tarheels82

finally working games in mame, now on to gameex, thanks again. i'm sure i'll be back for more help

sorry, still new at this. i thought when i set up mame through the gameex wizard that was it.

didn't see where to attach file. i didn't setup anything using mame, just the setup inside gameex 12:18:16.9 1/29/2012: Opening Configuration File 12:18:17.0 1/29/2012: GameEx: Version 12.54: Starting Log 12:18:17.1 1/29/2012: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 12:18:17.1 1/29/2012: Operating System Name: Windows XP 12:18:17.1 1/29/2012: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 12:18:17.1 1/29/2012: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.20GHz, 1407MB 12:18:17.1 1/29/2012: 3.19Ghz 12:18:17.1 1/29/2012: Running Randomize() 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Loading PlugIns 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Running Misc startup tasks 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Setting Menu types 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Getting Configuration Values 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Using Theme: Default - Media Center 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\ 12:18:17.3 1/29/2012: Launching HideOS.exe 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance) 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Hiding Taskbar 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Is Media Center running? 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Media Center Mode 2 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Snap Delay set to: 2 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Get other settings 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Start work for Form 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Getting Original Screen Size 12:18:17.4 1/29/2012: Opening Database Connection 12:18:18.7 1/29/2012: Initializing Component 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: MAME EXE file is: Mame.exe 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: ROM Path is: C:\Roms\mame\roms 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: Catver.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: controls.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\controls.ini 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: History.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: command.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\command.dat 12:18:19.5 1/29/2012: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Loading Controls.ini map file 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Snap Path is: C:\Roms\mame\snap 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Background Snap Path is: C:\Roms\mame\snap 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Flyer Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Cabinet Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Cabinet 3D Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Title Path is: C:\Roms\mame\titles 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: PCB Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Panel Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Manual Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Icon Path: Not Found 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Marquee Path is: C:\Roms\mame\marquees 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Applying Language/Text 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Text/Language: English 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Loading Custom Emulators 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Loading Emulator 1: [Arcade] Arcade (MAME) 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Using Version 3 Themes Animations 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Retrieving resolution setting 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 12:18:19.6 1/29/2012: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage 12:18:19.7 1/29/2012: Initialising Direct3D 12:18:19.8 1/29/2012: Setting Resolution to 1024x768 32 bit color 12:18:19.9 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces 12:18:20.0 1/29/2012: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 12:18:20.0 1/29/2012: Creating Back Buffer 12:18:20.0 1/29/2012: Loading graphic Surfaces 12:18:20.1 1/29/2012: Display is running at: 1024x768 32bit color, 75hz 12:18:20.1 1/29/2012: Adapter: Matrox Millennium G450 Dual Head 12:18:20.1 1/29/2012: Max texture size: 2048x2048 12:18:20.1 1/29/2012: Available texture memory: 7MB 12:18:20.1 1/29/2012: Initialising Bass Audio Library 12:18:20.2 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Volume 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Arrows 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surface Unselected 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Snaps 12:18:20.3 1/29/2012: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 12:18:20.7 1/29/2012: Creating Fonts 12:18:20.7 1/29/2012: Creating Game Font 12:18:20.9 1/29/2012: Creating Game Font Faded 12:18:21.0 1/29/2012: Creating Title Font 12:18:21.0 1/29/2012: Restoring Title Font From Cache 12:18:21.4 1/29/2012: Creating Font Black 12:18:21.5 1/29/2012: Creating Font Black Small 12:18:21.6 1/29/2012: Fonts Created Succesfully 12:18:21.6 1/29/2012: 0MB Video Memory Used 12:18:44.9 1/29/2012: Attempting to load game list 12:18:44.9 1/29/2012: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo 12:18:44.9 1/29/2012: Creating DirectSound Device 12:18:44.9 1/29/2012: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 12:18:44.9 1/29/2012: Unable to Create DirectSound Device 12:18:44.9 1/29/2012: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 12:18:45.1 1/29/2012: Unable to create a joystick device 12:18:45.1 1/29/2012: Loading Start Page 12:18:45.2 1/29/2012: Initializing MCE Remote 12:18:45.3 1/29/2012: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 12:18:45.3 1/29/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 12:18:45.6 1/29/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 12:19:08.0 1/29/2012: Exiting GameEx! 12:19:08.0 1/29/2012: Disposing all videos 12:19:08.0 1/29/2012: Deleting temporary Karaoke videos 12:19:08.0 1/29/2012: Disposing Image List 12:19:08.0 1/29/2012: Disposing Fonts 12:19:08.0 1/29/2012: Disposing Surfaces 12:19:08.1 1/29/2012: Saving Settings 12:19:08.1 1/29/2012: Shutting down Bass 12:19:08.1 1/29/2012: Closing HideOS.exe 12:19:10.1 1/29/2012: Disposing Plugins 12:19:10.1 1/29/2012: Disposing Plugins 12:19:10.1 1/29/2012: Closing database connection 12:19:10.2 1/29/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit 12:19:10.2 1/29/2012: Bye

first off sorry for the rules violation. ok so i've download .144 version of mame. everything should match that. when i launch gameex i get white boxes where the list of options would be. here is newest log file. thanks for being patient with me.

POST REMOVED! Please refrain from mentionong ROMs, your aquiring of said ROMs, or anything related to purchasing ROMs. This is blatently against forum rules!

yes i started with mameui32 but that didn't work so i tried mame via gameex. mame file version 0.141 downloaded by gameex. i only have a few roms so if i lost them it would be a huge deal. how to i match up roms with the right version of mame. should i download mame from mamedev and delete the folder from gameex. does it matter if i download the source file or binary file. thanks for being patient with me and for the help

no, when i launch mame i get an error "no drivers loaded" mame was downloaded using gameex

hope that is the right file you are looking for. after more trial and error, I have gameex setup and I can see the roms I have under mame emulator. when i select a game and then hit play game after 3 or 4 sec it comes back to the game menu. i have never used these roms so i'm not sure they are good. but more likely i'm setting something up wrong. i'm not going to mess with it anymore until i get some feedback. one thing i'm noticing is every other time i load gameex is doens't fully load. thanks again for the help

Log File

First off thanks for any help you can provide. I have read and read and still can't seem to figure this out. I had gameex showing the mame roms but they did not play. I thought it was because i downloaded the wrong mame emulator. I now have mameui32 downloaded with a few roms. When I try to lauch a game from mameui32 i just get a box at the bottom of screen but it can't load. Is the problem with the roms? This is my first time with emulators and roms but I think I have a basic understanding. And now when I launch gameex I cant even read the emulators. Its like it doesnt completely load. Thanks again for any help