
|Runs well with low details
|-
|}

=Premade images for download=
ReactOS:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/optimiertes-reactos.rar

FreeDOS with Univbe:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/FreedosWithUniVBE.rar

FreeDOS experimental:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/FreedosExperimental.rar

Empty DRDOS image:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSLeer.zip

DRDos with Inner Worlds:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDosInnerWorlds.rar

DRDos with Happy Land Adventures:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSHappylandadventures.rar

DRDos with GTA:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDosGTA.rar

DRDos with Gravity Force:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSGravityForce.rar

DRDos with Giana Sisters 32k:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSGianaSisters32k.rar

DRDos with Digger:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSDigger.rar

DRDos with Charly The Duck Demo:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSCharlyTheDuckDemo.rar

DRDos with Cash Invaders:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSCashInvaders.rar

DRDos with BC Racers:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSBCRacers.rar

DRDos with Antarctic:
http://mcobit.openpandora.org/qemu-images/DRDOSAntartic.rar

Hardware documentation

2011-04-29T14:23:52Z

Mr Loon: /* Display */

{{introNote|For adding custom extensions see [[Hardware hacking]]}}

* Official Hackers Manual ([http://www.openpandora.org/downloads/PANDORA_Hackers_manual_v100.pdf here]) from OpenPandora Ltd, Posted on the official Blog, Saturday, 19 June 2010 18:24, includes warnings about damage and warranties (or loss of)

==Board==
[[image:Board_rev5.jpg|thumb|Pandora PCB rev 5]]
The Pandora is based upon the [[Beagle Board]] layout. It bases upon a OMAP3530 System-on-a-chip, that includes a whole family of processors in one single chip:
*[[ARM]] Cortex-A8 CPU
*PowerVR SGX graphics core
*C64x+ DSP core

===OMAP3530===
*OMAP35x: Main page on TI site[http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/gencontent.tsp?contentId=36915]
*OMAP3530 specific page[http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/omap3530.html] ''This lists the features of the chip and has all the applicable Technical Documents''
*OMAP35XX technical manual: [http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/spruf98b] (38MB PDF)

===Other OMAP3530 Projects===
*Always Innovating Touch Book[http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/wiki/]
*Beagle Board Resources[http://beagleboard.org/resources] As it uses the same SoC, many BB resources are also relevant for the Pandora.
*Beagle Board Google Group[http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard]

===Cortex-A8===
This processor is part of the [[ARM]] risc cpu family[http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a8.php] that is licensed by a lot of hardware vendors. It has multiple command extensions as [[NEON]] (similar to MMX for x86 architecture)
*r1p1[http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0344b/DDI0344.pdf] ''Note: OMAP3530 uses rev1p2''
*'''UPDATE''': r2p2 Documentation [http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.ddi0344e/index.html] ''Note: OMAP3530 uses rev1p2''
*NEON instruction set [http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.dui0204h/Bcfjicfj.html]
*NEON memory hazards[http://hardwarebug.org/2008/12/31/arm-neon-memory-hazards/]

===PowerVR===
*Official site[http://khronos.org/opengles/2_X/]
*[[OpenGL ES]]

===C64x+===
Digital signal processors allow to do complex calculations within only a few cycles
*CPU and Instruction Set Reference Guide[http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/spru732h/spru732h.pdf]
*TMS320C6000 Assembly Language Tools v 6.0 Beta User's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&abstractName=spru186p]
*TMS320C6000 Optimizing Compiler v 6.0 Beta User's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&familyId=44&abstractName=spru187n]
*TMS320C6000 Programmer's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&abstractName=spru198i]

==Display==
*Screen datasheet (TD043MTEA1)[http://beyondinfinite.com/lcd/Library/Toppoly/TD043MTEA1.pdf] The Pandora uses the display from the Archos 605 Media Player. However, on the Archos LCD the pinout is reversed as well as the cable having a 45 degree angle which would make it fail to line up with the Pandora LCD cable in the lid. --[http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/3114-replacement-lcds/page__p__53657#entry53657]

==Input==
===Keyboard===
[[image:Keypadmatrix.png|thumb|Keyboard Matrix Diagram (Courtesy of Neelix)]]

* The keyboard is listed on p.20 of the hackers manual, and a more readable version is shown here.

[[Category:Chipset]]

Hardware documentation

2011-04-29T14:23:15Z

Mr Loon: /* Display */

{{introNote|For adding custom extensions see [[Hardware hacking]]}}

* Official Hackers Manual ([http://www.openpandora.org/downloads/PANDORA_Hackers_manual_v100.pdf here]) from OpenPandora Ltd, Posted on the official Blog, Saturday, 19 June 2010 18:24, includes warnings about damage and warranties (or loss of)

==Board==
[[image:Board_rev5.jpg|thumb|Pandora PCB rev 5]]
The Pandora is based upon the [[Beagle Board]] layout. It bases upon a OMAP3530 System-on-a-chip, that includes a whole family of processors in one single chip:
*[[ARM]] Cortex-A8 CPU
*PowerVR SGX graphics core
*C64x+ DSP core

===OMAP3530===
*OMAP35x: Main page on TI site[http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/gencontent.tsp?contentId=36915]
*OMAP3530 specific page[http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/print/omap3530.html] ''This lists the features of the chip and has all the applicable Technical Documents''
*OMAP35XX technical manual: [http://www.ti.com/litv/pdf/spruf98b] (38MB PDF)

===Other OMAP3530 Projects===
*Always Innovating Touch Book[http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/wiki/]
*Beagle Board Resources[http://beagleboard.org/resources] As it uses the same SoC, many BB resources are also relevant for the Pandora.
*Beagle Board Google Group[http://groups.google.com/group/beagleboard]

===Cortex-A8===
This processor is part of the [[ARM]] risc cpu family[http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a8.php] that is licensed by a lot of hardware vendors. It has multiple command extensions as [[NEON]] (similar to MMX for x86 architecture)
*r1p1[http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0344b/DDI0344.pdf] ''Note: OMAP3530 uses rev1p2''
*'''UPDATE''': r2p2 Documentation [http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.ddi0344e/index.html] ''Note: OMAP3530 uses rev1p2''
*NEON instruction set [http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.dui0204h/Bcfjicfj.html]
*NEON memory hazards[http://hardwarebug.org/2008/12/31/arm-neon-memory-hazards/]

===PowerVR===
*Official site[http://khronos.org/opengles/2_X/]
*[[OpenGL ES]]

===C64x+===
Digital signal processors allow to do complex calculations within only a few cycles
*CPU and Instruction Set Reference Guide[http://focus.ti.com/lit/ug/spru732h/spru732h.pdf]
*TMS320C6000 Assembly Language Tools v 6.0 Beta User's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&abstractName=spru186p]
*TMS320C6000 Optimizing Compiler v 6.0 Beta User's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&familyId=44&abstractName=spru187n]
*TMS320C6000 Programmer's Guide[http://focus.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspsupporttechdocsc.tsp?sectionId=3&tabId=409&abstractName=spru198i]

==Display==
*Screen datasheet (TD043MTEA1)[http://beyondinfinite.com/lcd/Library/Toppoly/TD043MTEA1.pdf] The Pandora uses the display from the Archos 605 Media Player. However, on the Archos displays the pinout is reversed as well as the cable having a 45 degree angle which would make it fail to line up with the Pandora LCD cable in the lid. --[http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/3114-replacement-lcds/page__p__53657#entry53657]

==Input==
===Keyboard===
[[image:Keypadmatrix.png|thumb|Keyboard Matrix Diagram (Courtesy of Neelix)]]

* The keyboard is listed on p.20 of the hackers manual, and a more readable version is shown here.

[[Category:Chipset]]

Hardware hacking

2011-04-29T14:19:41Z

Mr Loon: Corrected LCD details

{{introNote|About custom hardware extensions, see also [[Kernel interface]]}}
==Official Hackers Manual==
[http://www.openpandora.org/downloads/PANDORA_Hackers_manual_v101.pdf Pandora Hackers Manual v1.01 by MWeston]

==Pinouts==
Here's a list of pinouts for the various connectors and boards.

Here's a pic of the board, some of the pinouts can be seen on it. [http://pandorapress.net/files/2010/02/rev5.jpg]

==Ext Connector==
[[Image:Cable_connector pinout.png|thumb|TV cable connector]]
''What does it have?''
* UART2
* UART3
* TV out
* Stereo line out
* Stereo line in
* The UART lines can also be used as GPIO (six of them) and PWM lines (four of them).

''Where can we get the connectors from?''

* The connector appears to be a Tyco Electronics connector, part number 1717169-2
* The manufacturer does *not* stock these for engineering samples, and very few vendors carry them

==Battery==
[[Image:Battery.jpg|thumb]]
* 3.7V
* Lithium polymer single cell battery
* 4000 mAH, 4 AH
* battery cover here: [http://www.openpandora.org/images/Battery2.jpg]
* reading out battery information: [[data provided by Battery and Power driver]]

==Internal connections==

===LCD===
* TD043MTEA1 [http://beyondinfinite.com/lcd/Library/Toppoly/TD043MTEA1.pdf datasheet]
* LTPS (8-bit parallel input for R, G and B, with separate horizontal and vertical sync)
* 3.3V?

===UART===
* UART2 and 3 are available via the EXT connector, and via internal solder pads on the latest revision
** UART2 appears to support hardware flow control with RTS/CTS lines

===GPIO===
* 6 are available on the EXT connector
* 7 are internal, 2 of which can be used as extra shoulder buttons
* 1 located on the LCD cable

===JTAG===
* Yes, 1.8V 10-pin (board label JTAG)

===I2C===
* One at 1.8V from the OMAP (board label I2C3-1V8)
* One at 2.8V (board label I2C3-2V8)

=== USB ===
* No internal USB ports

===Keypad backlight===
* ?

==Breakout Board==
[[Image:Breakoutboard.jpg|thumb|alt=Developer's breakout board|Developer's breakout board]]
This is the breakout board used by Pandora team members during development. Only a small number were made, and they are not available to the public. However a similar product (or gerber files) may be released in the future. A schematic for this board is available here: http://openpandora.ca/schematic/AV_Board_schematic.pdf

[[Category:Hardware]]
[[Category:Hacking]]

User manual

2010-11-03T00:07:49Z

Mr Loon: /* Box Contents */

{{IntroNote | This Wiki is an unofficial community project, and Open Pandora Ltd. is not responsible for its content. Neither is the Wiki an official source of information about your device.}}

[[Image:PandoraFront.jpg|Right|thumb|360px|Pandora FTW!]]
So your Pandora just arrived after being in the post for two months. Jolly good! But now that it's actually here, what on earth do you do with it? '''Don't panic!''' Let's take a look at what's included in the box(so you don't miss anything!) and then hop on over to setting it up for that extended Ms. Pacman marathon you've been waiting for!

Also, don't forget to hit up [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/forum/61-pandora/ GP32X] for questions/info/apps/fun/discussion! Ask on the [http://boards.openpandora.org/ Official Open Pandora forum] if you want a definitive answer.

If you find a problem which is not explained after visiting the forum, be sure to report it in the [http://bugs.openpandora.org/ Bug Tracker]

== Safety Information ==
Warning: Choking Hazard, do not let children under the age of 3 come close to your Pandora console.
The Pandora contains small parts that can be eaten by those children.

