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Updated Dec 20, 2008 by omegadox
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Facts_And_Questions  

Facts and Questions

Q: Where can I get the latest Dolphin?

A: You can only get the latest SVN builds from unofficial compiles or compile the source for yourself

Daco: http://www.nyleveia.com/daco/

omegadox (use #2 below if link doesn't work): http://cid-c3b40b7cce647774.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public/DolphinWx?view=details

omegadox (2): http://www.jaaku.net/omegadox/DolphinWx

nakeee: http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~elylevy/dolphin/ (linux 32/64 svn builds)

For more links to builds by non-devs see: http://www.dolphin-emu.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=19

Q: How do I get a ROM for Dolphin?

A: It is illegal to obtains ROMs you DO NOT OWN, please only rip ROMs from your own game discs that you purchased. You might be able to read the discs on a LG made DVD drive.

Q: Does this game work? What games are buggy or do not work?

A: Please check here: http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/113685-broken-games-list.html and http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/113878-wii-compatibility-list.html, also search around the forums, else you need to try it yourself.

Q: I get a TLB Error!

A: Sometimes it is not really a TLB error, if the error is related to TLB, TLB support will NOT be added to Dolphin for now, see: http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/112179-tlb-fixable-future.html

Q: The DirectX plugins fail to load

A: You need to update you DirectX to the latest: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en

Q: Audio does not work!

A: Not all games have working audio yet, the audio are still in development, see: http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/109797-audio-support-dolphin-read-if-you-new-dolphin.html

Q: LLE plugin says it fails to load "dsp_rom.bin" and "dsp_coef.bin"

A: You need these 2 files in order to use LLE.

Q: I get an error: "Failed to grab 1GB of contiguous memory"

A: you might have a program that tampers with memory of other running programs such as "kaspersky".

Q: The game runs very slow

A: Do not expect to get high FPS in all games, Dolphin is still in development and needs a fast CPU to run it (eg: 2-4+ Ghz SSE2 supported processor)

Q: The game fails to boot!

A: Not all games are compatible in Dolphin yet, you will have to wait for a fix

Q: The game crashes at a certain part

A: Note that the emulator is still in development, so the JIT core is still buggy, so do not expect a game to fully 100% work, disabling Dual Core mode might fix it and same with "OptimizeQuantizers"

Q: I want to cheat in a game and/or add a cheat code

A: See http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-cheats-database/

Q: How do I use keyboard as a Wiimote?

A: 1, 2, A, B, P, M, H, left, right, up, down, use the numpad for the nunchuk

Q: How do I know if my system supports Dolphin?

A: It needs to support SSE2, Pixel Shader 2.0 running Windows XP or higher; Use CPU-Z (http://www.filehippo.com/download_cpuz/) and GPU-Z (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/) tools to get info about your system

Q: How do I speed up the emulation?

A: See http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/110585-how-run-dolphin-little-bit-faster-tutorial.html

Q: I want to use my XBOX 360 controller under linux

A: See http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/110483-howto-make-xbox360-pad-work-under-gnu-linux.html

Q: My game break when Dual Core mode is enabled

A: Dual Core mode is currently buggy, so some game will break under that mode

Q: What is the difference between x86 and x64?

A: x86 is 32bit and x64 is 64bit. x64 version will ONLY run on a 64bit Windows OS, (all 64bit Windows OS's have a folder called "C:\Windows\sysWOW64" and "C:\Program Files (x86)\" The x64bit of Dolphin will have slightly faster emulation speed as to x86

Q: My Wii ROM fails to load, it says it is corrupted

A: You need a wiimasterkey.bin file in order for Dolphin to decrypt the ROM. It is illegal to use one that is not yours, you must rip it from your own Wii console.

Q: How do I use the Wiimote in Dolpin

A: The Wiimote plugin is still in development.

Q: I am having problems running my Wii ROM

A: The Wii emulation is in development and buggier than the GC emulation

Q: I want to request and/or upload a game save

A: Please do it here: http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/109772-post-your-dolphin-saves-here.html

Q: How do I find the source code changes?

A: See: http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/source/list

Q: I want to report a bug to the dev team

A: See: http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/issues/list?can=1&q=&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary&cells=tiles, please only report meaningful issues, be sure to check if your issue was already reported!

Q: I want to compile dolphin for Windows

A: See http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/wiki/WindowsBuild

Q: I want to compile dolphin for Linux

A: See http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/wiki/Linux_dependencies

Q: I want to compile dolphin for Mac OS X

A: See http://code.google.com/p/dolphin-emu/wiki/MacOSX_Build

Q: I get a error saying some OpenGL extensions are not supported

A1: Your video card might not support them, check with http://www.realtech-vr.com/glview/ A2: If you are using a modern NVIDIA GeForce graphics card, try disabling the option "Extension Limit" in the NVIDIA Control Panel (Control Panel > NVIDIA Control Panel or Start > Run > "nvcplui.exe") A3: Try updating your video drivers

Q: I am getting an error with the OpenGL plugin

A: Your drivers may be outdated and/or your video card does not support To find out your video card: Start > Run > dxdiag Then download the latest drivers off the main site your graphics card's vendor

Q: How do I use a real memorycard dump?

A: See: http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/113859-how-use-real-memcard-dumps-dolphin.html

Q: Will Dolphin support Quad Core?

A: See: http://forums.ngemu.com/dolphin-discussion/112972-quadcore.html


Comment by rafey500, Nov 23, 2008

Q: When I try to load a game I get the error: Failed to load plugin Plugins\DSP.dll I have that plugin, so why wont it work?

Comment by hedgehogsonic0, Dec 05, 2008

I try to load Super Smash bros. brawl and it says : Can't find "WII/masterkey.bin" where do I get this bin from?

Comment by Twilit.Rayne, Dec 06, 2008

A: You need a wiimasterkey.bin file in order for Dolphin to decrypt the ROM. It is illegal to use one that is not yours, you must rip it from your own Wii console.

No one here can "legally" point to where you can get it. One word:'Google'

Comment by nessupergod, Dec 15, 2008

Since it is illegal to tell people where to get wiimasterkey.bin, could somebody tell us how to rip it from our own Wii? I know that I have a wii and I'd like to be able to rip a copy of the master key so I can use it.

Comment by santi.rulo, Dec 20, 2008

i get a error saying: direct3d device creation failed

Comment by b00gym...@hotmail.com, Dec 23, 2008

This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

What to do?

Comment by nicolas...@hotmail.com, Dec 25, 2008

where do i put my masterkey? and how do i do it.

Comment by fox_...@hotmail.com, Dec 25, 2008

This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect.

Comment by abarcaxyz, Jan 01, 2009

when i open Super smash brothers brawl i get a black screen, any solutions?


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