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Completely Unrelated / so heres a question

« on: 2007-06-18 06:41:06 »

hey guys

havent been around much because my computer is broken. I managed to get my hands on an old Presario 2100 notebook (also broken but not completely bricked)

I'm trying to reinstall windows... but it won't let me boot from a windows cd (Home or Pro)... but it will let me boot from a linux system rescue disk.

The cd drive is not actually in the notebook (that ones broken), as such I am using an external dvd burner.

Both the windows and the linux disk use CDFS and both (should) be bootable.

Any ideas?

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Completely Unrelated / Low Wattage Graphics Cards (below 150?)

« on: 2006-12-04 19:23:06 »

I'm looking for a graphics card with very very low power requirements for a project.

Any suggestions?

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Completely Unrelated / Firefox extensions?

« on: 2006-07-30 23:59:17 »

I was wondering if anyone knew of a Firefox extension that would provide a list of all music/videos on a page and provide download links?

The way I've been doing this at the moment has been to find file reference in the source, and make a link in an html file on my desktop. This is entirely too time consuming

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / 3d drawing order

« on: 2005-10-29 16:31:17 »

I'm working on a 3d rendering program. It's built on top of a simple 2d drawing library. I'm trying to make the polygons draw in the correct order, objects appear solid. Currently, am ordering it by the distance between the furthest of a triangle vertex and the camera. It works pretty well, except for instances where two vertices are the same distance away. Then it orders them randomly.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I should sort this?

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General Discussion / FFXI: Who plays?

« on: 2004-07-08 01:54:14 »

More importantly: Who plays on Titan?

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General Discussion / Square Enix USA

« on: 2003-04-06 03:34:37 »

Apparently Squaresoft is no more. http://www.squaresoft.com

FFXI Beta test coming soon

EDIT:

Oh... and does slow quality JPEG compression in flash movies bother anyone else?

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General Discussion / FF7 PAL

« on: 2003-03-28 01:11:58 »

alright a few questions:

1) Is there more than 1 version of the PAL release?

if not,

2) where the hell is the language selection menu?

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / i was thinking field files.....

« on: 2003-03-15 15:43:25 »

alright... we know most of the format, right? ;p well i was thinking about ways to export it into an easily editable format...

why not export it into psd format with foreground, background as layers and walking paths and character distance as alpha layers? just a random thought.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / uh oh....

« on: 2003-03-01 23:52:55 »

once again my FF7 won't start up. Even  in software rendering mode the screen will flash black when i start up the program. then the desktop will return - in time to see the program disappear from the start bar. I'm running XP, 1.02, and its patched for XP.

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General Discussion / ffx-2 trailer

« on: 2002-11-11 04:40:51 »

http://media.optigamer.com/movies/ps2/finalfantasyx-2/ffx-2_teaser.mpeg

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / geforce4, software render, and a usb controller.

« on: 2002-11-10 15:51:30 »

alright... im wanting to play ff7 with my xbox controller but FF7 doesn't seem to be detecting it. its usb, and it uses and HID driver.

also.... my ff7 can only run in software rendering mode. i have a 4600. suggestions?

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / ohh... my... god.... HELP!

« on: 2002-10-18 01:08:22 »

my good system is giving me a BSOD!

heres what the error is:
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

it happens whenever i boot... after giving me safemode options. I cannot boot into xp AT ALL.

heres my stuff:

1900+ Athlon
Abit KG7-RAID
Geforce 4 ti4600
512 pc2700 ddr
WINDOWS XP HOME

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / Heres a relatively stupid question:

« on: 2002-09-03 03:44:21 »

Once again, im interested in writing a program to convert a file format. Heres the question. How do I read from hex/binary in C?

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General Discussion / what ever happened to.....

« on: 2002-07-17 21:07:55 »

Fice and the Remake?!? havent heard about either one in months.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / .dll stuff.....

« on: 2002-04-08 00:35:00 »

as most of you know.... im REALLY bad with a Hex editor. Now im attempting to activate a disabled button on an application. the code looks something like this:

E:pathtofileinadrivethatdoesntexist.cpp.FirstButton..SecondButton...ThirdButton...FourthButton....FifthButton...SixthButton

i know it can be done, but im not sure exactly how. do you think im looking in the right area?

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / Connection Troubles......

« on: 2002-03-29 19:16:00 »

ok... here goes:

I have no firewall running, yet there are multiple things i cannot connect to. these include:

Yahoo Messenger
CDDB
IRC
WinAMP Navigator

I can connect ot these:

Gnutella (Morpheus)
AOL Instant Messenger
ICQ

I'm runnning:
Roxio Direct CD
Dial-Up Networking (WinXP)
Apache (Process)
MySQL (Process)

any ideas?

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General Discussion / FFT for GBA

« on: 2002-03-27 17:21:00 »

finally... something interesting.

http://www.thegia.com/news/0203/n27b.html

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General Discussion / Unwritten Rules..........

