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Empzurg

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Mame Roms won't launch
« on: October 21, 2016, 02:50:19 AM »
Sorry this is probably something simple but I new to attract mode. I've searched around and haven't been able to find an answer to my problem.

I'm using windows 10 and have the path's set up to my mame64.exe and my roms all correct. Attract mode has created the database and the games are listed correctly but whenever i choose a game the screen just flash's and nothing happens.

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2016, 03:13:11 AM »
Do they run if launched directly from mame?

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2016, 04:47:15 AM »
Yep run from mame, using same ROMs/mame.exe as been using with Hyperspin.

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2016, 06:08:25 AM »
OK so taking a look at the command window I see....

*** Running path to mame64.exe Asteroid
035145-0fe.ef2 not found (tried in asteroid asteroid)
Then similar not founds for more files
Fatal Error Required files are missing, the game cannot be run.

So it appears to be not finding the roms, even though the rom path must be correct surely for it t have created the rom list.

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2016, 07:54:30 AM »
Looks like the wrong romset for that particular mame version :o
Don't think it's AM related.

What happens when you audit the rom Asteroid?

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2016, 12:42:30 PM »
The romset is fine as mentioned previously all works in Hyperspin no problem.

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2016, 03:35:39 PM »
Post your mame.cfg emulator file.

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2016, 01:12:59 AM »
Post your mame.cfg emulator file.

Will do but away from home for a couple of days.

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2016, 06:17:26 AM »
The romset is fine as mentioned previously all works in Hyperspin no problem.

OK so taking a look at the command window I see....
*** Running path to mame64.exe Asteroid
035145-0fe.ef2 not found (tried in asteroid asteroid)
Then similar not founds for more files
Fatal Error Required files are missing, the game cannot be run.
So it appears to be not finding the roms, even though the rom path must be correct surely for it t have created the rom list.

Hyper Spin and / or Attract Mode have nothing to do with MAME itself. So that makes me think from your posts that it is a ROM set issue which is as xbs as pointed out is a MAME / emulator issue. Do post your configuration setup for attract Mode though. But also please post the version of mame that you have Hyper Spin linking to and the version you have attract mode linked to (Though I am assuming you have only one). That will help.

I assume that you have Attract Mode loading the same version (the same program even) as Hyper Spin correct? So if that is the case then it might be a path issue. I have run into that. I have Attract mode load three different versions of mame on one machine (thank ray that I can combine them into one list! :) ) I ran into the same problem setting up that machine as you had.

Try running mame directly from the command line and loading a game..see if it gives you the same "rom missing" error. If it does..then it IS a mame issue...if not it's a configuration issue.
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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2016, 02:36:39 PM »
OK so back home and had a chance to play with things a little. But still a bit confused.

Firstly I am using the exact same mame version and romset that Hyperspin uses and all games launch without an issue, but now I've removed AM and started again.

This time Asteroids will now launch but I still have various games that wont launch via AM but will launch with Hyperspin.
« Last Edit: October 24, 2016, 02:44:55 PM by Empzurg »

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2016, 10:03:05 PM »
Do you have the rom path set in MAME's mame.ini file? When you use HyperSpin the mame.ini file is sent from RocketLauncher and it's completely different than the one in your MAME emulator folder.

Another option is to just use RocketLaucher with Attract-Mode since you already have it setup for HyperSpin.

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Re: Mame Roms won't launch
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2016, 05:25:02 AM »
Do you have the rom path set in MAME's mame.ini file? When you use HyperSpin the mame.ini file is sent from RocketLauncher and it's completely different than the one in your MAME emulator folder.

Another option is to just use RocketLaucher with Attract-Mode since you already have it setup for HyperSpin.

There is the solution, guess I didn't realize, i still needed to set the rom path within the Mame ini as hadn't had to do that with other frontends.