Direct Input Error?

[Jipwidap]

Whether or not I have direct input on, the first time I try starting gameex, it stops and gives me a log file where the last two lines are Initialising Direct input.... then ERRORS DETECTED:EXITING

But here's the wierd part. every time, without fail, the second time I start it, it works fine. What's the dealio?

Help appreciated. Thanks.

Jipwidap

[h8sh8]

I used get the same crash problem (with it loading fine straight after crashing without fail), and still get the same problem in the log.txt, but I think for me they were 2 seperate problems, so this may be no help at all...

Does your log.txt look something like this...

19:31:47.6  8/04/2005:  Icon Path is: C:\Emulation\System\Arcade\MAME\Pictures\icons
19:31:47.6  8/04/2005:  Marquee Path is: C:\Emulation\System\Arcade\MAME\Pictures\marquees
19:31:47.6  8/04/2005:  Attempting to load game list
19:31:47.8  8/04/2005:  Loading last used Game List
19:31:47.9  8/04/2005:  Initialising Bass Audio Library
19:31:48.7  8/04/2005:  Loading Music Play List
19:31:48.7  8/04/2005:  Creating DirectSound Device
19:31:48.7  8/04/2005:  Trying: Primary Sound Driver
19:31:48.7  8/04/2005:  Loading Sound Files
19:31:48.8  8/04/2005:  DirectSound Device Created Successfully
19:31:48.8  8/04/2005:  Creating ICONS
19:32:01.7  8/04/2005:  Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support
19:32:03.4  8/04/2005:  ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

if it does, and you have a mame icon path set up, try removing the path and see it that works. I have a problem with the icons path for some reason.

I also used to have GameEx load every second time after crashing too, but sorry, I can't remember what I did to fix it (which wouldn't have been much at all). I'm using a newer version now, so I either re-installed gameex, installed a newer version, or it was the icon path thing that fixed it. But testing the icons again now (with v3.48), it's a bit different as the music from my playlist plays, and hideos can be seen, but I get the log.txt behind it and it crashes every time. Previously it was only log.txt on its own. I can't remember if the icon thing fixed the crashing every 2nd time when it used to happen to me.

Tom - sorry I didn't mention the crash and load every second time when I could have given more detail too - just thought it was me messing around with the ini causing it - which I've done quite a bit.

[Ressurection]

I had this issue when I enabled direct input and had my keyboard driver loaded (driver for multimedia buttons). Disabling directinput or uninstalling the driver fixed the issue.

[Tom Speirs]

I had this issue when I enabled direct input and had my keyboard driver loaded (driver for multimedia buttons). Disabling directinput or uninstalling the driver fixed the issue.

Hi, I think I have found the problem.

There will be another full release today that fixes this hopefully.

I actually managed to duplicate the problem by accident the other day.

All is good