« on: 2002-03-03 03:16:00 »

Come on, guys! Its common sense that if a thread hasn't been posted in for about a week, its dead. Meaning: Do not post in it. If the posts people were making were important enough, they could make their own thread. But the trouble is that most of these posts are utter crap used to raise peoples post counts.

[Spoiler:]

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General Discussion / FFXi Translation

« on: 2002-02-02 16:54:00 »

Two days ago, Final Fantasy X: International was released. It featured a 15 minute added scene that takes place two years after the end of FFX. it has already been translated by the GIA. (www.thegia.com) While it may be disappointing to some, this did indeed seem more like a prologue than an epilogue. (The Official Website had the text "Is this an Epilogue or a Prologue?") Could this mean that the first sequel to a Final Fantasy will be released in late 2002? (RPG Fan: Release Dates, it has been removed) Perhaps the important question is whether it will be good or bad for the series. Along with that is the question of where it will be released.

Heres basically what happens:

Spoiler: show

 Wakka and Yuna are on the beach in Beville, when several members of a clan come to ask her to join. (Many have come to exist in the Eternal Calm) She denies, and Rikku pops up. They board her boat, which recovers machina from the oceans, and soon look into a sphere that Kimari found on Gagazet. It shows Tidus in a cage underwater, arguing with his unseen captor. Wakka, Lulu, Yuna, and Rikku go to see whats up.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / VGA -> NTSC. I hate scanlines.

« on: 2002-01-31 22:44:00 »

Ok, I made a 320 by 240 image. (that is the right resolution, right?) and it looks like crap when i put it on a TV. Any suggestions on how to make this better quality?

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General Discussion / Don't you HATE Squaresoft Support?

« on: 2002-01-19 00:38:00 »

well.... the extended play is only 12 minutes long so..... i can download that but they need some people that know their stuff.




Dear Customer:

Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us.  Here is all of the
information that we have on Final Fantasy International, which is
currently scheduled for release in Japan.

This version features:
1. English voice acting
2. A revamped Sphere Grid - Including new spheres and a redone grid
arrangement. In addition to bearing their English names on the grid, all
characters now start relatively close together, allowing players to
completely determine their characters' progress (making Yuna a physical
powerhouse, or Auron a healer, for instance).   Players have the option to
start the game with this 'new ' grid or the original one.  Once you choose
at the beginning of the game, you will not be able to switch back and
forth between the two.
3. New abilities
4. Easier-to-organize Items

Additionally, on the Bonus DVD: Similar to the original Japanese FFX, a
bonus DVD is included in FFX Int'l.
1. "Eternal Peacetime" - A 12 minute 'mini-drama', completely new scenes
which takes place two years after the end of FFX, and features Yuna,
Rikku, Wakka, and possibly Tidus
2. New Square Previews - New footage of upcoming Square titles, including
Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy XI, the Square Masterpieces series, Final
Fantasy: Unlimited (anime in Japan) and a promotion for the Final Fantasy:
The Spirits Within DVD.
3. Interviews with the entire Japanese voice acting cast, as well as the
English Tidus (James Arnold Taylor) and Yuna (Hedy Burress).
4. FFX Promotional Movies - A collection of commercials and promotional
videos from FFX's Japanese release.
FFX Theme Song - A music video clip of FFX's theme song, Suteki Da Ne by
Rikki, available in stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1ch.

At this point, there are no plans to release this version in the U.S. at
this time.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Sincerely,
Ryan Riley
Customer Service Representative

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General Discussion / Final Fantasy 10 International

« on: 2002-01-16 00:31:00 »

Sounds good. Has a second disc with extended gameplay. Unfortunately, I predict it will fail to make it out of Japan, like FFVII International. Do you guys think it will make it? or we get a bulk discount on mod chips?

I finally beat the game, and it was faaar too easy.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / Help finding the unit stats in Starcraft.exe

« on: 2002-01-09 01:17:00 »

Theres used to be a pretty big group that made editing programs for Starcraft, among other blizzard games. But about a year ago their main programmers left to work for blizzard themselves. Since then the group has turned to crap, and etiting does not look too good.

Anyway, this seemed like a good project for me to start learning how to decode file formats with. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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General Discussion / My FFX Poem (Boredom does strange things)

« on: 2001-12-20 00:08:00 »

Father took me to the mall,
To retrieve an awaited thing.
Impatiently, I tapped my foot,
Waiting for the joy it would bring.

Finally, we parked and walked.
But frolicked in, did I.
At the line it became quite clear,
Time it would occupy.

Eventually, I was at the counter,
Asking for the one by name,
A moment later the clerk appeared,
With the long desired game.

Joyfully I took the box,
And tore the thing askew.
Abruptly then I stopped and thought,
f***. I lack a PS2.

edit: meter problem

[edited] 249 2001-12-20 01:10

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General Discussion / @#$%ing layoffs

« on: 2001-12-17 20:50:00 »

Yeah, my dad just got layed off.... f***....