[RESOLVED] GameEx some MAME ROMs Crash

[Games001]

Hello all.

Windows 10, latest GameEx FE, MAME .127u5 with equivalent ROM Set

The MAME program suddenly no longer runs certain games.  It has always been stable before and never failed to open a ROM but now, after the install of the newest GameEx FE MAME will run some ROMs fine but nearly every Capcom or other 'Fighting Game' style ROM will load partially (59-99%), then it will pause for 2-3 secs, screen quickly blinks white once, then the ROM will crash back to the MAME menu at the Play This Game selection.

Note: When playing MAME directly, not with GameEx, these crashing ROMs run 100% correctly and without issue.

As noted this is a new problem that NEVER took place before the install of the latest GameEx version.  Thoughts?

[tthurman]

GameEx progresses along with MAME releases, so new releases aren't necessarily going to play well with very old releases from the mamedev team.

Is everything running fine outside of GameEx?

If you post your gameex ini and log it might shed some insight as to what the problem is, should it be something else, but I'm guessing changes in the newest version no longer support this set from ten years ago.

[Games001]

Everything runs perfectly outside of GameEx and MAME never had this issue with GameEx until the most recent update of GameEx.

Files, I believe the correct ones, of the last session attempting to run a Marvel Fighter, attached.  Thanks.
 

 

 

log.txt

GameEx.ini

[Tom Speirs]

Please try running \data\runitgame.bat after one of those games and let me know the results. Also, your display seems to be running at a very high refresh rate.

Which version did you upgrade from?

[Games001]

Run runitgame.bat after attempting to play one of the failing games.. but run the program with GameEx still open or close the GameEx FE and then use runitgame?

 

I do not recall the GameEx version which was running well before this new version was installed. I believe it was first used back in April of 2017 (MAME v185 I believe) on this PC when it was a Windows 7 machine.  Since then the PC has grown into a Windows 10 box and the GameEx update was done just two days ago.

[Tom Speirs]

 With GameEx closed. Launch one of the suspect games within GameEx. Close GameEx. Then run runitgame.bat

[Games001]

Marvel SH vs Street Fighter (USA)  will load to 59%, then do the crash after single fast white screen flash, returning back to 'Play This Game' ROM options list.

Runitgame.bat opens, window flashes by too quickly to read, then does the same 'loads to 59%' and crashes, window closes.

[Tom Speirs]

Okay, that means its not specifically a GameEx issue then.

You can edit runitgame.bat in notepad and add pause to the end to maybe get an idea what the error is.

[Games001]

Runitgame.bat.. paused..

[Tom Speirs]

There you go. You have your answer.

What exactly is R drive?

[Games001]

R Drive is the drive where MAME, ROMs, GameEx and all other 'Arcade' files are located.  Not sure how the above image helps me define where the error is, I only see missing items but no details as to where they might be missing from.

[Tom Speirs]

They are missing Roms. Is it a hard drive or network location?

If you updated GameEx then updated your MAME game list that is probably where your issue is as that version of MAME is no longer fully supported in GameEx.

[Games001]

Missing ROMs?  Yet they play just fine when accessed through MAME or MAMEUI, outside of GameEx.

R (Arcade) Drive is a physical drive attached to the PC by external HD USB.

[Tom Speirs]

Maybe you have other settings or rom paths outside of GameEx or its the same game name with a different rom.

RunitGame.bat is using MAME directly.

[Games001]

I think I see an issue, based on your suggestion of ROM directories.  Looks like GameEx and MAME are not playing nice due to different paths... testing now.

[Games001]

So it does seem to be some really strange ROM issue.  ROMs I have had, in working order, for well over a decade, suddenly are not working in newer versions of MAME.  This is a very strange thing as usually the list of working ROMs grows, not goes backwards in my experience (usually).  Really, really strange.

[Tom Speirs]

11 minutes ago, Games001 said:

ROMs I have had, in working order, for well over a decade, suddenly are not working in newer versions of MAME.  This is a very strange thing as usually the list of working ROMs grows, not goes backwards in my experience (usually).  

This is normal.

Resolving and locking the topic.