ePSXe Problems

[Dazzatron]

Hello I am only new to seting up Emulators And I am having i little problem with ePSXe 1.6 and it is that because It is a arcade cabnet the keys are mapped using a Ipac set to mame keys. So when I am trying to map the keys to ePSXe I am using the Left Alt key as one of the keys. So during game play when ever I use this key the program recegnis it as a Alt push and activates the menu and freezes the game. Does anyone know a way around this problem.

Also I am new to PSX emulating is ePSXe the best emulator around if not could you please suggest a better one.

Thanks In Advance

[shbon]

  Dazzatron said:

Hello I am only new to seting up Emulators And I am having i little problem with ePSXe 1.6 and it is that because It is a arcade cabnet the keys are mapped using a Ipac set to mame keys. So when I am trying to map the keys to ePSXe I am using the Left Alt key as one of the keys. So during game play when ever I use this key the program recegnis it as a Alt push and activates the menu and freezes the game. Does anyone know a way around this problem.

Also I am new to PSX emulating is ePSXe the best emulator around if not could you please suggest a better one.

Thanks In Advance

Hi There

Your command line for launching needs to include -nogui, for example:

ePSXe.exe -nogui -loadbin "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"

Have a look in the docs\epsxe_en.txt for more information on configuring this emu.

ePSXe is recognised as the best, also look at pSX which has very easy setup and no plug-ins to worry about...

This site: http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/psx/ rounds everything up for you.

Shaun

[Dazzatron]

  shbon said:

Hi There

Your command line for launching needs to include -nogui, for example:

ePSXe.exe -nogui -loadbin "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"

Have a look in the docs\epsxe_en.txt for more information on configuring this emu.

ePSXe is recognised as the best, also look at pSX which has very easy setup and no plug-ins to worry about...

This site: http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/psx/ rounds everything up for you.

Shaun

Yes I have the -nogui in the Command line but it still comes up I have spent the better part of a day trying to get rid of it. I will keep trying it will probably be something simple to fix when I work it out.

Thanks anyway I will check out pSX

[Dazzatron]

  Dazzatron said:

Yes I have the -nogui in the Command line but it still comes up I have spent the better part of a day trying to get rid of it. I will keep trying it will probably be something simple to fix when I work it out.

Thanks anyway I will check out pSX

I Have solved the problem. I just set up 2 .IPC Files one for the Playstation & One Normal one and run one before launch and one after.

If there is a better way to do it let me know though thanks anyway.

[shbon]

  Dazzatron said:

I Have solved the problem. I just set up 2 .IPC Files one for the Playstation & One Normal one and run one before launch and one after.

If there is a better way to do it let me know though thanks anyway.

What's an IPC file?

I play my playstation games by converting them to ISOs (using CDRWIN) and using the command line given earlier. I don't need any before and afters using this method...

Shaun

[headkaze]

I've had this problem before, I think in chankast, so used an AutoHokey script to map the key to something else. In chankast it's really annoying because the alt key will pause the game for a few seconds.

Another method I used in VisualBoy Advance was to remove the menu using Resource Hacker. That was just to stop the menu showing when you hit ESC to exit the emu.

[Dazzatron]

  headkaze said:

I've had this problem before, I think in chankast, so used an AutoHokey script to map the key to something else. In chankast it's really annoying because the alt key will pause the game for a few seconds.

Another method I used in VisualBoy Advance was to remove the menu using Resource Hacker. That was just to stop the menu showing when you hit ESC to exit the emu.

IPC Files are a file that contains Key Maps for the IPac so when I run them they change all my keys to different keys.

I Think I will Look into the Resource Hacker see if I can do something with that

Thanks

[night]

  Dazzatron said:

Also I am new to PSX emulating is ePSXe the best emulator around if not could you please suggest a better one.

