Attract-Mode Support Forum
Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: abls1 on May 28, 2015, 01:50:39 AM
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I can run the frontend outside of AM but when i try to run a game it tries to start the game normally but then it says game files are missing.. this happends for very game i tried from mame
cfg:
# Generated by Attract-Mode 1.5.2
#
executable B:\Emulators\MAME64-161\MameUI64\Mameui64.EXE
args [name]
rompath B:\mame151\MAME 0.151 ROMs;D:\finalburn\FBA\ROMs
romext .zip;rom
system Arcade
info_source mame
artwork flyer
artwork marquee $HOME/mame/marquees
artwork snap $HOME/mame/videos;$HOME/mame/snap
artwork wheel
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'Generate Collection/Rom List' and try again.
once again : check your correct syntax and notation
.zip;rom => wrong
correct : .zip;.rom
Are the paths to your roms correct?
B:\mame151\MAME 0.151 ROMs
not this? B:\mame151\MAME 0.151\ROMs
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Well again as hemine said check your syntax..
rompath B:\mame151\MAME 0.151 ROMs;D:\finalburn\FBA\ROMs <-wrong
rompath "B:\mame151\MAME 0.151 ROMs;D:\finalburn\FBA\ROMs" <-right
you must remember the command line done not like spaces!
also my i ask why you have two paths to roms for one emulator? I mean why mame and FBA? It just seems redundant. If you want to use them fine..but set up each separate and then "merge" the list. <-- just an idea that's all. :)
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same error and i did dome edits.. it seems that it has to do with the args.. the emulator loads but the roms files are not detected
# Generated by Attract-Mode 1.5.2
#
executable B:\Emulators\MAME\MameUI64\Mameui64.exe
args "[rompath]"
rompath B:\mame151\MAME151roms
romext .rom;.zip
system Arcade
info_source mame
artwork flyer
artwork marquee $HOME/mame/marquees
artwork snap $HOME/mame/videos;$HOME/mame/snap
artwork wheel
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Your argument [rompath] is not correct. Use [name] instead.
It's important using the correct syntax and notation.
the mame-emulator (and all another emulator-systems) works similar this way:
path_to_emulator\emulator.exe filename_of_game -other_parameters
e.g. : B:\Emulators\MAME\MameUI64\Mameui64.exe game_abc_123.zip
What you do with your config, is starting a folder, instead a gamefile:
path_to_emulator\emulator.exe rompath -other_parameters
B:\Emulators\MAME\MameUI64\Mameui64.exe B:\mame151\MAME151roms
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I'm a bit confused of what each arg means.. sample
full-screen -loadgame -escape -exit skip intro
How would i write that using your args?
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I'm using mame v0.159 on a x86 windows. My steps:
1) First I've started mame manually under windows with mame.exe and configured the emulator (fullscreen, joystick-inputs and so on).
2) then I've configured mame under attractmode with these settings:
# Generated by Attract-Mode 1.5.3
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executable C:\attract\EMU\mame\mamepp.exe
args [name] -skip_gameinfo
rompath C:\attract\EMU\mame\roms
romext .zip;.7z;<DIR>
system Arcade
info_source mame
artwork flyer
artwork marquee $HOME/mame/marquees
artwork snap $HOME/mame/videos;$HOME/mame/snap
artwork wheel
I've added the parameter -skip_gameinfo because you can't find an option under mame.exe directly. So you have to use it by setting as a parameter.
Next time I'm upgrade mame to version 0.162 and do the same steps again:
1) Configure the emulator under windows and looking what options are not available under the emulator (this would probable be -skip_gameinfo again).
2) If it not available as option I'll left the arguments-line in AM as shown as above.
If it's now available as option I'll delete parameter in AM and left this line (without any parameters):
args [name]
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This is a screenshot of the
http://www.mediafire.com/view/tdtk206fw2x27kc/mame_error.PNG
Stuff seems to load fine the it stops and says files are missing
code used:
# Generated by Attract-Mode 1.5.2
#
executable B:\Emulators\MAME\MameUI64\Mameui64.exe
args [name] -skip_gameinfo
rompath B:\mame151\MAME151roms
romext .zip;.7z;<DIR>
system Arcade
info_source mame
artwork flyer
artwork marquee $HOME/mame/marquees
artwork snap $HOME/mame/videos;$HOME/mame/snap
artwork wheel
So far I have working
Fusion364 -perfect
snes9x -perfect
stella -perfect
neo pop -does not load in full screen
Final Burn -perfect
FCE Ultra - Perfect> used the config for nestopia because nestopia was not working properly
Steam -Perfect> but it shows app id on list not game name
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I suggest to test
#1. run cmd.exe
#2. cd "B:\Emulators\MAME\MameUI64\"
#3. Mameui64.exe wupndown
It should have same result (fail) in your screenshot.
I cannot say for sure, as I haven't used MAMEUI64, but it should have built-in UI for assigning rom directories whatsoever.
