Jump to content
SpesoftPinballXConvert-It

All my products and services are free. All my costs are met by donations I receive from my users. If you enjoy using any of my products, please donate to support me. My bare hosting costs are currently not met so please consider donating by either clicking this text or the Patreon link on the right.

Patreon

games still won't run

emugamer

By emugamer
in General

 Share

Recommended Posts

emugamer Super Member!

emugamer

Posted
Posted

Somebody give me a walkthrough here. I would really appreciate it.

GamEx is the only front end that I cannot get to work. After trying numerous front ends, GamEx is by far the best and I would totally donate if I could just get it to work. When I scan for games to update my list, it only shows about one third of my games. My other front ends show the full number available. When I do pull up a game, and try to play it, it goes to a black screen and then back to the GamEx menu. I hope someone can give me a hand with this. I've tried reading other posts, but could not follow too well and couldn't tell if other people were having my exact problem.

Thanks in advance

emugamer Super Member!

emugamer

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Show us your log, it shows the version of Mame and other stuff we can use to help you out.

Here is my log...

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: GameEx: Version 5.33: Starting Log

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Operating System Name: Windows XP

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Checking Registration

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Running Randomize()

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Running Misc startup tasks

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Setting Menu types

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Opening Configuration File

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Getting Configuration Values

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Using Theme: Default - Default

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Text/Language: English

15:11:18.7 12/29/2005: Applying Language/Text

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes)

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Snap Delay set to: 1

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Is Media Center running?

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Media Center Mode 2

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Get other settings

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Using 2D Animations

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

15:11:18.8 12/29/2005: Launching HideOS.exe

15:11:19.9 12/29/2005: Hiding Taskbar

15:11:20.0 12/29/2005: Start work for Form

15:11:20.0 12/29/2005: Getting Original Screen Size

15:11:20.0 12/29/2005: Loading ICON

15:11:20.0 12/29/2005: Initializing Component

15:11:20.0 12/29/2005: Initialising Bass Audio Library

15:11:20.2 12/29/2005: Loading default loading screen

15:11:20.2 12/29/2005: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

15:11:20.2 12/29/2005: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

15:11:20.2 12/29/2005: Initialising DirectDraw

15:11:20.2 12/29/2005: Creating DirectDraw Device

15:11:20.2 12/29/2005: Setting Resolution to 1152x864 32 bit color

15:11:20.3 12/29/2005: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

15:11:20.3 12/29/2005: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

15:11:20.3 12/29/2005: Creating Back Buffer

15:11:20.3 12/29/2005: Loading graphic surfaces

15:11:20.3 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

15:11:20.4 12/29/2005: Creating Surface Volume

15:11:20.4 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Arrows

15:11:20.4 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

15:11:20.4 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

15:11:20.5 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

15:11:20.6 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

15:11:20.6 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

15:11:20.7 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

15:11:20.7 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Snaps

15:11:20.7 12/29/2005: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

15:11:20.8 12/29/2005: Creating Fonts

15:11:20.8 12/29/2005: Creating Menu Font

15:11:20.9 12/29/2005: Creating Game Font

15:11:20.9 12/29/2005: Creating Game Font Standard Size

15:11:21.2 12/29/2005: Creating Font Black

15:11:21.3 12/29/2005: Creating Font Black Small

15:11:21.3 12/29/2005: Creating Game Font Faded

15:11:21.4 12/29/2005: Creating Title Font

15:11:21.5 12/29/2005: Fonts Created Succesfully

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: MAME Path is: D:\Arcade\MAME\mame32-102u4

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: MAME EXE file is: mame32.exe

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: ROM Path is: D:\Arcade\roms\mame32-102u4 Merged ROMS update from 102u2

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: Loading Controls.ini map file

15:11:46.6 12/29/2005: Loading Custom Emulators

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Snap Path is: D:\Arcade\snap