Thanks In Advance

there 3 playstation emulators worth talking about im my oppion those are :

SSSPSX http://www.ssspsx.com/

pSX http://psxemulator.gazaxian.com/

ePSXe that you know about

ePSXe are the alrounder with the highest Compatibility but the 2 others do allow you play some games there

dont work with ePSXe

last "ePSXe" havent been updated for long time where the 2 others are still quite often ...

i have combined 2 emulators ePSXe/pSX to run the games i have with .bat scripts

but as a one emulator only i would go for ePSXe as i wrote best allrounder as it is now but if you have a game there dosent work with ePSXe then try one of the other 2 they might do the trick

[lingpanda]

  Dazzatron said:

I Have solved the problem. I just set up 2 .IPC Files one for the Playstation & One Normal one and run one before launch and one after.

If there is a better way to do it let me know though thanks anyway.

Can someone tell me how to automate this? The winipac.exe can be used as a command line app. "winipac.exe epsxe.ipc" The ipc contains the new button config. I would like to tell the app in gameex config to launch with emu and launch after. What is the correct string?

[katuuuz]

  lingpanda said:

Can someone tell me how to automate this? The winipac.exe can be used as a command line app. "winipac.exe epsxe.ipc" The ipc contains the new button config. I would like to tell the app in gameex config to launch with emu and launch after. What is the correct string?

i too would like to know how to launch *program* the ipac upon loading a game myself. only because everytime i power up my pc, i have to program the ipac, and that means going to the desktop from gameex, and that's a no no lol.

[Nologic]

hmm well I'm a ghetto gamer but I'll take a stab at it.

Wouldn't you launch WinIPac from the "Also Launch" field of the Emu in the GameEx control panel.

"[path]\winipac.exe" "[path]\epsxe.ipc"

ie

"C:\Program Files\WinIPac\winipac.exe" "C:\Emulation\ePSXe\epsxe.ipc"

Then after exit in the "Launch After:" field

"[path]\winipac.exe" "[path]\default.ipc"

ie

"C:\Program Files\WinIPac\winipac.exe" "C:\Program Files\WinIPac\default.ipc"

Just a guess is all.

[lingpanda]

  Nologic said:

hmm well I'm a ghetto gamer but I'll take a stab at it.

Wouldn't you launch WinIPac from the "Also Launch" field of the Emu in the GameEx control panel.

"[path]\winipac.exe" "[path]\epsxe.ipc"

ie

"C:\Program Files\WinIPac\winipac.exe" "C:\Emulation\ePSXe\epsxe.ipc"

Then after exit in the "Launch After:" field

"[path]\winipac.exe" "[path]\default.ipc"

ie

"C:\Program Files\WinIPac\winipac.exe" "C:\Program Files\WinIPac\default.ipc"

Just a guess is all.

Doesn't seem to work. I can't get any app to launch from that field.

[katuuuz]

  lingpanda said:

Doesn't seem to work. I can't get any app to launch from that field.

regaurdless if you get it to launch, you also have to have it "program keys". for some reason, powering off the system won't lose your key config, it's just not "programmed" to the ipac when you reboot. you have to literally open winipac, and click the button "program keys". hope this helps get to the bottom of this. if i can launch game ex, and have my ipac load itself with some type of command, i'll be thrilled.

[lingpanda]

  katuuuz said:

regaurdless if you get it to launch, you also have to have it "program keys". for some reason, powering off the system won't lose your key config, it's just not "programmed" to the ipac when you reboot. you have to literally open winipac, and click the button "program keys". hope this helps get to the bottom of this. if i can launch game ex, and have my ipac load itself with some type of command, i'll be thrilled.

No you don't. Just go into winipac.exe. create a new set of key configs. Press save to file. now either run winipac from a cmd prompt or through a shortcut with your new file name. ie.(winipac epsxe.ipc or from a shortcut "c:\file path\winipac.exe" epsxe.ipc Works everytime for me. I would just like this to be automated. i'm sure it can from the also launch field. I'm just not typing it in correctly i'm sure.

