Rom is incorrect, type ok on xarcade?

[chriss]

hey guys,

i just bought gameex and i'm nearly completely satisfied with it.

I'm using gameex with my xarcade controller and i don't want to use a keyboard at all when my cabinet is finished!

Now my question:

with some games i downloaded I get the error message that the rom is incorrect. however after typing ok it works fine.

is there a way to switch of this screen? when i move my joystick from left to right it doesn't work so I'm looking for an alternative or i want to get rid of this screen. with the skip_gameinfo command line i switched of the general info. this is already a step in the right direction i guess...

i appreciate any kind of help from you guys

thanks,

chriss

[Nologic]

dang skip_gameinfo would have been my guess to try.

[fRequEnCy]

hey guys,

i just bought gameex and i'm nearly completely satisfied with it.

I'm using gameex with my xarcade controller and i don't want to use a keyboard at all when my cabinet is finished!

Now my question:

with some games i downloaded I get the error message that the rom is incorrect. however after typing ok it works fine.

is there a way to switch of this screen? when i move my joystick from left to right it doesn't work so I'm looking for an alternative or i want to get rid of this screen. with the skip_gameinfo command line i switched of the general info. this is already a step in the right direction i guess...

i appreciate any kind of help from you guys

thanks,

chriss

I have a xarcade controller as well and I'm able to skip that screen with left to right. Are you sure you have the correct settings for your controller through MAME? Also I'll look again if there was a command to skip that.

[fRequEnCy]

Yup skip_gameinfo would have been my guess as well. Still say there is something you have wrong with your joystick configuration. How did you map your keys for your controller? Also tell me a game that does this so I can check it out on my end for you without having to search for one that does. LOL.

[Brian Hoffman]

First grab a copy of headkazes mame compilier. Then goto mame.dev and download the source. Use the supplied patches.

This by default will add support for hiscore, Toggle the crosshair overlays OFF by default, Remove some nag screens and stuff.

There used to be a skip_disclaimer switch but mamedev removed it.

[bkenobi]

As I understand, skip_disclaimer has been disabled by the MAMEdevs. You now have to either press 'OK', hit left/right, or compile your own version as Brian said.

[chriss]

thanks for the quick reply guys! I really got the feeling this is a great community over here!!

A game that gives me the incorrect rom screen e.g. is the "cookie and bibi" series. I downloaded the 16 gb 0.122 rom package from ******** and I hoped all the roms from there would work properly but maybe this is just the best dump up to date... Since I use MameUI32 compiling a version myself is probably a bit too much of a hassle ...

It's good to know that for some of you it works with the xarcade... i downloaded the xarcade.cfg from the xarcade site and use that in mame. but with that the controller wasn't configured the way it should be... For the Player 1 controls the first 3 keys didn't work so i reconfigured everything from inside mame!

maybe my config is bad, could somebody help me out with this?

cheers,

chriss

[Brian Hoffman]

Not everygame that is dumpped is emulated correctly in mame. Thats just the way it goes.. Im sure your dump is fine

And yes Id agree this is the best forum around. What are you having problems with exactly?

[bkenobi]

I don't think there's any reason you have to use the xarcade.cfg file if you don't want. That's really just a jumping off point IMO. You could just as easily go into the menu in MAME (hit TAB) and configure everything just how you want. The difference is that by using the xarcade.cfg file, everything should be configured the way the creators of the file like it, so hopefully you will too.

[chriss]

I don't think there's any reason you have to use the xarcade.cfg file if you don't want. That's really just a jumping off point IMO. You could just as easily go into the menu in MAME (hit TAB) and configure everything just how you want. The difference is that by using the xarcade.cfg file, everything should be configured the way the creators of the file like it, so hopefully you will too.

sorry for mentioning the place i obtained some roms... will not do it again!

I fixed the issue, well, sort of, by configuring the user interface keys from inside mame. that gives me the ability to move the joystick from left to right and get rid of the nag

thanks for all your help!

[fRequEnCy]

sorry for mentioning the place i obtained some roms... will not do it again!

I fixed the issue, well, sort of, by configuring the user interface keys from inside mame. that gives me the ability to move the joystick from left to right and get rid of the nag

thanks for all your help!

Glad you found a solution. I guess that's how we all learn by messing around with settings till we get it. I know it drives me crazy when something is not working the way I want that I try everything to get it going. Have fun!

[chriss]

Glad you found a solution. I guess that's how we all learn by messing around with settings till we get it. I know it drives me crazy when something is not working the way I want that I try everything to get it going. Have fun!

frequency i hear you... at the moment i can't stop working on this cabinet. it drives me nuts! i'm obsessed with it! i hope i get it doen soone, so i can start doing more important things...

I now compiled my own mame with headkazes compiler! it works great! no nag screen at all! But....

sound is lagging at the beginning of a game , it gets better after a minute or so but it's not completely gone... i read somewhere that i need a soundblaster emulation for dos mame.. can somebody please tell me how that works?

[Brian Hoffman]

If you are running gameex then you are using windows.. MAME.exe is a windows app there is just no gui like mame32 has. But with gameex you dont need a gui for mame. Id go into the advanced config / advanced mame settings. Remove the -tripplebuffer switch.

Soundblaster emulation is strctly for A DOS ENVIROMENT. And you have a string for it in your autoexec.bat.

Ok well the above statment is partially true. Its bacily refering to a card that is DOS compatable.

[fRequEnCy]

I'm sure it's just as Brian says. I've heard him mention that many times. Let us know how it turns out!

[chriss]

I'm sure it's just as Brian says. I've heard him mention that many times. Let us know how it turns out!

everything is perfect now. i compiled my mame version with headkazes mame compiler, i got hi score support and no nag screens. brian explained to me that the mame version i compiled is a windows mame version ( i thought it was dos) and that i don't need a gui because of gameex.

I can just recommend that to everyone. the sound is not lagging anymore, it just required a restart!

now that the software is set up i 'll start building my cabinet.

i'm at a point where i don't need the keyboard anymore... so everything is the way it was supposed to be! thanks for the great help from everyone.

i'll post pictures of the cabinet when i'm done

cheers,

chriss

[bkenobi]

Glad you got it going. Have fun with your build!