I have some radio mod questions set up questions and require assistance.

I'm goin' down · 11-15-08, 03:44 AM

I am not computer literate on the level of most others here, so I need some help with the radio. I think my post is fairly specific, so someone should be able to set me straight or on the right path.

My radio files are are located in c:\program files\ubisoft\silent hunter wolves of the pacific\data\sound\radio. The files are named CBS News, KHJ, RRG, DHB, Washington, and KNX. The radio file folder also contains an OGG file entitled "noise" and a configuration file entitled "radio." I pasted the configuration settings from the post by fred8615 dated August 1, 2007 in this forum into the aforementioned radio "configuration" folder, so I presume the radio channels are programmed correctly, assuming my the configuration folder is in the correct location.

I have also downloaded the files listed on fred8515's post dated August 1, 2007 to the respective radio station folders. The downloaded files are zipped files or archive files. I am not sure of the difference, and if it is not important, I don't need to have it explained. Telling me what to do with them will suffice if that is all that it takes.

I have activated RSM.1.2 and Radio Station Manager as mods, and enabled them with the JSGME application. Do I need both or should I delete one? The JSGME application is located in the silent hunter wolves of the pacific folder, not the data folder or the sound or radio subfolders.

Also I just noticed that I have a file called c:\program files\ubisoft\silent hunter wolves of the pacific\data\data\sound\radio that has only two folder in it and they are named RRG and DHB. They appear to be duplicate RRG and DHB folders and the contents of each folder appears to be duplicative as well. Should those be deleted?

I await the experts' advice and guidance, and will avoid the temptation of guessing the solution, which would have a high probabilty of leading to more issues and bigger problems.

I am not sure what to do next, and I do not know how to unzip the files to ensure they work with RSM1.2. I have not enabled Radio Manager, but I can if I need to. I thought RSM.1.2 would be sufficient but I really have no idea if I should be using it.

I have not unzipped any of the files yet. What do I do get the radio channels operating? Do I need to move any files and should I delete the duplicate radtio station folders identified above? Also, when I unzip a file, do I unzip it in the folder that it is situated in or unzip to another location? (I have never understood that either.)

Fish40 · 11-16-08, 06:17 PM

This is what I do. First, the Radio Stations Manager (RSM) needs to be installed in the SH4 root directory, same as JSGME. Create a shortcut for RSM for your desktop.

Next, D/L whatever Radio Station you want to a seperate folder for all your mods. I have a folder named SH41.5 Mods

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The next thing I do is to create a seperate folder for each RS I have. If you have BBC, create a folder and name it BBC. If you have CBS, create a folder and name it CBS, ect..

The next thing is to extract (unzip) the RS files to their appropriate folders. For example, if I want BBC, I'll find the BBC Radio Mod in my SH41.5 Mods folder, and extract the files to the BBC folder that I created. Still with me?

After the files are extracted to their seperate folders, open the folder. Let's take BBC for example. Open the BBC folder that you created, which now contains the BBC files you unzipped there. Keep opening each folder that comes up: Data, Sound, Radio, until you get to the BBC folder. Copy this folder, and paste it in the Radio folder in your SH4 directory (where Radio Washington is)

Each RS comes with a readme, which contains the "radio ini" info. This is the antenna, frequency, ect.. I manually copy this info to a piece of paper. I do this for each station.

After each station is installed in the Root folder, open up RSM via the shortcut you made. Read the RSM readme, as it explains very well what to do. Click the import button on the RSM. Your stations should show up. Highlite whatever station you want. A window is provided to input all the ini info.When done, click Apply and move on to the next. Make sure the frequencies are at least ten numbers apart, alter them if need be. That should be it. I know it may be a roundabout way of doing things , and if there's an easier way I'm all ears. But that's how I do it, and everything works great!

Hope I've been of some help.

I'm goin' down · 11-16-08, 08:44 PM

Thanks. I am on it.

fred8615 · 11-17-08, 12:55 PM

For my stations (if you downloaded the versions on BtS Mods) you just extract directly into the Data\Sound\Radio folder. Then copy the channel info in the readme and paste it into the radio.ini. You don't even have to run RSM.

You should always read a readme file before you do anything! It not only contains the radio.ini stuff, but also installation instructions, adding the music info, and other things. Most if not all archive programs will let you open an individual file like a text file just by double-clicking on it. If for some reason it doesn't, just extract that file to a temp folder and read it from there.

As Fish40 suggested, you should put your archives in a special folder, not where the end extraction will be.

Sandman_28054 · 12-09-08, 09:18 AM

Ok, I have followed the instructions to the letter. Put the folder in the Mods folder, enabled with JSGME, and created a shortcut to the desktop.

I d/l the NHK folder and the files to go with it. I have the NHK folder in the Radio folder.

