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Left GameEx on overnight, controller doesn't work anymore in menus

Jeremy_NSL

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Tom Speirs GameEx God (Top Rank)

Tom Speirs

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Also for your information. If the screensaver is "on" after exiting, GameEx does try to reinit all Gamepads and keyboards. Maybe other people dont have the problem because they have the screensaver on.

bkenobi GameEx God (Top Rank)

bkenobi

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I don't mean to derail this topic, but since Tom mentioned the screen saver I thought I would point this out. Since upgrading to 10.0x I've noticed that the screen saver doesn't work anymore. I don't know if it's a custom menu problem or what, but I haven't changed anything related to controls in quite a while. The only thing I know that I've done recently that is even related to the screen saver is adding the screen saver start menu item to GameEx (it's always been off before now).

I checked the log yesterday when playing around and noticed that when I launch the screen saver it tries to run and immediately quits. The log (which I don't have ATM) say starting screen saver...user input detected so quitting attract mode. These both have the same time stamp. GameEx doesn't even try to start the screen saver anymore...

I'm updating right now, so I'll grab a log and my ini in a bit. Again, this is a different problem but might be related.

chriss GameEx God (Top Rank)

chriss

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sorry, it took me a while to get back to this problem!

i just figured out that on the system I had the controller issue with 9.76 was running.. so this problem was not introduced by 9.9x

here is the log:


