gameEx not showing mame119 games

[ten_foot_ninja]

if i use mame32, gameEx will do an audit and all my games will be there. But useing the command line version of mame, the audit reveals "no games found". My paths are correct, using the commandline mame works fine, games run, but not with gameEx... very frustrating.

I've seen a few posts on the forum regarding this but none of them offer a solution besides rechecking paths 'n stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

ten

[bkenobi]

For reference, I'm using vanilla MAME 0.119 and it works fine. Paths and/or missing files are likely the issue.

[Brian Hoffman]

For reference, I'm using vanilla MAME 0.119 and it works fine. Paths and/or missing files are likely the issue.

Well if you are using MAME32 119 to generate your romlist then you can just replace that with vanilla mame 119 as they support the same romsets.

I also use vanilla mame 119 and have no issues.

[LB11]

If you audit them through gameex it says no games found?

[ten_foot_ninja]

if i audit them, it creates verify.dat in my mame dir and looking at the file, i have 1000's of good games

but none show up

looking at the log file, it says "cannot find mame path mame disable"

what i don't understand is that the mame path is a-ok, it even creates and saves the verify.dat file in the mame path

very vexing... perhaps i have a bad install....

[Brian Hoffman]

if i audit them, it creates verify.dat in my mame dir and looking at the file, i have 1000's of good games

but none show up

looking at the log file, it says "cannot find mame path mame disable"

what i don't understand is that the mame path is a-ok, it even creates and saves the verify.dat file in the mame path

very vexing... perhaps i have a bad install....

Post your gameex log please.

Happygaming

[ten_foot_ninja]

sorry, my bad.. was reading an old log file

the new log file doesn't have any errors, they just don't show up (everything appears to be alright...)

does it matter that my mame exe is named mame.exe (really reaching here)

[ten_foot_ninja]

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: GameEx: Version 8.88: Starting Log

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: Operating System Name: Windows 2000

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: Operating System Version: 5.0.2195

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: AMD Sempron Processor 3200+, 511MB

05:19:29.3 10/3/2007: 1.8Ghz

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Running Randomize()

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Loading PlugIns

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Running Misc startup tasks

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Setting Menu types

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Opening Configuration File

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Getting Configuration Values

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Using Theme: Default - Media Center

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Launching HideOS.exe

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Arcade Mode is on

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Hiding Taskbar

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Is Media Center running?

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Media Center Mode 2

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Snap Delay set to: 2

05:19:29.4 10/3/2007: Get other settings

05:19:29.5 10/3/2007: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

05:19:29.5 10/3/2007: Start work for Form

05:19:29.5 10/3/2007: Getting Original Screen Size

05:19:29.5 10/3/2007: Opening Database Connection

05:19:29.5 10/3/2007: Initializing Component

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Retrieving resolution setting

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: ROM Path is: E:\Jason\OLD_Mame32\roms

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Catver.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: controls.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\data\controls.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: History.dat is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Snap Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: AVI Snap Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Flyer Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Cabinet Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Title Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: PCB Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Panel Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Manual Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Icon Path: Not Found

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Marquee Path: Not Found

05:19:29.7 10/3/2007: Loading Custom Emulators

05:19:29.9 10/3/2007: Using 2D Animations

05:19:29.9 10/3/2007: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

05:19:29.9 10/3/2007: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

05:19:29.9 10/3/2007: Attempting to load game list

05:19:30.0 10/3/2007: Initialising DirectDraw

05:19:30.0 10/3/2007: Creating DirectDraw Device

05:19:30.0 10/3/2007: Using Device: Primary Display Driver

05:19:30.0 10/3/2007: 437mb video memory available

05:19:30.0 10/3/2007: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color

05:19:30.6 10/3/2007: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

05:19:30.6 10/3/2007: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

05:19:30.6 10/3/2007: Creating Back Buffer

05:19:30.6 10/3/2007: Loading graphic Surfaces

05:19:30.6 10/3/2007: Display is running at: 800x600 32bit color, 75hz

05:19:30.7 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

05:19:30.7 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume

05:19:30.7 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows

05:19:30.7 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

05:19:30.7 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

05:19:30.7 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

05:19:30.8 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

05:19:30.8 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

05:19:30.8 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

05:19:30.8 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps

05:19:30.8 10/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

05:19:30.9 10/3/2007: Creating Fonts

05:19:30.9 10/3/2007: Creating Menu Font

05:19:30.9 10/3/2007: Restoring Menu Font From Cache

05:19:31.0 10/3/2007: Creating Game Font

05:19:31.2 10/3/2007: Creating Font Black

05:19:31.3 10/3/2007: Creating Font Black Small

05:19:31.4 10/3/2007: Creating Game Font Faded

05:19:31.7 10/3/2007: Creating Title Font

05:19:31.8 10/3/2007: Restoring Title Font From Cache

05:19:31.8 10/3/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully

05:19:31.8 10/3/2007: 396mb video memory left available

05:19:31.8 10/3/2007: Creating instance of global keyboard hook

05:19:55.2 10/3/2007: Using Ultimarc AradeVGA

05:19:55.2 10/3/2007: Text/Language: English

05:19:55.2 10/3/2007: Applying Language/Text

05:19:55.3 10/3/2007: Initialising Bass Audio Library

05:19:55.5 10/3/2007: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

05:19:55.5 10/3/2007: Loading last used Game List

05:19:55.5 10/3/2007: Loading Start Page

05:19:55.5 10/3/2007: Setting Music Volume

05:19:55.5 10/3/2007: Creating DirectSound Device

05:19:55.5 10/3/2007: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

05:19:55.5 10/3/2007: Loading Sound Files

05:19:55.6 10/3/2007: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

05:19:55.6 10/3/2007: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

05:19:55.6 10/3/2007: Unable to create a joystick device

05:19:55.6 10/3/2007: Initializing MCE Remote

05:19:55.6 10/3/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

05:19:55.6 10/3/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

05:19:56.1 10/3/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

05:20:07.5 10/3/2007: Exiting GameEx!

