trouble with some marquees

[kernelpanic]

hi all - been lurking here for a few days. I'm happy with MaLa - thanks for doing this!!

I am tweaking minor annoyances that have been bugging me and I'm not sure where to start chasing this issue - need some pointers please.

Using MaLa 1.7 with a layout that displays marquees. The marquees display for most games, but there is one we play a lot that it will not even attempt to load the marquee.

the game is Do! Run Run, ROM name is dorunrun, I have a png file in the marquee folder named dorunrun.png, but the image will not show up.

I put MaLa in debug mode and there are no entries in the log file for it even attempting to load the marquee for that game. But, if I step down the game list to the next game (Mr Do!) it loads the marquee and there are appropriate entries in the log file showing that.

So my question is - what would cause MaLa to not even attempt to load a marquee file?

I tried updating my game lists - no joy there.

tia,
kp

[loadman]

If you post the section of log (a page before dorunrun and after) that would help otherwise we are guessing.

Have you tried converting png to jpg and removing png?

[kernelpanic]

Here's the log from earlier today - -please ignore the load video calls - I am ahead of myself here - I had this showing snaps, but decided to try the videos, but I am still only 88% downloaded on that torrent, so that part is not working yet.

In this log, I loaded Mala with debug active - Do! Run Run was the active menu item and did not attemp to "LoadPicture". I then stepped down the game list to Mr. Do! and got the lines for

2010/09/01  14:58:11.03   Debug **: DisplayMarquee:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.04   Debug **: LoadPicture: C:\emulators\programs\mame\marquees\mrdofix.png
2010/09/01  14:58:11.07   Debug **: DisplayCPanel:


After that, I stepped back up to Do! Run Run and still got no LoadPicture line for that game.


My concern was maybe because it was the first item loaded - but stepping down and back up should alleviate that concern - so maybe because it's the first item in the list?

I can test that theory as well as the JPG versus PNG one - will post back.

