I QUIT

[katuuuz]

i promise this is the last time i'll post this on this site. I'M SO FRUSTRATED!!

*I have daemon tools v4.0

*chankast_launch v1.3

*a shorcut to chankast_launch named "zer-mvc2" (marvel vs. capcom2)

my shortcut target box is as follows:

C:\Dreamcast\chankast_launch.exe -fullscreen -screen 1280x1024 -delay 10 -drive f -capcomhack -cpu 108 -showstats -daemon "C:\Program Files\Daemon Tools\daemon.exe" 0 "C:\Dreamcast\Games\zer-mvc2.cdi"

when i double click zer-mvc2.lnk the image mounts, but chankast only opens, not in full screen, nor with the game running. I'm so pissed because i double clicked zer-mvc2.lnk and everything went as should, chankast launched full screen running the game, with the capcom hack. i played it out until before 2nd match it froze, escaped out with no problem, and now it won't launch again. WTF. i'm going to bed, but probably won't sleep, so i will be popping of and on. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT OR THIS EMULATOR WON'T BE FEATURED IN MY CABINET!!!!!!! ...i wish they had a crying smiley.

[hansolo77]

I wouldn't just quit. Troubleshooting is half the fun, if you like that sort of thing. I do, but thats just me. Now onto the problem.

I don't have chankast, so I can't provide you with a direct solution. However, it seems like you're having trouble with the emulator itself. You mentioned that you are using a shortcut lnk. That should be fine within GameEx. But something you should be looking at first (and if you are, my apologies) is the lnk and emulator. Forget all about GameEx for the time being. Get the emulator to load your game the way it should first. That's half the battle. Once you've figured out how to get the shortcut to mount the game and run the program, you're all set.

Good luck my friend. Don't lose hope and give up! You know the answer's there somewhere. Other people have gotten it to work, and you will too!

-HAN

[EDIT] PS, did you try putting double quotes around the whole thing like this:

"C:\Dreamcast\chankast_launch.exe -fullscreen -screen 1280x1024 -delay 10 -drive f -capcomhack -cpu 108 -showstats -daemon "C:\Program Files\Daemon Tools\daemon.exe" 0 "C:\Dreamcast\Games\zer-mvc2.cdi""

Windows is really funky when it comes to things like that. If there's a space anywhere in the path, Windows won't find it. It probably won't matter at all, since the path to the PROGRAM (chankast_launch.exe) doesn't have a space.. but it's worth it to try at least. Trial and error is the only way to do these things. Getting a direct answer isn't always going to solve your SPECIFIC answer. Good luck!

[feeras]

have you tried daemon 3.47? 4 causes problems for some i heard

[Atari800]

i played it out until before 2nd match it froze, escaped out with no problem, and now it won't launch again.

I bet if you rebooted it would play again...it may hang again too

I am thinking it "choked" and something remained resident in memory thats why it didnt launch

I seriuosly doubt Gameex is the cause and it sounds like you already got the emulator setup in Gameex

A couple of things -

#1 look at c:\program files\games\logs\log.txt

If Gameex caused the problem it may be in there

If Gameex detected the crash of Chankast - it may be in there too

#2 Cut the problem in half

Eliminate Gameex all together

Make sure Chankast runs as is with nothing else resident in memory

Does the problem always happen in the same place? With and without Gameex running?

Do other games choke on Chankast? With and without Gameex running?

It is time related - like after about 10 minutes it occurs (I dunno...screensaver, power saver)...at least it may give a clue

#3 Check resources

If your running low on memory - it could be Chankast died because of some delay while Windows was swapping stuff out to swapfile

Theres a ton of things that can be the fault here but you need to do some detective work too

"It played - then stopped - then wont play again" is like going to the doctors office and just saying "ouch!"

[TX_TRINITY]

katuuuz, chill.

[Adultery]

To reinterate - sounds like a DaemonTools problem to me. Go grab 3.47 and you'll have a better shot at getting it working.