The battery of Pandora must be charged by the charger included with the Pandora (see package contents). [[http://www.open-pandora.org/ Open Pandora Ltd.]] will not be responsible for damage arising from the use of third party chargers. Please be aware that "cheap" third party chargers often carry fake CE logos. These can damage your Pandora or burst horribly into FLAMES.

Keep the Pandora in normal temperatures under 140F/60C (Recommended temperatures are in the range between -10C and 40C){{Citation needed}}. The battery is a standard Lithium Polymer battery. Do not keep near fire or water. Do not disassemble, destroy or damage the battery, or it may explode! Do not short circuit external contacts! Dispose of it properly, please.

Modifications to hardware can damage your Pandora. [[http://www.open-pandora.org/ Open Pandora Ltd]] cannot be held responsible for any resulting damages that occur from you modifying your Pandora.

Malicious software can do horrible things to your Pandora. Only download Pandora software from trusted locations such as the [http://apps.openpandora.org Pandora Apps] website, the [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi Pandora File Archive], or the websites of trusted developers.

The Pandora has a 4.3-inch touch screen. You can touch the screen to trigger an action. That's right, a touch screen - not a stab screen, punch screen, or solid mahogany workbench. Always touch the screen gently – that is more than enough to trigger the action you want.

The casing of the Pandora has been designed for maximum strength, making it quite hard to break. Please do not consider this a challenge. Do not drop, throw, clamp, launch, tumble dry, or place anvils on the Pandora. This will void your warranty.

== Warranty Information ==
A one year warranty applies as required by law, and the device will be replaced/repaired if it is faulty. LCDs with numerous/excessive dead pixels will also be replaced.{{Citation needed}}

== Box Contents ==
When you first open Pandora's box, a slew of demons and raging emotions may forcibly leave the box. This is normal. After that, you should find the following items:
*Pandora console
*Stylus (located in stylus slot on the side of the Pandora)
*Battery
*Mains power adapter (charger)
*Battery case
The following items should also be present if you ordered them separately:
*TV-Out Cable (As of 3rd November 2010 these are not yet included in the box and will ship separately as available)
*Carrying Case
*Extra Battery
After you take those things out, you may find a sliver of Hope left over. It's best to keep it, as you never know when you could use some Hope.

== Specifications ==
==== Highlights ====
{{citation needed}}
* ARM® Cortex™-A8 600Mhz+ CPU running Linux*
* 430-MHz TMS320C64x+™ DSP Core
* PowerVR SGX OpenGL 2.0 ES compliant 3D hardware
* 800x480 4.3" 16.7 million colours touchscreen LCD
* Wifi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth & High Speed USB 2.0 Host
* Dual SDHC card slots & SVideo TV output
* Dual Analogue and Digital gaming controls
* 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
* Around 10+ Hours battery life**

:<nowiki>*</nowiki>The 600Mhz+ can be clocked higher or lower. This can be controlled by software designed for the device.
:<nowiki>**</nowiki>Is affected by use. (For example, turning Wi-Fi off will give better battery life.)

==== Advanced Specifications ====
* Texas Instruments OMAP3530 processor at 600MHz (officially)
* 256MB DDR-333 SDRAM
* 512MB [[NAND]] FLASH memory
* IVA2+ audio and video processor using TI's DaVinci™ technology (430MHz C64x DSP)
* ARM® Cortex™-A8 superscalar microprocessor core
* PowerVR SGX530 (110MHz officially) OpenGL ES 2.0 compliant 3D hardware
* integrated Wifi 802.11b/g (up to 18dBm output)
* integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3Mbps) (Class 2, + 4dBm)
* 800x480 resolution LTPS LCD with resistive touch screen, 4.3" widescreen, 16.7 million colors (300 cd/m2 brightness, 450:1 contrast ratio)
* Dual analog controllers
* Full gamepad controls plus shoulder buttons
* Dual SDHC card slots (up to 64GB of storage currently)
* headphone output up to 150mW/channel into 16 ohms, 99dB SNR (up to 24 bit/48KHz)
* TV output (composite and S-Video)
* Internal microphone plus ability to connect external microphone through headset
* Stereo line level inputs and outputs
* 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
* USB 2.0 OTG port (1.5/12/480Mbps) with capability to charge device
* USB 2.0 HOST port (480Mbps) capable of providing the full 500mA to attached devices (examples include USB memory, keyboard, mouse, 3G modem, GPS)
* up to two externally accessible UARTs and/or four PWM signals for hardware hacking, robot control, debugging, etc.
* un-brickable design with integrated boot loader for safe code experimentation
* Power and hold switch useful for "instant on" and key lockout to aid in media player applications on the go
* Runs on the Linux operating system (2.6.x)
* Dimensions: 140x83.4x27.5mm
* Weight: 335g (with 4200mAh battery)

==== Features ====
The Pandora is a mixture between a PC and a gaming console (similar to classic computers such as the Amiga). That's why it has gaming controls (ABXY buttons, d-pad, and analogue nubs). It is fast enough to emulate many other systems, run a full desktop, access the internet with Firefox and play games such as Quake III. However, it is not as big as a netbook. Believe it or not, it will fit in your pocket. It's a bit bigger than the original Nintendo DS. (See the [[#Applications | Applications]] section of this manual to see what applications your Pandora will come with.)
Remember that your Pandora console will get better with every application installed!

== First Time Use ==
Now that you've opened the box, let's set this thing up! Place the battery inside the battery compartment on the back of the Pandora, making sure the contacts touch(the little silvery metal bits, it's easy). Snap on the battery cover and you're all set!
If you find this linux stuff is a bit new and overwhelming, please try the [[Quickstart | quickstart page]] for a simple walk through the first steps (including downloading the codec pack) and please provide feedback on the forums about how it can be improved and still kept simple.
==== Charging ====
Charge your Pandora 8 hours before disconnecting it from the wall charger. This will improve the lifetime of your battery. To charge the Pandora, insert the power cable end in the Pandora and the other end into your wall socket.

The battery comes pre-charged at 40%, and that level might have decreased during shipping. To be on the safe side, we recommend that you charge the Pandora before you use it. Simply plug in your wall charger into an outlet, or optionally use a mini-USB cable connected to a computer or wall adapter. For extreme silliness, plug your Pandora into an ''already charged Pandora,'' and charge it from that! But not really.

To "fast charge" just put the system into "low-power" mode. You cannot charge the system while _off_. This is currently a feature and may change in future versions of the firmware.

You can find more useful information about charging on the [[Power_modes]]-page.

As an added note by MWeston:
IF YOU POWERED THE SYSTEM WITHOUT A BATTERY, SHUT IT OFF BEFORE STICKING THE BATTERY BACK IN.

==== First Boot ====
Once your Pandora is ready, turn it on. The OS will take some time to boot up for the first time (about 10 minutes, this is only for the first boot, and is normal). After it has booted, a series of settings dialogs will pop up in the shape of a "Boot Wizard" allowing you to alter your Pandora's settings to your liking.

There are a total of 3 parts to the Boot Wizard guide:
===== System configuration =====
The first thing you will have to do is to calibrate the Pandora's touch screen. Only do this if the screen isn't calibrated already.
You will have the option for touchscreen calibration the first time you boot up your Pandora console.

Note: "Calibrating the touch screen" is a term used to describe the process of matching coordinates given by the touch layer with the underlying screen. A badly calibrated screen will register your push elsewhere on the screen, perhaps half a centimeter to one side. As there are sometimes slight variations in the production of the touch layer, you the user can improve the accuracy by matching the two layers manually.

===== User setup =====
After calibrating your screen, you will have to enter your full name. This is what you will see in any user selection dialogs or when the system needs to address you, so enter whatever you are most comfortable with. Then follows your username. It is recommended to choose an all-lowercase, one-word username here, since you will have to enter this name every time you log in. Once you've entered your username, a password input dialog appears. You will have to enter the password you want to use twice here. If you don't want to have a password for your device, simply leave both fields empty. If, however, you decide to enter a password, something hard to guess and between 8 and 16 characters long is preferred.

===== Network and security settings =====
You will now have to enter a name for your Pandora. This will be the Pandora's host name, so you have two options in this situation:

# If you don't have a domain you want to connect to, simply enter any name here. It should not contain any spaces.
# If you ''do'' have a domain you want to connect to, enter a name in the form of "pandoraname.domainname.tld". Note that you may never have a use for this.

Then, you'll have to choose whether you want to automatically log in on your Pandora when it boots, or if you should be given the opportunity to log in as a different user, or enter your password. It is recommended to disable auto login if you want to protect your user data, but if you're often in a hurry, then you can enable auto login here.

The final thing you will have to choose, is whether you want to use the full desktop Xfce environment or the gaming-oriented PMenu environment as your default environment in the Pandora. It is recommended to choose Xfce here if you want to gain access to the Pandora's full potential. This option can be changed later at any point.

==== Calibrating the Analog Nubs [http://pandorawiki.org/Nubs]====

The nubs automatically calibrate with use, and do so every time the unit is freshly powered up. Calibration information is stored inside the nub RAM, so when you power down (full power off, not just low power mode) the calibration information is lost. Calibrating the nubs is as simple as just using them -- do a few left right up down moves or swoosh around, and the nub will know its boundaries and be good thereafter.

So no special effort is required to calibrate or use the nubs, but the first few motions you use of them may be erratic as they self-calibrate.

==== Calibrating The Touchscreen ====
The touchscreen in your new Pandora device isn't psychic! You have to tell it what to do, and in order to do that effectively, you need to calibrate it. Simply navigate to settings→screen→calibration wizard{{Verify credibility}} and follow the onscreen instructions. You may have to recalibrate the screen from time to time as well.

During the first boot wizard, you will be offered the option to calibrate the touchscreen. By default it may well work okay, but the option is there. If calibration is far off, use the keyboard to select the calibration option.

==== Mouse (stylus/pointer) settings ====
When done with the calibration and you are back in the Pandora Xfce desktop environment you might also want to change some other touch screen settings to make navigation with the stylus work according to your preferences. Two recommended settings to experiment with for easier navigation are:

# The double-click Time setting
# The double-click Distance (valid touch-screen double-click area)

In the first setting, i.e. Time, you will be setting the interval between double-clicks where such clicks will be accepted as valid.
Ex. if you set the time to 250ms, the second click (or screen-tap in our case) must occur within 250ms of the first to be valid.

In the second setting, Distance, you will be setting the radius of screen area where the second click (tap) must fall into to be considered as a valid second tap. This means that if, for example, you set the distance to 5, your second tap must fall within a circle radius of 5 pixels from the point where the first tap occurred.

These two settings can be found under: Desktop ---> Xfce menu ---> Settings ---> Mouse ---> Behaviour tab.

== Basic Use ==
See the [[GUI]] page for more details on the user interfaces which can be used with the Pandora.

===Pmenu===

TBD.

===minimenu / mmenu===

minimenu is designed as a fast and easy to use launcher, without a lot of fancy frills. A grid of icons to launch, and use the d-pad or touchscreen to fire one off. It is fairly configurable and skinnable and is fully featured, and very fast. If you recall the interface on the gp32, gp2x, wiz, and gmenu2x you will be right at home and then some!

