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Install tips & avoiding escape/crashes/errors w/shift function of Ipac

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kaptainsteve:
There are some software conflicts/bugs/quirks with I-pac (at least the old version) and frontends that cause constant crashes (due to escape mapping/conflicts/bugs) and some other things I've often wrestled with when installing and using Maximus Arcade and Ultimarc's I-Pac.   Here are some tips that may save you lots of aggravation;



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Make sure;

a. To avoid "media path" config. error for mame add the .7z file extension in the Maximus Arcade rom setting for mame.  (go to;Preferences/configuration/mame(dropdown menu)/Scan/media extensions.)

b. To avoid escape/crashes/errors with the shift function of Ultimarc's Ipac you must reassign escape to P2 button (Preferences/Controller/quit executable to "2") and use an 3 second delay to avoid accidental escapes. (go to; Preferences/controller/delay - make 3 seconds for 'quit excecutable).

c. To avoid escape/crashes/errors with N64 emulator Prodject64 disengage the escape key in the N64 emulator.

   Go to; options/setting/keyboard shortcuts/file menu/exit and Game Playing Fullscreen in the CPU state pulldown menu.
 
d. Go to; Preferences/options/mame/check "mame rom description" and increase "delay while generating mame xml" to "444" or something very high so Max. Arc. doesn't time out while generating long mame lists.

Source=http://swamp-ass.forumotion.net/t2314-maximus-arcade-install-tips-mame-emulation-frontend-maximus_arcade-arcade#2714
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matt4949:
Have not had any problems using MaLa 174 ?

kaptainsteve:
Thanks for the reply.  I love Mala.  But, there is a problem/conflict I have w/the (old version) Ultimarc I-Pac and Mala together (maybe any w/frontend which really makes it a window-ish problem) because Mala doesn't have a way to delay the 'esc' button.   With Mala I need to set the shift of P1 & P2 for an 'esc' function but these two pressed together constantly causes a software/crash thing.   Using I-Pac I need a put a delay time in order to assign one key to escape.  The reason is that I don't have enough buttons on the control to assign 'esc' to one dedicated button.   The way around this is to assign just P2 as the escape button but put a 3 second delay on it so you must hold P2 down for 3 seconds before the escape function kicks in and this way I can use P2 for it's normal function as well (without the delay) as #2.   I suppose I could do this w/Mala but it doesn't have the delay capability at least as far as I know.   So, I had to resort to using Maximus Arcade and had to work around a lot of little difficulties getting it to run, hence the tips...

kaptainsteve:
Ya, I'm still having exiting issues.  Still, after assigning one key for esc and Delusional's Number lock disabler http://files.arcadecontrols.com/details.php?image_id=3630 it still doesn't want to exit games very regularly?

I really don't get it?

matt4949:
I hate it when I can't figure something out or make it work the way I want it too.  Hang in there Bro.

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