Attract Mode and Chd's

[azphat12]

I am now having 2 issues that I could use help with...

1. I cannot get mame attract mode working. I was able to get videos working from the c:\video directory. However if I switch that directory to c:\screensaver it just hangs. Is there any information I can provide to look into this? I would prefer to use mame with a new game every few minutes, but if I can get the c:\screensaver director working then I will just create an avi for the screensaver.

2. My chd games are not working. They attempt to load, then just show me the gameex screen again. They work in mame, just not in gameex.

[azphat12]

I am now having 2 issues that I could use help with...

1. I cannot get mame attract mode working. I was able to get videos working from the c:\video directory. However if I switch that directory to c:\screensaver it just hangs. Is there any information I can provide to look into this? I would prefer to use mame with a new game every few minutes, but if I can get the c:\screensaver director working then I will just create an avi for the screensaver.

2. My chd games are not working. They attempt to load, then just show me the gameex screen again. They work in mame, just not in gameex.

BTW I am using Mame32Plus and the CHD load fine in the gui and cmd line version, just not in gameex. I deleted all data and am updating the list now to see if that does anything.

[azphat12]

BTW I am using Mame32Plus and the CHD load fine in the gui and cmd line version, just not in gameex. I deleted all data and am updating the list now to see if that does anything.

Deleting info and updating the list did not help. Regular roms run fine, just not the CHD's

[Tempest]

My guess is that you don't have the path to the CHDs setup in GameEX. You can enter multiple paths to your roms in Mame.

[azphat12]

Well I have them the same as I did before...

C:\Emulators\Mame\Roms\Kinst.zip

C:\Emulators\Mame\Roms\Kinst\Kinst.chd

That is the structure I have them. The zip in the main directory followed by a folder (using zip files name) with the CHD inside of it.

That is what I read was supposed to happen. Does GameEx require the extra paths for all the CHDs, because Mame just wants that structure and is fine.

I will try one and see what happens.

Edit: Added a secondary rom path to kinst CHD and it did not help.

[Tempest]

I have mine in seperate folders for maintenance reasons.

Instead of continuing to guess, how about you click on my signature, then follow the link 'How to Ask For help'. You could try the runitgame.bat method of debugging. At the very least, 'Post your Log'

[azphat12]

I have mine in seperate folders for maintenance reasons.

Instead of continuing to guess, how about you click on my signature, then follow the link 'How to Ask For help'. You could try the runitgame.bat method of debugging. At the very least, 'Post your Log'

GameEx.ini = GameEx.txt

Log = log.txt

GameEx2.txt was another ini file I found at c:\Program Files\GameEx\CONFIG\USERS\Jason. Not sure about which one to go by..

Well using the Run Last Game bat file I found out why the CHD were not working. I had a command -skip_valitidychecks that was causing it.

The screensaver still isnt working though.

GameEx.txt

log.txt

GameEx2.txt