3 Problems (neogeo controls, activate Theme and deleting Jukebox)

[Merculix]

Hi guys,

I have 3 problems before my MAME cabinet is complete! I usually fix all problems by myself but I have much trouble with these.

1. Firstly I can't figure out how to activate a new theme! I know where to put the theme after downloading it but how do you activate it? From Theme manager? I know I have done this before but can't manage to do it now.

2. The second problem I have is that the neogeo control setup somehow manages to reset itself all the time even if I change the settings for that particular game from the Tab button in the game.

This is very frustating. I've searched for answers but the answers point to changing the setup in GameEx (editing the basic input file with a text editor and so on)

I use an X-Arcade controller and this has worked fine some time ago but one day this problem surfaced.

All normal MAME games work as they should and SNES, Megadrive and Amiga is configured from the emulators.

3. The last problem is that I can't turn off the Jukebox. When I do that it's not displayed in GameEx (as it should) but sound emerges anyway??? How do I turn of the sound because I don't want the Jukebox option but now I'm forced to because I don't want to have sound as soon as I start up the system (this can be deactivated from Game Ex if the Jukebox is activated)

I hope you can solve my problems because it drives me crazy.

Henrik from Sweden

[lingpanda]

Hi guys,

I have 3 problems before my MAME cabinet is complete! I usually fix all problems by myself but I have much trouble with these.

1. Firstly I can't figure out how to activate a new theme! I know where to put the theme after downloading it but how do you activate it? From Theme manager? I know I have done this before but can't manage to do it now.

2. The second problem I have is that the neogeo control setup somehow manages to reset itself all the time even if I change the settings for that particular game from the Tab button in the game.

This is very frustating. I've searched for answers but the answers point to changing the setup in GameEx (editing the basic input file with a text editor and so on)

I use an X-Arcade controller and this has worked fine some time ago but one day this problem surfaced.

All normal MAME games work as they should and SNES, Megadrive and Amiga is configured from the emulators.

3. The last problem is that I can't turn off the Jukebox. When I do that it's not displayed in GameEx (as it should) but sound emerges anyway??? How do I turn of the sound because I don't want the Jukebox option but now I'm forced to because I don't want to have sound as soon as I start up the system (this can be deactivated from Game Ex if the Jukebox is activated)

I hope you can solve my problems because it drives me crazy.

Henrik from Sweden

1st Problem: I believe youre looking for the option in GameEx called "More Games & Programs" From the start menu. Click that and you should see an option for "theme picker". Make sure you only have the parent folder in your theme directory.

2nd Problem: I'm not sure what that is all about. Did you upgrade Mame versions? Do you have the option to enable slikstik and IPAC support set to true? This is done in the configuration program.

3rd Problem: In the configuration menu make sure "play radio & Jukebox" setting is off. Its under audio settings.

[Merculix]

1st Problem: I believe youre looking for the option in GameEx called "More Games & Programs" From the start menu. Click that and you should see an option for "theme picker". Make sure you only have the parent folder in your theme directory.

2nd Problem: I'm not sure what that is all about. Did you upgrade Mame versions? Do you have the option to enable slikstik and IPAC support set to true? This is done in the configuration program.

3rd Problem: In the configuration menu make sure "play radio & Jukebox" setting is off. Its under audio settings.

Thanks Lingpanda I think you solved two of the problems right away. Shall test it when I get home.

The 2nd Problem is as follows:

When playing a Neo Geo game in MAME and GameEX (problem related to MAME I think) the controls on my X-Arcade is mixed up and not configured as they should in normal MAME games.

The X-Arcade has 6 player buttons + 2 extra buttons for both player 1 and 2. The 2 extra buttons shall not be assigned any moves (as I remembered it) only the 6 player buttons. So if you play KOF2000 you should have Weak, Medium, Hard punch at the upper row and Weak, Medium, Hard kick at the lower. Problem is that some assignments land on the two extra buttons and some isn't there completely.