Updated the radio frequecy. And even using the RSM, it shows the station right where it should be.

Using the RadioStationManager ReadMe file, I have everything correct. I want to update my game in progress.

Here is where I have trouble.

It says:

Quote:

Preparing for loading a saved game

Yada, yada, yada, When you press the "prepare staions" button on the lower left you will be presented with (at least) 3 screens. The first asks you to select the folder where your saved games are stored. This is generally "my documents/sh4". Select the folder and press OK and you will get this screen:...Here you can select the save file you are about to load, or, if preparing a new career...When you press the OK button, the application will begin preparing your events.ini files for your game.

After selecting the last in game save I had, and while in the process of this, I get this message:

Media File does not exist: Please correct

Digital_Trucker · 12-09-08, 10:40 AM

That means that one of the media files for an event on the radio station is either not the same name as is specified in the events.ini file for the radio station or it doesn't exist. Once you click OK on the dialog that lets you know about the problem, the event that has the problem should be highlighted (the little box to the left of the event will be darkened). If you want to try to find the correct media file, click the "Search for media" button and you will see the files in the events folder for that station. Look at the name that was listed in the events and try to find the file that belongs to that event. When you find it, select it and click Ok and it's name will be inserted in the event line. Then do the prepare again until there are no errors.

If the media file you're looking for isn't in the events folder for the station, then you need to either comment out the event (put a c in the comment column) or delete the entry or your game will crash when you get to the date and time of the event.

Sandman_28054 · 12-09-08, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

That means that one of the media files for an event on the radio station is either not the same name as is specified in the events.ini file for the radio station or it doesn't exist. Once you click OK on the dialog that lets you know about the problem, the event that has the problem should be highlighted (the little box to the left of the event will be darkened). If you want to try to find the correct media file, click the "Search for media" button and you will see the files in the events folder for that station. Look at the name that was listed in the events and try to find the file that belongs to that event. When you find it, select it and click Ok and it's name will be inserted in the event line. Then do the prepare again until there are no errors.

If the media file you're looking for isn't in the events folder for the station, then you need to either comment out the event (put a c in the comment column) or delete the entry or your game will crash when you get to the date and time of the event.

Nope, same thing happened.

There are 9 files in the NHK folder, and 9 events showing in the RSM log.

Keep getting the same message: Media File does not exist: Please correct when I press the Prepare the Stations for game reset.

Well, I thought I was on to something, but I guess not.

I'll just disable the RSM and delete the file and alter the radio configuration file back to its original settings.

Digital_Trucker · 12-09-08, 06:11 PM

Hey, Sandman. I don't know what's happening here, but when I downloaded that same radio station and ran the prepare function, it ran fine with no errors.

I didn't think about it earlier, but what operating system are you running and where is your game installed?

Sandman_28054 · 12-10-08, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

I didn't think about it earlier, but what operating system are you running and where is your game installed?

WinXP w/sp3

And the sh4 program is on the "C:" drive.

Specifically: c:/program files/ubisoft/silent hunter 4 wolves of the pacific

Now I am playing TMO v1.4

What I did is install the game, made a copy of the SH4 game patched to 1.4. Left it "as is." Made a "copy" of that in a folder in the My Documents file. I renamed that one "Trigger Maru", made a copy of that, and copied that back to the SH4 file in the c:/program file/ubisoft floder. Then I added by jsgme the "TMO" mod.

So I have 2 versions of SH4 in my ubisoft folder.

A stock version, and a TMO version.

I have no other Mods installed on the TMO version other than TMO.

fred8615 · 12-10-08, 08:59 AM

There are no missing files in NHK. I would've suggested your extraction somehow missed a file, but you said you did have them all accounted for. I wonder if maybe it didn't extract correctly, and RSM is able to tell that? Did you try reinstalling NHK? Do you have any other radio mods?

Digital_Trucker · 12-10-08, 09:58 AM

I thought maybe it was a Vista thing, but that's obviously not the problem. If the extraction went wrong, perhaps the name of one of the files got hosed and that would set RSM off, but as long as the name is correct it wouldn't act that way even if the file was FUBAR.

When the error came up, Sandman, did you check to make sure that the name of the media file was the same as the name in the RSM display?

Sandman_28054 · 12-10-08, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

I thought maybe it was a Vista thing, but that's obviously not the problem. If the extraction went wrong, perhaps the name of one of the files got hosed and that would set RSM off, but as long as the name is correct it wouldn't act that way even if the file was FUBAR.

When the error came up, Sandman, did you check to make sure that the name of the media file was the same as the name in the RSM display?

Yep.

I had the RSM running, and I opened another window to the files and checked each one.

9 Files showing in the station manager, and 9 files in the main file, all named the same.

Go figure.

