Gaming pSX v1.0 (PSX emulator for PC)

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Introduction
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pSX emulates the Sony Playstation 1, pretty much everything is emulated
(to my knowledge) and most games run perfectly.

One thing that should be noted is that pSX DOES NOT use plugins.
The emulator is completely self contained.

The emulator has been designed to be as easy and unobtrusive to use
as possible - in most cases you will not need to configure anything
to use it (except maybe the controls).

Installation
============

Extract all files from the .rar including folders.

The emulator requires a PS1 BIOS file which should be placed in the
bios directory. By default the emulator will look for scph1001.bin
- this version is highly recommend because it is the only well tested
one although other bioses should work.

Once the emulator is running you can change the BIOS from the
configuration menu. In the event that you only have a different bios
file you can edit psx.ini to get the emulator running (run psx.exe
once, you will get an error message, now look for psx.ini).

Running games
=============

The emulator supports .cue/.bin CD images, the easiest way to run a
game is to run the exe then select "Insert CD image" from the File
menu. It is also possible to start a game from the command line:

psx.exe c:\psxgames\mygame.bin

Note that you will get best performance running in full-screen mode.
Press ALT+ENTER to switch between full-screen and windowed.

cdz images
==========

pSX supports compressed CD images - these can be created from .cue/.bin
files using the cdztool.exe util which is provided. To create a .cdz
file :

utils\cdztool.exe c:\psxgames\mygame.bin c:\psxgames\mygame.cdz

You can also convert a cdz back to .cue/.bin by reversing the order of
the parameters, eg:

utils\cdztool.exe c:\psxgames\mygame.cdz c:\psxgames\mygame.bin

Configuration
=============

The configuration menu is fairly self explanatory. This is a quick
run through of the various options.

Paths
-----

This tab allows you to set the default paths for state saves, memory
cards and cd images.

BIOS
----

This tab allows you to set the BIOS image used by the emulator.

Memory cards
------------

This tab configures the memory cards inserted into the Playstations
slots. To create a memory card click ..., navigate to where you want
the file to be saved, and enter a filename (eg. "mycard").

Graphics
--------

Frame skipping - enables/disables frame skipping

Sleep when idle in windowed mode - when running in windowed mode this
option causes the emulator to use less CPU time but can result in
choppier performance.

Pause when not focused - when enabled the emulator will pause when its
main window does not have focus (note: sound is always disabled when
not focused).

Controllers
-----------

This tab allows you to configure joystick and keyboard mappings for
the Playstations controllers.

Note that you MUST configure the gamepad controls if you want to use
a joystick or gamepad (by default only keys are set up). Also note
that you must configure the analog axes if you want to use an analog
controller (eg. dualshock).

Default controls (for port1) :

 Up    Cursor up
 Left   Cursor left
 Down   Cursor down
 Right  Cursor right
 Triangle A
 Square  X
 Cross  Z
 Circle  S
 Start  Return
 Select  Space
 L1    Left shift
 L2    Left ctrl
 R1    Right shift
 R2    Right ctrl

Sound
-----

From this tab you can configure sound settings.

Device: set the device used for sound output, in most cases this should
be set to "Primary Sound Driver"

Frequency: normally you should leave "Same as emulated machine" checked
which will cause the emulator to use the same frequency as the PS1. To
change the output frequency untick the option and select from the combo
box.

Latency: This option controls how much delay there is in the sound output
in most cases the default setting will be fine, but if you experience
dropouts or choppy sound you can try increasing this.

XA latency: Controls how much delay there is in XA sound output.

Reverb: Enables/disables reverb emulation.

Sync sound: When enabled the emulator will try to keep the sound in sync
with the graphics (this should normally be enabled).

Interpolate: Enables/disables linear interpolation of sound output -
takes slightly more CPU power (not much) but reduces aliasing significantly.

Misc
----

Allows redefinition of various miscellaneous keyboard controls.

Crash dumps
===========

If the emulator crashes it will ask if you want to save a crash dump.
There are two types of crash dump, mini dump and full dump - a dialog
box will ask you if you want to save a full dump. In most cases you
will want to say no to this because full dumps can be very large - a
mini dump is usually enough to debug problems.

Dump files can be included in a bug report (see email address below).

