Newbie Emulator Setup

[cooldj]

:angry:ok this has been driving me nuts for quite some time im getting back into the mame game and emualtors and all that finished making a cab love it and i need help setting up some emulators please i set up my mame emulator works fine and just perfect but my snes n64 nes sega and ps1 i need help setting up for my nes snes it shows the roms i have and there names go to click to play and it takes me right back to the frontend doesnt load the game whats so ever im gonna include a screenshot of what im getting as far as for my n64 and i believe my ps1 as well but also a log i get when i verify if you would please help me out i would be eternaly greatful

here is the verify setup log in the wizard as well

Verifying Select Your Language...

Verifying Download Themes...

Verifying Theme Selection...

Verifying Display Settings (1)...

Verifying Display Settings (2)...

Verifying Display Settings (3)...

Verifying ArcadeVGA Settings...

Verifying Audio Settings...

Verifying Input Settings...

Verifying Keyboard Input...

Verifying Advanced Keyboard Input...

Verifying Joystick Input...

Verifying Video/Movie Settings...

Verifying Picture/Slideshow Settings...

Picture Path/s: "C:\Pictures" does not exist.

Picture Path/s: "[mypictures]" does not exist.

Picture Path/s (*.*): No files found in "C:\Pictures".

Picture Path/s (*.*): No files found in "[mypictures]".

Verifying DVD Settings...

DVD from Disk Path/s: "C:\DVD" does not exist.

DVD from Disk Path/s (*.*): No files found in "C:\DVD".

Verifying Media Library Settings...

Verifying eBook Settings...

eBook and Comic Path/s: "C:\eBooks" does not exist.

eBook and Comic Path/s (*.*): No files found in "C:\eBooks".

Verifying Karaoke Settings...

Path to CDG/MP3 Files: "C:\Karaoke" does not exist.

Path to CDG/MP3 Files (*.*): No files found in "C:\Karaoke".

Verifying Attract/Screensaver...

Verifying GameExtender Server Settings...

Verifying GameExtender Viewer Settings...

Verifying Download Emulators...

Verifying Basic MAME Settings (1)...

3D Cabinet Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\GameEx\DEMO\MAME\cabinets3d".

PCB path: "C:\Emulators\Mame32\pcb" does not exist.

PCB path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Mame32\pcb".

Verifying Basic MAME Settings (2)...

Custom Lists Path: "C:\Emulators\Mame32\CustomFolders" does not exist.

Custom Lists Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Mame32\CustomFolders".

Favorites File: "C:\Emulators\Mame32\Folders\Favorites.ini" does not exist.

Verifying Advanced MAME Settings (1)...

Verifying Advanced MAME Settings (2)...

Verifying Advanced MAME Settings (3)...

Verifying Advanced MAME Settings (4)...

CPWizard Path: "C:\Program Files\CPWizard\CPWizard.exe" does not exist.

Verifying Advanced MAME Settings (5)...

Verifying Client/Server MAME...

Client/Server MAME Path: "C:\Emulators\ClientServerMAME" does not exist.

Client/Server MAME Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\ClientServerMAME".

Verifying AdvanceMAME...

AdvanceMAME Path: "C:\Emulators\AdvanceMAME" does not exist.

AdvanceMAME Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\AdvanceMAME".

Verifying Zinc...

Zinc Path: "C:\Emulators\ZiNc" does not exist.

Zinc Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\ZiNc".

Verifying Model 2...

Model 2 Path: "C:\Emulators\Model2" does not exist.

Model 2 Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Model2".

Verifying Daphne (1)...

Daphne Path: "C:\Emulators\Daphne" does not exist.

Daphne Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Daphne".

Daphne Snap/Video Path: "C:\Emulators\Daphne\images" does not exist.

Daphne Snap/Video Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Daphne\images".

Daphne Flyer Image Path: "C:\Emulators\Daphne\flyers" does not exist.

Daphne Flyer Image Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Daphne\flyers".

Daphne Cabinet Image Path: "C:\Emulators\Daphne\cabinets" does not exist.

Daphne Cabinet Image Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Daphne\cabinets".

Daphne Title Image Path: "C:\Emulators\Daphne\titles" does not exist.

Daphne Title Image Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Daphne\titles".

Daphne Marquee Image Path: "C:\Emulators\Daphne\marquees" does not exist.

Daphne Marquee Image Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Daphne\marquees".

Daphne Panel Image Path: "C:\Emulators\Daphne\cpanel" does not exist.

Daphne Panel Image Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Emulators\Daphne\cpanel".

Verifying Daphne (2)...

Verifying Daphne (3)...

Verifying Emulator Selection...

Verifying Emulator 1: NES...

Logo: "C:\GameEx\THEMES\Default - Galaxian V1\MEDIA\LOGOS\Nintendo SNES.png" does not exist.

ROMFilter (*.nes): No files found in "E:\Emulators\Nes\NES 1090 ROMS\".

Verifying Emulator 2: Super Nintendo...

Logo: "C:\GameEx\THEMES\Default - Galaxian V1\MEDIA\LOGOS\Nintendo SNES.png" does not exist.

ROMFilter (*.rar): No files found in "E:\Emulators\Super Nintendo\SNES_763 ROMS\".

ROMFilter (*.smc): No files found in "E:\Emulators\Super Nintendo\SNES_763 ROMS\".

