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Request: Possible to Select a Game Before Loading the Core?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:16 am
by held
This might be a very spoiled request and not even doable but:
Is it possible to select a game before loading the core?
I find myself often waiting on the core and then browsing through the library. I figured that it could load while selecting a game. I'm well aware this could be a chicken&egg problem however I thought it might not hurt to put in a request 
Re: Request: Possible to Select a Game Before Loading the Core?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:46 pm
by FPGAzumSpass
I'm not sure what you really want to do.
If you want to browse for a game instantly after selecting the PSX core...no that's not possible, as the video out is not stable and you would not see anything.
Also, the HPS/Linux part doesn't yet know what type of files it should even search for.
But i'm wondering how long that takes for you. Core load should be only 4 seconds, i just tried it.
Re: Request: Possible to Select a Game Before Loading the Core?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:55 pm
by Nioreh
Cores load so fast I never even thought about it. A few seconds max. If it takes longer, I'd say something is wrong with your setup.
Re: Request: Possible to Select a Game Before Loading the Core?
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:28 pm
by jca
Re: Request: Possible to Select a Game Before Loading the Core?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:27 am
by held
FPGAzumSpass wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 7:46 pm
I'm not sure what you really want to do.
If you want to browse for a game instantly after selecting the PSX core...no that's not possible, as the video out is not stable and you would not see anything.
Also, the HPS/Linux part doesn't yet know what type of files it should even search for.
But i'm wondering how long that takes for you. Core load should be only 4 seconds, i just tried it.
Yes, that was basically the idea. I was wondering if it could load the core while selecting a game to play. It does not take that long, but it would have been a nice speed up
@jca: I will look into those, tnx
Re: Request: Possible to Select a Game Before Loading the Core?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:44 pm
by MrChatouille
You can perhaps consult the script games_menu by wizzo.
viewtopic.php?t=4589
Re: Request: Possible to Select a Game Before Loading the Core?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:11 pm
by Malor
AFAIK, it's the core itself that chooses the ROM, so it has to be loaded and running before you can browse to something random and pick it.
You can use the favorites script to anchor specific ROMs to your main menu, so you can jump straight into, say, Chrono Trigger almost instantly. But you have to take a minute or so to set up each entry. It's not spontaneous, it's planned.