[katuuuz]

  lingpanda said:

No you don't. Just go into winipac.exe. create a new set of key configs. Press save to file. now either run winipac from a cmd prompt or through a shortcut with your new file name. ie.(winipac epsxe.ipc or from a shortcut "c:\file path\winipac.exe" epsxe.ipc Works everytime for me. I would just like this to be automated. i'm sure it can from the also launch field. I'm just not typing it in correctly i'm sure.

well if you find out a way to have this automated, let me know. it's the only thing i don't have automatic.

[lingpanda]

  katuuuz said:

well if you find out a way to have this automated, let me know. it's the only thing i don't have automatic.

Well I have it working. There are still some bugs to work out. Requires creating batch files. When I have it ironed out I will post the file and or configs.

[headkaze]

In regards to the original post, attached is my MapLAlt2V AutoHotkey script which maps the Left Alt to the V key. So you just need to run this before your emulator and setup your mappings to use V instead of Left Alt.

Just copy MapLAlt2V.exe into your GameEx directory. I also use this script for chankast as the problem occurs there as well. Saves reprogramming the IPAC anyway.

Use the following Emu Config settings to launch and kill it.

AlsoLaunch=MapLAlt2V.exe
LaunchAfter=taskkill.exe /F /IM MapLAlt2V.exe

MapLAlt2V.zip

[katuuuz]

  lingpanda said:

Well I have it working. There are still some bugs to work out. Requires creating batch files. When I have it ironed out I will post the file and or configs.

sweet ling, i'll be watchin for it.

[headkaze]

  katuuuz said:

sweet ling, i'll be watchin for it.

I've heard of other FE's being able to program the IPAC on a per emulator basis. It would be cool if GameEx could have a section in the Emulator's key map file where we can have it automatically program the IPAC for each game. If we can get the necessary scripts together I reakon Tom would be happy to add it as a feature.

[lingpanda]

  headkaze said:

I've heard of other FE's being able to program the IPAC on a per emulator basis. It would be cool if GameEx could have a section in the Emulator's key map file where we can have it automatically program the IPAC for each game. If we can get the necessary scripts together I reakon Tom would be happy to add it as a feature.

I'm having trouble getting the launch after field to work. I pointed the field to notepad just to see if its working. Notepad doesnt open when I exit gameex. I able to use the also launch field.

[lingpanda]

Katuuuz,

I can list the changes under "More programs and games". It works fine from there. One option for PS1 games and 1 option for mame games. Atleast it's able to be done thru. gameex.

[headkaze]

  lingpanda said:

I'm having trouble getting the launch after field to work. I pointed the field to notepad just to see if its working. Notepad doesnt open when I exit gameex. I able to use the also launch field.

In the launch after field make sure it has either the full path to your program, or the program is in the GameEx directory.

[lingpanda]

  headkaze said:

In the launch after field make sure it has either the full path to your program, or the program is in the GameEx directory.

Yeah I tried that. Just doesnt seem to work. I pointed it to notepad to see if it was my batch file. Still no luck.

[lingpanda]

WinIPAC.zipOk katuuuz.

I think I have it working correctly. Unzip the file I have attached to your main gameex folder. In the emulator config section type this in the also launch field. "C:\Program Files\GameEx\WinIPAC.exe epsxe1.ipc" Without quotes. In the launch after field type this. "C:\Program Files\GameEx\WinIPAC.exe winipac.ipc" without quotes. This will make your ipac use the letter "C" or left coin mech the LAlt button.

[lingpanda]

  lingpanda said:

WinIPAC.zipOk katuuuz.

I think I have it working correctly. Unzip the file I have attached to your main gameex folder. In the emulator config section type this in the also launch field. "C:\Program Files\GameEx\WinIPAC.exe epsxe1.ipc" Without quotes. In the launch after field type this. "C:\Program Files\GameEx\WinIPAC.exe winipac.ipc" without quotes. This will make your ipac use the letter "C" or left coin mech the LAlt button.

Ok something isn't right here. Sometimes this works. Sometimes it doesn't. Even creating a shortcut with these commands isn't always 100% working. I'm thinking I have to delay the also launch and launch after fields some way.