MAME List delays

[Krakerman]

Anyone else experience long delays when you update MAME list when it completes and returns back to GameEx control? Sometimes mine just locks up on occasions. Also notice long delays when you go from the main menu to mame is just sits there frozen for 20-30 secs then goes to mame listing but it doesn't do that for the other emulators just mame.

Oops noticed I stuck this in the wrong forum sorry guys.

Edited November 11, 2012 by nullPointer
No Worries. Moved thread to the General forum

[Krakerman]

Thanks!

Well I solved this issue by just removing MAME games and setting up MAME as it's own emulator.

[u-man]

if you have a huge collection and old pc components (especially your HD), this can happen. also defragmenting your HD can help.

but if it worked before, i am clueless... sry

[Krakerman]

This method actually works much much better with the current theme I am working on since it skips all the mumbo jumbo and goes straight to the backgrounds for each game which is what I wanted anyways. So I am glad I setup MAME this way.

[Krakerman]

Funny thing also I noticed since moving MAME to it's own emulator slot I no longer get any of those weird crashes I was getting before.

[celly]

Are you running a UI build or just vanilla MAME? I had a similar issue long time ago with my compiled 139 mame but it went away after i updated and recompile the newer MAME build.

[Krakerman]

Using MAMEUIHiscore. I am not one for figuring out how to compile MAME or have the patience to deal with doing that. I like this version because it gets rid of those Nag screens and has Hiscore features. I like using the UI for config all the games too since it is what I've been use to for years. I'm sure everyone will tell me how easy it is to do it myself but like I said I have no intrest in doing it. I'm sure that is part of the problem, but for now it seems everything is working just fine.