linux groovymame, replacing the mame with 2003 mame for older working titles

[Deathblow81]

Noob question.......

Is it possible to replace the version of MAME found on Linux groovymame with the 2003 version for games like EX2, avp etc?

Thanks in advance

[Calamity]

If you mean GroovyMAME in Groovyarcade, the answer is no.

You could do it through Retroarch with their 2003 core probably.

[Deathblow81]

Thanks Calamity!

I got Groovyarcade working, just had problems with J-pac, then changed from retroarch to groovymame (FB I think?), then nothing worked.

I've changed strategy to updating rebuilding roms with CLRMamepro.

I'm going to do a fresh install of the live cd (Groovyarcade) then try rebuilt/updated ROMs.

I will bloody get there!

[Deathblow81]

Terrible question:

What version of Groovymame is being used? 0.257???

[Deathblow81]

I figured it out....

[ppriorfl]

U wanna share?

I'm really struggling trying to get this all setup.  My last mame expererience was 20 years ago and on windows and a front end that isn't around anymore.

I'm trying to get the front end looking presentable with art work etc and the extras downloads and mame sets I am finding I'm not sure are compatible with what mame version is built in.

I've been searching to see if I can update mame from within groovy arcade but I can't figure that out either.

[Substring]

In groovyarcade, just updating GM is a non sense, you have to go with a full update.

I encourage you to read the wiki, most of the answers to your questions are there

[donluca]

I don't remember if I pointed this out already... but have you guys thought about switching to Alpine Linux which has GroovyMAME in its own repositories, so it's just a matter of doing "apk upgrade"?

[Substring]

what is different with "apk update" insteaad of "pacman -Syu" ?

Alpine isn't worth, uses musl, big troubles ahead

[donluca]

what is different with "apk update" insteaad of "pacman -Syu" ?

Alpine isn't worth, uses musl, big troubles ahead

Does Arch have GroovyMAME as well in its repositories?
If that's the case, then ignore my remark.

[Substring]

Arch doesn't, but as GroovyArcade is based on Arch Linux and I made the updates respect the Arch way, so it's just a matter of adding the repo then you'll have GM. This repo also has a patched SDL2 for KMS modeswitching + 15kHz kernel. So, if you JUST want GM, then add this repo as last, after the offical ones. Otherwise, add it as the first possible repo. I can provide further assistance for the pacman.conf edits