Sandman_28054 · 12-11-08, 12:36 AM

your guess is as good as mine as to what is wrong.

How come my computer won't run my Command and Conquer games anymore?

I think what I'm going to do is finish playing my career as is, then when Japan surrenders, I'll wipe out all my previous saves and start afresh. Then I'll load the RSM.

kylesplanet · 12-11-08, 04:16 PM

I'm just throwing this out but the radio station that you have downloaded, is it jsgme ready? The later ones Fred did are not.

I had this problem once. If my memory wasn't so poor I could be of more help. I think I went in and manually edited the ini file. :hmm:

I'm goin' down · 12-12-08, 01:31 AM

I am having a hell of a time with Girl In Every Port. They may be in everyone else's port, but they are not in mine. I posted question on another thread on that issue. Now, let's talk radio. I never got it to work. So I deleted everything and i will try again. If I am unsuccessful, I will be back with more questions. Sorry Fred, but I am trying to follow the instructions.

11-15-08, 03:44 AM	#1
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	I have some radio mod questions set up questions and require assistance. I am not computer literate on the level of most others here, so I need some help with the radio. I think my post is fairly specific, so someone should be able to set me straight or on the right path. My radio files are are located in c:\program files\ubisoft\silent hunter wolves of the pacific\data\sound\radio. The files are named CBS News, KHJ, RRG, DHB, Washington, and KNX. The radio file folder also contains an OGG file entitled "noise" and a configuration file entitled "radio." I pasted the configuration settings from the post by fred8615 dated August 1, 2007 in this forum into the aforementioned radio "configuration" folder, so I presume the radio channels are programmed correctly, assuming my the configuration folder is in the correct location. I have also downloaded the files listed on fred8515's post dated August 1, 2007 to the respective radio station folders. The downloaded files are zipped files or archive files. I am not sure of the difference, and if it is not important, I don't need to have it explained. Telling me what to do with them will suffice if that is all that it takes. I have activated RSM.1.2 and Radio Station Manager as mods, and enabled them with the JSGME application. Do I need both or should I delete one? The JSGME application is located in the silent hunter wolves of the pacific folder, not the data folder or the sound or radio subfolders. Also I just noticed that I have a file called c:\program files\ubisoft\silent hunter wolves of the pacific\data\data\sound\radio that has only two folder in it and they are named RRG and DHB. They appear to be duplicate RRG and DHB folders and the contents of each folder appears to be duplicative as well. Should those be deleted? I await the experts' advice and guidance, and will avoid the temptation of guessing the solution, which would have a high probabilty of leading to more issues and bigger problems. I am not sure what to do next, and I do not know how to unzip the files to ensure they work with RSM1.2. I have not enabled Radio Manager, but I can if I need to. I thought RSM.1.2 would be sufficient but I really have no idea if I should be using it. I have not unzipped any of the files yet. What do I do get the radio channels operating? Do I need to move any files and should I delete the duplicate radtio station folders identified above? Also, when I unzip a file, do I unzip it in the folder that it is situated in or unzip to another location? (I have never understood that either.) Last edited by I'm goin' down; 11-15-08 at 11:38 AM. Reason: correct typos, etc.

11-16-08, 08:44 PM	#3
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	just read it and will attempt to get it straight. Thanks. I am on it.

11-17-08, 12:55 PM	#4
fred8615 Saint of the seas Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sorrento, Louisiana Posts: 1,320 Downloads: 265 Uploads: 127	For my stations (if you downloaded the versions on BtS Mods) you just extract directly into the Data\Sound\Radio folder. Then copy the channel info in the readme and paste it into the radio.ini. You don't even have to run RSM. You should always read a readme file before you do anything! It not only contains the radio.ini stuff, but also installation instructions, adding the music info, and other things. Most if not all archive programs will let you open an individual file like a text file just by double-clicking on it. If for some reason it doesn't, just extract that file to a temp folder and read it from there. As Fish40 suggested, you should put your archives in a special folder, not where the end extraction will be. __________________ Frederick J. Barnett Radio Stations & Music Captain's Desk Photos FJB Camera Pre Pearl Harbor Career Start Office links, Info Boxes, & 50 cal Crew Rank Fix Sub Class Info Real Subs SH4 Randomizer Sub Images Office Images Sub Pinups & Pics 24 Hour Clocks Office Posters Nav Map Make-Over Add-ons FJB Navigation Maps Office Window Chronographs Someone's got to take the responsibility if the job's going to get done! Do you think that's easy?! - Gregory Peck, The Guns of Navarone.