05:20:07.5 10/3/2007: Saving Settings

05:20:09.2 10/3/2007: Disposing Plugins

05:20:09.2 10/3/2007: Closing database connection

05:20:09.2 10/3/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

[Brian Hoffman]

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: ROM Path is: E:\Jason\OLD_Mame32\roms

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Catver.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: controls.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\data\controls.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: History.dat is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

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Since MOST of your stuuf is on your E Drive Id try removing the mame32 (just copying it somewhere else) along with all its supplimentel files like chdman etc.... There might be about 8 or so... Then Id copy the new mame in that folder.

This way you mame path would be MAME Path is: e:\jason\Old_Mame32\

And your roms folder would be in the default location for mame e:\jason\Old_Mame32\roms\

Try this and report back

[ten_foot_ninja]

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: ROM Path is: E:\Jason\OLD_Mame32\roms

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: Catver.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: controls.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\data\controls.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: History.dat is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

05:19:29.6 10/3/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: E:\Jason\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

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Since MOST of your stuuf is on your E Drive Id try removing the mame32 (just copying it somewhere else) along with all its supplimentel files like chdman etc.... There might be about 8 or so... Then Id copy the new mame in that folder.

This way you mame path would be MAME Path is: e:\jason\Old_Mame32\

And your roms folder would be in the default location for mame e:\jason\Old_Mame32\roms\

Try this and report back

roger that

[LB11]

Wasn't mame32 working properly? Why are you showing us the configuration of mame32. or am I missing something?

[ten_foot_ninja]

i tried again, with everything on the E drive with no difference

I don't want to use mame32 unless i have to. I would like something a little more zippy and light weight. There should be no reason why i can't use mame.exe

[LB11]

Is the log file you showed us for mame or mame32? It shows mame32 directories....

If you want us to help you get mame working you have to show us the regular mame log file.

[bkenobi]

There's no reason you can't use MAME or MAME32 for your installation. I've never tried MAME32 in command line mode, but I'm going to guess that there's no difference in speed between them since it's not loading anything special for just launching the rom over what you get for MAME. Either way, my suggestion would be to try having everything in the default MAME paths for whatever MAME installation you want to try. I don't see any reason why it should be a problem having it split out the way you do, but I would try getting it going with the typical install first and then split stuff out where you want it.

[ten_foot_ninja]

Yes, ben kenobi, i agree with you.

It should work. perhaps some voodoo witch has my mame cabinet as a doll and is putting pins in it.

i'll try all the default paths and if that still doesn't work, i guess i'll have to use mame32 vs mame...

I would like to stick with the non-gui mame if possible as it has cps3 support (didn't see any mention of cps3 in the release notes for mame32)

.... chicks dig street fighter 3 more than sfa

[Brian Hoffman]

Yes, ben kenobi, i agree with you.

It should work. perhaps some voodoo witch has my mame cabinet as a doll and is putting pins in it.

i'll try all the default paths and if that still doesn't work, i guess i'll have to use mame32 vs mame...

I would like to stick with the non-gui mame if possible as it has cps3 support (didn't see any mention of cps3 in the release notes for mame32)

.... chicks dig street fighter 3 more than sfa

Both mame and mame 32 support the same rom sets.

Yes even streetfighter III

[bkenobi]

Yeah, if MAME32 is the same version number as MAME, you will be getting the same core with some extra front end stuff. Basically it is EXACTLY the same engine with a little flash for Windows users to help in picking games.

[Kevin]

I am having a similar kind of problem. I have some games that are not showing up on the list although they appear in the mame32 gui. I have tried refreshing the rom list in game ex, but it does not fix them.....any help?

[Brian Hoffman]

I am having a similar kind of problem. I have some games that are not showing up on the list although they appear in the mame32 gui. I have tried refreshing the rom list in game ex, but it does not fix them.....any help?

Check your rom filters..

Gameex by DEFAULT will hide imperfect games, clones, japan, bootleg etc.....

[Kevin]

The one game I noticed is Guwange (Japan). I have turned the filters off and also tried deleting the filter string....still same problem....tried on my desktop and on arcade machine....guwange won't show up.

[Brian Hoffman]

The one game I noticed is Guwange (Japan). I have turned the filters off and also tried deleting the filter string....still same problem....tried on my desktop and on arcade machine....guwange won't show up.

ADD that rom to the DO NOT filter list.

After changing your filters you need to re-update the rom list

[ten_foot_ninja]

I managed to get my hands on mame32.119 and everything suddenly works wonderfully. The only thing i had to do was not use the command line version of mame, which makes no sense. Using the gui version worked.

Thanks all for your help!

ten