nullDC 1.0.4 r50 and GameEx

[jbsoum]

Ok, I've seen a thread or two about this, but I still can't seem to get the two to work together. I have tried the recommended settings, and when I select a game to play, I see a black screen for 1/2 a second and then I'm returned to the GameEx screen.

I've got this in GameEx config:

nullDC_Win32_Release-NoTrace.exe -config ImageReader:DefaultImage="[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"

In nullDC.cfg:

;; nullDC config file;;

[imagereader]

PatchRegion=0

LoadDefaultImage=1

LastImage=c:\game.gdi

DefaultImage=defualt.gdi

[nullDC]

Dynarec.Enabled=1

Dynarec.DoConstantPropagation=1

Dynarec.UnderclockFpu=0

Dreamcast.Cable=3

Dreamcast.RTC=1909898283

Dreamcast.Region=1

Dreamcast.Broadcast=0

Emulator.AutoStart=1

Emulator.NoConsole=1

There's more in there, but I think this is the important stuff. With emulatorautostart and emulatornoconsole set to 1, I can't start nullDC at all, but if I set them to 0, I can start outside of GameEx. I think this is common, though.

EDIT: I've heard that the nullDC loader is not necessary for this version of nullDC. Don't even know how to use it, but if it is indeed necessary, I'm clueless.

Oh, and one more, seemingly unrelated issue. I have all my dreamcast images packed with pakkiso. Do I really have to unpack each and every one before I can play them? Or is there, perhaps, some way around this? I do have a registered version of GameEx, btw, but I'm pretty sure goodmerge doesn't help me here.

[T. Goodchild]

This is my config if it helps.

Enabled=True

STARTPAGENAME=Dreamcast

TITLETEXT=Dreamcast

StartPageLogo=dreamcast

ROMFilter=*.ccd;*.cdi;*.iso;*.mds;*.nrg;*.img;

RomsInFolders=False

RomPath=D:\Games\DC ISOS

SnapPath=D:\Games\GAME EX SNAPS\DREAMCAST

WorkingPath=D:\Games\DREAMCAST\New Null

MapKeys=False

WaitBeforeKeys=

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=False

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=False

RemoveBrackets=True

ShowDesktop=False

Debug=False

MAPFile=

AlsoLaunch=

Command=nullDC_Win32_Release-NoTrace.exe -config ImageReader:DefaultImage="[rompath]/[romfile]"

OLDatZip=

TitlePath=

BoxPath=

LaunchBefore=""C:\Program Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe" -mount 0,"[rompath]\[romfile]""

LaunchAfter="C:\Program Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe" -unmount 0

CartPath=

configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (ALT+F4)

ExcludedFiles=

and for nulldc

;; nullDC config file;;

[nullDC]

Dynarec.Enabled=1

Dynarec.DoConstantPropagation=1

Dynarec.UnderclockFpu=0

Dreamcast.Cable=1

Dreamcast.RTC=1543283092

Dreamcast.Region=1

Dreamcast.Broadcast=0

Emulator.AutoStart=1

Emulator.NoConsole=0

[nullDC_GUI]

AutoHideMenu=1

Fullscreen=1

[imageReader]

PatchRegion=0

LoadDefaultImage=1

[jbsoum]

well according to this topic:

http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=8777

Note the ini file provided by JollyWest. No mention of dameon tools, or even the nullDC loader provided on GameEx's site.

there is no need for a loader, it should just work without one. And my images load w/o dameon tools or anything of the like, so I don't see why that should be necessary. It's just that I have to do it through the emulator at the moment, as opposed to picking my game from the list in GameEx.

As it appears now, it seems like I'll have to unpack my roms manually, which is a pain, but whatever. But I would like to get them to load automatically, at the very least, through GameEx.

[Mittens]

Ok, I've seen a thread or two about this, but I still can't seem to get the two to work together. I have tried the recommended settings, and when I select a game to play, I see a black screen for 1/2 a second and then I'm returned to the GameEx screen.

I've got this in GameEx config:

nullDC_Win32_Release-NoTrace.exe -config ImageReader:DefaultImage="[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]"

In nullDC.cfg:

;; nullDC config file;;

[imagereader]

PatchRegion=0

LoadDefaultImage=1

LastImage=c:\game.gdi

DefaultImage=defualt.gdi

[nullDC]

Dynarec.Enabled=1

Dynarec.DoConstantPropagation=1

Dynarec.UnderclockFpu=0

Dreamcast.Cable=3

Dreamcast.RTC=1909898283

Dreamcast.Region=1

Dreamcast.Broadcast=0

Emulator.AutoStart=1

Emulator.NoConsole=1

There's more in there, but I think this is the important stuff. With emulatorautostart and emulatornoconsole set to 1, I can't start nullDC at all, but if I set them to 0, I can start outside of GameEx. I think this is common, though.

EDIT: I've heard that the nullDC loader is not necessary for this version of nullDC. Don't even know how to use it, but if it is indeed necessary, I'm clueless.

Oh, and one more, seemingly unrelated issue. I have all my dreamcast images packed with pakkiso. Do I really have to unpack each and every one before I can play them? Or is there, perhaps, some way around this? I do have a registered version of GameEx, btw, but I'm pretty sure goodmerge doesn't help me here.

I haven't had experience working with NullDC yet, but you made a typo in this line of the config (unless your ROM is actually named that).

DefaultImage=defualt.gdi

should be

DefaultImage=default.gdi

[jbsoum]

I haven't had experience working with NullDC yet, but you made a typo in this line of the config (unless your ROM is actually named that).

DefaultImage=defualt.gdi

should be

DefaultImage=default.gdi

Yeah, good call, but that didn't actually help.

[Mittens]

Can you post your entire nullDC config instead of a small portion? I just set mine up last night without using a loader or daemon tools, so seeing your entire config might help me a little better.

I set mine up with the .cdi format, so if your NullDC cannot load pakkISO compressed without using daemon tools, you might need to unpack and convert the files to .cdi, .gdi, .nrg, etc

[fRequEnCy]

Yeah, good call, but that didn't actually help.

It shouldn't help since you're changing the default image from the command-line.

[Mittens]

It helped me, but I dunno how haha. changing defualt.cdi to default.cdi got rid of my black screen!

[jbsoum]

Hey, sorry it's been awhile. I've been busy with finals, so I'm going to try and get to the bottom of this tonight. As I make progress, I'll keep everyone posted. If I figure out how to make it all work, I'll let you all know how

EDIT: Ok well I've gotten nullDC to work, but I can't get it to load through GameEx. I'm not using Dameon tools either, but I don't know if that would have to change should I use iso's. Anyone Have any thoughts?

[jbsoum]

Hey, sorry it's been awhile. I've been busy with finals, so I'm going to try and get to the bottom of this tonight. As I make progress, I'll keep everyone posted. If I figure out how to make it all work, I'll let you all know how

EDIT: Ok well I've gotten nullDC to work, but I can't get it to load through GameEx. I'm not using Dameon tools either, but I don't know if that would have to change should I use iso's. Anyone Have any thoughts?

Okk I've figured out the problem! DON'T turn on the internet adapter!! Apparently it's not finished and it causes the whole thing to crash.

Also, in order to set up your memory cards, you have to format them. I haven't had any luck with the puru puru mem cards, so i'm using the logitech ones. Start the system without a disk and format the memory cards, then they'll be ready for use!