=====The main grid=====

The main grid with the default skin has most of the screen realestate showing a grid of available 'auto discovered' applications, with a detail panel on the right. A list of tabs is across the top of the screen, with some short help message on the bottom.

Pressing Start or B will invoke the pnd-application. Presseing Select will switch to a basic menu, providing shutdown or some advanced options.

Pressing "Y" (think "Why?") will bring up pnd-application documentation, if that pnd-file has defined any.

The left and right shoulder triggers will switch categories of applications; by default, minimenu includes an All category and defaults to showing it.

The applications are auto-discovered in the same means as the xfce desktop and pmenu and other pnd-supporting systems, however you may add additional minimenu-specific searchpaths into the configuration should you wish to. It is likely a basic file browser will also be added, letting you launch applications manually placed on your SD cards.

The standard overrides are supported -- .ovr files for icon title, clockspeed setting and categories, as well as a .pnd for icon override.

===Desktop style environment (Xfce)===

=====On the Desktop=====

The desktop will contain icons for numerous locations (such as each mounted SD card), as well as any auto-discovered pnd-applications located on SD cards or internal [[NAND]].

=====In the menu=====
On the bottom left you have your applications menu, similar to the Windows start menu. Clicking it brings up a list of all installed applications and pnd-applications in the appropriate location on your SD cards.

=====Miscellaneous=====
To the right may be some icons, these serve as shortcuts to commonly used applications. Next to that you have your taskbar which, as you might have guessed, lists all running applications in your current workspace. To the right of the taskbar you have your workspaces, think of these as multiple desktops. By default you have two to switch between. Applications running in one workspace will not be visible in the other, so you can effectively hide your Ms. Pacman game from your boss at work, because there's no way you're not going to go for the gold, even at work! Finally there are a few more icons that deal with TV-Out, network connectivity, etc. and some running applications may place an icon there as well. And to the right of THOSE, you have your time. Because time flies when you're using your Pandora! Badum tsh. And to the right of that, you have a little icon which, when clicked, displays all running applications.

Finally, I'd just like to reiterate this--EVERYTHING is customizable! We'll get to that section later on.

===Pandora Button===

When in the desktop style environment (Xfce), the Pandora button will bring up the applications menu, letting you quickly view the available applications. If held, it allows you to [[User_manual#Killing Applications | kill]] an unresponsive application.

===Power modes===

The [[Power modes]] page provides full details of power modes, charging and battery care and lifetime.

Without switching the device entirely off, it may be placed into low power mode or regular power mode; simply sliding the power switch to the right will toggle modes.

Consider low power mode to be akin to turning off a PDA or cellphone -- the screen is off, the CPU is clocked down and so on, but the device is still silently on, allowing for alarms to go off or it to be turned on again instantly. Regular power mode is for normal usage.

Low power mode is probably going to be used as the normal "off" for most people, with true off (device powered down entirely, unable to respond to alarms or wake up quickly) available to conserve battery power. Turning the Pandora off completely is the best option if you don't plan on using it for few weeks or longer.

Closing the lid will turn off the display but otherwise leave the device operating - handy for audio playing; turning off the display reduces power consumption.

Shutdown will only occur if you are unplugged from the wall. The device can't be charged while off, to "fast charge" just switch to low power mode. See [[Power modes | power modes]] for more info.

The actual behavior of buttons and events can be customized.

=== USB Peripherals ===
You can connect USB2 High Speed peripherals directly, using the large USB connector, or a USB-OTG adaptor lead. Lower-speed USB devices will only work through a hub, the Pandora does not have the support circuitry inside to drive the interface in the correct mode.
See the [[USB_compatibility_list|the USB compatibility list]] for peripherals which have been tested so far.

=== Killing Applications ===
Killing (or forcibly closing) an unresponsive application is as simple as holding down the Pandora button (just under start and select) for a few seconds. A dialog will appear which lists the open applications and gives you the option to kill them.

=== Forcing a Restart ===
Occasionally something will happen causing your Pandora to become unresponsive (to the point that even killing a program isn't possible). When this happens it is necessary to force your Pandora to restart. The easiest way to do this is by holding the Pandora button and moving the power switch to the right.

== Configuration and Customization ==
This is just an overview of the customization and configuration you can do. Individual sections may link to their own pages.

=== Setting Up WiFi ===
If wifi is enabled, and you are in range of an access point, a dialogue should appear offering to connect to it. See the [[Wifi]] page for more detail on using wifi.

=== Setting Up Bluetooth ===

=== Adjusting Brightness/Contrast ===
Brightness can be raised by pressing Fn+I and lowered with Fn+U. A tool is included with the Pandora called "LCD-Settings" (under the "Settings" menu) which can be used to adjust the brightness and the gamma.

=== Changing Your Theme ===
Under "Settings" in the menu, you will find "Appearance" which will let you adjust the style, icon set, fonts, and a few other appearance related settings. Also, under "Window Manager" you can adjust the style of each window's title bar.

=== Minimenu Configuration and Tricks ===

minimenu has a fairly comprehensive configuration file for its minimalistic design; most options may be enabled or disabled or fiddled with, and the skin can reasonably be altered.

The All category can be removed if undesired.

Expert conf hackers can specify what categories they'd like and in what order, and have multiple app categories dumped into one tab, and other tricks.

pnd-application icons may be all loaded during the menu setup, or deferred until later and loaded in the background.

Preview pics may be loaded up front (not advised, as it can be slow), or deferred until later. (When deferred, they may load when you rest the selection, or load in background.)

You may choose to have auto-discovered applications registered into any of their 6 categories (Main, Sub1, Sub2, Alt, AltSub1, AltSub2).

Etc and so on.

Additional keys are supported: Q to quit the menu (not really useful for most people), and Space to invoke the application.

[[Minimenu Configuration Documentation | This section contains more information.]]

== Applications ==

Many applications will come preinstalled into the internal [[NAND]]; these will be regular Linux applications (not packaged into pnd files, since they do not need to be redistributed to anyone.)

Additional applications may be found as [[Introduction to PNDs | pnd-files]] (a packaged up single file representing an entire application) or as regular Linux files (an application likely being made up of many files and possibly needing installation.)

==== What Is Included? ====
* Ångström Linux: Lightweight beautiful Linux-based operating system for the Pandora.
* Xfce: A full featured window manager for Linux.
* Midori: A full featured web browser, designed to be lighter and faster than a full desktop style browser.
* Lightweight office utilities including Abiword, Gnumeric, and ClawsMail (warning: do not use ClawsMail, it will fill up your [[NAND]]. Solutions are [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/56810-html-viewer-for-claws-mail/page__view__findpost__p__919458 being worked on]).
{{Volume needed}}

==== Where Can I Get More Apps? ====
There are many ways to get more applications onto your Pandora.

*On this wiki, we maintain up-to-date lists of [[games]], [[Emulator list|emulators]], and [[Software projects|other software]], with download links. These lists are more comprehensive than the two official sites below, because not every program is submitted to both of them.

*To help with the massive range of applications, the wiki has a page to bring together some stable and highly rated apps which will help you to get started, see [[Top 10 apps]]

*The easiest way is to browse the [http://apps.open-pandora.org Open App Store], where you can download a selection of free or commercial applications. To download, navigate to an app, pay for it if you must, and hit the 'download' button. Select where you want to save it, and you're done!

*There is the good ol' [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi Pandora File Archive].

*There are nice repositories, such as the [http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/repo Angstrom ARM Repository], or...

*The Pandora includes the package manager opkg, which is a fork of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipkg ipkg]. Note this will install to [[NAND]] by default, so should be used with great caution. Type "df -h" into the terminal to see how much space you have left.

*Also, people may upload their apps to weird crevices in the net, so be on the lookout! (or use a search engine)

:<div style="border-top:1px solid gray; border-bottom:1px solid gray; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; margin-bottom:20px">''Note: Your Pandora's internal memory (NAND) will be at close to capacity when you receive it. All new programs should be installed to SD card. Downloads from the Angstrom Repo, or use of the opkg package manager, should only be done by advanced users or when instructed by Open Pandora Ltd (for example, firmware updates will probably use a pandora specific repository in the future).''</div>

==== Installing a PND file (an application) ====
[[Image:PandoraSD.png|thumb|alt=SD card folder structure|This is what the folder structure on your SD card should look like. The drive letter and card name will vary; they're not important.]]
Installation of a PND file is so easy, you can hardly even call it installing. All you need to do is copy the PND file into the appropriate folder on your SD card. The first thing you'll need to do is set up some folders that the Pandora will recognise. It's recommended that you start with a blank, freshly formatted (or freshly purchased) SD card. For the purposes of this guide we'll refer to your SD card as <SD>. (Windows might call it something like G:\Removable Disk.) Create a new folder on the SD card called 'pandora':
*<SD>/pandora
Then open the 'pandora' folder, and create four more inside it: apps, appdata, desktop, and menu:
*<SD>/pandora/apps
*<SD>/pandora/appdata/
*<SD>/pandora/desktop/
*<SD>/pandora/menu/
Now you're ready to install a PND file. Just copy and paste (or drag and drop) (or save) the file into your folder of choice:
* Putting a PND in the /desktop folder will make it appear on the XFCE desktop
* Putting a PND in the /menu folder will make it appear in the XFCE system menu
* Putting a PND in the /apps folder will make it appear in both locations
* If you're using Minimenu instead of XFCE, it doesn't matter which of these three folders you use
Occasionally you'll come across an application which needs additional data (for example, the data files for Quake, or ROMs for an emulator). These files goes into the appdata folder. A PND program will automatically create its own subfolder within /appdata the first time it is run; then you can add files to it. More information on this is available on the [[Introduction_to_PNDs#Where_does_my_data_go.3F_How_do_I_make_files_visible_to_the_applications.3F | introduction to PNDs]] page.

== Firmware ==
For more detail about firmware, see the [[Introduction to firmware]] page.

==== Updating The Firmware ====

Updates to the firmware are currently provided as Hotfix packages, in [[Introduction to PNDs |PND]] format. Check the OpenPandora official [http://www.open-pandora.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=178&Itemid=32&lang=en support] page for the latest status. This will update any parts of the system which need to be updated. A more flexible system is planned, this should allow automatic downloading and installing of updates if you wish (but should not be expected before late in 2010.

==== Replacing the Firmware ====

There are several reasons why you might wish to take this seemingly drastic step. It is possible that the system software gets corrupted somehow (for example, a power failure whilst you are completing the 'first boot' process). Alternatively, you might wish to install a copy of the firmware on an SD card if you are experimenting with different system configurations. Regardless, the Pandora is very robust, it is always possible to download some files to the SD card, and use these to return the internal NAND to the 'factory' state without too much effort. See the [[Introduction to firmware]] page for information on how to do this.

== Pandora FAQ ==
Silly goose, go to the [[FAQ]] page for more detailed information.

==Futher reading==
* [[Basic Linux Guide]] - For those who don't know very much about Linux and want to learn more.
* [[Minimenu Configuration Documentation]] - If you want to customize or configure Minimenu.
* [[Tutorials]]
* [[Emulator list]] - See what systems you can emulate.
* [[Games]] - Take a look at the games that are available.