It could be that I need to change this using the menu in mamae (the TAB button) but the only two options available is for one game only (takes awhile to set up 20-30 neogeon games, plus they loose the config after a while) or set it up for all games. But then all the MAME games is affected. There would be no problem if I had an emulator just for neo geo games so that I could configure them there. Maybe time for that.

Don't know if you can help me out with it. I'll appreciate the help so far though.

[lingpanda]

Thanks Lingpanda I think you solved two of the problems right away. Shall test it when I get home.

The 2nd Problem is as follows:

When playing a Neo Geo game in MAME and GameEX (problem related to MAME I think) the controls on my X-Arcade is mixed up and not configured as they should in normal MAME games.

The X-Arcade has 6 player buttons + 2 extra buttons for both player 1 and 2. The 2 extra buttons shall not be assigned any moves (as I remembered it) only the 6 player buttons. So if you play KOF2000 you should have Weak, Medium, Hard punch at the upper row and Weak, Medium, Hard kick at the lower. Problem is that some assignments land on the two extra buttons and some isn't there completely.

It could be that I need to change this using the menu in mamae (the TAB button) but the only two options available is for one game only (takes awhile to set up 20-30 neogeon games, plus they loose the config after a while) or set it up for all games. But then all the MAME games is affected. There would be no problem if I had an emulator just for neo geo games so that I could configure them there. Maybe time for that.

Don't know if you can help me out with it. I'll appreciate the help so far though.

Maybe its your neo geo bios file? Upgrade to the latest.

[Merculix]

Maybe its your neo geo bios file? Upgrade to the latest.

Thanks lingpanda

You solved my 3 problems. Not exactly as you said but you gave me a push in the right direction.

1. I found the theme manager. Thanks

2. I solved this problem too. It seemed that the controls was mixed up when I installed a Gamepad to be able to play 3 players in some games. Changed the input for "all games" and the neo geo games were saved and the MAME were as they should.

3. The last problem was the hardest. I think there is some kind of bug because even if I turn of the Jukebox the sound comes up when I start Gameex. I deleted all my sound in the computer and it worked. It doesn't matter because I have backup of them in my computer. All these problems is in my dedicated computer for my Arcade cabinet.

Anyway thanks lingpanda. And by the way, your Theme looks amazing. Is it working or a work of progress? Because I downloaded it but it won't start.

[lingpanda]

Thanks lingpanda

You solved my 3 problems. Not exactly as you said but you gave me a push in the right direction.

1. I found the theme manager. Thanks

2. I solved this problem too. It seemed that the controls was mixed up when I installed a Gamepad to be able to play 3 players in some games. Changed the input for "all games" and the neo geo games were saved and the MAME were as they should.

3. The last problem was the hardest. I think there is some kind of bug because even if I turn of the Jukebox the sound comes up when I start Gameex. I deleted all my sound in the computer and it worked. It doesn't matter because I have backup of them in my computer. All these problems is in my dedicated computer for my Arcade cabinet.

Anyway thanks lingpanda. And by the way, your Theme looks amazing. Is it working or a work of progress? Because I downloaded it but it won't start.

I assume when you say "sound" its a music file you have? What version of GameEx you have? My theme should work. Are you running on an arcade monitor, PC Monitor or Television? Can you select the theme from theme picker? Does it show a snap for it?

[Merculix]

I assume when you say "sound" its a music file you have? What version of GameEx you have? My theme should work. Are you running on an arcade monitor, PC Monitor or Television? Can you select the theme from theme picker? Does it show a snap for it?

I have an old version of Game Ex. Can't check which right now.

I'm running on a PC-Monitor and I can select the theme from the theme picker.

[lingpanda]

I have an old version of Game Ex. Can't check which right now.

I'm running on a PC-Monitor and I can select the theme from the theme picker.

I think your version of GameEx may not be updated to use v2 style themes. I'm no expert. Yes its still a W.I.P. theme. I would like to do more but the theme editor is kinda limited at the moment. Still very usefull as you can see. The main background I used was actually a mamewah layout I found on the net. Just edited with photoshop to spice it up a bit. I'm a newb with PS.