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: AVI Snap Path: Not Found

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Flyer Path is: D:\Arcade\flyers

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Cabinet Path is: D:\Arcade\cabinets

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Title Path is: D:\Arcade\titles

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Panel Path is: D:\Arcade\cpanel

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Icon Path is: D:\Arcade\icons

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Marquee Path is: D:\Arcade\marquees

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: MAME CMD options: -skip_disclaimer -skip_gameinfo -triplebuffer -nowindow

15:11:46.9 12/29/2005: Attempting to load game list

15:11:47.0 12/29/2005: Running: mame32.exe -help

15:11:47.0 12/29/2005: Running: D: D:\Arcade\MAME\mame32-102u4\mame32.exe -help > D:\Arcade\MAME\mame32-102u4\help.txt

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: Now Outputing mame32.exe - Help

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: --BEGIN--

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: M.A.M.E. v0.102u4 (Dec 15 2005) - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: Copyright © 1997-2005 by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: MAME is an emulator: it reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behaviour of

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: several arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so an image

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: of the ROMs which run on that hardware is required. Such ROMs, like any other

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: commercial software, are copyrighted material and it is therefore illegal to

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: use them if you don't own the original arcade machine. Needless to say, ROMs

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME together with ROM

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: images is a violation of copyright law and should be promptly reported to the

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken.

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: Usage: MAME gamename [options]

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: MAME -showusage for a brief list of options

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: MAME -showconfig for a list of configuration options

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: MAME -createconfig to create a mame.ini

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.1 12/29/2005: For usage instructions, please consult the file windows.txt

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: --END--

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005:

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: Loading last used Game List

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: Setting Music Volume

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: Creating DirectSound Device

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: Loading Sound Files

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: Creating ICONS

15:11:47.2 12/29/2005: Restoring Cached ICONS from File

15:11:47.3 12/29/2005: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

15:11:47.4 12/29/2005: Unable to create a joystick device

15:11:47.4 12/29/2005: Playing intro sound file

15:11:47.4 12/29/2005: Initializing MCE Remote

15:11:47.4 12/29/2005: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

15:11:47.4 12/29/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

15:11:47.5 12/29/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

15:12:20.7 12/29/2005: Running: cmd.exe /c D: D:\Arcade\MAME\mame32-102u4\mame32.exe spf2t -rompath D:\Arcade\roms\mame32-102u4 Merged ROMS update from 102u2 -skip_disclaimer -skip_gameinfo -triplebuffer -nowindow

15:12:45.9 12/29/2005: Exiting GameEx!

15:12:45.9 12/29/2005: Saving Settings

15:12:46.0 12/29/2005: Writing Game List to disk

15:12:48.6 12/29/2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

Thanks for looking at this. I really appreciate it!

emugamer Super Member!

emugamer

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Here is my log...

Blah Blah Blah......

Thanks for looking at this.  I really appreciate it!

Nevermind. I solved the problem. I actually stumbled across the solution by accident. I thought it would be cool to install the MAME screensaver. So I did. It worked great except for the fact that it would not bypass the game disclaimer. In my efforts to solve my first problem, I had noticed in my trouble log that there was a command line called -skip_disclaimer. So I went to teh screen saver settings (thinking that I was the man) and typed the command line. Well, now the screensaver wouldn't load. So I put 2 and 2 together and thought that maybe my original problem was that command line in my GamEx settings. So I found it and deleted it and now GamEx loads my games.

That's the solution to my major problme. My other question was why GamEx only loads about 1/3 of my games.

Not to open Pandora's box....but is there a way to bypass the disclaimer? Obviously there is a command for it, so maybe for some it works. Or maybe I should just search the forum for a post addressing this question.

Anyway, I hope this helps anyone else having this problem.

How does the screensaver work if you can't get past the disclaimer? I think it would be cool if the screen saver shuffled through title pages for each game after a minute or so. You don't necessarily need to play a game for the a screensaver.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...