Imagine Mounting question

[Highpower]

I've been referring to this thread, but i'm still stuck. I can get the game to work fine outside of GameEx but not in GameEx, either no game is loaded or just the CD files show up.

http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=2692

I'm using Daemon tools, the newest GameEx update and trying to configure Playstation (PSX) games.

I have the .bin image mounted in Daemon tools and here is my GameEx config

[Emulator_13]Enabled=True

STARTPAGENAME=Sony Playstation

TITLETEXT=Sony Playstation

StartPageLogo=psx

ROMFilter=*.iso;*.bin;*.img

RomPath=C:\Emulators\RomFiles\Playstation

SnapPath=

TitlePath=

BoxPath=

CartPath=

ManualPath=

WorkingPath=C:\Emulators\Programs\ePSXe

MapKeys=False

WaitBeforeKeys=

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=False

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=False

RemoveBrackets=True

ShowDesktop=False

Debug=False

MAPFile=

AlsoLaunch=C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" -mount 0,"[RomPath]\[RomFile]

Command=ePSXe.bat "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"

OLDatZip=

LaunchBefore=

LaunchAfter=cmd /c "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools\daemon.exe" -unmount 0

configFile=

ExcludedFiles=

CustomBackground=

PlayMusic=

DontShowInfo=

PCGame=

DATABASE=

GamesIn7Zips=

PlayInScreenSaver=

[GENERAL]

DumbyValue=

I'm trying to get the game to recognize in GameEx. I can't seem to configure the rom path, let alone get the game to launch.

What am I doing wrong here?

*Wow I totally butchered the spelling of image on the topic, so embarrassed*

Edited March 21, 2007 by Highpower

[Nologic]

Command=ePSXe.bat "[ROMPath]\[RomFile]"

Batch files will execute then exit...GameEx will see the exit of the batch file and think the Emu is has been exited and thus return to GameEx's interface.

Exactly what does your batch file contain anyways?

Here is my INI for ePSXe

*Update*

Removed INI...see listing further down the thread

[Highpower]

I haven't even been able to load the game yet, when I get to my Playstation folder in GameEx I either get no games found or random CD files from the game, none of which open the game itself, depending on how I configure my rom path.

I got the batch file from the config thread

http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=3

I'll try your file, thanks!

[Highpower]

I don't seem to have a Romsinfolders option. Is that a member option?

Sorry for the double post.

[Nologic]

I'm using CDR Mooby v2.8 to load my disc images. (tho not required as the stock CD plugin will do)

Yeah RomsInFolders doesn't work...member or not.

So all disc images need to be in one folder...which should be the one you have listed in RomPath=C:\Roms\Sony Playstation

Oh you should probably keep ROMFilter=*.iso;*.bin;*.img from your config...mine hasn't really been refined yet...I tend to go off on wild tangents trying to get all kinds of stuff to work...but never really spit shining any of it.

hehe once you got things working there...if you want to get fancy maybe check out this thread for a new idea...tho I haven't really gone the distance with that...refer to above statement.

[Highpower]

Progress has been made! But its not working just yet.

Foolish me had my .bin .cue in a folder in the Playstation folder. Took those out and just left them in the Playstation folder, unfortunately GameEx showed both files, the .bin and the .cue both have the same name. So I tried each one *not knowing if its a .bin or .cue and GameEx minimizes and then I get a black screen and the game never loads. Outside of GameEx, my PSX games take around 10 seconds to load.

I'm so close!

Thank you for all your patience so far with me.

[Nologic]

Okay lets cover a few things here....GameEx doesn't handle OpenGL very well...so if you can avoid it...do so other wise there will be more effort required...and for now...we are just looking to get things up and running.

So with that in mind I'd like it if you would download Pete's D3D Driver 1.76 and unarchive it and place it in your plugins folder.