[[Category:Categories]]

Emulator List

2010-07-19T13:00:29Z

Mr Loon:

''These lists were last updated on 2010-07-16. For other software lists on the wiki, see [[Software projects]] and [[Games]]. You may also want to check out [http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewarea.pl?Emulators Pandora Apps] or the [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,5 File Archive].

If different versions of an emulator were released, please make sure the "release date" is the most recent one.

Please click on the little squares to sort by different categories.

==Released emulators==

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|- style="background: #ececec; text-align: center;"
!Legend
|- style="background: #FF9090"
|Emulators with a '''red''' background have many issues and poor compatibility, or have been abandoned.
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Emulators with a '''yellow''' background may not work well enough for everyone or have compatibility issues.
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Emulators with a '''green''' background work with little to no issues and have good compatibility.
|-
|The status of items without a coloured background are unknown.
|}

''If you have tried an emulator which has an uncoloured background (unknown status), please update the entry on this list (add the appropriate background colour based on the legend) to reflect the status of the emulator and a statement in the notes if you feel it is necessary.''

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Emulated System
! Project Name
! Release Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
! Download
! Ported By
! C1
! Notes
|-
|Amiga 500
|[[UAE4ALL]]
|2010-06-09
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/UAE4ALL.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|
|
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Amiga 500
|[[UAE4ALL]]
|2010-07-16
|[http://www.filefront.com/16950621/uae4all.zip Download] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,74 Archive]
|Pickle, john4p
|
|Includes extra options over the original uae4all.
|-
|Amiga 1200
|[[P-UAE]]
|2010-06-06
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/puae.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,86 Archive]
|Gnostic
|
|
|-
|Amstrad CPC
|[[Pandora-CAP32]]
|2010-06-27
|[http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/422-Pandora-CAP32-Amstrad-CPC-Emulator-for-Pandora-v1.1.0.html Download] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,115 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54801-pandora-cap32-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|-
|Arcade
|[[MAME]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/mame106.pnd.inf Apps]
|SteveM
|
|
|-
|Atari Lynx
|[[Handy]]
|2010-06-18
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/handy-0.5.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,87 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54220-handy/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Atari ST
|[[Hatari]] 1.3.1
|2010-05-21
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Hatari131d.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,61 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Atari VCS 2600
|[[Stella]]
|2010-05-07
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Stella312a.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,53 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Atari VCS 2600
|Pandora-2600 ([[Stella]])
|2010-07-11
|[http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/public/pandora/2600/pandora-2600-v1.1.0-pnd.zip Download] [http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/2600-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54934-pandora-2600-atari-2600-emulator-for-pandora-v110/ Discussion]
|-
|Atari VCS 7800
|Pandora-7800 v1.1.0
|2010-07-11
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,146 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/55189-pandora-7800-atari-7800-emulator-for-pandora-v110/ Discussion]
|-
|Colecovision
|[[Colem]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/colem_alpha.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,70 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Colecovision
|[[Pandora Colem]]
|2010-06-30
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/colem-1.1.0.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,129 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|
|-
|Commodore 64
|[[Vice]]
|2010-03-25
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ViceX64.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|
|
|-
|Commodore CBM2/C128/PET/Plus4/VIC
|[[Vice]]
|2010-03-25
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ViceMisc.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,47 Archive]
|Pickle
|
|
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|HP-48
|[[Pandora-X48]]
|2010-06-17
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,113,96 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|Emulates a calculator. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54482-x48/ Discussion]
|-
|MSX
|[[Pandora-MSX]]
|2010-06-26
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/msx-1.1.1.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54775-pandora-msx-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo 64
|[[Mupen64Plus]] R1B3
|2010-07-14
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/mupen64plus-r1.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,130 Archive]
|Ari64, Adventus, JayFoxRox, et al.
|[http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AkBB6e4g1lGtdGxzVjhfNnpiMXVfR3FoZWRndG5iQ3c&hl=en_GB&output=html GD]
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53683-mupen64plus/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo GBA/GBC/GB
|[[VisualBoyAdvance]]
|2010-06-04
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/vba-1.7.2-0.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,84 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|Runs GBC/GB well; GBA is slow
|-
|Nintendo NES
|[[GPFCE]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/gpfce.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,72 Archive]
|Notaz, Pickle
|[[Compat:Emulator_Compatibility_-_NES | W]]
|
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo NES
|[[nesemu]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,71 Archive]
|Pickle
|[[Compat:Emulator_Compatibility_-_NES | W]]
|[http://code.google.com/p/nesemu/ Website] Seems to only run at 40fps.
|-
|Nintendo SNES
|[[SNES9X]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/snes9x4d4p.inf Apps]
|Skeezix, Sience (Dingoo)
|
|a port of Dingoo Snes9x
|-
|Oric-1/Atmos
|[[PandOricutron]]
|2010-06-16
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/PandOricutron_108.inf Apps]
|torpor
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54260-pandoricutron-1-0-8/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|PC Engine
|[[Pandora HuGo]]
|2010-06-28
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/hugo-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54833-hugo-pandora-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FF9090"
|PC Engine
|Hu-Go!
|2010-05-30
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,76 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|'''Outdated.''' Use other PC-Engine emulator
|-
|PDP-11
|[[SIMH PDP-11]]
|2010-05-28
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/simh-3.8.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,83 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Sega Genesis, CD, Master System
|[[PicoDrive]]
|2010-06-02
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/PicoDrive_180_beta1.inf Apps]
|Notaz
|
|
|-
|Sega Master System & GG
|[[Dega]] v1.16-4
|2010-07-04
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/dega-1.16-2.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,131 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54914-dega/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|SNK Neo Geo
|[[GnGeo]]
|2010-06-24
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/gngeo-0.7-nofrontend.inf Apps]
|Manolis
|
|Most games run well, but some do not run correctly
|-
|SNK Neo Geo Pocket
|[[Race]]
|2010-06-20
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/race10.inf Apps]
|Hooka
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54187-race-a-neo-geo-pocket-color-emulator Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Sony Playstation
|[[PSX4Pandora]]
|2010-06-11
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/psx4pandora10b2.inf Apps]
|ZodTTD
|[http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AkBB6e4g1lGtdFVwODhsQzdlWVdrMTRKdDFXa1laZ2c&hl=en_GB&output=html GD]
|
|-
|TI-92
|[[XTiger]]
|2010-06-30
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ti92-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|Emulates a calculator.
|-
|x86 DOS
|[[DOSBox]] v0.74
|2010-06-05
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Dosbox.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53942-post-your-dosbox-successes-here/ FT]
|Non-Pandora-specific compatibility list is [http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php here]
|-
|x86 Scumm engine games
|[[ScummVM]]
|2010-05-26
|[http://scummvm.distant-earth.com/scummvm/files/scummvm-openpandora-test-2010-05-26.zip Download]
|DJ Willis
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53668-scummvm-unofficial-test-111-release-for-the-openpandora/ Discussion]
|-
|x86 Windows 3.1
|[[WinBox]] ('''beta''')
|2010-07-04
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54985-win-3-1-via-dosbox-at-native-resolution/page__view__findpost__p__887198 Download (2 files)]
|urjaman
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54985-win-3-1-via-dosbox-at-native-resolution/page__view__findpost__p__887198 Discussion]. modified DOSBox to run Windows 3.1 at Pandora's native resolution
|-
|ZX Spectrum
|[[Fuse]]
|2010-06-24
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/fuse-0.9.0.inf Apps]
|SteveM
|
|
|}

1 "C" is short for compatibility list.
FT = Forum Topic
GD = Google Docs
W = Wiki page

==Unreleased emulators==

''This list is out of date and needs updating.''

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|- style="background: #ececec"
! Project Name
! Emulated System
! Link
! Status
! Author/Port Author
! Notes
|-
|Caprice32
|Amstrad CPC
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=48140 Link1] [http://www.caprice32.cybercube.com/ Link2]
|wip
|hdonk
|
|-
|FinalBurnAdvance
|CPS1/2/3/taito...
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hjDLMBaf8 Link]
|
|Squidge
|
|-
|Frotz
|Z-Machine interpreter
|[http://www.cosam.org/computers/pandora/frotz-2.43.pnd Link]
|working build
|SteveM
|
|-
|gpSP
|Nintendo GBA
|
|wip
|ZodTTD
|
|-
|Jzintv
|Mattel Intellivision
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=48035 Link]
|
|WizardStan
|
|-
|[[MAME4ALL]]
|Arcade
|[http://www.youtube.com/user/franxism Link]
|
|Franxis
|
|-
|NeoPop
|SNK NeoGeo Pocket
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link1] [http://www.youtube.com/user/cpasjuste Link2]
|
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|NullDC
|Sega Dreamcast
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=47065&view=findpost&p=709910 Link]
|Wip
|Zezu / drkIIraziel
|
|-
|PandaSNES
|Nintendo SNES
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=43213 Link]
|wip
|Squidge
|
|-
|Pandora-PSP
|Sony Playstation Portable
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/blog/37-pandora-psp/ Link]
|wip
|[[User:JayFoxRox|JayFoxRox]]
|
|-
|PAtari
|Atari 800
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|PSMS
|Sega Master System
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|PSnes
|Nintendo SNES
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|Temper
|NEC PC Engine
|[http://exophase.devzero.co.uk/ Link]
|wip
|Exophase
|Fullspeed emulator
|-
|Tempest
|Atari Jaguar
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=43119 Link]
|
|Firefox
|Firefox is [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54993-jaguarrrr/page__view__findpost__p__886780 no longer working on this].
|-
|XMAME
|Arcade
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|
|Cpasjuste
|
|}

[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Software]]

Emulator List

2010-07-19T12:54:55Z

Mr Loon:

''These lists were last updated on 2010-07-16. For other software lists on the wiki, see [[Software projects]] and [[Games]]. You may also want to check out [http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewarea.pl?Emulators Pandora Apps] or the [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,5 File Archive].

If different versions of an emulator were released, please make sure the "release date" is the most recent one.

Please click on the little squares to sort by different categories.

==Released emulators==

{|class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;"
|- style="background: #ececec; text-align: center;"
!Legend
|- style="background: #FF9090"
|Emulators with a '''red''' background have many issues and poor compatibility, or have been abandoned.
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Emulators with a '''yellow''' background may not work well enough for everyone or have compatibility issues.
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Emulators with a '''green''' background work with little to no issues and have good compatibility.
|-
|The status of items without a coloured background are unknown.
|}

''If you have tried an emulator which has an uncoloured background (unknown status), please update the entry on this list (add the appropriate background colour based on the legend) to reflect the status of the emulator and a statement in the notes if you feel it is necessary.''

