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Lindbergh Loader is a program to play Sega Lindbergh games.

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Getting Started with Lindbergh Loader

Sega Lindbergh ROMs typically come in the folder structure. The ROM is typically an executable ELF file contained within these ROM folders. For a full list of the executable ELF files, see the Games List section.

Make sure to read Lindbergh Loader's documentation for additional information on the emulator, https://github.com/lindbergh-loader/lindbergh-loader/blob/master/docs/guide.md.

Games List

Game Name ELF File
2 Spicy apacheM.elf
After Burner abc
After Burner Climax SDX abc
Ghost Squad Evolution abc
Harley-Davidson: King of the Road vsg or gsevo
Hummer chopperM.elf
Hummer SDLX a.elf
Hummer Extreme a.elf
Initial D 4 (Export) hummer_Master.elf
Initial D Arcade Stage 4 id4.elf
Initial D 5 (Export) id5.elf
Initial D Arcade Stage 5 id5.elf
Let's go Jungle! lgj_final
Let's go Jungle! Special lgjsp_app
OutRun 2 SP SDX Jennifer
OutRun 2 SP SDX (Bootleg) Jennifer
Primeval Hunt main.exe
Rambo ramboM.elf
R-Tuned Ultimate Street Racing dsr
Sega Race TV drive.elf
The House of the Dead 4 hod4M.elf
The House of the Dead 4 Special hod4M.elf
The House of the Dead EX hodexRI.elf
Virtua Fighter 5 vf5
Virtua Fighter 5 C vf5
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown vf5
Virtua Fighter 5 R vf5
Virtua Tennis 3 vt3 or vt3_Lindbergh

How to Install Lindbergh Loader

  1. Download the latest lindbergh-loader.flatpak to a folder of your choice.
  2. Right click anywhere in the folder, click Open Terminal Here
  3. Type the following command and press enter:
    • flatpak install lindbergh-loader.flatpak -y
    • The terminal will prompt for confirmation, type y and press enter.
  4. When the installation is complete, type the following command to install the dependencies:
    • flatpak install org.freedesktop.Platform.Compat.i386//24.08 org.freedesktop.Platform.GL32.default//24.08 -y
  5. Lindbergh Loader will now be installed. To run the emulator, type the following command:
    • flatpak run com.github.lindberghloader
    • To learn how to launch ROMs, see How to Play Games

How to Play Games

Permissions

By default the Lindbergh Loader Flatpak only has permissions to access ROMs in the $HOME/Games folder. In order to grant it access to additonal folders, you may use Flatseal. This section will cover how to do so.

  1. In Desktop Mode, open Konsole.
  2. Type the following command and press enter:
    • flatpak install com.github.tchx84.Flatseal --user
  3. Once the installation is complete, open Flatseal.
  4. Locate Lindbergh Loader on the left-hand side of the screen.
  5. Scroll down to Filesystem on the right-hand side of the screen.
  6. Under Other Files, type the path where your ROMs are located.
  7. Once you have typed your path, Flatseal will auto-save, you may exit out and proceed to the next section to learn how to launch your ROMs.

Games

  1. Locate the associated ELF file for the game in the ROM folder. See the Games List for a full list of the ELF file.
  2. Right click the ELF file, click Properties, click Permissions, check Execute
    • This step is only required once per ROM.
  3. Right click anywhere in the folder, click Open Terminal Here
  4. Type the following command to launch the emulator:
    • flatpak run com.github.lindberghloader
    • This will also automatically identify and launch the ELF file.

How to Launch the Test Menu

In some cases, the test menu may be required to adjust settings for various purposes including disabling certain settings to allow some Sega Lindbergh games to run. This section will cover how to launch the test menu.

  1. Locate the associated ELF file for the game in the ROM folder. See the Games List for a full list of the ELF file.
  2. Right click anywhere in the folder, click Open Terminal Here
  3. Type the following command to launch the emulator in test mode:
    • flatpak run com.github.lindberghloader -t
  4. When finished, exit out of the emulator. On the next launch, exclude -t to launch the ROM directly into the game.

Tips and Tricks

How to Launch Lindbergh Loader through ES-DE

ES-DE is a popular front-end for launching ROMs. This section will cover how to launch the Lindbergh Loader directly through ES-DE.

Load Times

Launching Lindbergh Loader through ES-DE may exponentially increase load times. This is the reason why there is no official support for Lindbergh Loader at this time.

  1. In the $HOME/ES-DE/custom_systems folder, right click anywhere, click Create New > Text File, name it es_find_rules.xml
    • If you have already created a es_find_rules.xml file, skip to Step 3.
  2. Right click the newly created es_find_rules.xml file, click Open with Kate or a text editor of your choice.

  3. Paste the following text:

      <ruleList>
      <emulator name="LINDBERGH-LOADER">
          <!-- Sega Lindbergh emulator Lindbergh Loader -->
          <rule type="systempath">
              <entry>com.github.lindberghloader</entry>
          </rule>
          <rule type="staticpath">
              <entry>~/Applications/lindbergh</entry>
              <entry>~/.local/share/applications/lindbergh</entry>
              <entry>~/.local/bin/lindbergh</entry>
              <entry>~/bin/lindbergh</entry>
              <entry>/var/lib/flatpak/exports/bin/com.github.lindberghloader</entry>
              <entry>~/.local/share/flatpak/exports/bin/com.github.lindberghloader</entry>
          </rule>
      </emulator>
  </ruleList>

  4. Save the file and exit out.

  5. In the ~/ES-DE/custom_systems folder, right click anywhere, click Create New > Text File, name it es_systems.xml
    • If you have already created a es_systems.xml file, skip to Step 7.
  6. Right click the newly created es_systems.xml file, click Open with Kate or a text editor of your choice.

  7. Paste the following text:

      <systemList>
      <system>
          <name>lindbergh</name>
          <fullname>Sega Lindbergh</fullname>
          <path>%ROMPATH%/lindbergh</path>
          <extension>.elf .ELF .exe .EXE</extension>
          <command label="Lindbergh Loader (Standalone)">%STARTDIR%=%GAMEDIR% %EMULATOR_LINDBERGH-LOADER% %FILENAME%</command>
          <platform>lindbergh</platform>
          <theme>lindbergh</theme>
      </system>
  </systemList>

  8. Save the file and exit out.

  9. In the ROMs folder, create a lindbergh folder and place the Sega Lindbergh ROMs in this folder.
  10. Sega Lindbergh ROMs can now be launched directly through ES-DE.
    • If the ROM you are trying to launch does not have a file extension or uses .exe, either add .elf to the file name or replace .exe with .elf. For example, with Afterburner, rename the abc file to abc.elf
    • For a full list of the ELF files, see Games List. Any file that does not explicitly write .elf needs .elf added to the file name in order for the ROM to be launched from ES-DE.