Sir Auros

I don't worry about it because the attract mode in GameEx rarely crashes, when I do have it in Windows the screensaver comes on, and I usually turn the TV in my cabinet on and off with a remote I have velcroed under the CP.

Unbelievably awesome job on that cabinet.

Yeah, unmapped the keys, hit escape and changed the resolution in Znes and that did the trick. Not sure how to fix the resolution issue in Fusion, because, IIRC, that program itself doesn't allow you to change the resolution at which it displays. I'll look into some of the other emulators. Thanks for the assistance!

Thing is, my desktop's resolution is 640x480, so that's why I find it so strange that every time I run Znes, it's changing the desktop's resolution. I'm wondering if it would help if I told GameEx to change the resolution, but would that then make the MAME games look weird? I'm asking that half-rhetorically, because I'm probably going to fiddle with it some more in a bit.

Log from last night after turning on the option to show dashboard, and it did show the picture and the game played fine. It did still change the resolution of the computer upon exiting, though, and GameEx was running in the top-left quarter of the screen. It's also showing every file in the directory, not just roms, but I guess the directory is expected have only roms in it? 21:32:52.3 1/14/2008: GameEx: Version 9.08: Starting Log 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: Operating System Name: Windows XP 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: AMD Athlon XP 2800+, 511MB 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: 2.1Ghz 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: Running Randomize() 21:32:52.4 1/14/2008: Loading PlugIns 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Running Misc startup tasks 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Setting Menu types 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Opening Configuration File 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Getting Configuration Values 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Using Theme: Default - Custom V2 Default 640x480 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Custom V2 Default 640x480 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Launching HideOS.exe 21:32:52.5 1/14/2008: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 21:32:52.6 1/14/2008: Hiding Taskbar 21:32:52.6 1/14/2008: Is Media Center running? 21:32:52.7 1/14/2008: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 21:32:52.8 1/14/2008: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 21:32:52.9 1/14/2008: Media Center Mode 2 21:32:52.9 1/14/2008: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 21:32:52.9 1/14/2008: Snap Delay set to: 2 21:32:52.9 1/14/2008: Get other settings 21:32:53.0 1/14/2008: Reading MAME hall of fame 21:32:53.0 1/14/2008: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 21:32:53.0 1/14/2008: SlikStik support enabled 21:32:53.0 1/14/2008: Start work for Form 21:32:53.0 1/14/2008: Getting Original Screen Size 21:32:53.1 1/14/2008: Opening Database Connection 21:32:53.9 1/14/2008: Initializing Component 21:32:53.9 1/14/2008: Retrieving resolution setting 21:32:54.0 1/14/2008: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: MAME Path is: E:\MALA 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: ROM Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\roms 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 21:32:54.1 1/14/2008: Loading Controls.ini map file 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Snap Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\snap 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Flyer Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\flyers 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Cabinet Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\cabinets 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Title Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\titles 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: PCB Path: Not Found 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Panel Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\cpanel 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Manual Path: Not Found 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Icon Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\icons 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Marquee Path is: E:\MAME\Mame32b\marquees 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Loading Custom Emulators 21:32:54.2 1/14/2008: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES (ZSNES) 21:32:54.3 1/14/2008: Loading Emulator 10: Sega Genesis (Fusion) 21:32:54.7 1/14/2008: Using 3D Alpha Blended Animations. This could be slow 21:32:54.7 1/14/2008: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 21:32:54.7 1/14/2008: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 21:32:54.7 1/14/2008: Attempting to load game list 21:32:55.2 1/14/2008: Initialising DirectDraw 21:32:55.2 1/14/2008: Creating DirectDraw Device 21:32:55.2 1/14/2008: Using Device: Primary Display Driver 21:32:55.4 1/14/2008: 125mb video memory available 21:32:55.4 1/14/2008: Setting Resolution to 640x480 32 bit color 21:32:55.4 1/14/2008: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 21:32:55.4 1/14/2008: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 21:32:55.6 1/14/2008: Creating Back Buffer 21:32:55.7 1/14/2008: Version 2 Theme being used. Loading. 21:32:55.7 1/14/2008: Loading Button Data 21:32:55.7 1/14/2008: Loading Font Data 21:32:55.7 1/14/2008: Loading Layout Data 21:32:55.7 1/14/2008: Loading Taskbar Data 21:32:55.7 1/14/2008: Loading graphic Surfaces 21:32:55.7 1/14/2008: Display is running at: 640x480 32bit color, 60hz 21:32:55.8 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 21:32:56.0 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Volume 21:32:56.0 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Arrows 21:32:56.1 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 21:32:56.1 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 21:32:56.1 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 21:32:56.3 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 21:32:56.3 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 21:32:56.4 1/14/2008: Creating Surface Unselected 21:32:56.4 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 21:32:56.4 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Snaps 21:32:56.4 1/14/2008: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 21:32:56.6 1/14/2008: Creating Fonts 21:32:56.6 1/14/2008: Creating Menu Font 21:32:56.6 1/14/2008: Restoring Menu Font From Cache 21:32:56.8 1/14/2008: Creating Game Font 21:32:56.9 1/14/2008: Creating Font Black 21:32:57.0 1/14/2008: Creating Font Black Small 21:32:57.2 1/14/2008: Creating Game Font Faded 21:32:57.3 1/14/2008: Creating Title Font 21:32:57.3 1/14/2008: Restoring Title Font From Cache 21:32:57.4 1/14/2008: Fonts Created Succesfully 21:32:57.5 1/14/2008: 85mb video memory left available 21:32:57.5 1/14/2008: Creating instance of global keyboard hook 21:33:20.5 1/14/2008: Text/Language: English 21:33:20.5 1/14/2008: Applying Language/Text 21:33:20.6 1/14/2008: Initialising Bass Audio Library 21:33:20.8 1/14/2008: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 21:33:20.9 1/14/2008: Loading last used Game List 21:33:20.9 1/14/2008: Setting Music Volume 21:33:20.9 1/14/2008: Creating DirectSound Device 21:33:20.9 1/14/2008: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 21:33:20.9 1/14/2008: Loading Sound Files 21:33:20.9 1/14/2008: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 21:33:20.9 1/14/2008: Creating ICONS 21:33:21.0 1/14/2008: Recreating ICONS 21:33:21.8 1/14/2008: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 21:33:21.9 1/14/2008: Unable to create a joystick device 21:33:21.9 1/14/2008: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support 21:33:21.9 1/14/2008: Playing intro sound file 21:33:21.9 1/14/2008: Initializing MCE Remote 21:33:21.9 1/14/2008: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 21:33:22.0 1/14/2008: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 21:33:22.6 1/14/2008: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 21:33:30.1 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Custom Background: E:\SNES\SNAPS 21:33:30.1 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Custom Background Does not exist 21:33:30.1 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Snap Path: E:\SNES\SNAPS 21:33:30.1 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Snap Path Does not exist 21:33:30.1 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Instructions Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Instructions Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Database: [Console] Nintendo SNES 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Box Art Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Box Art Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_2: Manual Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_2: Manual Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Custom Background: E:\Genesis\Shots 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_10: Custom Background Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Snap Path: E:\Genesis\Shots 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Control