18:13:22.3  17.04.2009:  GameEx: Version 9.76: Starting Log
18:13:22.3  17.04.2009:  Operating System Platform: Win32NT
18:13:22.3  17.04.2009:  Operating System Name: Windows XP
18:13:22.3  17.04.2009:  Operating System Version: 5.1.2600
18:13:22.4  17.04.2009:  Checking for versions of .net Framework installed
18:13:22.4  17.04.2009:  .net Framework 2.0 Installed
18:13:22.4  17.04.2009:  AMD Athlon(tm) Processor, 511MB
18:13:22.4  17.04.2009:  1,05Ghz
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Running Randomize()
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Loading PlugIns
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Running Misc startup tasks
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Setting Menu types
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Opening Configuration File
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Getting Configuration Values
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Using Theme: Default - Media Center V1
18:13:22.6  17.04.2009:  Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center V1
18:13:22.7  17.04.2009:  Launching HideOS.exe
18:13:22.7  17.04.2009:  Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
18:13:22.7  17.04.2009:  GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)
18:13:22.7  17.04.2009:  Hiding Taskbar
18:13:22.8  17.04.2009:  Is Media Center running?
18:13:22.8  17.04.2009:  Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
18:13:22.8  17.04.2009:  Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
18:13:22.8  17.04.2009:  Media Center Mode 2
18:13:22.8  17.04.2009:  Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
18:13:22.9  17.04.2009:  Custom Game Device Input enabled: Getting custom codes
18:13:22.9  17.04.2009:  Snap Delay set to: 6
18:13:22.9  17.04.2009:  Get other settings
18:13:23.0  17.04.2009:  Using DirectInput for keyboard input
18:13:23.0  17.04.2009:  Start work for Form
18:13:23.0  17.04.2009:  Getting Original Screen Size
18:13:23.0  17.04.2009:  Opening Database Connection
18:13:23.2  17.04.2009:  Initializing Component
18:13:23.3  17.04.2009:  Retrieving resolution setting
18:13:23.3  17.04.2009:  daphne Path is: F:\daphne
18:13:23.3  17.04.2009:  daphne EXE file is: Daphne.exe
18:13:23.4  17.04.2009:  Use daphne on. Daphne.exe will launch games
18:13:23.4  17.04.2009:  Loading Controls.ini map file
18:13:23.4  17.04.2009:  Using 2D Animations
18:13:23.4  17.04.2009:  Using General Font: Trebuchet MS
18:13:23.4  17.04.2009:  Using Title Font: Verdana
18:13:23.4  17.04.2009:  Initialising DirectDraw
18:13:23.5  17.04.2009:  Applying GameEx is Loading Image
18:13:28.0  17.04.2009:  Creating DirectDraw Device
18:13:28.0  17.04.2009:  Using Device: Primary Display Driver
18:13:31.0  17.04.2009:  62mb video memory available
18:13:31.0  17.04.2009:  Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color
18:13:31.0  17.04.2009:  Creating DirectDraw Surfaces
18:13:31.0  17.04.2009:  Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode
18:13:31.0  17.04.2009:  Creating Back Buffer
18:13:31.1  17.04.2009:  Loading graphic Surfaces
18:13:31.1  17.04.2009:  Display is running at: 800x600 32bit color, 60hz
18:13:31.4  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Flags
18:13:31.5  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs
18:13:31.6  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Volume
18:13:31.8  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Arrows
18:13:31.8  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text
18:13:31.8  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Toolbar
18:13:31.9  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Backgrounds
18:13:33.2  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls
18:13:33.2  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo
18:13:33.2  17.04.2009:  Creating Surface Unselected
18:13:33.3  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Home & Exit
18:13:33.3  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Snaps
18:13:33.3  17.04.2009:  Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars
18:13:33.6  17.04.2009:  Creating Fonts
18:13:33.6  17.04.2009:  Creating Game Font
18:13:33.9  17.04.2009:  Creating Game Font Faded
18:13:34.2  17.04.2009:  Creating Title Font
18:13:34.3  17.04.2009:  Restoring Title Font From Cache
18:13:34.6  17.04.2009:  Creating Menu Font
18:13:34.8  17.04.2009:  Creating Font Black
18:13:35.2  17.04.2009:  Creating Font Black Small
18:13:35.5  17.04.2009:  Fonts Created Succesfully
18:13:35.5  17.04.2009:  11mb video memory left available
18:13:35.5  17.04.2009:  Creating instance of global keyboard hook
18:13:35.6  17.04.2009:  Loading Custom Emulators
18:13:35.6  17.04.2009:  Loading Emulator 1: Nintendo NES
18:13:35.8  17.04.2009:  Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES
18:13:35.9  17.04.2009:  Loading Emulator 3: Sega Mega Drive
18:13:36.9  17.04.2009:  Text/Language: Custom
18:13:36.9  17.04.2009:  Applying Language/Text
18:13:37.4  17.04.2009:  Initialising Bass Audio Library
18:13:38.4  17.04.2009:  MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo
18:13:38.4  17.04.2009:  Loading last used Game List
18:13:38.4  17.04.2009:  Setting Music Volume
18:13:38.4  17.04.2009:  Loading music
18:13:38.6  17.04.2009:  Error accessing Windows Media Player, check you are running Version 9 orelse above
18:13:38.6  17.04.2009:  Turning off Jukebox
18:13:38.6  17.04.2009:  Sound Disabled
18:13:38.6  17.04.2009:  Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support
18:13:38.7  17.04.2009:  Using Device MP-8888 USB Joypad
18:13:38.7  17.04.2009:  Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support
18:13:38.8  17.04.2009:  Initializing MCE Remote
18:13:38.8  17.04.2009:  Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!
18:13:38.9  17.04.2009:  Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame
18:13:40.4  17.04.2009:  Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully
18:13:50.7  17.04.2009:  Running: cmd.exe /c F: F:\daphne\Daphne.exe lair  vldp
-framefile f:\Daphne\framefile\lair_HD.txt -blank_searches -min_seek_delay 1000 
-seek_frames_per_ms 20 -homedir . -useoverlaysb 1 -fastboot -bank 0 11011001
 -bank 1 00100111 -sound_buffer 2048 -fullscreen -x 800 -y 600
18:21:03.3  17.04.2009:  Starting Attract Mode
18:21:03.3  17.04.2009:  Reading MAME hall of fame
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Background: F:\Nes\Snaps
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Background Does not exist
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Snap Path: F:\Nes\Snaps
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 1: 
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 2: 
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 3: 
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Control Panel Path: c:\emulators\Nintendo NES\Controls
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Control Panel Path Does not exist
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Instructions Path: 
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Instructions Path Does not exist
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Database: [Console] Nintendo NES
19:01:20.0  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Title Snap Path: F:\Nes\Titles
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Box Art Path: F:\Nes\Boxes
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Box Art Path Does not exist
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Cart Art Path: F:\Nes\Cartridges
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Cart Art Path Does not exist
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_1: Manual Path: F:\Nes\Manuals
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_1: Manual Path Does not exist
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Custom Background: F:\ZSNES\Snaps
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Custom Background Does not exist
19:01:20.1  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Snap Path: F:\ZSNES\Snaps
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Custom Art Path 1: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Custom Art Path 2: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Custom Art Path 3: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path: c:\emulators\Nintendo SNES\Controls
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Instructions Path: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Instructions Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Database: [Console] Nintendo SNES
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path: F:\ZSNES\Titles
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Box Art Path: F:\ZSNES\Boxes
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Box Art Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path: F:\ZSNES\Cartridges
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_2: Manual Path: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_2: Manual Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Background: F:\Mega Drive\Snaps
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Background Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Snap Path: F:\Mega Drive\Snaps
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 1: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 2: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 3: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Control Panel Path: c:\emulators\Sega Genesis\Controls
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Control Panel Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Instructions Path: 
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Instructions Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Database: [Console] Sega Genesis
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Title Snap Path: F:\Mega Drive\Titles
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Title Snap Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Box Art Path: F:\Mega Drive\Boxes
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Box Art Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Cart Art Path: F:\Mega Drive\Cartridges
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Cart Art Path Does not exist
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Validating: Emulator_3: Manual Path: F:\Mega Drive\Manuals
19:01:20.2  17.04.2009:  Warning: Emulator_3: Manual Path Does not exist
19:01:32.4  17.04.2009:  Exiting GameEx!
19:01:32.4  17.04.2009:  Saving Settings
19:01:33.6  17.04.2009:  Disposing Plugins
19:01:33.6  17.04.2009:  Closing database connection
19:01:33.7  17.04.2009:  Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

the system worked fine, then i didnt do anything for some time (like 30-40 minutes) and the controller didnt work anyore.

there is only one ps2 to usb controller on this system, no keyboard or other hid's

i'll install 10.05 and the new exe now

just by looking at the log. i checked if the controller was working by launching daphne... the next thing is the attract mode starting but i didnt set up attract mode... maybe thats where the problem is!

log.txt

chriss GameEx God (Top Rank)

chriss

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i finally got it working!

turns out it was the attract mode that was enabled but had nothing to play. now i have set attract mode to nes and snes games. when i use the controller to return to gameex when attract mode is on it works! tested with 2 hours of inactivity and controller is still working!

bkenobi GameEx God (Top Rank)

bkenobi

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So are we saying that the problem in GameEx is that if you turn on attract mode but have nothing enabled to play, then the controls get AFU? Sounds like something that could be trapped by Tom pretty easily. Maybe even something that should be warned in the log file and then attract mode disabled automatically?

AEN Super Member!

AEN

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So all i have to do is set the attract mode time to "turned off" ? :blink:

very happy if that solves the problem, didnt use my htpc for weeks since it was frustrating coming back and restarting the sys :lol:

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