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Emulated System
! Project Name
! Release Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
! Download
! Ported By
! C1
! Notes
|-
|Amiga 500
|[[UAE4ALL]]
|2010-06-09
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/UAE4ALL.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|
|
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Amiga 500
|[[UAE4ALL]]
|2010-07-16
|[http://www.filefront.com/16950621/uae4all.zip Download] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,74 Archive]
|Pickle, john4p
|
|Includes extra options over the original uae4all.
|-
|Amiga 1200
|[[P-UAE]]
|2010-06-06
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/puae.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,86 Archive]
|Gnostic
|
|
|-
|Amstrad CPC
|[[Pandora-CAP32]]
|2010-06-27
|[http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/422-Pandora-CAP32-Amstrad-CPC-Emulator-for-Pandora-v1.1.0.html Download] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,115 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54801-pandora-cap32-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|-
|Arcade
|[[MAME]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/mame106.pnd.inf Apps]
|SteveM
|
|
|-
|Atari Lynx
|[[Handy]]
|2010-06-18
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/handy-0.5.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,87 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54220-handy/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Atari ST
|[[Hatari]] 1.3.1
|2010-05-21
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Hatari131d.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,61 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Atari VCS 2600
|[[Stella]]
|2010-05-07
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Stella312a.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,53 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Atari VCS 2600
|Pandora-2600 ([[Stella]])
|2010-07-11
|[http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/public/pandora/2600/pandora-2600-v1.1.0-pnd.zip Download] [http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/2600-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54934-pandora-2600-atari-2600-emulator-for-pandora-v110/ Discussion]
|-
|Atari VCS 7800
|Pandora-7800 v1.1.0
|2010-07-11
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,146 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/55189-pandora-7800-atari-7800-emulator-for-pandora-v110/ Discussion]
|-
|Colecovision
|[[Colem]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/colem_alpha.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,70 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Colecovision
|[[Pandora Colem]]
|2010-06-30
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/colem-1.1.0.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,129 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|
|-
|Commodore 64
|[[Vice]]
|2010-03-25
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ViceX64.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|
|
|-
|Commodore CBM2/C128/PET/Plus4/VIC
|[[Vice]]
|2010-03-25
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ViceMisc.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,47 Archive]
|Pickle
|
|
|-
|HP-48
|[[Pandora-X48]]
|2010-06-17
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,113,96 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|Emulates a calculator. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54482-x48/ Discussion]
|-
|MSX
|[[Pandora-MSX]]
|2010-06-26
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/msx-1.1.1.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54775-pandora-msx-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo 64
|[[Mupen64Plus]] R1B3
|2010-07-14
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/mupen64plus-r1.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,130 Archive]
|Ari64, Adventus, JayFoxRox, et al.
|[http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AkBB6e4g1lGtdGxzVjhfNnpiMXVfR3FoZWRndG5iQ3c&hl=en_GB&output=html GD]
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53683-mupen64plus/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo GBA/GBC/GB
|[[VisualBoyAdvance]]
|2010-06-04
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/vba-1.7.2-0.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,84 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|Runs GBC/GB well; GBA is slow
|-
|Nintendo NES
|[[GPFCE]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/gpfce.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,72 Archive]
|Notaz, Pickle
|[[Compat:Emulator_Compatibility_-_NES | W]]
|
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo NES
|[[nesemu]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,71 Archive]
|Pickle
|[[Compat:Emulator_Compatibility_-_NES | W]]
|[http://code.google.com/p/nesemu/ Website] Seems to only run at 40fps.
|-
|Nintendo SNES
|[[SNES9X]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/snes9x4d4p.inf Apps]
|Skeezix, Sience (Dingoo)
|
|a port of Dingoo Snes9x
|-
|Oric-1/Atmos
|[[PandOricutron]]
|2010-06-16
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/PandOricutron_108.inf Apps]
|torpor
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54260-pandoricutron-1-0-8/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|PC Engine
|[[Pandora HuGo]]
|2010-06-28
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/hugo-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54833-hugo-pandora-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FF9090"
|PC Engine
|Hu-Go!
|2010-05-30
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,76 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|'''Outdated.''' Use other PC-Engine emulator
|-
|PDP-11
|[[SIMH PDP-11]]
|2010-05-28
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/simh-3.8.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,83 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Sega Genesis, CD, Master System
|[[PicoDrive]]
|2010-06-02
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/PicoDrive_180_beta1.inf Apps]
|Notaz
|
|
|-
|Sega Master System & GG
|[[Dega]] v1.16-4
|2010-07-04
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/dega-1.16-2.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,131 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54914-dega/ Discussion]
|-
|SNK Neo Geo
|[[GnGeo]]
|2010-06-24
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/gngeo-0.7-nofrontend.inf Apps]
|Manolis
|
|
|-
|SNK Neo Geo Pocket
|[[Race]]
|2010-06-20
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/race10.inf Apps]
|Hooka
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54187-race-a-neo-geo-pocket-color-emulator Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Sony Playstation
|[[PSX4Pandora]]
|2010-06-11
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/psx4pandora10b2.inf Apps]
|ZodTTD
|[http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AkBB6e4g1lGtdFVwODhsQzdlWVdrMTRKdDFXa1laZ2c&hl=en_GB&output=html GD]
|
|-
|TI-92
|[[XTiger]]
|2010-06-30
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ti92-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|Emulates a calculator.
|-
|x86 DOS
|[[DOSBox]] v0.74
|2010-06-05
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Dosbox.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53942-post-your-dosbox-successes-here/ FT]
|Non-Pandora-specific compatibility list is [http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php here]
|-
|x86 Scumm engine games
|[[ScummVM]]
|2010-05-26
|[http://scummvm.distant-earth.com/scummvm/files/scummvm-openpandora-test-2010-05-26.zip Download]
|DJ Willis
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53668-scummvm-unofficial-test-111-release-for-the-openpandora/ Discussion]
|-
|x86 Windows 3.1
|[[WinBox]] ('''beta''')
|2010-07-04
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54985-win-3-1-via-dosbox-at-native-resolution/page__view__findpost__p__887198 Download (2 files)]
|urjaman
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54985-win-3-1-via-dosbox-at-native-resolution/page__view__findpost__p__887198 Discussion]. modified DOSBox to run Windows 3.1 at Pandora's native resolution
|-
|ZX Spectrum
|[[Fuse]]
|2010-06-24
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/fuse-0.9.0.inf Apps]
|SteveM
|
|
|}

1 "C" is short for compatibility list.
FT = Forum Topic
GD = Google Docs
W = Wiki page

==Unreleased emulators==

''This list is out of date and needs updating.''

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Project Name
! Emulated System
! Link
! Status
! Author/Port Author
! Notes
|-
|Caprice32
|Amstrad CPC
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=48140 Link1] [http://www.caprice32.cybercube.com/ Link2]
|wip
|hdonk
|
|-
|FinalBurnAdvance
|CPS1/2/3/taito...
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hjDLMBaf8 Link]
|
|Squidge
|
|-
|Frotz
|Z-Machine interpreter
|[http://www.cosam.org/computers/pandora/frotz-2.43.pnd Link]
|working build
|SteveM
|
|-
|gpSP
|Nintendo GBA
|
|wip
|ZodTTD
|
|-
|Jzintv
|Mattel Intellivision
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=48035 Link]
|
|WizardStan
|
|-
|[[MAME4ALL]]
|Arcade
|[http://www.youtube.com/user/franxism Link]
|
|Franxis
|
|-
|NeoPop
|SNK NeoGeo Pocket
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link1] [http://www.youtube.com/user/cpasjuste Link2]
|
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|NullDC
|Sega Dreamcast
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=47065&view=findpost&p=709910 Link]
|Wip
|Zezu / drkIIraziel
|
|-
|PandaSNES
|Nintendo SNES
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=43213 Link]
|wip
|Squidge
|
|-
|Pandora-PSP
|Sony Playstation Portable
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/blog/37-pandora-psp/ Link]
|wip
|[[User:JayFoxRox|JayFoxRox]]
|
|-
|PAtari
|Atari 800
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|PSMS
|Sega Master System
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|PSnes
|Nintendo SNES
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|Temper
|NEC PC Engine
|[http://exophase.devzero.co.uk/ Link]
|wip
|Exophase
|Fullspeed emulator
|-
|Tempest
|Atari Jaguar
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=43119 Link]
|
|Firefox
|Firefox is [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54993-jaguarrrr/page__view__findpost__p__886780 no longer working on this].
|-
|XMAME
|Arcade
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|
|Cpasjuste
|
|}

[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Software]]

Emulator List

2010-07-19T12:53:09Z

Mr Loon:

''These lists were last updated on 2010-07-16. For other software lists on the wiki, see [[Software projects]] and [[Games]]. You may also want to check out [http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewarea.pl?Emulators Pandora Apps] or the [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,5 File Archive].

If different versions of an emulator were released, please make sure the "release date" is the most recent one.

Please click on the little squares to sort by different categories.

==Released emulators==

{|class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;"
|- style="background: #ececec; text-align: center;"
!Legend
|- style="background: #FF9090"
|Emulators with a '''red''' background have many issues and poor compatibility, or have been abandoned.
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Emulators with a '''yellow''' background may not work well enough for everyone or have compatibility issues.
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Emulators with a '''green''' background work with little to no issues and have good compatibility.
|-
|The status of items without a coloured background are unknown.
|}

''If you have tried an emulator which has an uncoloured background (unknown status), please update the entry on this list (add the appropriate background colour based on the legend) to reflect the status of the emulator and a statement in the notes if you feel it is necessary.''

