[RESOLVED] Question about incomplete ROM files

[Mike_da_Spike]

This is a question that has nothing to do with PinballX, but hope that people can help me.
I recently discovered that my VPINMAME rom zip files , does not contain always all the files that should be in the rom.
Some .bin files (or other extensions) are removed that could be for example sound files

For example table 'Contact (Williams 1978)' where rom cntct_l1.zip is used.
According to vpinmame, the sound file is missing :

As the state noticed : ''If sound roms are missing, sound will be disabled'
The game is playing fine, but I miss some sounds (properly)
Rights now, all the new roms I add, I check with Vpinmame and check if all files are available. If not, I try to search the internet and add it to the  zip.
This fixed for me a couple of times the rom.

Now I tried to use Rom Center 3.7.1, that can read all the roms that are supported in Vpinmame and can check them
For this specific  rom :

So it noticed that the file is missing, but that in the zip file there is another file (with different CRC/SHA1) that is not needed.
But this tool shows a lot of "Not needed in this file". Although I have unchecked "Remove useless files", it deletes the files that are not needed when fixing the game. (and not sure if this is needed in the future)

I also tried to use CLRmamePro to identify roms with missing files, but cannot find an option to check the roms itself if all content is there.

To make a long story short : Who knows how to identify roms that are missing files in it, and what is the best and quickest way to fix this ? 

 

[scutters]

I don't know a bulk method, like you i just check when adding new tables and then try and add missing files (or just use a different rom)

[Mike_da_Spike]

I asked this on another Pinball side as well and received answer :

What I didn't know is that VpinMame uses (same as Mame) split roms. So you need a good parent rom.
This is what I receved from  32assassin:
Within Romcenter you need to make sure you have the parent rom –>  rom center will give you a list of all the parent roms
expand this and make sure they are all green

If for some reason you feel like running a clone rom instead of the parent
The parent rom will contain all the “missing”  bin files from the Clone  zip file.

I fix my roms when a new version of PINMAME comes out and again
My only missing parents are my SAM roms (  but I’m using the patched roms so I actually have them)
I’m missing allot of Clones but since I don’t use them I don’t need to worry about them

Thanks to @32assassin and @Thalamus for explaining to me in a way I understand (I hope they don't mind that I took there references and put them here as well).
if you got all the "originals roms" to status green (except the SAM build customized roms), you are pretty sure that the roms you download are completly functioning and doesn't require a missing file.
Also check on every new release of vpinmame (or sambuild)  that your romset is still correct (just like mame)