iOS 11 importing PSX bin files

[ExcalibaX3]

Hello
I have a current problem with importing PSX bin files as the are imported as SEGA GENISIS files
Please thank you

[jasarien]

Please make sure you are importing the PSX ROMs including a .cue sheet file that is zipped together with the bin files, and not the bin files by themselves.

Also, please ensure that the cue files and bin files have the same file names before their extensions and that the contents of the cue sheet correctly references the bin files by file name.

[QuarterSwede]

Perhaps a dialog on first start that states how to load PSX roms would be helpful and cut down on support? Aaron Soderholm

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[jasarien]

https://github.com/jasarien/Provenance/wiki/Playstation-Instructions

It doesn’t quite fit into a dialog.

[QuarterSwede]

I was thinking something much simpler like “When importing PlayStation ROMs compress the .bin and .cue files in a zip file first.” Aaron Soderholm

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On Dec 31, 2017, 7:25 PM -0700, James Addyman ***@***.***>, wrote: https://github.com/jasarien/Provenance/wiki/Playstation-Instructions It doesn’t quite fit into a dialog. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[sevdestruct]

Perhaps a the simple solution might just be to modify the bottom of the games list (which easily shows when no games are yet added especially) and/or the header of the web server with note that links this info…similar to what OpenEmu does when it's empty and/or first-time-use.

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OpenEmu: "Check out this guide to on how to add disc-based games."

[sevdestruct]

Based on the articles Provenance currently has maybe this would be an example of a solve for the web server (a note in the iOS app near the Import ROMs button in tvOS and in the pop-up dialogue after clicking + in iOS or both might be a nice solve without the need for coding in a prompt based on the file type just yet)…

Web Server:

iOS:
[note in Web server started! dialogue]

tvOS:
[note near Import ROMs button and/or in Web server started! dialogue.]

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Upload multi-file ROMs as single-file .zip archives. Check these guides for how to add disc-based games: Playstation | Sega CD

[sevdestruct]

Submitted some updates just now to master based on the above I hope will alleviate the learning curve or upload mistakes in this. (first contribution!)

…also I did some additional cleanup in Settings view while I was in there—noticed a lot of inconsistent type sizes and table cells, and discrepancies between tvOS and iOS wording in the buttons and descriptions - proposing some condensed rewrites too.

Hope the additions help newcomers.

[sevdestruct]

Might also submit another change today to add the "Upload multi-file ROMs as single-file .zip archives. " to the "Web server started!" dialogue, to address the use of the + button as aopposed to using Import/Export > in Settings, as mentioned by @QuarterSwede.

[jasarien]

@sevdestruct Where are you “submitting” these changes? Unless you create a pull request, they’re not going to go anywhere beyond your own checkout.

[sevdestruct]

@jasarien Oh I'm new to GitHub. I made some changes in xcode and then selected those files in GitHub Desktop and clicked Submit to master. Let me see about a pull request..

[sevdestruct]

@jasarien : continued working on this, but still not sure how to do a pull request. Little help?

[jasarien]

It’s not quite so simple that I can explain everything here. But basically:

• fork the Provenance repository
• create a new branch on which you commit your changes
• create a pull request to merge your branch into the main Provenance repo

You can read many topics about the process here: https://help.github.com/categories/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/

If you’re not already familiar with how git works, then you will need to learn more about branching and merging.

[sevdestruct]

@jasarien I found a tutorial while you were writing it seems. Thanks though. I forked the project, and committed the changes, and made the pull request. Time to sleep…

[jasarien]

Sev’s PRs have been merged, so I’ll close this issue.

[sevdestruct]

Thanks, @jasarien! …I think my PRs will help steer people into the right place for info and the web server access from in-app that is now enabled/added will help them resolve it themselves as a workaround for now, but I think the larger issue here is not yet resolved, as .bin/.cue files are still getting separated into the wrong places oftentimes even regardless of putting in archive beforehand.