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(07-13-2010, 10:36 AM)avih Wrote: A bit of an old thread, but I was wondering too why does PCSX2 require this file or else it pops the "new install" wizard. I've tried several wizard configs, including setting everything to custom folders, yet, this folder and ini are created at the user's dir (and if deleted, the wizard pops again).
Is there a scenario which doesn't create/need this usermode.ini file?
The usermode.ini file is how PCSX2 knows its been run previously. Without it, PCSX2 has no idea where to put its files. I had to do things this way because "defaulting" to User Documents isn't "acceptable" in the world of emulation.
One of my ideas a long time ago was to check for a usermode.ini in the same folder as pcsx2.exe, and if present that one would be used over per-user settings. That way the installer could ask if the user wants a standard install or an "administrator" install. The admin install would stick a usermode.ini in with the pcsx2.exe.
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Would it be possible for it to first look for the file in the install/portable folder, and only if it doesn't exist create/use the one at the user's directory? A message at the log could state it's using a non-global ini file, and this file wouldn't be created automatically at any stage, but rather only manually by users who wish to encapsulate the entire install into a single directory?
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Linking to unofficial builds, especially modified ones without providing the source code (which violates the GPL license PCSX2 is under) is against our rules.
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no rebuilt, is original version.
only compres in pack man.
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It doesnt matter, we dont want anybody but ourselves providing pcsx2 builds.
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05-03-2012, 04:36 AM
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Look, take advice given in the other thread, go get help somewhere else, we dont want your bitching, thread necro'ing ass here whining about something we've provided for free because we wanted to share.
Dont like it? ***** off
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I've done it that way aswell and Bosit said not to do it this way and just report it