12-09-08, 10:40 AM	#6
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	That means that one of the media files for an event on the radio station is either not the same name as is specified in the events.ini file for the radio station or it doesn't exist. Once you click OK on the dialog that lets you know about the problem, the event that has the problem should be highlighted (the little box to the left of the event will be darkened). If you want to try to find the correct media file, click the "Search for media" button and you will see the files in the events folder for that station. Look at the name that was listed in the events and try to find the file that belongs to that event. When you find it, select it and click Ok and it's name will be inserted in the event line. Then do the prepare again until there are no errors. If the media file you're looking for isn't in the events folder for the station, then you need to either comment out the event (put a c in the comment column) or delete the entry or your game will crash when you get to the date and time of the event. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

12-09-08, 06:11 PM	#8
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Hey, Sandman. I don't know what's happening here, but when I downloaded that same radio station and ran the prepare function, it ran fine with no errors. I didn't think about it earlier, but what operating system are you running and where is your game installed? __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

11-16-08, 06:17 PM	#2
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	This is what I do. First, the Radio Stations Manager (RSM) needs to be installed in the SH4 root directory, same as JSGME. Create a shortcut for RSM for your desktop. Next, D/L whatever Radio Station you want to a seperate folder for all your mods. I have a folder named SH41.5 Mods . The next thing I do is to create a seperate folder for each RS I have. If you have BBC, create a folder and name it BBC. If you have CBS, create a folder and name it CBS, ect.. The next thing is to extract (unzip) the RS files to their appropriate folders. For example, if I want BBC, I'll find the BBC Radio Mod in my SH41.5 Mods folder, and extract the files to the BBC folder that I created. Still with me? After the files are extracted to their seperate folders, open the folder. Let's take BBC for example. Open the BBC folder that you created, which now contains the BBC files you unzipped there. Keep opening each folder that comes up: Data, Sound, Radio, until you get to the BBC folder. Copy this folder, and paste it in the Radio folder in your SH4 directory (where Radio Washington is) Each RS comes with a readme, which contains the "radio ini" info. This is the antenna, frequency, ect.. I manually copy this info to a piece of paper. I do this for each station. After each station is installed in the Root folder, open up RSM via the shortcut you made. Read the RSM readme, as it explains very well what to do. Click the import button on the RSM. Your stations should show up. Highlite whatever station you want. A window is provided to input all the ini info.When done, click Apply and move on to the next. Make sure the frequencies are at least ten numbers apart, alter them if need be. That should be it. I know it may be a roundabout way of doing things , and if there's an easier way I'm all ears. But that's how I do it, and everything works great! Hope I've been of some help.

12-10-08, 08:59 AM	#10
fred8615 Saint of the seas Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sorrento, Louisiana Posts: 1,320 Downloads: 265 Uploads: 127	There are no missing files in NHK. I would've suggested your extraction somehow missed a file, but you said you did have them all accounted for. I wonder if maybe it didn't extract correctly, and RSM is able to tell that? Did you try reinstalling NHK? Do you have any other radio mods? __________________ Frederick J. Barnett Radio Stations & Music Captain's Desk Photos FJB Camera Pre Pearl Harbor Career Start Office links, Info Boxes, & 50 cal Crew Rank Fix Sub Class Info Real Subs SH4 Randomizer Sub Images Office Images Sub Pinups & Pics 24 Hour Clocks Office Posters Nav Map Make-Over Add-ons FJB Navigation Maps Office Window Chronographs Someone's got to take the responsibility if the job's going to get done! Do you think that's easy?! - Gregory Peck, The Guns of Navarone.

12-10-08, 09:58 AM	#11
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	I thought maybe it was a Vista thing, but that's obviously not the problem. If the extraction went wrong, perhaps the name of one of the files got hosed and that would set RSM off, but as long as the name is correct it wouldn't act that way even if the file was FUBAR. When the error came up, Sandman, did you check to make sure that the name of the media file was the same as the name in the RSM display? __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

12-11-08, 12:36 AM	#13
Sandman_28054 Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 547 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	your guess is as good as mine as to what is wrong. How come my computer won't run my Command and Conquer games anymore? I think what I'm going to do is finish playing my career as is, then when Japan surrenders, I'll wipe out all my previous saves and start afresh. Then I'll load the RSM. Last edited by Sandman_28054; 12-11-08 at 12:37 AM.

12-11-08, 04:16 PM	#14
kylesplanet Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 629 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I'm just throwing this out but the radio station that you have downloaded, is it jsgme ready? The later ones Fred did are not. I had this problem once. If my memory wasn't so poor I could be of more help. I think I went in and manually edited the ini file. :hmm: __________________

12-12-08, 01:31 AM	#15
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	I'm back for more.... I am having a hell of a time with Girl In Every Port. They may be in everyone else's port, but they are not in mine. I posted question on another thread on that issue. Now, let's talk radio. I never got it to work. So I deleted everything and i will try again. If I am unsuccessful, I will be back with more questions. Sorry Fred, but I am trying to follow the instructions.