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KawaGeo · Joined: 27 Aug 2005 Posts: 191 Location: Calif Mountains

What is the real purpose of using the functions, System.usbDiskModeActivate() and System.usbDiskModeDeactivate()?

Should I leave either one upon the final release?

During development, I sometimes got corrupted folders on memory stick. I had to reformat it. Will one of those functions help to prevent the mishaps?

Thanks
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psiko_scweek · Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 42

as far as i know, the USB mode activate command is used for easier debugging of the code as it puts the PSP in USB mode while the Lua script is running, making it easier to fix code, press start (if break is set for start) and see the changes immediately. about the corrupt folder things, i think there is something about not writing to the memory stick from within Lua while in USB mode or it will require formatting the card, so removing the USB mode code should fixt that problem!

regards,
PSIKO

[edit: fixed spelling errors, some of em anyways]

youresam · Joined: 06 Nov 2005 Posts: 87

Well, Ive found out that:
you cannot write to a file while USB mode is enabled and a cord is plugged

if you are writing from the computer to the PSP WHILE the PSP is writing a file, the file the PSP writes becomes corrupt. And even though everything will still work the way it should, you cannot delete the file or its parent folders

I hope this helps.

psyberjock · Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 28

You can always scandisk it in windows. That's what I do if I accidentally unplug the USB too fast after a transfer. It fixes the bad files then you can delete them or recopy or whatever.

bolk · Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 10

It's very useful feature! I wrote file manager with usb support.

the underminer · Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Netherlands

I'm having this corruption problem a lot. Either happens:

1. I have to save my script twice each time I change the code
2. I have to delete the file with windows and save it again
3. I have to backup and reformat the stick to make it work again.

By the way, wich IDE do we all use? I myself use QDE; has a very handy autocomplete function; wich also works for variables/functions.

Disadvantage: crashes on startup when psp not connected (wich holds the last edited project, is thus not accessible and the program chrashes)
Backups are placed in the project folder; wich must be on psp. (When your memstick totally corrupts you lose everything; never happened to me)

Tested Zeus too, not very handy autocomplete
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Altair · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 76 Location: The Netherlands

I use ConTEXT. I had used it for programming Java at my university so I already had it. Just downloaded a LUA syntax file for it. Doesn't have auto completion. Just highlights stuff, but it looks nice I think. Never bothered to look for anything else.

romero126 · Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 200

Notepad only for me. I find simplicitiy is a better way to program.

PSPJunkie · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Jersey

get notepad++, best text editor for windows ive ever seen.

romero126 · Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 200

I don't need it. If I wanted a better Text Editor I would have downloaded one by now.