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Emulated System
! Project Name
! Release Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
! Download
! Ported By
! C1
! Notes
|-
|Amiga 500
|[[UAE4ALL]]
|2010-06-09
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/UAE4ALL.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|
|
|-
|Amiga 500
|[[UAE4ALL]]
|2010-07-16
|[http://www.filefront.com/16950621/uae4all.zip Download] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,74 Archive]
|Pickle, john4p
|
|Includes extra options over the original uae4all.
|-
|Amiga 1200
|[[P-UAE]]
|2010-06-06
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/puae.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,86 Archive]
|Gnostic
|
|
|-
|Amstrad CPC
|[[Pandora-CAP32]]
|2010-06-27
|[http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/serendipity/index.php?/archives/422-Pandora-CAP32-Amstrad-CPC-Emulator-for-Pandora-v1.1.0.html Download] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,115 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54801-pandora-cap32-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|-
|Arcade
|[[MAME]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/mame106.pnd.inf Apps]
|SteveM
|
|
|-
|Atari Lynx
|[[Handy]]
|2010-06-18
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/handy-0.5.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,87 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54220-handy/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Atari ST
|[[Hatari]] 1.3.1
|2010-05-21
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Hatari131d.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,61 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Atari VCS 2600
|[[Stella]]
|2010-05-07
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Stella312a.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,53 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Atari VCS 2600
|Pandora-2600 ([[Stella]])
|2010-07-11
|[http://zx81.zx81.free.fr/public/pandora/2600/pandora-2600-v1.1.0-pnd.zip Download] [http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/2600-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54934-pandora-2600-atari-2600-emulator-for-pandora-v110/ Discussion]
|-
|Atari VCS 7800
|Pandora-7800 v1.1.0
|2010-07-11
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,146 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/55189-pandora-7800-atari-7800-emulator-for-pandora-v110/ Discussion]
|-
|Colecovision
|[[Colem]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/colem_alpha.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,70 Archive]
|Skeezix
|
|
|-
|Colecovision
|[[Pandora Colem]]
|2010-06-30
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/colem-1.1.0.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,129 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|
|-
|Commodore 64
|[[Vice]]
|2010-03-25
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ViceX64.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|
|
|-
|Commodore CBM2/C128/PET/Plus4/VIC
|[[Vice]]
|2010-03-25
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ViceMisc.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,47 Archive]
|Pickle
|
|
|-
|HP-48
|[[Pandora-X48]]
|2010-06-17
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,113,96 Archive]
|zx-81
|
|Emulates a calculator. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54482-x48/ Discussion]
|-
|MSX
|[[Pandora-MSX]]
|2010-06-26
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/msx-1.1.1.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54775-pandora-msx-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo 64
|[[Mupen64Plus]] R1B3
|2010-07-14
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/mupen64plus-r1.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,130 Archive]
|Ari64, Adventus, JayFoxRox, et al.
|[http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AkBB6e4g1lGtdGxzVjhfNnpiMXVfR3FoZWRndG5iQ3c&hl=en_GB&output=html GD]
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53683-mupen64plus/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo GBA/GBC/GB
|[[VisualBoyAdvance]]
|2010-06-04
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/vba-1.7.2-0.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,84 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|Runs GBC/GB well; GBA is slow
|-
|Nintendo NES
|[[GPFCE]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/gpfce.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,72 Archive]
|Notaz, Pickle
|[[Compat:Emulator_Compatibility_-_NES | W]]
|
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Nintendo NES
|[[nesemu]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,71 Archive]
|Pickle
|[[Compat:Emulator_Compatibility_-_NES | W]]
|[http://code.google.com/p/nesemu/ Website] Seems to only run at 40fps.
|-
|Nintendo SNES
|[[SNES9X]]
|2010-05-29
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/snes9x4d4p.inf Apps]
|Skeezix, Sience (Dingoo)
|
|a port of Dingoo Snes9x
|-
|Oric-1/Atmos
|[[PandOricutron]]
|2010-06-16
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/PandOricutron_108.inf Apps]
|torpor
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54260-pandoricutron-1-0-8/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|PC Engine
|[[Pandora HuGo]]
|2010-06-28
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/hugo-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54833-hugo-pandora-v1-1-0/ Discussion]
|- style="background: #FF9090"
|PC Engine
|Hu-Go!
|2010-05-30
|[http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,76 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|'''Outdated.''' Use other PC-Engine emulator
|-
|PDP-11
|[[SIMH PDP-11]]
|2010-05-28
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/simh-3.8.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,83 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|
|- style="background: #90FF90"
|Sega Genesis, CD, Master System
|[[PicoDrive]]
|2010-06-02
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/PicoDrive_180_beta1.inf Apps]
|Notaz
|
|
|-
|Sega Master System & GG
|[[Dega]] v1.16-4
|2010-07-04
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/dega-1.16-2.inf Apps] [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,71,131 Archive]
|SteveM
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54914-dega/ Discussion]
|-
|SNK Neo Geo
|[[GnGeo]]
|2010-06-24
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/gngeo-0.7-nofrontend.inf Apps]
|Manolis
|
|
|-
|SNK Neo Geo Pocket
|[[Race]]
|2010-06-20
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/race10.inf Apps]
|Hooka
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54187-race-a-neo-geo-pocket-color-emulator Discussion]
|- style="background: #FFFF90"
|Sony Playstation
|[[PSX4Pandora]]
|2010-06-11
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/psx4pandora10b2.inf Apps]
|ZodTTD
|[http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AkBB6e4g1lGtdFVwODhsQzdlWVdrMTRKdDFXa1laZ2c&hl=en_GB&output=html GD]
|
|-
|TI-92
|[[XTiger]]
|2010-06-30
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/ti92-1.1.0.inf Apps]
|zx-81
|
|Emulates a calculator.
|-
|x86 DOS
|[[DOSBox]] v0.74
|2010-06-05
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/Dosbox.inf Apps]
|Pickle
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53942-post-your-dosbox-successes-here/ FT]
|Non-Pandora-specific compatibility list is [http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php here]
|-
|x86 Scumm engine games
|[[ScummVM]]
|2010-05-26
|[http://scummvm.distant-earth.com/scummvm/files/scummvm-openpandora-test-2010-05-26.zip Download]
|DJ Willis
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/53668-scummvm-unofficial-test-111-release-for-the-openpandora/ Discussion]
|-
|x86 Windows 3.1
|[[WinBox]] ('''beta''')
|2010-07-04
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54985-win-3-1-via-dosbox-at-native-resolution/page__view__findpost__p__887198 Download (2 files)]
|urjaman
|
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54985-win-3-1-via-dosbox-at-native-resolution/page__view__findpost__p__887198 Discussion]. modified DOSBox to run Windows 3.1 at Pandora's native resolution
|-
|ZX Spectrum
|[[Fuse]]
|2010-06-24
|[http://apps.open-pandora.org/cgi-bin/viewapp.pl?/Emulator/fuse-0.9.0.inf Apps]
|SteveM
|
|
|}

1 "C" is short for compatibility list.
FT = Forum Topic
GD = Google Docs
W = Wiki page

==Unreleased emulators==

''This list is out of date and needs updating.''

{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 90%; border:1px solid gray; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
|- style="background: #ececec"
! Project Name
! Emulated System
! Link
! Status
! Author/Port Author
! Notes
|-
|Caprice32
|Amstrad CPC
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=48140 Link1] [http://www.caprice32.cybercube.com/ Link2]
|wip
|hdonk
|
|-
|FinalBurnAdvance
|CPS1/2/3/taito...
|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hjDLMBaf8 Link]
|
|Squidge
|
|-
|Frotz
|Z-Machine interpreter
|[http://www.cosam.org/computers/pandora/frotz-2.43.pnd Link]
|working build
|SteveM
|
|-
|gpSP
|Nintendo GBA
|
|wip
|ZodTTD
|
|-
|Jzintv
|Mattel Intellivision
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=48035 Link]
|
|WizardStan
|
|-
|[[MAME4ALL]]
|Arcade
|[http://www.youtube.com/user/franxism Link]
|
|Franxis
|
|-
|NeoPop
|SNK NeoGeo Pocket
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link1] [http://www.youtube.com/user/cpasjuste Link2]
|
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|NullDC
|Sega Dreamcast
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=47065&view=findpost&p=709910 Link]
|Wip
|Zezu / drkIIraziel
|
|-
|PandaSNES
|Nintendo SNES
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=43213 Link]
|wip
|Squidge
|
|-
|Pandora-PSP
|Sony Playstation Portable
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/blog/37-pandora-psp/ Link]
|wip
|[[User:JayFoxRox|JayFoxRox]]
|
|-
|PAtari
|Atari 800
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|PSMS
|Sega Master System
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|PSnes
|Nintendo SNES
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|working build
|Cpasjuste
|
|-
|Temper
|NEC PC Engine
|[http://exophase.devzero.co.uk/ Link]
|wip
|Exophase
|Fullspeed emulator
|-
|Tempest
|Atari Jaguar
|[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=43119 Link]
|
|Firefox
|Firefox is [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54993-jaguarrrr/page__view__findpost__p__886780 no longer working on this].
|-
|XMAME
|Arcade
|[http://mydedibox.fr/_stuff/pandora/ Link]
|
|Cpasjuste
|
|}

[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Software]]

User talk:Mr Loon

2010-06-21T16:06:29Z

Mr Loon: Removing all content from page

User talk:Mr Loon

2010-06-21T16:04:38Z

Mr Loon: New page: Removed legacy storage specs as they have little relevance to a general overview of the system.

Removed legacy storage specs as they have little relevance to a general overview of the system.

Pandora

2010-06-21T16:01:36Z

Mr Loon: /* Storage */

The Pandora is a seventh-generation handheld game console. Mass production and shipping of the Pandora began in May 2010, the Pandora is currently the most powerful handheld gaming console available.
[[Image:PandoraFront.jpg|right|thumb|360px|The Pandora.]]
[[Image:Pandora-newrender.jpg|right|thumb|360px|An older render of the Pandora open-source game system.]]

==Overview==

The Pandora runs the Ångström Linux distribution. There will be no fees for developer tools and hence anyone will be free to develop and release software for the system.

====Core====
The Pandora uses a Texas Instruments OMAP 3530 System-on-Chip. This includes the ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the TI C64X programmable DSP, the PowerVR SGX 530 3D accelerator and supporting components.

====Storage====
The Pandora has 256MB of DDR RAM and 512MB of on-board NAND memory. Storage space is available through 2 SDHC card slots (up to 64GB of storage currently) and via USB host capabilities for connecting any standard USB flash drive and hard drive.

====Input====
The Pandora includes two analog pads, a directional pad, 4 action buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, 3 function buttons (start/select/home), and a QWERTY keyboard.

====Output====
The Pandora's display is a 800*480 display, with touchscreen functionality.

====TV-out====
The Pandora has the ability to output S-video and composite signals to television sets. In addition, picture-in-picture and separate signals for the TV and LCD will be supported.

====Sound====
The Pandora has a high-quality sound DAC, and an ADC and internal microphone for recording. A pair of stereo speakers are built into the display. The volume control is a wheel.

====Keyboard====
The Pandora has an almost-full QWERTY keyboard, with additional keys using the Function key and shoulder buttons.

====Price====
'''First Batch''': 199 GBP(incl. VAT) (approx. $330 USD, 212 € (excl. VAT), later charged in USD due to currency fluctuations.

'''Second Batch''': $349 USD pre-tax. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54010-second-batch/page__st__15__p__867381&#entry867381] Regional prices will be adjusted at the time of order to reflect current USD conversion rate.

==Detailed Specifications==

====General====
* The name: Pandora [http://openpandora.org]
* Dimensions: 140 x 83 x 27 mm (slightly larger than a DS Lite: vs 133 mm × 73.9 mm × 21.5 mm, [[#Size_Comparison|size comparison]])
* The first batch of 4000 Pandoras are still available to pre-order if orders are canceled, but only a few are left.
* Pre-ordering for the second batch could start as soon as summer 2010. [http://www.open-pandora.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:back-from-hell&catid=2:blog&Itemid=2&lang=en]
* Case is a bit smaller than the GP2X, and will be a mix of metal and plastic. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]

====Core Hardware====
*Texas Instrument's OMAP3530 System-on-chip. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=562133] [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=39172&st=160#] ''Specifications can be found at this link: [http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/wtbu/ti_omap3430.pdf] ''
*PowerVR SGX GPU (OpenGL ES 2.0, several million polygons per second). ''OpenGL ES demonstrated: [http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/insider/powervr-demos.asp] ''
*256MB of DDR SDRAM in consumer units (early developer units had 128MB).
*Real Time Clock (RTC) built in, to keep track of time. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882]
*512MB of internal flash memory (NAND) for consumer Pandoras (early developer boards has 256MB).
*Is "unbrickable", through a ROM bootloader.

