Possible bug or I am missing the point

[Atari800]

I just updated my MAME roms to 107

This altered some names of files (expected) with in the ZIPS

However I did share my ZINC with the MAME roms direcotry

Well now I had to restore my ZINC roms and put them in their own PATH - no biggy

However in GAMEEX is I choose TEKKEN 2 for example from the MAME list, it launches ZINC pointing to the MAME\ROMS directory - blank screen for a couple of seconds then back to GAMEEX

If I choose TEKKEN2 from the PLAYSTATION section - it launches ZINC pointing to the ZINC directory

I altered the GAMEEX.INI ROMPATH to incluse ZINC\roms first them MAME\ROMS next

but it appears that the path being used is coming from the MAME.INI file

I didnt see a ZINCROMS path parameter in the GAMEEX.INI file

So is there a way to filter the ZINC from ALL MAME?

or if a ZINC type game is chosen use the PLAYSTATION parameters?

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[Atari800]

I am a bit wrong and more confused

From Playstation

I choose SFEX2 and it uses ZINC patch

I choose AQUARUSH (or Aqua something, shut down arcade machine because I am going to bed) and it was loading from MAME

Maybe its chosing from discovery order?

Hell I dunno - I dont see a pattern yet

[Atari800]

OK now that I got some sleep I revisited my issue

----ZINC/Playstation only looking in MAME\roms directory

In gameex.ini I have these settings:

(stripping a lot just to get to the good stuff)

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# The path where Mame is located

MAMEPath=G:\Mame32

# The path to your MAME roms

# Multiple ROM paths can be entered, seperate with semicolons.

ROMPATH=H:\Zinc\romsssss;G:\mAme32\roms

# The game has to be at

# least partially supported by MAME, to appear in the list, and the ROMS

# must be in the MAME ROM Directory specified above.

# Therefore don't specify the --roms-directory option in ZincOptions.

# Note: ZincPath should not include the EXE, just the full path to where

# Zinc is located. Specify the EXE in ZincEXE.

UseZinc=True

ZincEXE=zinc.exe

ZincPath=H:\ZINC

ZincOptions=--renderer=.\renderer.znc

====

Ok it does specify that the roms "must be in the MAME ROM Directory specified above."

However... when I choose a PLAYSTATION game this is what is being executed:

cmd.exe /c H: H:\ZINC\zinc.exe 43 --roms-directory=G:\mAme32\roms --renderer=.\renderer.znc

Now I thought it may be reading the MAME.INI file to use it's ROMSPATH but in there it is named

G:\Mame32\roms

and not

G:\mAme32\roms

Oh again, my wanting to correct the paths is because of ZIP file (roms) contents in MAME 107 is different than the ZINC ROMS. SInce ZINC probably wont be updated anytime soon (I pray I am wrong) I'd like to keep my working ZINC directory intact

Well I got to run to work - I'll be checking back for any input

Thanks

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[Atari800]

Came home from work for lunch to try something

I changed this:

ROMPATH=H:\Zinc\romsssss;G:\mAme32\roms

To this:

ROMPATH=G:\mAme32\roms;H:\Zinc\romsssss

and it still running:

cmd.exe /c H: H:\ZINC\zinc.exe 43 --roms-directory=G:\mAme32\roms --renderer=.\renderer.znc

So it looks like it is looking at:

MAMEPath=G:\Mame32

and searching ROMPATH

ROMPATH=G:\mAme32\roms;H:\Zinc\romsssss

And taking the directory that matches the best?????

*ZINC's --roms-directory= can only take one directory - not multiple with seperators

[Adultery]

Not sure but pretty sure...

MAME32 is set to run these games. GameEx makes the needed changes to the path and file name to run ZiNc so version numbers shouldn't matter. Keeping ROMs in the same path as MAME ROMs should be a working alternative.

I have updated my MAME and just played SFxP2 without any problems...

Hope that helps!

[Atari800]

MAME32 is set to run these games. GameEx makes the needed changes to the path and file name to run ZiNc so version numbers shouldn't matter.

Agreed

Keeping ROMs in the same path as MAME ROMs should be a working alternative.

I have updated my MAME and just played SFxP2 without any problems...

Interesting - ZINC was complaining about

SPCRMU6A.4 not found didnt write down the exact name

But looking in the ZIP file it had this file instead

SPCROMU6A.IC4 basically it didnt like the O in the word ROM or IC in the extention on the few I dinked with. That why I reverted back to my backup

Yours works, huh? I wonder "WTF" is going on

Maybe if I install MAME into my ZINC directory and adjust parameters of MAME (outside of GAMEEX) to point back to the old MAME32\roms (and icons, and samples, and cabinets, and...) then GAMEEX would default the to ZINC directory for the ZINC roms

*I just dont want mess with rom files contents - mess up the parent rom, the set is gone

Thanks for the input

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...colors...

Now how do I add sound?? (just kidding)

[Atari800]

Tom-

Is there a file that I can look at to adjust what files are in MAME or in ZINC?

Seems some load from one place then some from another

I am thinking (and I looked) that there is a file containing discovered ROMS and who is the owning directory

..if you cant reveal the secret - can you say if I am on the right track?

This time I installed MAME into my ZINC directory figuring it would now default to ROMS in the MAME home directory. Ran configuration, reset the MAME location.

Updated playlists

Still it goes into another directory for the ROMS

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06:31:32.9 7/27/2006: Running: cmd.exe /c H: H:\ZINC\zinc.exe 59 --roms-directory=H:\Zinc\romsssss --renderer=.\renderer.znc

06:32:37.0 7/27/2006: Running: cmd.exe /c H: H:\ZINC\zinc.exe 7 --roms-directory=G:\mAme32\roms --renderer=.\renderer.znc

06:32:52.5 7/27/2006: Running: cmd.exe /c H: H:\ZINC\zinc.exe 7 --roms-directory=G:\mAme32\roms --renderer=.\renderer.znc

06:34:00.2 7/27/2006: Running: cmd.exe /c H: H:\ZINC\zinc.exe 10 --roms-directory=G:\mAme32\roms --renderer=.\renderer.znc

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