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MAME loading roms but crashing right away?
« on: February 05, 2012, 09:32:33 pm »
I have the latest build of MALA and MAME Ver 0.145

I when I try and launch a game in MALA, I see MAME load the rom... but then right when the game would begin to play.. it goes right back to the game list in MALA.

I have not tried to load a game in JUST MAME (just thought of it as I typed this )

I can make a video of this error if it will help.  Just wondering if this is a common problem.

Thanks all.
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Re: MAME loading roms but crashing right away?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2012, 09:16:33 am »
All games or just some games? Perhaps the game you are trying to launch needs a parent ROM that is not there.
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Re: MAME loading roms but crashing right away?
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2012, 07:16:07 pm »
Or an updated one. Seems a lot of noobs are trying to run their front ends before running their MAME (and understanding how it works).
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Re: MAME loading roms but crashing right away?
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2012, 07:57:57 pm »
Quote from: thefearsomefearful on February 06, 2012, 09:16:33 am
All games or just some games? Perhaps the game you are trying to launch needs a parent ROM that is not there.

yes sir, all games.

I made a few videos today, and it looks like it was just that particular version of MAME that doing it.

here are the 2 vids I made. Hope it helps narrow down the prob..




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Re: MAME loading roms but crashing right away?
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2012, 05:29:21 am »
Try loading the games only in Mame...(I think they don't work either, maybe wrong or missing roms)
I don't think the problem is Mala...
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Re: MAME loading roms but crashing right away?
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2012, 08:21:51 pm »
Quote from: sjorspion on February 14, 2012, 05:29:21 am
Try loading the games only in Mame...(I think they don't work either, maybe wrong or missing roms)
I don't think the problem is Mala...

Yes, I think it is the ver of MAME I downloaded.

Can someone please explain the difference between the source code and the binary download on the official MAME page?

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