====Display====
*800x480 widescreen (5:3), 4.3 inches, touchscreen LCD.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Brightness:300 cd/m2, Contrast ratio:450:1, Response time:tr+tf=30ms[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=39741&view=findpost&p=573484]
*Dimensions: 93.6 x 56.2 mm (4.3 inches, 5:3 aspect ratio).
*TV-out included in hardware, A/V-OUT Port (similar in appearance to a large USB OTG port) outputs S-Video and Composite and inputs 3,5mm Headphone/Microphone cables..
**Separate TV-out signals, picture-in-picture capabilities. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Powerful 2D and 3D hardware acceleration, see above. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]

====Input====
*Buttons, keyboard, microphone, and touchscreen. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Directional pad will be a D-pad. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Two real, custom designed, plastic analog nubs.
*QWERTY keyboard (cellphone like, but larger). [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Built-In Microphone [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?act=findpost&pid=568882]

====Connectivity====
*802.11b/g (Wi-fi) included. USB host included. USB-on-the-go (one-port host and client) included. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3Mbps)[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=42344&view=findpost&p=613832]
*[[USB_reference|USB OTG mini-AB port and fully powered (500 mA) standard-A port.]] You can use anything that has the appropriate drivers. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882] Some devices need to first go through a powered USB hub.
*RS-232 included, but a level converter is needed for the UART. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882]
*Twin SDIO-capable SDHC slots.

====Software====
*Open2X-type Linux firmware. [http://wiki.open2x.org/open2x/wiki/index.php?title=Firmware]
*[[Libpnd_hub|Custom package system for software installation and updates.]]
*Potential Emulation: Nearly any game console which predates the Playstation for which an open-source emulator exists. Nearly any 8 or 16 bit computer system for which an open-source emulator exists.
** Atari 2600, 7800, 5200, and Lynx
** Nintendo NES, SNES, Gameboy, GBA and NDS (with combination of inbuilt touchscreen and external TV)
** Sega Master System and Genesis
** NEC PCEngine (TurboGrafx-16)
** SNK NeoGeo, NeoGeo Pocket, and Pocket Color
** Sony Playstation [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=41440]
** Atari 400, 800, and ST
** Amiga
** PC (DOSBox)
** Apple II
*Possible Software:
**Runs a version of the X11 window manager and has the option of a full desktop environment (XFCE).
**You can run most normal programs that run on modern Linux builds as well, provided they do not exceed 256MB of RAM (excluding any virtual memory for performance reasons) and are ported (the source code must be accessible). This includes a full build of Firefox. Firefox 3.0 uses much less memory and resources, and should run fine on the Pandora.
**Some Flash support is possible with some work through the use of [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ Gnash]. Maybe not full Flash support, but Gnash will run up to FlashV7 as long as it is ported to the Pandora.
**Youtube videos in FLV can be downloaded and played with mplayer and VLC. Mplayer and VLC will also play other movie files from Firefox, and VLC can also stream FLV easily and can work with Firefox or as a standalone program.
**Advanced multimedia support, including streaming: mplayer, VLC, xine and any other program that is open source is possible. For a general idea of file support for VLC see http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html, and for xine see http://xinehq.de/index.php/features.

====Power====
*Lithium-polymer battery, ~4000mAH.
*Up to 10 hours battery life under reasonable load, 8.5 hours under max CPU load. Up to 100 hours playing MP3s. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=40823&st=80&p=595336&#entry595336]
*Can charge through an AC adapter or USB. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=40659&view=findpost&p=587802]
*Advanced power management capabilities: only need to set a max clockspeed, when the CPU is not doing anything it automatically HALTs and does nothing to save power.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=574380]
*Will be able to suspend to RAM or suspend to disk for longer battery life and faster start up.

==Size Comparison==
[[image:size-compare.jpg]]
[http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/23284-Pandora-vs-Nintendo-DS-Light-vs-The-WIZ-vs-Dingoo-A320-vs-Gameboy-Micro Sizeasy Link]

[[Category:FAQ]]

Emulators

2010-06-21T13:55:25Z

Mr Loon: /* Where to download emulators */

'''Emulators''' are applications which reproduce another, different computer system in software allowing the software from one machine to be run on another. Emulators are used for a wide range of purposes. For example, OS X provides emulation on x86 computers to allow old PowerPC binaries to be run. Microsoft provide an ARM PDA emulator for testing applications without having to repeatedly copy things onto a device.

One of the most popular uses for emulators however is to play video games from older (or in some exceptional circumstances, current) systems on modern hardware (generally PCs but the Pandora, GP2X, GP32 and PSP are also popular platforms for running emulators). Nintendo sells a number of official emulators through its Virtual Console service for the Wii.

== Pandora and emulators ==
One of the popular uses for the Pandora is to run emulators of old video games systems (though some old home computers and calculators are also emulated). The Pandora is suited to this task because it has a fairly standard control layout similar (or almost identical to) the layouts of the input devices of the systems it emulates. Furthermore, it has an LCD of resolution 800x480, which is large enough to accommodate most older systems without any downscaling. Of course, it is also portable meaning you can play these games whenever and wherever you want without having to carry a TV, machine and collection of cartridges.

== What is needed to run emulators ==
In most cases, emulators can simply load software and run. However, some require a dump of the BIOS ROM stored within the system itself. These dumps cannot be distributed legally without the permission of the company/individual who created them due to them being copyrighted. In some cases (such as the GBA) it may be feasible to extract a dump of the BIOS yourself if you own a GBA and the necessary equipment but for others (like the PlayStation) the only way most people can obtain a BIOS dump is to illegally download it. Each system has a unique BIOS, though many older ones don't have a BIOS at all, or it is emulated along with the hardware. You should check the individual pages for each emulator to see if they need a BIOS dump to run.

An emulator is no use without software to run on it. These normally come in the form of ROM dumps (since they are extracted from the ROM chips that used to be used to distribute software) generally known as just "ROMs". A few ROMs are "homebrew", that is, free software or freeware. However, ROMs of commercial games are illegal under copyright law unless you dump them yourself (and even then you are only allowed to make use of them under very specific circumstances). ROMs for one system will not work on another system's emulator, just as you can't plug Super Nintendo cartridges into a PlayStation and run them. As such, you need ROMs for each system and an emulator for each system (though some special cases exist such as MAME which will run ROMs from multiple arcade systems).

== What the Pandora can emulate ==
The Pandora, despite its apparent low clock speed when compared to those of modern desktop PCs, is a powerful system (clock speeds cannot be reliably compared between systems). Although there is very little hardware for accelerating graphics functions, the CPU is fast enough to emulate many systems purely in software.

Most video game machines up to the 16-bit era (i.e. SNES, Mega Drive) could in theory be emulated on the Pandora, and some 32-bit consoles have the potential to be emulated with varying degrees of success. That does not mean that everything before this point will be emulated as there are hundreds of machines, some of which are virtually unknown and others which have unusual hardware which is difficult or impossible to emulate.

This means that there are literally tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of games which can be played on the Pandora if you are able to obtain the software.

== Where to download emulators ==
Most software (including emulators) for the Pandora can be obtained from the Pandora File Archive. You will find the emulator section [http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/pandora.cgi?0,0,0,0,5 here].

== Emulator Compatibility ==
This wiki houses compatibility and performance lists for various emulators available on the Pandora. You can find these on the [[Emulator Compatibility]] page.

Please do add to these lists as you test more games so that others may benefit from settings you may have discovered (for some users a particular game running well is enough to justify the purchase).

== Emulator List ==
Here is a list of systems for which emulators are available on the Pandora (it may not be complete as new software is being released regularly). This doesn't take into account how complete the emulators are, merely that they exist. For performance data, look at the compatibility database. For more up-to-date information, visit the [[Projects Under Development]] page.

==== Arcade ====
[[Final Burn for Pandora]]

[[MAME4ALL]]
==== Atari Jaguar ====
[[T2K for Pandora]]
==== Nintendo SNES ====
[[PandaSNES]]
==== Sega Genesis/Megadrive====
[[PicoDrive]]
==== Sony Playstation ====
[[PSX4Pandora]]
==== Amiga ====
[[UAE4ALL]]
==== MS-DOS ====
[[DOSBox]]

For a list of announced projects, please see the list of potential emulators and development status on the GP32X forums: [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=47518]

[[Category:Emulators]]

Pandora

2010-06-21T13:44:37Z

Mr Loon:

The Pandora is a seventh-generation handheld game console. Mass production and shipping of the Pandora began in May 2010, the Pandora is currently the most powerful handheld gaming console available.
[[Image:PandoraFront.jpg|right|thumb|360px|The Pandora.]]
[[Image:Pandora-newrender.jpg|right|thumb|360px|An older render of the Pandora open-source game system.]]

==Overview==

The Pandora runs the Ångström Linux distribution. There will be no fees for developer tools and hence anyone will be free to develop and release software for the system.

====Core====
The Pandora uses a Texas Instruments OMAP 3530 System-on-Chip. This includes the ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the TI C64X programmable DSP, the PowerVR SGX 530 3D accelerator and supporting components.

====Storage====
The first revisions of the console included 128MB of DDR RAM, and 256MB of on-board NAND flash memory. However, the final revision that is sold to consumers has 256MB of DDR RAM and 512MB of on-board NAND memory. Storage space is available through 2 SDHC card slots (up to 64GB of storage currently) and via USB host capabilities for connecting any standard USB flash drive and hard drive.

====Input====
The Pandora includes two analog pads, a directional pad, 4 action buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, 3 function buttons (start/select/home), and a QWERTY keyboard.

====Output====
The Pandora's display is a 800*480 display, with touchscreen functionality.

====TV-out====
The Pandora has the ability to output S-video and composite signals to television sets. In addition, picture-in-picture and separate signals for the TV and LCD will be supported.

====Sound====
The Pandora has a high-quality sound DAC, and an ADC and internal microphone for recording. A pair of stereo speakers are built into the display. The volume control is a wheel.

====Keyboard====
The Pandora has an almost-full QWERTY keyboard, with additional keys using the Function key and shoulder buttons.

====Price====
'''First Batch''': 199 GBP(incl. VAT) (approx. $330 USD, 212 € (excl. VAT), later charged in USD due to currency fluctuations.

'''Second Batch''': $349 USD pre-tax. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54010-second-batch/page__st__15__p__867381&#entry867381] Regional prices will be adjusted at the time of order to reflect current USD conversion rate.

==Detailed Specifications==

====General====
* The name: Pandora [http://openpandora.org]
* Dimensions: 140 x 83 x 27 mm (slightly larger than a DS Lite: vs 133 mm × 73.9 mm × 21.5 mm, [[#Size_Comparison|size comparison]])
* The first batch of 4000 Pandoras are still available to pre-order if orders are canceled, but only a few are left.
* Pre-ordering for the second batch could start as soon as summer 2010. [http://www.open-pandora.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:back-from-hell&catid=2:blog&Itemid=2&lang=en]
* Case is a bit smaller than the GP2X, and will be a mix of metal and plastic. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]

====Core Hardware====
*Texas Instrument's OMAP3530 System-on-chip. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=562133] [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=39172&st=160#] ''Specifications can be found at this link: [http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/wtbu/ti_omap3430.pdf] ''
*PowerVR SGX GPU (OpenGL ES 2.0, several million polygons per second). ''OpenGL ES demonstrated: [http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/insider/powervr-demos.asp] ''
*256MB of DDR SDRAM in consumer units (early developer units had 128MB).
*Real Time Clock (RTC) built in, to keep track of time. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882]
*512MB of internal flash memory (NAND) for consumer Pandoras (early developer boards has 256MB).
*Is "unbrickable", through a ROM bootloader.

