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General / Re: Consistent idle crash on Windows 10

« on: July 26, 2021, 03:14:23 PM »

Oh, and ran into this thread, sounds like its an old bug.
I added the code and it seemed to solve my issue. Still would be good to have this bug fixed.

http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=2921.msg20250#msg20250

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General / Re: Consistent idle crash on Windows 10

« on: July 26, 2021, 02:53:54 PM »

Ok, i think I isolated the issue. I ran the daily build, and it still crashed.
I tried the console output, it didnt give me any new info.
I renamed the video snap file that was previewing so it did not play anymore, and it still crashed.
Lastly, i renamed the background audio mp3 file, and it stopped crashing.

This is the code that plays the audio:

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local bgMusic = fe.add_sound("bgMusic.mp3")
     bgMusic.playing=true
             bgMusic.loop=true
}
Is it a 3rd party library that plays sound effects?
I verified that the crash occurs at the moment it attempts to loop the audio file (at 2m).
I converted the audio file to a WAV file, and referenced that, and it still crashes.

Tried to attach the audio file, but the file size is 2.8mb.
Instead, here's a link to it for reproducing.
https://mega.nz/file/XbJwiZba#NNVjuZwR8HE9cjMQ1s6aMfEUxQZVH499aMuUitDoOAU

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General / Consistent idle crash on Windows 10

« on: July 21, 2021, 03:29:48 PM »

Hello all, been trying to track down an issue, and I cant seem to figure it out. It feels like a bug in AM, and i'll explain why:
I've been running Attract Mode v2.2.1 for quite some time, and decided to update it.

Here's my config:
Windows 10 Enterprise OS build 19042.928
Radeon R7 200 (With CRTEmudriver enabled)
Arcade Game Centre Theme (http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=1042.msg7717#msg7717)

When I run v2.2.1, it runs fine and no problems.
When I run v2.6.1, it crashes while idle every few minutes

Video playing is a game snap, in mp4 format.
Also there is background audio playing from mp3.

Here's the exception:

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Faulting application name: attract.exe, version: 2.6.1.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Faulting module name: attract.exe, version: 2.6.1.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc00000fd
Fault offset: 0x00000000000a01c6
Faulting process id: 0x1d18
Faulting application start time: 0x01d77e796e476e28
Faulting application path: D:\Emulation\AttractMode\attract.exe
Faulting module path: D:\Emulation\AttractMode\attract.exe
Report Id: ff7f3ac2-7f4d-4b16-b14d-1769461068eb
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Fault bucket 1579867068958240102, type 4
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: attract.exe
P2: 2.6.1.0
P3: 00000000
P4: attract.exe
P5: 2.6.1.0
P6: 00000000
P7: c00000fd
P8: 00000000000a01c6
P9:
P10:
I've ran with verbose logging, and i dont seem to get any extra information (i believe the crash is preventing the log from writing)
Attached logs for all the video files media info, as well as the verbose log.

Any ideas?

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General / Re: 3 Unresolved Windows Issues

« on: June 23, 2017, 12:09:45 AM »

thanks for the reply, but resfix is already enabled

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General / 3 Unresolved Windows Issues

« on: June 22, 2017, 11:30:29 PM »

1) Attact Mode loses focus on return from Mame.
I have spent countless hours troubleshooting this problem, and have been unsuccessful. This is a deal breaker for me and if I can't resolve it I will have to go back to Hyperspin
I've tried everything from fullscreen, fill screen, window mode, matching exit key in EMU with AM, nothing works.

2) DOS window cannot be suppressed when Attract Mode is used as a windows shell replacement.
I've tried setting up a batch file shortcut, having my windows shell call it, and setting the shortcut to start minimized. I have hide_console set to yes. Nothing works.

3) Working Directory is not being adhered to when launching MAME. If I manually launch MAME, I can save controller configuration and game settings. If I launch via Attract Mode, nothing is saved.


Does anyone have a shell replaced Windows machine working with any of these issues not present?

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General / Re: A problem with "Hide_Console"

« on: June 22, 2017, 11:22:10 PM »

same problem occurs if you setup AM to launch via windows shell replacement.
wish there was a solution, but it seems the windows support is pretty lacking.

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General / Re: AM intermittently does not return focus on exit

« on: June 14, 2017, 08:13:34 PM »

This is really breaking the experience of being in a cabinet. I re-installed on a separate OS using Windows 7 and the same problem is occurring.

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General / AM intermittently does not return focus on exit

« on: June 11, 2017, 11:55:48 PM »

Hoping someone has more insight as to what is going on when this occurs.

Issue: About 1 out of 10 attempts to exit a game and return to AM causes AM to not have focus.
Setup: Windows 8.1 with AM setup as shell replacement

When this occurs, there is another process running that i see in my alt-tab list by the name of "NVOpenGLFbo"
When in the alt-tab list, if I select Attract Mode , the process of NVOpenGLFbo ends.

Thinking this might be Mame, i setup Mame to run on D3D, and the problem still occurs. So I think the problem is with AM.

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General / Re: [DOWNLOAD v0.1] Attract True Black - Application

« on: May 03, 2017, 10:10:17 PM »

FYI, Your application solved my issue of losing focus upon exit of Mame back into AM. No other solution worked. Thanks!

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General / Re: Attract Mode window focus problem - but only with MAME?

« on: May 03, 2017, 10:09:28 PM »

Looks like I found a solution. Using Oomek's tool, I no longer have problems losing focus on exit.

http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=1569.0

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General / Re: Attract Mode window focus problem - but only with MAME?

« on: May 03, 2017, 01:36:06 AM »

Anyone have any possible solutions not mentioned??

My setup:
Windows 8.1 x64
Mame64 v0.185

Things I have tried:
Removing ESC key from any input in AM
hide_console = yes
resfix plugin for mame
compatibility mode for attract.exe
window,fill,full screen modes

Nothing works. Same behavior every time. Must force focus onto another process (alt-tab, window key, etc) to make AM recover.

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General / Re: Attract Mode window focus problem - but only with MAME?

« on: May 02, 2017, 01:20:12 AM »

I have the same problem on Windows 8.1 x64, have to alt-tab to get focus back when exiting Mame.

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General / Re: Custom ini usage

« on: May 02, 2017, 01:16:00 AM »

This helps, i got it setup! Thanks!

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General / Re: Custom ini usage

« on: May 01, 2017, 12:21:54 AM »

that should be easy enough, how can i filter based on tag files? I see they are used for favorites, can you have multiple tag files for a display?

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General / Custom ini usage

« on: April 30, 2017, 11:14:16 PM »

Hey everyone, looking to try to create a filter using progrettosnaps bestgames.ini file which is in catver format.
bestgames.ini has rank categories, but I dont know how to query them in the filter.
Anyone done something like this?