RR Interchange - Update RR via a USB Media Stick - Page 3

edrex · 06-27-2005, 01:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by UK_MP3Car

Hey tolisn,

Been doing multiple projects at once, have just updated it to work with updating Freedrive for CdRSkuLL. Doing music next, if I get time this weekend I'll do an upgrade Interchange and release.

Any updates on this one lately? I haven't seen anything posted about it in a while...
Cheers.

Gobby · 06-27-2005, 01:11 PM

Hi Edrex,

Been doing a bit of work on it, trying to get updating for the latest version of FD working at the moment, just doing some testing, once happy will release to the forum.

edrex · 06-27-2005, 01:22 PM

Sounds good. I am really looking forward to the release, so I was just worried that it had been abandoned.

Gobby · 06-27-2005, 01:23 PM

Nope, not abandoned, just changed the way it works and made it more substantial, there is now a desktop app as well as a Car client.

New features will include:

Ability to copy music to RR Music Path
Ability to copy FD updates including speedcams etc
Update skins within RR
Choose whether to overwrite keybtl.ini,exectbl.ini and rr.ini
Update 'Launch' items in RR
Ability to set interchange as the shell (to allow full RR updates)

The idea is to place the USB Drive in the USB port and the system will fully update automatically, including Music, RR, FD etc.

I am hoping to write it for all frontends not just RR eventually, its just that I'm using RR at present and it has a good sdk.

ITL · 07-10-2005, 01:21 PM

Can't wait to check it out...any idea on an ETA?

Gobby · 07-10-2005, 04:06 PM

Yeah sorry ... been really busy recently, will try really hard to get version out this week.

ITL · 07-10-2005, 06:25 PM

Cool...good to hear

MGD · 07-11-2005, 09:29 AM

There is a FREE Program where you can do updates automatically when inserting a USB Memory Stick.
First, create a batch file on your stick and call it AutoCopy.bat and write your code in there like:
Copy \*.mp3 C:\Songs\*mp3 /Y
This will copy all mp3 files on the stick to C:\Songs and overwrites any duplicate files. You can update any folder or files, just add more commands in the batch file.
Here is the link to the program.
http://www.torosoftware.com/autorun.asp

Install the program and follow the instructions. When asked what program to execute after inserting the USB stick, point to AutoCopy.bat file on your stick.
Now every time you insert the stick it will automatically run you batch file.
Works like a charm.

Gobby · 07-11-2005, 09:34 AM

Well, thats my project out the window now - pointless continuing.

MGD · 07-11-2005, 09:44 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by UK_MP3Car

Well, thats my project out the window now - pointless continuing.

That was not mend to rain on your parade. I just use this for a while now and it works perfect so I thought I share this with you guy's. I am sure your solution will work too, just saves you some time.

Arathranar · 07-11-2005, 09:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MGD

Copy \*.mp3 C:\Songs\*mp3 /Y

As I pointed out earlier in the thread you can make this better by using:
xcopy /S /D /Y
to copy only new and changed files. That will save a lot of time.

Nice find on the usb auto run app.

MGD · 07-11-2005, 10:08 AM

I know that there are many different ways to do that. I just kept it simple so everybody can understand how it works. I think we shold put a sticky together with all the command lines needed for updating with this solution. That would help everybody to automate all the updates needed, no matter what front end or files.

ruairi · 07-11-2005, 12:04 PM

MGD, I've been using this app you mentioned in post and I've set it up to run both on my Home PC (which is my Test PC for the Car). The batch file below copies my setup from my HOME PC to the USB drive. Then I install the autorun tool on the car PC and when I plug in the USB drive to the CarPC it copies the stuff off the drive to the CarPC.

This batch file will sync RR, MM, FD and your music folders (I also have a utils folder wil lots of little apps for the CarPC). Check the folder names in the XCOPY commands below to make sure your folder names are the default ones! Otherwise edit the folder names in the scripts. Once your files are exported from the HomePC to the USB drive the directory structure will be something like:

\Music
\Car\RoadRunner
\Car\FreeDrive
\Car\DestinatorApps\
\Car\utils\

If people want to use it the batch file checks the computer name and if it is "CARPC" then it will import the files from the USB drive. If the computer name is anything other than "CARPC" then it will export your current setup from the harddisk to the USB drive. If your carPC computer name is somethign other than "CARPC" than just change line 4 where the if statement is....

Code:

ECHO OFF
TASKKILL /F /T /IM RR.EXE
TASKKILL /F /T /IM MapMonkey.EXE
TASKKILL /F /T /IM FreeDrive.EXE

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe \
if %COMPUTERNAME%==CARPC goto CarPC

:Source
REM for Home PC

REM RoadRunner Folder
xcopy "C:\Program Files\Road Runner\*" "car\RoadRunner\*" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM MapMonkey Folder
xcopy "C:\DestinatorApps\*" "car\DestinatorApps\*" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM FreeDrive
xcopy "C:\Program Files\FreeDrive" "car\FreeDrive" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Tools and Utilities for CarPC
REM xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\Ruairi\Desktop\Car\Utils\*" "car\utils\*"/S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Music Folder (Hide display while copying)
xcopy C:\Music\*.mp3 "\Music\*.mp3" /S /D /C /K /Q /I /Y 
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 


REM "C:\Program Files\Road Runner\RR.exe"


ECHO .
ECHO .
ECHO USB Drive is now ready to sync with CarPC!!!
ECHO .
goto Finish


:CarPC
REM for CarPC

REM RoadRunner Folder
xcopy "car\RoadRunner\*" "C:\Program Files\Road Runner\*" /S /D /K /I /Y /EXCLUDE:.ini
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM MapMonkey Folder
xcopy "car\DestinatorApps\*" "C:\DestinatorApps\*" /S /D /K /I /Y /EXCLUDE:.ini
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM FreeDrive
xcopy "car\FreeDrive" "C:\Program Files\FreeDrive" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Tools and Utilities for CarPC
REM xcopy "car\utils\*" "C:\utils\*" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Music Folder (Hide display while copying)
xcopy "\Music\*.mp3" C:\Music\*.mp3 /S /D /C /K /Q /I /Y 
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

"C:\Program Files\Road Runner\RR.exe"

ECHO .
ECHO .
ECHO CarPC is up-to-date!!!
ECHO .
goto Finish

REM -----------------------
REM WHEN THINGS GO WRONG!!!
:lowmemory 
echo Insufficient memory to copy files or 
echo invalid drive or command-line syntax. 
goto exit 
:abort 
echo You pressed CTRL+C to end the copy operation.
REM -----------------------


:Finish
ECHO Finished!!!
ECHO . 
ECHO .
PAUSE

Thanks UK_MP3Car for starting this and making my updates simple!

MGD · 07-11-2005, 12:26 PM

This will only work when the application you updating is not running. We should implement the taskkill at beginning of the batch file then update and then start all applications again. Other than that is pretty complete and people can modify it to theire needs. Good Job.

ITL · 07-11-2005, 12:53 PM

Awesome...thanks to all of you! I've got a good little batch job going, now if I could just automate it...can get my PCs to recognize the autorun.inf on this card I've got