Contact
=======

Questions or bug reports should be directed to: [email protected]

http://psxemulator.freeservers.com/

Best of all..you dont need PLUGIN like ePSXe does! THIS IS FOR PC --- I test it and it was great!!!! TRY IT!
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Go over to this author's forum to let them know what you think of it and report if any bugs or something like that but do not ask them to port it over XBOX or PS2 or something like t hat. This AUTHOR is interesting in PC only.
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Remember, do not mention a port this to psp to author. he only interested to listen to people about what they think of this or report bugs only. He is into PC. He do not want to hear about xbox port, ps2 port, psp port, or any port unless he decide to make an announcement. It is not wise to tell him or he will get tired of it and end it. Have a respect and enjoy PC version only.
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DO NOT ASKED ABOUT PORT THIS OVER TO ANY CONSOLED AT ALL>>DONT ASKED!
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Do not discuss about any consoles here. This is for PSX emu on PC only. Give your thought about it so that author will read it with positive and negative feedback. Do not talk about any consoles, I repeat.
 

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I'm having trouble installing the .dll because that's the thing that keeps appearing everytime I try to run it the emulator. Yes, and I have the BIOS already but the .dll is just bugging me. I even followed the instruction on the site but still nothing.
 

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what .dll ? You mean d3dx9_26.dll ?? Yeah, it is there in the site. Maybe you read too fast ? Geez, take look at this site because it tells you where to download it. I downloaded it from pSX v1.0 site as well and runs fine now.

This site said:

QUOTE said:
If you get an error message saying d3dx9_26.dll is missing you can try downloading it from here

Look at this site again, you aren't pay attention, thats why.
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Nono...open Jun2005_d3dx9_26_x86.rar and extract d3dx9_26.dll into pSX v1.0 folder, thats all. You dont need anything else. Just this one.
 

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Thanks but now I have another problem. It tells me "failed to initialise D3D" then it exits. I think my PC is carking it.
 

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Tell me what is your computer's OS and everything..what graphic card do you use. Maybe this dont accept your D3D or something.
 

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Great emulator, pretty high compatibility too from what I've tried

I do have a problem with the BIOS though

It asks for a BIOS when the BIOS folder is empty at start, but it demands none other than "scph1001.bin" to be there at first, while pSX can support other BIOS types like scph7502/scph1000 when switched to them afterwards

It would be nice to not have the BIOS start up on emulator launch too

also an option for default sound/misc options would be helpful to curious n00bs who tinker with those things
 

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You need to read it more carefully there. You can change bios...it did mention in readme at the site quote:

QUOTE said:
The emulator requires a PS1 BIOS file which should be placed in the
bios directory. By default the emulator will look for scph1001.bin
- this version is highly recommend because it is the only well tested
one although other bioses should work.

Once the emulator is running you can change the BIOS from the
configuration menu. In the event that you only have a different bios
file you can edit psx.ini to get the emulator running (run psx.exe
once, you will get an error message, now look for psx.ini).
 

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Having the same problem as Harsky. Extracted the dll only to the v1.0 folder but getting the message "... can't find d3d9.dll...". Does this emu rquire Directx 9 ?? In that case it's worthless for me since I don't wanna install DX9 on my system. BTW, what are the hardware requirements for this emu?
I only have a 1 GHz Athlon, 384 MB RAM, and a shitty 32 MB Grafix Card. Running Win XP Home. Is that enough for this emu?

EDIT: Oh, and the scph1001.bin BIOS is already in the Bios folder of course, so that's not the prob I guess.
 

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Is it possible to run Cue files on this one? It yelled at me when I tried to load a cue file, and it hates daemon tools. This emulator is great in terms of compatablility, but I will use epsxe for now.
BTW- this emulator does require more than epsxe which can be run on a 16mb video card without any problem. I noticed that when I speed up the game epsxe gets me twice the speed and more (150fps) while this gets me 30 more fps than normal. Great compatability if you get this emulator going though.
 

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You need directx 9c and cue is require or you can burn it on CDR and play it. I did for bin/cue and it runs great but cd drive that I cannot figure out. I am wait for Author's reply to see whats going on.
 

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I have done everything needed to setup this emulator and it still doesn't work. I have DirectX 9c installed. I put the required runtime file in the same directory as the emulator. I put the BIOS in the bios folder (SCPH1001.bin). I installed a working ASPI layer and used the Nero ASPI layer (winaspi32.dll) in the directory the emulator is in. It still cannot load a game from the disc drive. I'm going to test a disc image file but if it can't load a game from the disc drive without giving me "CD not usable: Failed to set required sector mode" then this thing is useless to me. If people have to go through this much and still get errors then they might as well just use ePSXe.
 

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Wow, you have too much things in this folder. You do not need that! Just open Jun2005_d3dx9_26_x86.rar and extract d3dx9_26.dll into pSX v1.0 folder thats all and it should run. It wont let me run because d3dx9_26.dll was needed and once I put it in there. Bingo, it worked beautifully. What is the problem ? I can try to help you out but just follow what I tell you to do.
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