Cobra Command/Daphne Question

[rfancella]

Hello all,
I just recently started having a problem with on specific game in Daphne.  Cobra Command.
When it's started (from the same frame file) through Daphne Loader, the game runs fine.  When started from the command line (MameWah) it will not start.  Below are the logs from both.  They are both started with the same exact command line switches, one uses the LD image the other seeks out and finds the rom...  I am puzzled...  Any one have any ideas??

Output from Daphne Loader:
--DAPHNE version 1.0.6
--Command line is: daphne.exe cobraab vldp -framefile C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne\framefile\cobra.txt -blank_searches -min_seek_delay 1000 -seek_frames_per_ms 20 -homedir C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne -bank 0 00000000 -bank 1 01000000 -sound_buffer 2048 -fullscreen -x 1024 -y 768
--CPU : GenuineIntel 2700 MHz || Mem : 1024 megs
--OS : Windows XP/.NET || Video : NVIDIA GeForce 6200 
--OpenGL: Compiled In
--RGB2YUV Function: MMX
--Line Blending Function: MMX
--Audio Mixing Function: MMX
Setting alternate home dir:
C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne
Setting sound buffer size to 2048
Setting screen width to 1024
Setting screen height to 768
Set 1024x768 at 32 bpp with flags: 80000001
Initializing sound system ...
Joystick #0 was successfully opened
Remapping input ...
Loading compressed ROM image ic-1.bin...16384 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image ic-2.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image ic-11.bin...2048 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image ic-12.bin...2048 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image ic-7.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image ic-8.bin...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image ic-13.bin...512 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image pr-5278.bin...256 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image pr-5277.bin...256 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image pr-5276.bin...32 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image pr-5275.bin...32 bytes read.
total used colors 0x2e - compressing palette
Framefile parse succeeded. Video/Audio directory is: C:/Emulation/emulators/DAPHNE/cobra/
YUV overlay is hardware accelerated.
Booting ROM ...
8251 Reset!
8251 mode selected as 1.5 stop bits/parity disabled/8 bit characters/64x baud factor
8251: RTS = 1
8251: Internal Reset
8251 Reset!
8251 mode selected as 1 stop bit/parity disabled/8 bit characters/16x baud factor
VIP9500SG: RESET! (ignored)
VIP9500SG: Reject received (ignored)
Play
VIP9500SG: Frame counter off (ignored)
Pause
VIP9500SG: Step Reverse (pause)
Search to 301 received
NOTE: converting FPKS from 29970 to 23976. This may be less accurate.
Play
Pause
VIP9500SG: Step Reverse (pause)
Search to 1228 received
NOTE: converting FPKS from 29970 to 23976. This may be less accurate.
Play

Output from MameWAH:
--DAPHNE version 1.0.6
--Command line is: c:\Emulation\Emulators\Daphne\daphne.exe cobra vldp -framefile C:\Emulation\Emulators\Daphne\Framefile\cobra.txt -noissues -homedir C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne -fullscreen -x 1024 -y 768
--CPU : GenuineIntel 2750 MHz || Mem : 1024 megs
--OS : Windows XP/.NET || Video : NVIDIA GeForce 6200 
--OpenGL: Compiled In
--RGB2YUV Function: MMX
--Line Blending Function: MMX
--Audio Mixing Function: MMX
Setting alternate home dir:
C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne
Setting screen width to 1024
Setting screen height to 768
Set 1024x768 at 32 bpp with flags: 80000001
Initializing sound system ...
GI Sound chip initialized at 1500000 Hz
GI Sound chip initialized at 1500000 Hz
Joystick #0 was successfully opened
Remapping input ...
Loading compressed ROM image au03-2...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image au02-2...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image au01-2...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image au00-2...8192 bytes read.
Loading compressed ROM image au06...file not found in .ZIP archive!
Loading ./roms/cobra/au06 ... 0 bytes read into memory
ROM au06 couldn't be found in roms/cobra/, or in C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne/roms/cobra.zip
Could not load ROM images! You must supply these.
Shutting down sound system...
Shutting down video display...


All the other games work fine...

Thank you all for any help!

Ron Fancella

[SGT]

I don't use Mamewah, but this doesn't look right:

C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne/roms/cobra.zip

I'm thinking it should be

C:\Emulation\emulators\Daphne\roms\cobra.zip

...so wherever in mamewah you specify the rom path, I would change the forward slashes to back slashes?

[zorrobandito]

I agree with the previous poster's diagnostics. Certainly worth investigating.

Apart from all the home dir messing about you have in your command line, it looks very similar to mine which works fine with Cobra Command:

[emurootpath]\[emuname]\daphne.exe [name] vldp -framefile vldp_dl\[name]\[name].[romext] -fullscreen{nodosbox}{safelaunch}

[rfancella]

Wow!  The problem was in the rom.  I found a conversion rom, renamed it and it works fine now!  Thanks for all your input.

Ron Fancella

[ericitaquera]

@rfancella, sorry for up this topic: how did you fix your cobra.zip romset?

Thanks in advance.

[Gray_Area]

AHHH, THREAD NECRO. Not likely that person will see, as they ain't been on for A-ges.

In any case, I doubt his rom was the problem, but rather his command line. Slash direction is critical.

Still. Make sure your files (all of them) are current with Daphne (torrent).

[Howard_Casto]

I'm not sure if it's permitted to post this here, because I'm pretty sure most LD roms are public domain now, but

The Dragon's Lair Project can probably help you out if you browse around there.