Here's the log file

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2010/09/01  14:58:01.93   Info: **** LOGGING AT DEBUG LEVEL *****
2010/09/01  14:58:06.15   Info: Starting MaLa 1.7.0.0
2010/09/01  14:58:06.15   Info: LoggingLevel =  2
2010/09/01  14:58:06.15   Info: Starting usb LED/LCD device detection ...
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Hardware1:
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Hardware1:
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Number Of Connected Hardware: 0
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Finished usb LED/LCD device detection ...
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Check plugin directory: C:\emulators\mala\plugins
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Collecting event plugins (*.mplugin) in C:\emulators\mala\plugins\
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Check backup directory: C:\emulators\mala\backups
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Check to see if hook dll is required
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Win98/ME Hook dll not loaded because OS is: WinXP
2010/09/01  14:58:06.18   Info: Computer name: HOME-C2E27052B1
2010/09/01  14:58:06.20   Info: Loading config params from ini file
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Setting params from ini file
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Debug **: HideMouse:
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Creating and loading mame cl conditions: C:\emulators\mala\mame.clc
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Creating and loading mame info pages: C:\emulators\mala\mame.mli
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Creating and loading other emu info pages: C:\emulators\mala\otheremu.mli
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Creating and loading filter sets: C:\emulators\mala\mala.mlf
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Debug **: LoadFilterSets
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Creating and loading other Emulators: C:\emulators\mala\mala.mle
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Debug **: FormCreate: Loading Emu File mala.mle
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Debug **: FormCreate: Found Emu File mala.mle
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Debug **: LoadEmulatorList: Loading Standard List
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Creating and loading layout ...
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Collecting layout files (*.mll) in C:\emulators\mala\
2010/09/01  14:58:06.28   Info: Creating and loading mala tree
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Debug **: CollectGamelistFiles:  EMU_MAME
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Collecting game list files (mlg) in C:\emulators\mala\
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Creating and loading bios
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: LoadBiosList
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Debug **: Muzac: Number of Sound devices present 1
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Muzac: Creating audio object
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Muzac: Loading Playlist into Memory from FILE:
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Error: LoadPlaylist: Playlist is empty
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Debug **: InitAudio: Muzac Volume set to 75
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Debug **: InitAudio: Video1 Volume set to 75
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Debug **: InitAudio: Video2 Volume set to 75
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Muzac: Set in Sequential
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Muzac: Set in No Loop
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Hardware: Loading mala lcd screens
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Hardware: Creating and loading mame lcd screens
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Hardware: Creating and loading jukebox lcd screens
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Creating and loading led config and attroct mode list
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Collecting attract mode files (*.mlc) in C:\emulators\mala\
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: LoadGameList : C:\emulators\mala\mrdo.mlg
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Current Memory used: 10,500 K
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: SetLayout: mame-vid
2010/09/01  14:58:06.29   Info: Loading layout: C:\emulators\mala\mame-vid.mll
2010/09/01  14:58:07.40   Debug **: Displaying Game List:
2010/09/01  14:58:07.40   Debug **: Cancel any Display & Video Delay due to list change
2010/09/01  14:58:07.40   Debug **: Video: Scroll restart
2010/09/01  14:58:07.40   Debug **: Scroll Delay:
2010/09/01  14:58:07.40   Debug **: DisplaySnap:
2010/09/01  14:58:07.40   Debug **: Display Delay Enabled
2010/09/01  14:58:07.40   Info: Show Main Form
2010/09/01  14:58:07.42   Info: FormActivate:
2010/09/01  14:58:07.42   Debug **: FormActivate: NOT Playing Video on MaLa start
2010/09/01  14:58:07.85   Debug **: timDisplayDelayTimer: Timer setting=1000
2010/09/01  14:58:07.85   Debug **: Display Video: Function Start ---------
2010/09/01  14:58:07.85   Debug **: Saving Tracking Info
2010/09/01  14:58:07.85   Info: Joystick 1 recalibrated
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Display Video: Function Start ---------
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Display Video1: Visible
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Display Video2: Not Visible
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Load Video: In Function
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Info: Video: \dorunrun NOT found
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Load Video: End Function
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Info: Video: Master Did not Load : \dorunrun
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Load Video: In Function
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Info: Video: \ NOT found
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Load Video: End Function
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Info: Video: Clone did not Load : \dorunrun
2010/09/01  14:58:08.62   Debug **: Display Video: Function End -------
2010/09/01  14:58:10.89   Debug **: FormKeyDown: Key = 40
2010/09/01  14:58:10.89   Debug **: PlaySound: MOVEMENT
2010/09/01  14:58:10.89   Debug **: Displaying Game List:
2010/09/01  14:58:10.89   Debug **: Cancel any Display & Video Delay due to list change
2010/09/01  14:58:10.89   Debug **: Video: Scroll restart
2010/09/01  14:58:10.90   Debug **: Scroll Delay:
2010/09/01  14:58:10.90   Debug **: DisplaySnap:
2010/09/01  14:58:10.90   Debug **: Display Delay Enabled
2010/09/01  14:58:10.96   Debug **: timDisplayDelayTimer: Timer setting=1000
2010/09/01  14:58:10.96   Debug **: Display Delay: Exiting, A key is being held.
2010/09/01  14:58:11.00   Debug **: FormKeyUp: Key was 40
