GMT25 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Just wondered if anyone could offer some help please ? Ive re-installed about 4 times and added the mame pack, but I've noticed its an old mame so I've used the current mame, Ive installed onto my S drive and pointed all the paths to that drive and not the C drive, But everything I try just hangs the game when i select one. Everything I do just doesnt work so I'm at a loss at how I can get this working. It gets as far as the creating the lists and and creating the.dats etc but thats as far as it goes. I seem to be struggling with the Mame and getting it to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 It's deja vu all over again... Is this a GameEx issue or GameEx Evolution issue you are having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 No I dont use the evolution. I'll try and find some answers on google rather than bothering you guys i do apologise, just teething probs thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP-Felix Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 It's not a problem, we're happy to help you out of a jam and won't jump on your back. It's just that you posted this question into the GameEX Evolution (as in the evolution of GameEx, its predecessor) section of the forums. If your problem is with GameEX please use the GameEX General forum instead. A moderator may wish to move this thread to the appropriate section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, GMT25 said: No I dont use the evolution. I'll try and find some answers on google rather than bothering you guys i do apologise, just teething probs thats all. It's only a problem when your post appears in the wrong forum. I just want you to be aware so that the issue you are reporting gets prompt attention in the correct forum for the product. Since this was the second time in the same day, I want to make sure you were aware. Please click on the GameEx How to ask for help link in my signature for instructions on how to locate the gameex.ini and log.txt files and submit them for us to review. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 7 hours ago, RIP-Felix said: It's not a problem, we're happy to help you out of a jam and won't jump on your back. It's just that you posted this question into the GameEX Evolution (as in the evolution of GameEx, its predecessor) section of the forums. If your problem is with GameEX please use the GameEX General forum instead. Oh no I didnt realise, oh dear, I'm still trying to find my way around, Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 6 hours ago, Draco1962 said: It's only a problem when your post appears in the wrong forum. I just want you to be aware so that the issue you are reporting gets prompt attention in the correct forum for the product. Since this was the second time in the same day, I want to make sure you were aware. Please click on the GameEx How to ask for help link in my signature for instructions on how to locate the gameex.ini and log.txt files and submit them for us to review. Thanks! Oh right I didnt realise, Ive just read that section and will try and post those files thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Spoiler 23:03:29.5 30/08/2016: Opening Configuration File 23:03:29.6 30/08/2016: GameEx: Version 14.54: Starting Log 23:03:29.6 30/08/2016: Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 64-bit 23:03:29.6 30/08/2016: Aero running 23:03:29.6 30/08/2016: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control 23:03:29.6 30/08/2016: Getting CPU and RAM info 23:03:29.6 30/08/2016: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 16327MB 23:03:29.6 30/08/2016: 3.4Ghz - 4 Cores or CPU's 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Running Randomize() 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Loading PlugIns 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Setting default net connection limit to 15 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Running Misc startup tasks 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Setting Menu types 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Getting Configuration Values 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Using Theme: Default - Media Center 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\ 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Launching HideOS.exe 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance) 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Hiding Taskbar 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Is Media Center running? 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 23:03:29.7 30/08/2016: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Media Center Mode 2 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Snap Delay set to: 4 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Get other settings 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Start work for Form 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Getting Original Screen Size 23:03:29.8 30/08/2016: Opening Database Connection 23:03:29.9 30/08/2016: Initializing Component 23:03:29.9 30/08/2016: MAME Path is: S:\Emulators\Mame 23:03:29.9 30/08/2016: MAME EXE file is: mameuifx64_0175_1.exe 23:03:29.9 30/08/2016: ROM Path is: S:\Emulators\Mame\roms 23:03:29.9 30/08/2016: Catver.ini is located at: S:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 23:03:29.9 30/08/2016: controls.ini is located at: S:\GameEx\DATA\controls.ini 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: History.dat is located at: S:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: nplayers.ini is located at: S:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: command.dat is located