galaga is missing, trackball/spinner issues

[papatab777]

hello, I reinstalled gameex along with a newer version of mame & etc.

Now I cannot get galaga to appear, then I revert to the old mame & its there (galaga) but if I download an even older version its missing again..............strange.

Also, the spinner & trackball are not working correctly, mame wants to just choose one over the other. is there something I can do to correct these issues?

I download an older version of MAME & the spinner/trackball all work in harmony but then galaga disappears once again.

weird

Thanks

[Nologic]

Are you using a released build or a beta build of Mame since its my understanding that the beta's are having a lot of work done on the input sub system.

For now I'd just suggest sticking to what works for you unless there is some must have new game added in a recent build.

Heh I know not much help.

[papatab777]

Funny thing, I use mame32 v0.94 & the spinner/trackball work fine, I think anything newer than mame32 v0.97 requires you to map each game one at a time (yuk, that would take weeks).

Here is the odd part, if I update the gameex game list using mame32 v0.94 it only finds 98 games which the version I want to use due to the spinner/trackball drama but now thats theres only 98 games I was baffled.

BUT

If I compile/update the gameex game list using mame32 v0.104 (or close to that version, cant remember since I am at work right now) there are 3,000 games that appear.

SO

I had to create the list with mame32 v0.104 but then sneak behind gameex & insert mame32 v.094 in the place of the v0.104 identical directory & then decline the question "want to update game list", after the next gameex boot, then I hit backspace & all the games so far on the list from v0.104 work despite using the v0.94 edition.

I would imagine as long as mame32 can operate the game gameex wont limit its (mame32) abilities right?

any ideas?

thanks

Are you using a released build or a beta build of Mame since its my understanding that the beta's are having a lot of work done on the input sub system.

For now I'd just suggest sticking to what works for you unless there is some must have new game added in a recent build.

Heh I know not much help.