2010/09/01  14:58:11.03   Debug **: timDisplayDelayTimer: Timer setting=1000
2010/09/01  14:58:11.03   Debug **: DisplayMarquee:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.04   Debug **: LoadPicture: C:\emulators\programs\mame\marquees\mrdofix.png
2010/09/01  14:58:11.07   Debug **: DisplayCPanel:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.07   Debug **: DisplayDefinable1:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.07   Debug **: DisplayDefinable2:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: DisplayDefinable3:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: DisplayDefinable4:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: DisplayDefinable5:
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Display Video: Function Start ---------
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Display Video1: Visible
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Display Video2: Not Visible
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Load Video: In Function
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Info: Video: \mrdofix NOT found
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Load Video: End Function
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Info: Video: Master Did not Load : \mrdofix
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Load Video: In Function
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Info: Video: \mrdo NOT found
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Load Video: End Function
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Info: Video: Clone did not Load : \mrdofix
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Display Video: Function End -------
2010/09/01  14:58:11.09   Debug **: Saving Tracking Info
2010/09/01  14:58:11.15   Debug **: timInputTimer:FIRE Keyboard Poll Timer
2010/09/01  14:58:12.31   Debug **: FormKeyDown: Key = 38
2010/09/01  14:58:12.31   Debug **: PlaySound: MOVEMENT
2010/09/01  14:58:12.31   Debug **: Displaying Game List:
2010/09/01  14:58:12.31   Debug **: Cancel any Display & Video Delay due to list change
2010/09/01  14:58:12.31   Debug **: Video: Scroll restart
2010/09/01  14:58:12.32   Debug **: Scroll Delay:
2010/09/01  14:58:12.32   Debug **: DisplaySnap:
2010/09/01  14:58:12.34   Debug **: Display Delay Enabled
2010/09/01  14:58:12.40   Debug **: timDisplayDelayTimer: Timer setting=1000
2010/09/01  14:58:12.40   Debug **: Display Delay: Exiting, A key is being held.
2010/09/01  14:58:12.46   Debug **: timDisplayDelayTimer: Timer setting=1000
2010/09/01  14:58:12.46   Debug **: Display Delay: Exiting, A key is being held.
2010/09/01  14:58:12.50   Debug **: FormKeyUp: Key was 38
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: timDisplayDelayTimer: Timer setting=1000
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Display Video: Function Start ---------
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Display Video1: Visible
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Display Video2: Not Visible
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Load Video: In Function
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Info: Video: \dorunrun NOT found
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Load Video: End Function
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Info: Video: Master Did not Load : \dorunrun
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Load Video: In Function
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Info: Video: \ NOT found
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Load Video: End Function
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Info: Video: Clone did not Load : \dorunrun
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Display Video: Function End -------
2010/09/01  14:58:12.53   Debug **: Saving Tracking Info
2010/09/01  14:58:12.59   Debug **: timInputTimer:FIRE Keyboard Poll Timer
2010/09/01  14:58:14.53   Debug **: FormKeyDown: Key = 27
2010/09/01  14:58:14.53   Debug **: CtrlExit:
2010/09/01  14:58:14.53   Debug **: ShowExitMenu:
2010/09/01  14:58:14.68   Debug **: FormKeyUp: Key was 27
2010/09/01  14:58:15.31   Debug **: ShowExitMenu: FExitComfirm
2010/09/01  14:58:15.31   Debug **: InitExit Function
2010/09/01  14:58:16.03   Debug **: ShowExitMenu: EXITACTION_QUIT
2010/09/01  14:58:19.79   Info: FormClose
2010/09/01  14:58:19.79   Info: FormClose: There are no active plugins to close.
2010/09/01  14:58:19.79   Debug **: FormClose: Disable Timers
2010/09/01  14:58:19.79   Debug **: FormClose: Kill Window
2010/09/01  14:58:19.89   Debug **: FormKeyUp: Key was 49
2010/09/01  14:58:20.93   Info: FormClose: Video1 Window now Closed
2010/09/01  14:58:20.93   Info: FormClose: Video2 Window now Closed
2010/09/01  14:58:20.93   Info: FormClose: Muazc Not Playing
2010/09/01  14:58:20.93   Debug **: FormClose: FBGMusicVolume= 75
2010/09/01  14:58:20.93   Debug **: FormClose: FVideo1Volume= 75
2010/09/01  14:58:20.93   Debug **: FormClose: FVideo2Volume= 75
2010/09/01  14:58:20.93   Info: Writing params to ini file
2010/09/01  14:58:21.04   Info: Muzac: Saving Playlist from Memory to FILE : C:\emulators\mala\mala.pls
2010/09/01  14:58:21.04   Info: Muzac: Saving Playlist. Number of Songs to save= 0
2010/09/01  14:58:21.06   Debug **: FormClose: KillExternal Apps
2010/09/01  14:58:21.06   Debug **: FormClose: Kill Plugins
2010/09/01  14:58:21.06   Debug **: FormClose: Kill Hardware
2010/09/01  14:58:21.06   Info: FormActivate:
2010/09/01  14:58:21.06   Debug **: FormActivate: NOT FStarting
2010/09/01  14:58:21.07   Info: Screensaver: ScreenSaver Form Destroyed
2010/09/01  14:58:21.07   Info: FormClose: ShowTaskbar
2010/09/01  14:58:21.07   Info: Showing taskbar
2010/09/01  14:58:21.07   Info: Closing MaLa v  [1.7.0.0]
2010/09/01  14:58:21.07   Info: **************************************************************************
2010/09/01  14:58:21.07   Info: **************************************************************************
2010/09/01  14:58:21.07   Debug **: CtrlExit: No exit option taken

[kernelpanic]

I can test that theory as well as the JPG versus PNG one - will post back.

But all the other marquees that do show up properly are PNG files so not sure that's the issue. I did read something in another thread about color depth maybe being an issue, so I will check that as well.

[loadman]

I can test that theory as well as the JPG versus PNG one - will post back.

But all the other marquees that do show up properly are PNG files so not sure that's the issue. I did read something in another thread about color depth maybe being an issue, so I will check that as well.

Yes please try that ,

but you may have found a bug there.

So the first item in the gamelist ehh?

If it is the bug I am thinking it might be then in this scenario it also :
- Would not matter if you changed the PNG to JPG or swapped it with know good PNG and renamed it.
- Would not Display ControlPanel or any set Definable picture either.

Are you able to confirm any of that?

[loadman]

Try This:

-STALE LINK-

[kernelpanic]

Try This:



WaLa - that fixed MaLa  

ok, that was dumb, but yes, that solved the problem - thanks!!!