at: S:\GameEx\DATA\command.dat 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: S:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Loading Controls.ini map file 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Snap Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Database Snap Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Background Snap Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Flyer Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Cabinet Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Cabinet 3D Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Title Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Title Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: PCB Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Panel Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Manual Path: Not Found 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Icon Path is: S:\Emulators\Mame\icons 23:03:30.0 30/08/2016: Marquee Path: Not Found 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Applying Language/Text 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Text/Language: English 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Loading Language/Text 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Using Version 3 Themes Animations 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Retrieving resolution setting 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage 23:03:30.1 30/08/2016: Initialising Direct3D 23:03:30.2 30/08/2016: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 23:03:30.2 30/08/2016: Setting Resolution to 1920x1080 32 bit color 23:03:30.2 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces 23:03:30.4 30/08/2016: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 23:03:30.4 30/08/2016: Creating Back Buffer 23:03:30.4 30/08/2016: Loading graphic Surfaces 23:03:30.5 30/08/2016: Display is running at: 1920x1080 32bit color, 60hz 23:03:30.5 30/08/2016: Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 23:03:30.5 30/08/2016: Max texture size: 16384x16384 23:03:30.5 30/08/2016: Available texture memory: -81MB 23:03:30.5 30/08/2016: Initialising Bass Audio Library 23:03:30.6 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 23:03:30.7 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Volume 23:03:30.7 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Arrows 23:03:30.7 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 23:03:30.7 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 23:03:30.7 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 23:03:30.8 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 23:03:30.8 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 23:03:30.8 30/08/2016: Creating Surface Unselected 23:03:30.8 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Snaps 23:03:30.8 30/08/2016: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 23:03:31.0 30/08/2016: Creating Fonts 23:03:31.0 30/08/2016: Creating Game Font 23:03:31.0 30/08/2016: Creating Game Font Faded 23:03:31.1 30/08/2016: Creating Title Font 23:03:31.1 30/08/2016: Restoring Title Font From Cache 23:03:31.1 30/08/2016: Creating Font Black 23:03:31.1 30/08/2016: Creating Font Black Small 23:03:31.2 30/08/2016: Fonts Created Succesfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 I hope Ive done it correct, if not then I'll delete and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP-Felix Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 In the toolbar of the reply window is an 'eye" shaped button. That opens a spoiler in which you can paste long sections of text into. It's best to paste the log and config inside of spoilers to keep the posts more manageable. For example: Spoiler Paste your log in here Spoiler Paste your config in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthurman Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 13 hours ago, GMT25 said: 23:03:31.8 30/08/2016: Running: mameuifx64_0175_1.exe -help why the flag for help? Open the setup wizard and run Verify to check for incorrect paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 3 hours ago, tthurman said: why the flag for help? Open the setup wizard and run Verify to check for incorrect paths. awww i dont know how that got there, erm. just for the record most are incorrect, i dont want to install on my c drive but everything points to C so i had to go all theway through and change the drive letter to the drive I had the game ex installed on. It's defo not as easy as simply austin makes out lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 3 hours ago, RIP-Felix said: In the toolbar of the reply window is an 'eye" shaped button. That opens a spoiler in which you can paste long sections of text into. It's best to paste the log and config inside of spoilers to keep the posts more manageable. For example: Reveal hidden contents Paste your log in here Reveal hidden contents Paste your config in here ahhh ok sorry felix I'll do that thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP-Felix Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Are you using a complete romset? If so what version is it for (Mame 0.161 Romset for example)? Can you run Mame Manually outside of GameEx and play games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthurman Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 4 hours ago, GMT25 said: just for the record most are incorrect, i dont want to install on my c drive but everything points to C so i had to go all theway through and change the drive letter to the drive I had the game ex installed on It doesn't work that way, it only checks how you have it configured. It wouldn't matter if you had it on drive Z, if it's configured correctly the verify step