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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: matt2k9 on September 10, 2008, 09:54:48 am

Title: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: matt2k9 on September 10, 2008, 09:54:48 am
Ok guys I have the SCP on my PC but i want to put it on my laptop. Instead of waiting overnight to download everything is it possible to copy the files of the freespace2 folder onto several CD's and just drag them onto the hard drive of my laptop?
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: Jeff Vader on September 10, 2008, 10:28:44 am
Yes.
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: matt2k9 on September 10, 2008, 10:55:54 am
Cool thanks....

The reason I am doing this is so I can play the game on my LCD TV in my room.

Has anyone played the game this way? Using the monitor hookups in back of the TV to play freespace?

I think it will be cool if it works. Joystick usb to the laptop and laptop VGA cable to the TV...
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: General Battuta on September 10, 2008, 11:39:42 am
Yes, I tried it. It's a shame you can't also get sound coming out of the TV. Maybe you can do that with HDMI?
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: karajorma on September 10, 2008, 12:00:30 pm
Has anyone played the game this way? Using the monitor hookups in back of the TV to play freespace?

Since I lack a second monitor that's exactly what I do when I'm bug hunting. Saves me constantly switching between windows. :)
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: captain-custard on September 10, 2008, 12:48:14 pm
Ok guys I have the SCP on my PC but i want to put it on my laptop. Instead of waiting overnight to download everything is it possible to copy the files of the freespace2 folder onto several CD's and just drag them onto the hard drive of my laptop?

better still copy across using lan or using a hard disc drive its quicker..... my fs folder is huge i would use 2 many cds or dvds come to think of it, its nearly 10gb atm and i still have a few things to go in there
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: matt2k9 on September 10, 2008, 01:06:26 pm
Wait... I knew there was a flaw and that flaw is that the sound wont come from the TV.

Does HDMI have sound? I also dont even know if my laptop has HDMI ports....

DAMNIT

This throws a kink into the entire plan becuase I have a badass stereo in my room and I was planning on utilizing it.

Actually I just remembered that I have used the headphone jack on my other PC's to output sound to my stereos before. Quality may not be the absolute best but it is at least in stereo....

The converter wires cost less than $10. And the sound quality will be no worse than the 2 speakers on either side of my monitor that I already played the games on in 7 years ago.
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: Jeff Vader on September 10, 2008, 04:58:32 pm
Does HDMI have sound?
Yes.

I also dont even know if my laptop has HDMI ports....
Check.
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: matt2k9 on September 10, 2008, 05:45:12 pm
no HDMI ports on this business DELL laptop.

but the transfer from my PC to laptop took about 10 minutes total with my 8 gig memory stick...

CD's, HA!


ok but im having the openal32.dll problem and i forget how i solved it before
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: Jeff Vader on September 10, 2008, 05:48:06 pm
im having the openal32.dll problem and i forget how i solved it before
By installing OpenAL (http://fs2source.warpcore.org/exes/latest/oalinst.exe).
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on September 10, 2008, 06:12:43 pm
Can always use a 1/8 stereo to 2 1/4 inch mono RCA jack converter and hook it to the inputs on the TV.  Or just hook it up to the surround sound system.   :D
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: chief1983 on September 10, 2008, 11:52:31 pm
Can always use a 1/8 stereo to 2 1/4 inch mono RCA jack converter and hook it to the inputs on the TV.  Or just hook it up to the surround sound system.   :D

Darn, couldn't believe I got this far in the thread before someone suggested that.  But yeah, you should totally be able to patch the headphone out on the laptop to the stereo with the right adapter.  Might be able to use a 1/8" stereo to 1/4" stereo plug if your stereo has a 1/4" input, or headphone Y-adapter if it just has RCA plugs.
Title: Re: Copy FS2 folder contents to cd's and paste?
Post by: WMCoolmon on September 12, 2008, 12:26:23 am
Yeah, a line out would be better but a headphone jack would work as well. If you have an optical or SPDIF out, you can hook those up to some home amplifiers and they'll give you the best sound quality you're going to get. However, not many laptops have those built in.