Augen e-Go netbook - synchronizable

Thanks for testing it. I'm ordering a CE 6 netbook today so I should be able to correct the problem when I receive it next week.

I've tried to make the code not depend on too many DLLs. I currently link with commctrl.lib, coredll.lib, aygshell.lib and ws2.lib. For GAPI and DirectDraw, I load the DLLs dynamically so that there won't be a problem if they're missing. Were you able to play any games? Were you happy with the performance?

Thanks,
L.B.

Unfortunately, I can't seem to load the game (I'm testing it with an uncompressed TurboGrafx16 ROM - file extension .pce) - selecting File -> Open shows folders only, no files. Also, when I select the Storage Card folder, it shows a nonexistent folder \Storage Card\Storage Card. I placed the game file in the device's NAND flash folder, but it still doesn't show the file in that folder.

I haven't seen the double "storage card" folder, but SmartGear expects the rom images to be in zip files. Compress the pce file and it will see it.
L.B.

I was going by the SmartGear page, which appears to say that the files can be either compressed or uncompressed. I'll try the former when I get home tonight.

Okay, tried compressed ROM and - drum roll, please - it works perfectly in full screen. Nice!

Things just improved a bit more. I found a very old USB gamepad driver for CE and rewrote it to work properly . Now we can use any USB gamepads on our netbooks (even 2 at a time). I need to create an installer CAB to save you the trouble of messing with the registry. I'll post code and video as soon as it's ready...
L.B.

I'm trying to create a CAB file of the gamepad driver with Wise Installmaster 9, but everything I create is rejected by the Augen e-Go as not being a valid cab. Does anyone know what the trick is to create a CAB file which is "valid" for the CE 5 netbook?

Thanks,
L.B.

You can create a cab file using OCP's WinCE Cab Manager if you don't specify a CPU type...

I tried OCP's Cab Manager and I still can't create a CAB file that the netbook will accept. I tried various CPU options (including none) and nothing works. Does anyone know which options to use to create a cab file (using Cab Manager) which will be acceptable to the netbook?

Thanks,
L.B.

Can you set the CPU identifier as CEF?

That's the first thing I tried and it didn't work. Can someone maybe point me to a CAB file which will load on the e-Go and open with Cab Manager? I'll see what the settings are.
L.B.

Also make sure file compression is not enabled when you create the cab file. Check the "cab properties," I think it is on the 3rd tab if I remember...

That was it! I turned off compression and the file now installs. Please check a new post in this forum for the gamepad driver.
L.B.

I haven't been able to sync my eGo over a network thus far. When I run the command "repllog.exe /remote" and then select Network Connection (with WiFi turned on on the eGo), the PC starts to connect for a few seconds (green spinning ActiveSync icon) but then quits. I don't see any setting in the registry suggesting that the connection attempt is being limited to a few seconds, so I'm not sure what's going on there.

I finally got my CE 6.0 netbook. A Waybook Sky AS101. Physically, the device feels like a child's toy. The 300Mhz CPU is painfully slow for doing most tasks. I debugged my emulator problem and found that LoadIcon() is what was causing the fatal application error. DirectDraw is present on the device, but hangs when I call SetCooperativeLevel. The only way my app currently will work is with the fake GAPI support. I'll start a new thread in the CE 6 forum with a new build for everyone to try.
L.B.