will see it as such, and not report any errors. Everything points to C? Sounds to me like you didn't correctly map the path to the directory you want it pointing at, and instead its still at it's default setting. It doesn't get much easier than point and click, you just need to ensure you're pointing and clicking the correct directories. Without seeing your ini and log though, we're all just guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 5 hours ago, RIP-Felix said: Are you using a complete romset? If so what version is it for (Mame 0.161 Romset for example)? Can you run Mame Manually outside of GameEx and play games? hiya Felix, I'm using rom set 0.175 and yep i can run games on the outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 3 hours ago, tthurman said: It doesn't work that way, it only checks how you have it configured. It wouldn't matter if you had it on drive Z, if it's configured correctly the verify step will see it as such, and not report any errors. Everything points to C? Sounds to me like you didn't correctly map the path to the directory you want it pointing at, and instead its still at it's default setting. It doesn't get much easier than point and click, you just need to ensure you're pointing and clicking the correct directories. Without seeing your ini and log though, we're all just guessing. hiya yep i think I'm geting confused over where all the directories should be pointing to and thinking because i had it installed on a different drive other than C drive that i had to change all the paths in the wizard to correspond with where i had installed it. I've uninstalled it now and starting again and will look as to where the .ini and log files are and I'll post it here. Thankyou for the assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Well I think ive got as far as clicking on a game and either hangs on the "please wait" screen or just goes black, I dont know where the log and thew ini files are to post on here either I hope ive posted in the right section this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Click on the GameEx How to ask for help in my signature below for instructions on where to find the gameex.ini and log.txt files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP-Felix Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Config: C:\GameEx\CONFIG\GameEx.ini (this will depend on where you installed GameEx to, but if you let it install in the default location that's where it'll be). Just open it in notepad, select all with CTRL+A, Copy with CTRL+C, and paste into a spoiler in the reply by pressing the eye shaped button in the toolbar. Log: C:\GameEx\LOG\log.txt (this too will depend on where you installed GameEx to, but if you let it install in the default location that's where it'll be). Just open it in notepad, select all with CTRL+A, Copy with CTRL+C, and paste into a spoiler in the reply by pressing the eye shaped button in the toolbar. Example: Config Spoiler Paste config.ini contents here Log: Spoiler Paste Log.txt contents Here Alternatively, you can simply attach both files. By dragging and dropping them into the reply section with the paperclip icon. Please provide these files each time you make the changes we request and reply back with the results. This way we can confirm you properly made the changes we requested and see what the log says happened. This will greatly expedite the process of helping you. Thanks for being patient. We know you just want to get to the gaming! We'll get you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 1 hour ago, RIP-Felix said: Config: C:\GameEx\CONFIG\GameEx.ini (this will depend on where you installed GameEx to, but if you let it install in the default location that's where it'll be). Just open it in notepad, select all with CTRL+A, Copy with CTRL+C, and paste into a spoiler in the reply by pressing the eye shaped button in the toolbar. Log: C:\GameEx\LOG\log.txt (this too will depend on where you installed GameEx to, but if you let it install in the default location that's where it'll be). Just open it in notepad, select all with CTRL+A, Copy with CTRL+C, and paste into a spoiler in the reply by pressing the eye shaped button in the toolbar. Example: Config Reveal hidden contents Paste config.ini contents here Log: Reveal hidden contents Paste Log.txt contents Here Alternatively, you can simply attach both files. By dragging and dropping them into the reply section with the paperclip icon. Please provide these files each time you make the changes we request and reply back with the results. This way we can confirm you properly made the changes we requested and see what the log says happened. This will greatly expedite the process of helping you. Thanks for being patient. We know you just want to get to the gaming! We'll get you there. awwww thankyou felix your very kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 4 hours ago, Draco1962 said: Click on the GameEx How to ask for help in my signature below for instructions on where to find the gameex.ini and log.txt files. thank you very much Draco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 GameEx.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMT25 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 log.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDog Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 @GMT25 Recheck your ROM Path/s in the MAME Settings. Your GameEX.ini currently shows it set to S:\MAME ROMs-1, which seams like an odd name for a directory. If it truly is the name of the directory, then the path should be set to S:\\MAME ROMs-1 (note the additional '\') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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