Latest update won't load

[starbuck]

Installed the latest update, both as an update and did a fresh install and GameEx won't load. Attached is my log

Had this problem several updates ago and changed my theme and it worked. Tried the same this time and no luck.

[fRequEnCy]

Installed the latest update, both as an update and did a fresh install and GameEx won't load. Attached is my log

Had this problem several updates ago and changed my theme and it worked. Tried the same this time and no luck.

No log attached. Did you try a reboot?

[starbuck]

At work now, so can't post log. But was up late and worked it out. I recently moved my mame to another drive so the paths was wrong. Seems that if mame paths are not right then GameEx won't load. When GameEx did the update and couldn't find Mame it created paths names in my confrig file using my root directory.Since Mame wasn't really there GameEx didn't load. Log file actually show tht it found Mame but was wrong paths. All the other paths for other emulators can be wrong but GameEx will still start.

Am starting to notice a new problem. I currently have 7 external drives that each are 1 gig or larger. One drive may be arcade roms, another consoles roms, another karaoke etc. Because of the large number of files on each drive, when GameEx loads there is a long wait for it to load the files. Settings and database load times have gotten exteremly slow. It appears that GameEx loads all the settings and databases each time you run it. As a result of this I am haveing memory issues. Is there a way in settings to have GameEx only load the settings and database for the system you are currently running. Example if I want to run TG-16 CD roms, GameEx will only load the settings and database for that system. When I exit the system to use another emulator, GameEx would dump the settings and database from the eumlator I was running and load the new settings and database. This would solve the memory problems as well as speed up the system. Am currently working on using Mess for CD games as they are now using CHD files but we are looking at even larger storage As more systems become available, the loading of mutliple settings and datebases will become more and more of a problem.

Now that Tom has added an excellant DVD rig I can see more storage problems.

[fRequEnCy]

Do you have the latest version? There were many speed improvements and also some memory optimizations in the latest release.

[starbuck]

I do.

But when it loads databases or settings it loads them all.

Because of the large number of files and emulators I have it still takes a while.

[Adultery]

I thought the new version only loaded a couple databases?

.:EDIT:.

This version has code' date=' display and memory usage optimisations including the following changes:

* Only three emulator databases are kept in memory at one time as opposed to previously all.[/quote']

If it's still doing this you may have to report it as a bug.

[Draco1962]

Clear your cache files and see if that helps.

[starbuck]

Rebooted and cleared cache. still load multiple settings and databases.

[starbuck]

Updated my laptop with the new version and only have it running movies and a handful of emulators. All databases and settings that are on that machine loads. Also neither my laptop or console used for testing has the rip dvd option appear. Both machines show the newest version.

[Adultery]

You pointed GameEx to your handbrake exe I assume? I think this needs to be enabled also but I'm not 100% as that's slated for me to do tomorrow.

[starbuck]

Only option I see in setup is rip DVD - Yes or no

I have no file called Hankbrake in my GameEx folder

[Tom Speirs]

I do.

But when it loads databases or settings it loads them all.

Because of the large number of files and emulators I have it still takes a while.

It does load them on first load but it caches then to disk for the session and unloads them. Its a memory optimization rather speed.

If its taking a while its worth deleting the files as suggested but it can take a few seconds.

How long is a while though?

PS: Its handbrakecli.exe and its not included with GameEx. The help in both the setup apps explain it pretty well (I think?).

[starbuck]

Hey Tom,

It's that first time that takes a long time. Timed it and almost a minute.

I have a folder under GameEx called Handbrake and the exe is handbrake.exe, not handbrakecli.exe

[fRequEnCy]

I have a folder under GameEx called Handbrake and the exe is handbrake.exe, not handbrakecli.exe

Taken from the help from the setting DVD Rip Path:

GameEx supports ripping DVDs via Handbrake CLI. If handbrakecli is found in the GameEs folder DVD Ripping will be enabled. Where to store the ripped DVD Video files.

Handbrake.exe is the gui version of Handbrake. handbrakecli.exe is what's needed by GameEx for this feature.