====Display====
*800x480 widescreen (5:3), 4.3 inches, touchscreen LCD.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Brightness:300 cd/m2, Contrast ratio:450:1, Response time:tr+tf=30ms[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=39741&view=findpost&p=573484]
*Dimensions: 93.6 x 56.2 mm (4.3 inches, 5:3 aspect ratio).
*TV-out included in hardware, A/V-OUT Port (similar in appearance to a large USB OTG port) outputs S-Video and Composite and inputs 3,5mm Headphone/Microphone cables..
**Separate TV-out signals, picture-in-picture capabilities. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Powerful 2D and 3D hardware acceleration, see above. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]

====Input====
*Buttons, keyboard, microphone, and touchscreen. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Directional pad will be a D-pad. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Two real, custom designed, plastic analog nubs.
*QWERTY keyboard (cellphone like, but larger). [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Built-In Microphone [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?act=findpost&pid=568882]

====Connectivity====
*802.11b/g (Wi-fi) included. USB host included. USB-on-the-go (one-port host and client) included. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3Mbps)[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=42344&view=findpost&p=613832]
*[[USB_reference|USB OTG mini-AB port and fully powered (500 mA) standard-A port.]] You can use anything that has the appropriate drivers. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882] Some devices need to first go through a powered USB hub.
*RS-232 included, but a level converter is needed for the UART. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882]
*Twin SDIO-capable SDHC slots.

====Software====
*Open2X-type Linux firmware. [http://wiki.open2x.org/open2x/wiki/index.php?title=Firmware]
*[[Libpnd_hub|Custom package system for software installation and updates.]]
*Potential Emulation: Nearly any game console which predates the Playstation for which an open-source emulator exists. Nearly any 8 or 16 bit computer system for which an open-source emulator exists.
** Atari 2600, 7800, 5200, and Lynx
** Nintendo NES, SNES, Gameboy, GBA and NDS (with combination of inbuilt touchscreen and external TV)
** Sega Master System and Genesis
** NEC PCEngine (TurboGrafx-16)
** SNK NeoGeo, NeoGeo Pocket, and Pocket Color
** Sony Playstation [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=41440]
** Atari 400, 800, and ST
** Amiga
** PC (DOSBox)
** Apple II
*Possible Software:
**Runs a version of the X11 window manager and has the option of a full desktop environment (XFCE).
**You can run most normal programs that run on modern Linux builds as well, provided they do not exceed 256MB of RAM (excluding any virtual memory for performance reasons) and are ported (the source code must be accessible). This includes a full build of Firefox. Firefox 3.0 uses much less memory and resources, and should run fine on the Pandora.
**Some Flash support is possible with some work through the use of [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ Gnash]. Maybe not full Flash support, but Gnash will run up to FlashV7 as long as it is ported to the Pandora.
**Youtube videos in FLV can be downloaded and played with mplayer and VLC. Mplayer and VLC will also play other movie files from Firefox, and VLC can also stream FLV easily and can work with Firefox or as a standalone program.
**Advanced multimedia support, including streaming: mplayer, VLC, xine and any other program that is open source is possible. For a general idea of file support for VLC see http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html, and for xine see http://xinehq.de/index.php/features.

====Power====
*Lithium-polymer battery, ~4000mAH.
*Up to 10 hours battery life under reasonable load, 8.5 hours under max CPU load. Up to 100 hours playing MP3s. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=40823&st=80&p=595336&#entry595336]
*Can charge through an AC adapter or USB. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=40659&view=findpost&p=587802]
*Advanced power management capabilities: only need to set a max clockspeed, when the CPU is not doing anything it automatically HALTs and does nothing to save power.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=574380]
*Will be able to suspend to RAM or suspend to disk for longer battery life and faster start up.

==Size Comparison==
[[image:size-compare.jpg]]
[http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/23284-Pandora-vs-Nintendo-DS-Light-vs-The-WIZ-vs-Dingoo-A320-vs-Gameboy-Micro Sizeasy Link]

[[Category:FAQ]]

Pandora

2010-06-21T10:47:33Z

Mr Loon: /* Overview */

The Pandora is a seventh-generation handheld game console. When it started shipping in May 2010, it was the most powerful handheld gaming console available and so far it still is.
[[Image:PandoraFront.jpg|right|thumb|360px|The Pandora.]]
[[Image:Pandora-newrender.jpg|right|thumb|360px|An older render of the Pandora open-source game system.]]

==Overview==

The Pandora runs the Ångström Linux distribution. There will be no fees for developer tools and hence anyone will be free to develop and release software for the system.

====Core====
The Pandora uses a Texas Instruments OMAP 3530 System-on-Chip. This includes the ARM Cortex-A8 processor, the TI C64X programmable DSP, the PowerVR SGX 530 3D accelerator and supporting components.

====Storage====
The first revisions of the console included 128MB of DDR RAM, and 256MB of on-board NAND flash memory. However, the final revision that is sold to consumers has 256MB of DDR RAM and 512MB of on-board NAND memory. Storage space is available through 2 SDHC card slots (up to 64GB of storage currently) and via USB host capabilities for connecting any standard USB flash drive and hard drive.

====Input====
The Pandora includes two analog pads, a directional pad, 4 action buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, 3 function buttons (start/select/home), and a QWERTY keyboard.

====Output====
The Pandora's display is a 800*480 display, with touchscreen functionality.

====TV-out====
The Pandora has the ability to output S-video and composite signals to television sets. In addition, picture-in-picture and separate signals for the TV and LCD will be supported.

====Sound====
The Pandora has a high-quality sound DAC, and an ADC and internal microphone for recording. A pair of stereo speakers are built into the display. The volume control is a wheel.

====Keyboard====
The Pandora has an almost-full QWERTY keyboard, with additional keys using the Function key and shoulder buttons.

====Price====
'''First Batch''': 199 GBP(incl. VAT) (approx. $330 USD, 212 € (excl. VAT), later charged in USD due to currency fluctuations.

'''Second Batch''': $349 USD pre-tax. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54010-second-batch/page__st__15__p__867381&#entry867381] Regional prices will be adjusted at the time of order to reflect current USD conversion rate.

==Detailed Specifications==

====General====
* The name: Pandora [http://openpandora.org]
* Dimensions: 140 x 83 x 27 mm (slightly larger than a DS Lite: vs 133 mm × 73.9 mm × 21.5 mm, [[#Size_Comparison|size comparison]])
* The first batch of 4000 Pandoras are still available to pre-order if orders are canceled, but only a few are left.
* Pre-ordering for the second batch could start as soon as summer 2010. [http://www.open-pandora.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:back-from-hell&catid=2:blog&Itemid=2&lang=en]
* Case is a bit smaller than the GP2X, and will be a mix of metal and plastic. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]

====Core Hardware====
*Texas Instrument's OMAP3530 System-on-chip. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=562133] [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=39172&st=160#] ''Specifications can be found at this link: [http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/wtbu/ti_omap3430.pdf] ''
*PowerVR SGX GPU (OpenGL ES 2.0, several million polygons per second). ''OpenGL ES demonstrated: [http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/insider/powervr-demos.asp] ''
*256MB of DDR SDRAM in consumer units (early developer units had 128MB).
*Real Time Clock (RTC) built in, to keep track of time. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882]
*512MB of internal flash memory (NAND) for consumer Pandoras (early developer boards has 256MB).
*Is "unbrickable", through a ROM bootloader.

====Display====
*800x480 widescreen (5:3), 4.3 inches, touchscreen LCD.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Brightness:300 cd/m2, Contrast ratio:450:1, Response time:tr+tf=30ms[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=39741&view=findpost&p=573484]
*Dimensions: 93.6 x 56.2 mm (4.3 inches, 5:3 aspect ratio).
*TV-out included in hardware, A/V-OUT Port (similar in appearance to a large USB OTG port) outputs S-Video and Composite and inputs 3,5mm Headphone/Microphone cables..
**Separate TV-out signals, picture-in-picture capabilities. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Powerful 2D and 3D hardware acceleration, see above. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]

====Input====
*Buttons, keyboard, microphone, and touchscreen. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Directional pad will be a D-pad. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Two real, custom designed, plastic analog nubs.
*QWERTY keyboard (cellphone like, but larger). [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Built-In Microphone [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?act=findpost&pid=568882]

====Connectivity====
*802.11b/g (Wi-fi) included. USB host included. USB-on-the-go (one-port host and client) included. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=38044]
*Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3Mbps)[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=42344&view=findpost&p=613832]
*[[USB_reference|USB OTG mini-AB port and fully powered (500 mA) standard-A port.]] You can use anything that has the appropriate drivers. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882] Some devices need to first go through a powered USB hub.
*RS-232 included, but a level converter is needed for the UART. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=568882]
*Twin SDIO-capable SDHC slots.

====Software====
*Open2X-type Linux firmware. [http://wiki.open2x.org/open2x/wiki/index.php?title=Firmware]
*[[Libpnd_hub|Custom package system for software installation and updates.]]
*Potential Emulation: Nearly any game console which predates the Playstation for which an open-source emulator exists. Nearly any 8 or 16 bit computer system for which an open-source emulator exists.
** Atari 2600, 7800, 5200, and Lynx
** Nintendo NES, SNES, Gameboy, GBA and NDS (with combination of inbuilt touchscreen and external TV)
** Sega Master System and Genesis
** NEC PCEngine (TurboGrafx-16)
** SNK NeoGeo, NeoGeo Pocket, and Pocket Color
** Sony Playstation [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=41440]
** Atari 400, 800, and ST
** Amiga
** PC (DOSBox)
** Apple II
*Possible Software:
**Runs a version of the X11 window manager and has the option of a full desktop environment (XFCE).
**You can run most normal programs that run on modern Linux builds as well, provided they do not exceed 256MB of RAM (excluding any virtual memory for performance reasons) and are ported (the source code must be accessible). This includes a full build of Firefox. Firefox 3.0 uses much less memory and resources, and should run fine on the Pandora.
**Some Flash support is possible with some work through the use of [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/ Gnash]. Maybe not full Flash support, but Gnash will run up to FlashV7 as long as it is ported to the Pandora.
**Youtube videos in FLV can be downloaded and played with mplayer and VLC. Mplayer and VLC will also play other movie files from Firefox, and VLC can also stream FLV easily and can work with Firefox or as a standalone program.
**Advanced multimedia support, including streaming: mplayer, VLC, xine and any other program that is open source is possible. For a general idea of file support for VLC see http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html, and for xine see http://xinehq.de/index.php/features.

====Power====
*Lithium-polymer battery, ~4000mAH.
*Up to 10 hours battery life under reasonable load, 8.5 hours under max CPU load. Up to 100 hours playing MP3s. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=40823&st=80&p=595336&#entry595336]
*Can charge through an AC adapter or USB. [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=40659&view=findpost&p=587802]
*Advanced power management capabilities: only need to set a max clockspeed, when the CPU is not doing anything it automatically HALTs and does nothing to save power.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=38155&view=findpost&p=574380]
*Will be able to suspend to RAM or suspend to disk for longer battery life and faster start up.

==Size Comparison==
[[image:size-compare.jpg]]
[http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/23284-Pandora-vs-Nintendo-DS-Light-vs-The-WIZ-vs-Dingoo-A320-vs-Gameboy-Micro Sizeasy Link]

[[Category:FAQ]]