radioSHARK Plugin for RoadRunner

**JohnWPB** · 09-03-2006, 02:56 PM

WooHoo! I do not know what the problem was with my computer, but I did a new install (for other reasons) and the Radio Shark plugin is working FLAWLESSLY!

Thanks to Evolution for a fantastic plugin! I find that the radio scans as fast as my head unit in the car when holding down the tuning buttons on the skin.

I LOVE the new dirrect tuning feature! For those that have not downloaded the latest version of the plugin, you can now have a button when pressed, that pops up the numeric keypad skin on the screen, and you can type in a frequency to jump to.

**xs10x** · 09-05-2006, 02:14 PM

right now I keep on getting the error 76 can't find skin. since v101 and 102. but if I use and older radiosharkplugin it works except record freezes the screen, then I have to three finger salute it to kill it.

**Evolution VIII** · 09-05-2006, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by xs10x

right now I keep on getting the error 76 can't find skin. since v101 and 102. but if I use and older radiosharkplugin it works except record freezes the screen, then I have to three finger salute it to kill it.

Please read beginning of the thread.

**xs10x** · 09-06-2006, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by Evolution VIII

Please read beginning of the thread.

Cool I got it to load now. Everything works great except the Record part.

When I launch the original radioshark application and press record it asks me for a filename to save.

How do u have yours working?

**Evolution VIII** · 09-06-2006, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by xs10x

Cool I got it to load now. Everything works great except the Record part.

When I launch the original radioshark application and press record it asks me for a filename to save.

How do u have yours working?

1. Launch patched radioSHARK.exe directly
2. Right-click anywhere on the radioSHARK window > choose Preferences

In the RadioSHARK Preferences window. In Instant record frame:
1. Select “MyMusic Dir” as location.
2. Set the path for the “My Music Directory”

**Evolution VIII** · 09-06-2006, 12:52 PM

Please leave your vote on the top: Should the radioSHARK support be native in RR?

**Evolution VIII** · 09-07-2006, 02:58 PM

Looks like only 6 people using this plugin. I guess there is no point to make it native in RR

**strohj** · 09-07-2006, 03:00 PM

or thats only the amount who are checking back in on this thread...

**DaPCWiz** · 09-07-2006, 07:01 PM

I'll start using the plugin once I get unlazy enuf to set it up... lol... one of these days...

**JohnWPB** · 09-09-2006, 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by DaPCWiz

I'll start using the plugin once I get unlazy enuf to set it up... lol... one of these days...

Hehehehe You must be feelin' REALY lazy

If you ahve a Radio Shark already, all it takes is patching the RS.exe, and putting the files in the RR directory. Takes about 2 minutes to have it up and working, and it works really well!

As for 10 people using this plugin, you need to get Guino to add "Radio Shark" as supported hardware in the FAQ Radio section. I actually purchased my Radio Shark after stumbling across this thread by accident. Actually, I had no idea what a Radio Shark was at the time. Funny enough, the people at Best Buy didn't either! Took 3 employees about 15 minutes to help me find it, the computer showed 4 in stock, but no one knew where!! Turns out it is with the Ipod accesories, and NOT in the computer section... go figgure.

A Radio Shark seemed like the best USB option to go with, as my CarPC has no PCI slots so an internal card was not an option. (I just purchased a 2nd one for my desktop PC and use the plugin in "stand alone" mode)

Many people look at the FAQ to determine what to purchase, and may miss this thread completely.

Now, I have one suggestion/request for the plugin, that should not be hard to implement.

How hard would it be to implement code to save a preset by pressing and holding one of the preset buttons? (Like a normal head unit does). As RR already has code for tapping a button, and can issue another command if the button is held, that part is covered. Saving the station to the ini file is a feature you recently added to the plugin so that part is pretty much covered. It would be a matter of simply passing the preset button number pressed, and adding/updating that specific line in the ini.