Chankast is a pain to set up. This will be your hardest emulator to run by far since out of all of them this one requires the most tweaking.

I promise this is the last time i'll post this on this site. I'M SO FRUSTRATED!!

We all get frustrated or overwhelmed at first, but that's why the forum is here. You won't find any people here who will b*tch at you for asking too many questions, so don't be afraid to ask. After all, this might possibly be the most helpful / friendly / efficient forum for any front end ever. Not to mention seasoned GameEx professionals can be of more use to you than ANY emulator author's forum could ever dream of being.

Hope that helps!

[Nologic]

Well the attached INI seems to work fine....just alter pathing and add filters as required.

[katuuuz]

To reinterate - sounds like a DaemonTools problem to me. Go grab 3.47 and you'll have a better shot at getting it working.

Chankast is a pain to set up. This will be your hardest emulator to run by far since out of all of them this one requires the most tweaking.

We all get frustrated or overwhelmed at first, but that's why the forum is here. You won't find any people here who will b*tch at you for asking too many questions, so don't be afraid to ask. After all, this might possibly be the most helpful / friendly / efficient forum for any front end ever. Not to mention seasoned GameEx professionals can be of more use to you than ANY emulator author's forum could ever dream of being.

Hope that helps!

I uninstalled 4.0, and got 3.47. i made my shortcut over again, and it did the same thing. i closed chankast and double clicked the shortcut again, and it opened perfectly. i escaped, and now it just opens a non fullscreen chankast not running the game again. i don't know what to do with myself.

[amos_82]

You could try using a batch file, here's one i use for chankast:

Power Stone 2.bat

@echo off
start "" "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" -mount 3,"C:\Dreamcast Discs\Power Stone 2.mds"

call wait 2

"C:\Chankast\chankast_launch.exe" -exit -drive o -showstats -screen 800x600 -fullscreen -cpu 108 -vga "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" 3 "C:\Dreamcast Discs\Power Stone 2.mds"

I use this batch file named 'WAIT.bat' to give enough time to allow mounting:

WAIT.bat

@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 -w 1000 > nul
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n %1% -w 1000> nul

(its placed in the same folder as the first batch file). the number after 'call wait' delays the chankast command by however many seconds you want, 2 should do it.

(this is all done in notepad)

It's another method you can try if you need to. I have to say that Nologic's method looks better, if have had to set it up again i'd do it his way

[katuuuz]

You could try using a batch file, here's one i use for chankast:

Power Stone 2.bat

@echo off
start "" "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" -mount 3,"C:\Dreamcast Discs\Power Stone 2.mds"

call wait 2

"C:\Chankast\chankast_launch.exe" -exit -drive o -showstats -screen 800x600 -fullscreen -cpu 108 -vga "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" 3 "C:\Dreamcast Discs\Power Stone 2.mds"

I use this batch file named 'WAIT.bat' to give enough time to allow mounting:

WAIT.bat

@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 -w 1000 > nul
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n %1% -w 1000> nul

(its placed in the same folder as the first batch file). the number after 'call wait' delays the chankast command by however many seconds you want, 2 should do it.

(this is all done in notepad)

It's another method you can try if you need to. I have to say that Nologic's method looks better, if have had to set it up again i'd do it his way

Ok, it finally works, because i had switched my input config to the elsemi. i guess you have to leave it at xxx. now it works nice, but i can't program the hat switches (directional pad) in the config controls menu. i got all other buttons down, do you think i need to use joy to key like i did for vpinball?

[Nologic]

amos_82 -

Thanks

How ever there is a -delay var available when using that launcher...I haven't tried it...as this is my first 12 hours of playing with this Emu.

I'm a noob at this stuff, but getting better.

[Ricci]

Unfortunately, a lot of this is trial and error..the beauty of this forum is that we all have tried and failed!!! But overall, as a community, you will find answers to ALL of your questions..it just may take us all a while to try and replicate your errors and get them fixed!