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Emulation is the process of running code native to something other than the machine you are using. This is usually facilitated by a program, often called an emulator.

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How can I simulate bad sectors on disk, and query how many bad sectors are at any given time?

I'm trying to find a tool for linux that allows me to emulate I/O errors on a disk, to test how well some applications handles this situation. If this emulation could not be performed, a good ... user avatar Gustavo

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Emulator -avd does not launch the virtual device

on Ubuntu 16.04 I have installed AndroidStudio and via its AVD manager GUI did create tow new devices. now on Terminal when I type emulator -list-avds it lists the devices correctly, but when run ... user avatar Mike

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dolphin emulator (development version)

i'm trying to setup dolphin emulator on ubuntu, as it was working fine on manjaro. the dolphin stable version is working fine but i need the development version for vulkan support i believe. tried ... user avatar karel

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Nintendo 64, mupen64plus: cannot configure controller

I received an nintendo 64 usb controller and tried to use it to play (this one user avatar CommunityBot

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Apple IIGS emulator?

What is the best quality Apple IIGS emulator for Ubuntu that is relatively easy to install? I have tried KEGS, but get the following (working without probs on my Windows partition): Preparing X ... user avatar jim

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PCSX not loading after new game start

I am running pcsx on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, and I tried running Chrono Cross as an .iso file. As soon as I start the new game, the screen goes black and it does not load. Any advice? I installed pcsx ... user avatar CommunityBot

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launch a command when joystick button is pressed

I am looking for a way for make ubuntu able to map one certain key on my arcade stick as "esc" key on keyboard. I am building a ubuntu based bartop and everything works fine except some ... user avatar Sadaharu Wakisaka

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What has happened to the latest version of Vice C64 emulator?

i just installed Vice C64 emulator, put the roms in the correct folders, and ran it. it runs at 5fps now on my pc, while it used to be full speed (well above 30fps) on the previous version of Xubuntu (... user avatar Rich

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Using Steam's Proton to run Roblox

My 21.10 machine has Steam installed, and steam comes with Proton emulator. Valve calls this "Steam Play." With this, I can play windows-games I get from steam on Ubuntu, just fine. Even if ... user avatar Kqzz

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How do you configure mupen64plus controls?

I installed mupen64plus from the repositories using Synaptic. I like the emulator (for the most part, a couple of graphics glitches on TLOZ Ocarina of Time), especially its performance on my old ... user avatar Adversus

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Installing and using Android Studio as virtual device on Ubuntu 16.04

I'm struggling to install and use Android Studio as a virtual device (AVD) with Ubuntu 16.04. I tried using Ubuntu make: umake android 'android-ndk' but that didn't work, so I tried it the old ... user avatar zx485

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System audio problems while Android emulator is running

I didn't use to have this problem but lately, while I have Google's Android emulator running, my system audio (not talking about the emulator's audio) sounds very distorted and metallic. Sometimes it ... user avatar Eduardo Rocha

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Nintendo 64 Emulators

I've been constantly trying to get a nice Nintendo 64 Emulator in my Ubuntu 18.04 but I didn't find a good one as much as I look into it. I am not experienced with the Ubuntu interface overall so if ... user avatar EMuGuy

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A debbuger that doesnot use ptrace()

Using strace or gdb i get this root@localhost:~# strace ls [Pid 2158] Unsupported ptrace request number 16902, tracee pid = 2159. [Pid 2158] Unsupported ptrace request number 16896, tracee pid = ... user avatar amera

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How can make the controler configuration window show in pcsxr?

I'm running ubuntu 18.04 and have installed pcsxr via apt. Everything seems to work as expected except for controllers. When I try to click on the controller icon or select "controllers..." from the ... user avatar user1400704

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