iLiad Doom on the iLiad

Adam B. · 04-04-2008, 03:49 PM

So my iLiad is in Germany right now getting it's upgraded case. I was bored, so I decided to try to get a working version of Doom compiled.

I think I found a version that'll work, but I have no way to test it. Can someone give it a try and let me know what happens? If it doesn't launch, it should at least give an output in the error.txt. It includes the shareware version of Doom.

I doubt this'll be practical, but it's fun, and I'm curious and bored.

I should note that this has not been tested on the iLiad. It's likely that nothing will happen other than an error when you try to run it. But there's a .000001% chance it could cause problems.

kusmi · 04-04-2008, 06:04 PM

Way cool Adam - DOOM in iLiad :-)

It did not launch sucessfully, this is the content of output.txt:

LxDoom v1.4.4 (http://lxdoom.linuxgames.com/)
Z_Init : Allocated 6016Kb zone memory
found doom1.wad
IWAD found: doom1.wad
IWAD found: doom1.wad
LxDoom (built Apr 4 2008), playing: DOOM Shareware
LxDoom is released under the GNU General Public license v2.0.
You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
It comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. See the file COPYING for details.
LxDoom (built Apr 4 2008), playing: DOOM Shareware
LxDoom is released under the GNU General Public license v2.0.
You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
It comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. See the file COPYING for details.
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
I_SetRes: Using resolution 320x200
V_Init: allocate screens.
found boomlump.wad
D_InitNetGame: Checking for network game.
W_Init: Init WADfiles.
adding doom1.wad
adding boomlump.wad

M_Init: Init miscellaneous info.
R_Init: Init DOOM refresh daemon -
R_LoadTrigTables: Endianness...ok.
R_InitData: Textures Flats Sprites
R_Init: R_InitPlanes R_InitLightTables R_InitSkyMap R_InitTranslationsTables
P_Init: Init Playloop state.
I_Init: Setting up machine state.
S_Init: Setting up sound.
HU_Init: Setting up heads up display.
ST_Init: Init status bar.
I_InitGraphics

using MITShm)I_FindMode: Unable to find supported visual settings
W_ReadLump: only read -1 of 4000 on lump 786

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Adam B. · 04-04-2008, 06:06 PM

Hmmm, looks like "Unable to find supported visual settings' is the problem. I guess I'll have to keep researching.

Thanks for giving it a try.

yokos · 04-05-2008, 10:14 AM

Hey Adam, maybe your iLiad lies next to mine in the repair center [for backplane].

This is a genereal problem. The program compiled, but it is not running.

Or the program starts but I can't see any letters in an alternative viewer...

Still in the labour: Texas Instruments Emulator, Wireshark, GameBoy Emulator ...

kusmi · 04-05-2008, 01:30 PM

Speaking of cool apps for the iLiad:

maxima (http://maxima.sourceforge.net/) it's a symbolic mathematics application - like mathematica/maple but opensource. This could make a great "calculator" for the iLiad there also exists a GUI wrapper around it (http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net)...

But I guess this might be difficult to port (as it uses Lisp underneath...)

axel77 · 04-07-2008, 07:31 AM

I thought about porting "Battle for Wesnoth", its turn based so in principle it should work well. The game just needs to be altered here and there to cater for the e-Ink display. I just don't know if the iLiad can handle it CPU-wise. A bigger level loads 10 seconds on my 2GHz PC. Also this game utilizes a lot of scripting stuff that needs to be ported like python

NatCh · 04-07-2008, 11:43 AM

Turn based, eh? How about a revival of VGA Planets?

tribble · 04-07-2008, 04:33 PM

Oh my god. This is some crazy project you got going here. Good luck anyway

axel77 · 04-07-2008, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Turn based, eh? How about a revival of VGA Planets?

Would be called "eInk planets" then? Btw. I loved this once, but runned out of opponents to play against a decade ago

NatCh · 04-08-2008, 12:30 AM

Eight of us had an off-line game running on our floor of the dorm once for most of two semesters. It got a bit ugly for whoever was last to "do his turn" when the rest of us thought he had had long enough.

Good times.

axel77 · 04-08-2008, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Eight of us had an off-line game running on our floor of the dorm once for most of two semesters. It got a bit ugly for whoever was last to "do his turn" when the rest of us thought he had had long enough.

Good times.

When iRex/iDS would actually offer the "share your document with your friends" service, like the advertise on their webpage, creating a VGA planets universe wouldn't be so difficult to do.

BTW: I just checked, AFAIS (see) VGA planets is neither opensource nor GPL... so its dead to me.

NatCh · 04-08-2008, 10:32 AM

Well, that sux.

04-05-2008, 10:14 AM	#4
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	Hey Adam, maybe your iLiad lies next to mine in the repair center [for backplane]. This is a genereal problem. The program compiled, but it is not running. Or the program starts but I can't see any letters in an alternative viewer... Still in the labour: Texas Instruments Emulator, Wireshark, GameBoy Emulator ... Last edited by yokos; 04-05-2008 at 10:27 AM. Reason: a != an

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Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	Hmmm, looks like "Unable to find supported visual settings' is the problem. I guess I'll have to keep researching. Thanks for giving it a try.

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kusmi Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Zurich, Switzerland	Speaking of cool apps for the iLiad: maxima (http://maxima.sourceforge.net/) it's a symbolic mathematics application - like mathematica/maple but opensource. This could make a great "calculator" for the iLiad there also exists a GUI wrapper around it (http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net)... But I guess this might be difficult to port (as it uses Lisp underneath...)

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axel77 Fanatic Posts: 584 Karma: 914 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: iliad	I thought about porting "Battle for Wesnoth", its turn based so in principle it should work well. The game just needs to be altered here and there to cater for the e-Ink display. I just don't know if the iLiad can handle it CPU-wise. A bigger level loads 10 seconds on my 2GHz PC. Also this game utilizes a lot of scripting stuff that needs to be ported like python

04-07-2008, 11:43 AM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Turn based, eh? How about a revival of VGA Planets?

04-07-2008, 04:33 PM	#8
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Oh my god. This is some crazy project you got going here. Good luck anyway

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Eight of us had an off-line game running on our floor of the dorm once for most of two semesters. It got a bit ugly for whoever was last to "do his turn" when the rest of us thought he had had long enough. Good times.

04-08-2008, 10:32 AM	#12
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Well, that sux.

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