some issues with mime types

[kendell clark]

hi

OK, I feel stupid. Apparently linux doesn't identify everything with a
.bin extension as sega disk image, it also detects sega saturn rom
images. However, it does still identify everything else with a .bin
extension as sega cd disk images, even windows software. I'm not sure
what can be done about this, it seems impossible to automagically detect
everything possiblt that uses a .bin extension. Maybe increase the magic
priority on sega rom types?

Thanks

Kendell Clark



On 06/03/2018 01:22 AM, kendell clark wrote:
>     hi
>
> I have filed a new bug against shared mime info at,
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106792. I accidentally
> commented on a bug that was not mine, I've attempted to find a way to
> delete the comment since it was clearly the wrong bug but I can't find a
> remove comment button. This is a feature request, not a problem or bug
> in shared mime info itself, but I couldn't find a feature request
> option.   
>
>
> Thanks
> Kendell Clark
>
> On 06/02/2018 10:12 PM, kendell clark wrote:
>> hi all
>>
>> I play a lot of emulated game consoles, from regular nintendo, nes to
>> playstation 2, ps2. The freedesktop mime database has no magic detection
>> for nes, snes, wanderswan, some of the older atari rom types, and
>> doesn't support ps1 or 2 rom images, nor xbox images. I'd like to help
>> improve this. I have a couple of ps1 and one ps2 roms I can provide, so
>> a magic sequence can be found, because of now caja identifies everything
>> with a .bin extension as a "sega cd disk image" when they clearly
>> aren't. This doesn't affect playability, I just use mednafen or pcsx2 to
>> open the files but it is a little bit confusing. Also, does anyone have
>> any desire to improve the set of generic icons for game image files? I
>> know that game titles are probably copyright in terms of logos and such,
>> but is it possible to provide a blank NES cartridge, or a blank Snes
>> cartridge, blank sega cartridge, etc to use as icons instead of the
>> generic executible icon? Same for gamecube, wii and playstationa nd xbox
>> rom images, if those get added? I have blank dvd's, I'd be happy to take
>> pictures of them and remove any branding, and I also have a couple of
>> gamecube mini disks, I could do the same thing. I'd also be interested
>> in helping improve the existing mime database.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Kendell Clark
>>
>>

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