Re: [Rpcemu] Problem with ROM decompression

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 12:19:21AM +0000, Steve Fryatt wrote:

> > #v+ Note: RISC OS Select ROM image files are not usable directly as they
> > are compressed. To use them please boot them and use the 'Extract from a
> > running RISC OS machine' instructions below. Alternative if you have a
> > linux machine, use this method to decompress them.
> >
> >
> > bash> tail -c +21 Select.rom > Select.Z bash> uncompress Select.Z #v-
> >
> > So I downloaded ROM 3.71, but it doesn't work as described on the page:
> >
> > $ tail -c +21 risocs-3.71.rom > Select.Z $ uncompress Select.Z Select.Z:
> > not in compressed format
> >
> > Not sure - did I do anything wrong, or that description on the page is
> > faulty?
>
> 3.71 isn't Select, so the ROM isn't compressed to start with.
>
> Select was the soft-loaded versions of RISC OS 4.mumble (4.2x or so onwards,
> IIRC), which were a file on disc that was softloaded into RAM on boot. That
> file was compressed, so you either need to load it into a machine and grab
> the image from RAM, or decompress the file contents yourself.
>
> That doesn't apply to the RISC OS 3 ROMs (or the 4.02 images sold by 3QD),
> because they're not compressed. Uncompress is just telling you this!

That's why I raised my question: "uncompress is telling me this" - while
description on web-page says something opposite. Thanks.

Now for the other problems:

managed to run version 0.8.15, since Slackware has Qt4, not Qt5. It seems to
be working, but I'm unable to find a menu, which are mentioned in manual:

"RPCEmu contains a menu to access most of the configurable aspects of the program."

Where is this menu? The only menu I was able to open is "Pinboard" menu,
which can be recalled with middle MB. How about that more important one?

In the manual there are multiple remarks about a need to configure "this and
that" from the command prompt. How can I get to command prompt?
"Apps" don't contain any kind of shell
--
regards,
Zbigniew

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