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GC Lite 1.6 -Multi MS+Context+Folder cats for 6.xx

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:28 pm
by codestation
Game Categories Lite v1.6 - Codestation

This plugin is based and uses source code from Game Categories Revised v12 (GCR) and Game Categories Light v1.3 (GCL), both created by Bubbletune. Compatible with 6.20, 6.3x and 6.60 CFW.

I changed the name of the project (doing a fork in the process) to avoid confusion with GCL and GCR (the plugin is based heavily in GCL since it doesn't use a kernel/user approach).

You can configure the folder prefix (use CAT_ for folders or not), showing uncategorized content and change the category mode in system settings.

You can get the source code from https://github.com/codestation/gclite

Known issues:
  • >> Unknown if fixable:
  • Change of category in the PSPGo requires a VSH reset.
  • >> Unrelated to gclite:
  • ME doesn't merge the categories with the same name between /ISO and /PSP/GAME.
  • >> OFW limitation:
  • The Folder mode has a limitation of 30 characters for the combination of folder name + homebrew folder name,
    e.g.: My Homebrews/AwesomeBigHomebrew is valid but My homebrews/AwesomeBigHomebrews isn't (i am not counting the "/").
    Note: the japanese and other non-ascii characters are 2 bytes wide, e.g.: カラフル counts as 8 chars.
Changelog:
v1.6:
[+]Added new option to sort categories: Use CAT_XX or XXcategory_name (XX between 00 and 99).
v1.5-r4
[+]Added polish translation.
v1.5-r3
[!]Fix duplicated entries on iso category in folder mode (PRO).
v1.5
[+]Support to hide certain homebrews/games/dlc from the categories.
[+]Added folder mode benchmark (compile with BENCHMARK=1).
v1.5_beta6
[!]Fix bug of missing categories when CAT prefix is used, the bug was introduced by last patch.
v1.5_beta5
[+]Empty categories are hidden by default.
[+]Non game folders are hidden by default on uncategorized content.
v1.5_beta4
[!]Fixed bug with Folder mode in ME where category items went to uncategorized.
v1.5_beta3
[!]Fixed triangle bug: on information show, on delete, random crash.
[!]Fixed double games appearing on ME.
v1.5_beta2
[!]Fixed bug of folder mode don't recognizing CAT prefixed categories.
[!]Fixed bug of umd cache setting showing other options.
[!]Fixed bug of uncategorized content still showing after being disabled on Folder mode.
v1.5_beta1
[+]Support for categories in folder mode like Bubbletune's GCL (thx Nekmo for betatesting).
[+]Added subtitles to the config options.
[+]Added bulgarian translation by Xian Nox.
[+]Added italian translation by stevealexanderames.
v1.4-r4
[!]Fixed UMD icon malfunction bug introduced in 1.4-r2.
[+]Added Russian translation by Frostegater.
v1.4-[r1-r3]
[!]Fixed the bug where the theme menu colors were missing after displaying the categories contextual menu.
[!]Force the uncategorized content to be the last item by default.
[!]Fixed bug of uncategorized items appearing when cycling through OFW cats using square.
[+]Added Traditional-Chinese translation by Raiyou.
v1.4:
[+]6.60 firmware support
[+]Allow the uncategorized folder to be sorted with your favorite app (multi MS mode).
[+]Multiple language support.
[+]Added ja translation by popsdeco
[+]Added de translation by KOlle
v1.3:
[+]Support for categories in contextual menu.
[+]Support for plugin configuration in system settings.
[+]Added runtime detection for ME, so category games are now shown.
[!]Fixed issues with PSPGo and TN (big thanks to raing3 to help me with the debugging).
v1.2:
[!]Fixed PSPGo categories, again (thx RUSTII for the tests, again)
[!]Fixed the free space display when the psp returns from sleep
v1.1:
[!] Fixed PSPGo categories (thx RUSTII for the tests) Guess what? yes, broken! :evil: (is too hard to fix it without a Go)
v1.0:
[+] First release

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Format of bug reports:

Code: Select all

List of enabled plugins in vsh.txt (same order as listed in your file and with versions if possible): 
Categories folder names (in /PSP/GAME and /ISO):
Categories settings (mode, uncategorized, use of CAT_, etc):
Steps to reproduce the problem:
CFW version:
PSP model:
Optional: debug log.

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:53 pm
by The Z
A first bug:

.CSO Files are not supported ;)

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:02 pm
by TragicTheBlubbering
The Z wrote:A first bug:

.CSO Files are not supported ;)
Once again, yes they do. CSOs work just fine for me using this plugin. What is your model, and fw? Do you have your CSOs in a subfolder in the ISO folder? If so did you add CAT_ to the file name?

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:11 pm
by Strangelove
Now there's a worthy cause. *thumbs up*

Tested it on PSP Go as requested. Enabled the plugin and disabled any other plugins. Rebooted.
Changed my game categories in /PSP/GAME/ to have a CAT_ prefix.
A number of "Corrupted data" entries appear.
PRO-B7 for 6.20 running.

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:15 pm
by TheLiNkMan
There's lag in 6.20 PRO B7, XMB CPU Speed. Default
Have to configure it in 333/166

is this an issue?

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:35 pm
by codestation
Strangelove wrote:Now there's a worthy cause. *thumbs up*

Tested it on PSP Go as requested. Enabled the plugin and disabled any other plugins. Rebooted.
Changed my game categories in /PSP/GAME/ to have a CAT_ prefix.
A number of "Corrupted data" entries appear.
PRO-B7 for 6.20 running.
Without some good logging is hard to tell how the Go reads those directories when the M2 is present :(, gonna prepare a good debug build.

@TheLiNkMan: is a "known" issue with Pro, in my tests ME and TN didn't have that lag in the XMB. Time for some bug hunting to fix that in the firmware itself.

P.D.: As i said before, someone knows a Pro version were this lag doesn't occur? This problem is a good example to test the open source nature of Pro and do a "hg bisect" of it.

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:35 pm
by Blue.Gazer
no, not working in my PSP Go 6.20 PRO-B7.. It also lags

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:27 pm
by jvhellraiser
HI iam on Me-7 and when i use this plugin my psp CSO or ISO
loading is so slow! takes like a minute to load like in dantes Inferno
this game loads so slow that i can't believe it can you fix it so it can load
a bit faster?

:o a minute to boot!! Dantes inferno.ISO No way!!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!! why CSO Boots Faster!!!! :lol:

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:02 pm
by The Z
TragicTheBlubbering wrote:
The Z wrote:A first bug:

.CSO Files are not supported ;)
Once again, yes they do. CSOs work just fine for me using this plugin. What is your model, and fw? Do you have your CSOs in a subfolder in the ISO folder? If so did you add CAT_ to the file name?
ms0:/ISO/CAT_CSOs/GTA.cso ...
Well maybe its anothers plugin fault, that it wont work...

Re: Game Categories Lite 1.0 (Multi MS for 6.xx)

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:24 pm
by codestation
The Z wrote: ms0:/ISO/CAT_CSOs/GTA.cso ...
Well maybe its anothers plugin fault, that it wont work...
I compressed a iso into cso and put it in ms0:/ISO/CAT_CSOs/, it showed properly under 6.39 Pro B7 and 6.39 ME-7. What firmware do you have?

@jvhellraiser, what do you mean? loading in the xmb or launching the game? if is the 2nd one then my plugin has nothing to do with it.