Panel Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_10: Control Panel Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Instructions Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_10: Instructions Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Database: [Console] Sega Genesis 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Title Snap Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_10: Title Snap Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Box Art Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_10: Box Art Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Cart Art Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_10: Cart Art Path Does not exist 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Validating: Emulator_10: Manual Path: 21:33:30.2 1/14/2008: Warning: Emulator_10: Manual Path Does not exist 21:33:53.5 1/14/2008: Running: cmd.exe /c E: zsnesw.exe "E:\Snes\METROID3.src" 21:34:10.8 1/14/2008: Running: cmd.exe /c E: zsnesw.exe "E:\Snes\METROID3.SRM" 21:34:25.7 1/14/2008: Running: cmd.exe /c E: zsnesw.exe "E:\Snes\METROID3.src" 21:34:43.6 1/14/2008: Running: cmd.exe /c E: zsnesw.exe "E:\Snes\SMETROID.srm" 21:35:05.2 1/14/2008: Running: cmd.exe /c E: zsnesw.exe "E:\Snes\Super Metroid.smc" 21:36:51.2 1/14/2008: Escape Pressed, exiting emulator 21:37:02.6 1/14/2008: Exiting GameEx! 21:37:02.6 1/14/2008: Saving Settings 21:37:04.8 1/14/2008: Disposing Plugins 21:37:04.8 1/14/2008: Closing database connection 21:37:04.9 1/14/2008: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit Here's the Znes config [Emulator_2] Enabled=True STARTPAGENAME=Nintendo SNES (ZSNES) TITLETEXT=Nintendo SNES StartPageLogo=snes ROMFilter= RomPath=E:\Snes SnapPath=E:\SNES\SNAPS TitlePath= BoxPath= CartPath= ManualPath= ControlPanelPath= InstructionsPath= WorkingPath=E:\Snes MapKeys=True WaitBeforeKeys= SendKeys= ReplaceDash=True ReplaceUnder=True Capitals=False RemoveBrackets=False ShowDesktop=True Debug=False MAPFile= AlsoLaunch= Command=zsnesw.exe "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]" OLDatZip= LaunchBefore= LaunchAfter= configFile=ZSNES V2 ExcludedFiles= CustomBackground= PlayMusic= DontShowInfo= PlaySelectionMusic= SelectionMusicFolder= PCGame= DATABASE=[Console] Nintendo SNES GamesIn7Zips=False PlayInScreenSaver= ShowMostPlayed= RandomMostPlayed= CDCheck= CDCheckFile= [GENERAL] DumbyValue= The Genesis emulator cuts off the edges of the screen all around. [Emulator_10] Enabled=True STARTPAGENAME=Sega Genesis (Fusion) TITLETEXT=Genesis StartPageLogo=Genesis ROMFilter= RomPath=E:\Genesis\ROMS SnapPath=E:\Genesis\Shots TitlePath= BoxPath= CartPath= ManualPath= ControlPanelPath= InstructionsPath= WorkingPath=E:\Genesis MapKeys=True WaitBeforeKeys= SendKeys= ReplaceDash=True ReplaceUnder=True Capitals=True RemoveBrackets=True ShowDesktop=True Debug=False MAPFile= AlsoLaunch= Command=Fusion.exe -gen -fullscreen "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]" OLDatZip= LaunchBefore= LaunchAfter= configFile= ExcludedFiles= CustomBackground= PlayMusic= DontShowInfo= PlaySelectionMusic= SelectionMusicFolder= PCGame= DATABASE=[Console] Sega Genesis GamesIn7Zips= PlayInScreenSaver= ShowMostPlayed= RandomMostPlayed= CDCheck= CDCheckFile= [GENERAL] DumbyValue= Thanks for looking.

Will check it out. It's making snaps of my Genesis games right now, but I'll post how it turns out and post the log and emuconfig when it's done. Didn't post them before because I didn't see that in the rules until after I'd posted, and my MAME computer is off the network, so I have to use a flashdrive to transfer anything (which is a big reason I hadn't updated until last night). EDIT - I know how to get the log file, but how do I find the emuconfig stuff? I've looked around in the GameEx folders, but couldn't find them.

The topic description states the problem, really. I just set up Znes through the advanced configuration menus and while it will boot games, they show no picture, and when I escape, the resolution on my screen (TV-out to 640x480) always changes to a much higher resolution (1024x768 maybe, but I can never make it out). It seems that "znes" is too short a search term, and I couldn't find much about setting up emulators on the main site here. I've been using GameEx as my frontend since I finished my cabinet last July, and installing the latest version last night prompted me to try to get my emulators working properly on it. The Genesis emulator Fusion seems to be working fine, but it looks like parts of the screen are cut off on some games. Do I need to edit the config. files for the individual emulators to keep them from going into unusable resolutions? Thanks, not trying to be an annoying newb.