Launch ePSXe.exe (normally)

Click Config (menubar item)

Click Video (menu item)

Select Pete's D3D Driver 1.76 (drop down menu item)

Click Configure (button)

You'll see two radio buttons under Resolution & Color

Click Fullscreen mode

The rest of the settings are largely subjective so set them as you like them

Click OK (button)

Click OK (button)

Click Config (menubar item)

Click Cdrom (menu item)

Select ePSXe WNT/W2K core 1.52 (drop down menu item)

Select the correct CD Rom drive from the drop down menu

Enable all three options

Click OK (button)

Click OK (button)

Click Config (menubar item)

Click Bios (menu item)

Click Select (button)

Browse and select your preferred bios image {generally SCPH1001.bin}

Click Open (button)

Click OK (button)

Click File (menubar item)

Click Run ISO (menu item)

Browse and select your preferred CD image {*.bin, *.iso, *.nrg, *.img}

Click Open (button)

This should launch the game in fullscreen mode {if not more testing needs to be done}

Press ESC (keyboard button) to exit the game

Now ideally ePSXe is launching games fullscreen via the GUI...now we need to work on the CLI (Command Line Interface) part of it

Direct your web browser to Synesis Software and download and install SSWSE_2_0_2 {or newer} which is a small batch of Shell Extensions which are very helpful.

Direct your web browser to Ninotech and download and install Path Copy

Now open a new Explorer (file manager) session and browse to where preferred CD image {*.bin, *.iso, *.nrg, *.img} is

Now since you have Path Copy installed you should be able to RightClick (mouse right button) on the CD image and see an option in your Context Menu labled Copy Path, now move the cursor over that Context Menu Item, you will see a Sub Menu, now LeftClick (mouse left button) on Copy Long Path Context Sub Menu Item.

Now switch to the Explorer (file manager) session that has ePSXe.exe executable showing now RightClick (mouse right button) ePSXe.exe executable and you will see an option in your Context Menu labled Run with arguments ..., now LeftClick (mouse left button) on that Context Menu Item.

You will be prompted with a new dialog box...now I want you to enter the following into the drop down edit box -nogui -loadbin " then RightClick (mouse right button) and from the Context Menu LeftClick (mouse left button) on Paste...this should paste the pathing to your CD image {*.bin, *.iso, *.nrg, *.img} now enter an addtional double quote "

Click Run (button)

This should launch the game in fullscreen mode {if not more testing needs to be done}

Press ESC (keyboard button) to exit the game

At this point one should be ready to tackle GameEx

I've modified the INI file to be more inline with what you had prior

[Emulator_13]
Enabled=True
STARTPAGENAME=Sony Playstation
TITLETEXT=Sony Playstation
StartPageLogo=psx
ROMFilter=*.iso;*.bin;*.img
RomsInFolders=False
RomPath=C:\Emulators\RomFiles\Playstation
SnapPath=C:\Emulators\GraphicFiles\Playstation\Snaps
TitlePath=C:\Emulators\GraphicFiles\Playstation\Titles
BoxPath=C:\Emulators\GraphicFiles\Playstation\Boxes
CartPath=C:\Emulators\GraphicFiles\Playstation\CD's
WorkingPath=C:\Emulators\Programs\ePSXe
MapKeys=True
WaitBeforeKeys=
SendKeys=
ReplaceDash=False
ReplaceUnder=True
Capitals=False
RemoveBrackets=True
ShowDesktop=False
Debug=False
MAPFile=
AlsoLaunch=
Command=epsxe.exe -nogui -loadbin "[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"
OLDatZip=
LaunchBefore=
LaunchAfter=
configFile=
ExcludedFiles=
CustomBackground=
PlayMusic=
PCGame=
DATABASE=
GamesIn7Zips=

[Highpower]

I appreciate all the work you put into that post. I hate to tell you but it worked right away by switching the video plug-ins like you said. I had Pete's OpenGL driver as my current one. Soon as I switched it over to D3D and tried it out, it worked perfectly.

Again thank you very much Nologic. You should make that post available as a tutorial for mounting CD based games.

[Nologic]

You hated to tell me?? hehe then why did you.

No problem tho...had to cover all the bases anyways...and while all the post wasn't needed by you...someone else will likely stumble upon it.

Really it wouldn't work as a tut for mounting CD images as really in this case the CD Images are treated much like any binary rom.

Oh have you toyed around with Pete's OpenGL2 plugin...very very sweet...however GameEx doesn't like OpenGL.

I keep bugging Tom...but I think he has me on ignore...hehe.

Anyways your welcome and enjoy GameEx and I hope to see you pitching in later on, with helping others.