If it does not have setting UI, most MAME releases have mame.ini as their setting file, add following line to the mame.ini
rompath B:\mame151\MAME151roms
Once done, repeat above step #1 through #3. If it succeeds, then it can be also done in AM by your settings. (hopefully)
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Tried that and it does not give me the same error i had before.. it does not work for me
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Really? then I have no idea...
One last thing to test is that
#3. Mameui64.exe wupndown
should be
#3. Mameui64.exe wupndowna
but I don't think it'll make any difference...
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tried now the command line version and i get these errors
http://www.mediafire.com/view/d3a5vxecy3cw4cv/mess-coleco2.PNG#
http://www.mediafire.com/view/8wkyh11y6a45kx4/mes-coleco.PNG#
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You might need to change
"[romname]"
to
"[romfilename]"
in your emulator configuration
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That did not work either.. Not sure why mame is not running in the frontend because I can run Final Burn and its based on MAME the args: '[name]" run final burn but not mame
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hi! i've tested mame v0.162 x86 on a 64bit system. it works. please try this:
1) download latest mame x86 (http://mamedev.org/downloader.php?file=mame0162/mame0162b.exe)
2) use this config (replace executable and rompath correct to your system):
# Generated by Attract-Mode 1.5.3
#
executable C:\attract\EMU\mame\mame.exe
args [name] -skip_gameinfo
rompath C:\attract\EMU\mame\roms
romext .zip
system Arcade
info_source mame
artwork flyer
artwork marquee $HOME/mame/marquees
artwork snap $HOME/mame/videos;$HOME/mame/snap
artwork wheel
3) Generate Collection/Rom List in mame menu again
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That does not work again for me it gives me the error I had at the beginning.. what it seems is happening is not finding the requiered roms files to run the system because mame encrypts their roms in other versions of the game, that is happening even when i add multiple folder path one of them being the mame bios folder
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That doesn't seem right...but then again I didn't write the program either! I can't run mame 1.62 right now. I have ran mame UI64 using AM before without a problem..but that was a few versions ago.
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In which format/extensions are your mame-games available?
Have a look at this free mame roms (http://www.mamedev.org/roms/). It's not necessesary unzipping this files.
use .zip as rom-extension and generate your rom list.
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I can run the frontend outside of AM but when i try to run a game it tries to start the game normally but then it says game files are missing.. this happends for very game i tried from mame
Same issue here on Win7 64.
1.5.1 no problem with mameui64
Overwrote AM.exe with 1.5.2 to update.
1.5.2 can't launch a single rom from AM but all work from mameui64.
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I do not have these problems. But I use AM 1.5.3. Please test & try AM 1.5.3 (https://github.com/mickelson/attract/releases/tag/v1.5.3) and tell your results...
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I never know there was a 1.53
What are the changes or post a link to the updates
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Please pay attention to link (https://github.com/mickelson/attract/releases/tag/v1.5.3)
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I do not have these problems. But I use AM 1.5.3. Please test & try AM 1.5.3 (https://github.com/mickelson/attract/releases/tag/v1.5.3) and tell your results...
Still not working via AM. Fine via MameUI64.
# Generated by Attract-Mode 1.5.3
#
executable G:\Emulators\MameUI64\MameUI64.exe
args [name] -skip_gameinfo
rompath G:\Roms\mame\
romext .zip;.7z;<DIR>
system Arcade
info_source mame
artwork flyer
artwork marquee G:\mame\marquees
artwork snap G:\mame\videos;G:\mame\snap
artwork wheel
These are the errors I get.
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I tried it on a different Windows 7 64 machine which has a fresh install of everything. No pie :'(
If it's working for you I must be doing something wrong in the settings but I can't see it.
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Those are the same exact errors I have been getting. I knew I was not crazy!!! I've been into this emulation thing for over 12 yrs and I know how to run a simple emulator like MAMEUI not sure what its going on but I see this as a run error which makes the emulator itself throw an error.
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Got it to work on a pre 0.162 version of MameUI64. Still can't figure out what's causing the problem with 0.162 MameUI64. Something must have changed in that version.
It does work with mame.exe 0.162b but that's beside the point for anyone using MameUI.
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Those are the same exact errors I have been getting. I knew I was not crazy!!! I've been into this emulation thing for over 12 yrs and I know how to run a simple emulator like MAMEUI not sure what its going on but I see this as a run error which makes the emulator itself throw an error.
Have you worked out the issue or do we need to wait for a new MAME release and cross our fingers?
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just out of curiosity..why are you running MAME UI? AM would be your UI (in a sense) I would think stock mame would be better..just my opinion. I know that i had this problem setting up my machine after an ..umm..upgrade...I has to wipe out my mame.ini(s) Turned out that my mame.ini was being read from my "ini" folder instead of my mame folder. I deleted all my ini files and started from scratch.