Verifying Emulator 3: Nintendo N64...

Logo: "C:\GameEx\THEMES\Default - Galaxian V1\MEDIA\LOGOS\Nintendo N64.png" does not exist.

Verifying Emulator 4: Sega Genesis...

Logo: "C:\GameEx\THEMES\Default - Galaxian V1\MEDIA\LOGOS\Sega Genesis.png" does not exist.

ROMFilter (*.gen): No files found in "E:\Emulators\Sega\Genesis 723 ROMS\".

Verifying Emulator 5: Sony Playstation...

Logo: "C:\GameEx\THEMES\Default - Galaxian V1\MEDIA\LOGOS\Sony Playstation.png" does not exist.

Map File: "C:\GameEx\CONFIG\[Console] Sony Playstation.map.map" does not exist.

Verifying Emulator Setup (1)...

Working Path (*.*): No files found in "E:\Emulators\Nes\FCE Ultra".

Snap/Video Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Snaps".

Title Snap Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Titles".

Box Art Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Boxes".

Cartridge Art Path (*.*): No files found in "C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Cartridges".

Verifying Emulator Setup (2)...

Verifying Emulator Setup (3)...

Verifying Emulator Setup (4)...

Selection Music Folder: "C:\Music" does not exist.

Selection Music Folder (*.*): No files found in "C:\Music".

Verifying Emulator Setup (5)...

Verifying HTML Applications...

Verifying External Applications...

Verifying Radio Stations...

Verifying News Feeds...

Verifying Enable/Disable Features (1)...

Verifying Enable/Disable Features (2)...

Verifying Enable/Disable Features (3)...

Verifying Tweaks/Performance (1)...

Verifying Tweaks/Performance (2)...

Finished!

[fRequEnCy]

Important words highlighted in blue.

The screen tells you the exact error. In Emulator Setup....there is a setting called Zip/7-Zip/GoodMerge which is a registered feature only. Since not using a registered version then this setting must be set to No.

This setting is used for goodmerge roms where 7-zip compression method is used. It is also useful for roms that are in zip format but the emulator itself doesn't support compressed roms. This is rare as most emulators support compressed roms.

[Draco1962]

I might add that none of the paths have been modified from the initial install of GameEx. Once you have an installed emulator, you have to tell GameEx where to find its ROMs, Snaps, etc. You may have MAME running OK inside of MAME, but as you can see from the paths that display "does not exist" or "no files found" that you have not performed any configuration of GameEx to point to where the files are.

As with any frontend, you must tell it where to look if the files are not in the default location that it is looking. You may wish to review the documentation for setup, etc. located here first. If you need some help along the way, we are here for you. Welcome!

[cooldj]

ok thank you guys but i have some more to say i have fixed my snes nes and sega problems now i just need help on setting up my n64 and ps1 my n64 roms are not in zip 7z or rar there plain .z64 roms and how should i set it up ? to play them and how do i set up my ps1 i fixed snes nes and sega by installing the emulators from the gamEx config wizard and then using them but my rom extensions wich make no sense unless the emulators were old but i only have 2 more problems my n64 and ps1 i havent experienced problems with my mame so i dont want to mess with it but i would like to know of a torrent to download the 3d cabinet pictures for it and video snaps for all the roms ? i know of emumovies but i cant find all of them please help with that as well

[fRequEnCy]

Just import the configs for those emulators. Then change the filters to suite your needs. That would be the easiest solution. As far as needing help with those systems, we need more info. Like what emulators are you using? Stuff like that. If you can't make them work then export your configs so we can see what you're doing. Look at "How to ask for Help" written by our mod Tempest on how to do so.

The 3d cabinets can be downloaded from GameEx's site found here. There is no Torrent for them. They are updated frequently as they are being converted from a different format to work in GameEx. So this would be the best place to get them. As for video files, the best thing to do is get them from EmuMovies. Since that's where they all come from anyways.

[isamu]

Hi guys. I too, am having problems figuring out how to add emulators. In particular, I really want to add MESS. Can some PLEASE provide step by step instructions on how to add MESS to GameEX? I *think* I added it to the correct paths but there are so many different options for paths and other stuff, that I'm just confused at this point.

[fRequEnCy]

"How to setup an emulator in GameEx" by Tempest might be useful to get you started. Depending on what you need or want then feel free to ask. Seems like this is all new to you so you're gonna have to put in some work and some learning to get you going.

[isamu]

"How to setup an emulator in GameEx" by Tempest might be useful to get you started. Depending on what you need or want then feel free to ask. Seems like this is all new to you so you're gonna have to put in some work and some learning to get you going.

Frequency you are awesome man! Thanks for providing that link I'm gonna check it out.

Oh and keep up the excellent work you're doing we all appreciate it

[isamu]

I GOT IT!!!

Tempest thanks a bunch for writing that guide. I finally figured out how to add MESS to GameEX. It required some tweaks and modifications to the normal process of setting it up, for example since I'm using the ClientServer MESS, I had to type vmessuid.exe instead of mess.exe for the "working path", as well as selecting the proper path for my roms. But it is working beautifully now. Tempest you and Frequency are doing a SPECTACULAR job! Thanks again for all your help, and I'll post when I have more questions

[Tempest]

Your welcome. There are a number of knowledgeable users here, so feel free to ask for more help.