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*2nd Update proper CMD log file.txt added - some games not working??

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Rattus:
(Scroll down for newly added cmd log file)

My old PC running Groovymame on my Astro City cab (Vertical) was running a romset 8yrs old. So I decided to buy a newer PC and update my roms so I could play some of the more CPU intensive games.

I have it all running and most games look good, but I'm having an issue with some games, Amidar and Frogger run blind with a black screen and Space War (Sanritsu) doesn't look right sort of squased a bit.

I have googled and searched here and made a couple of changes to my mame.ini to try to fix this but no luck yet.

I tried to create a log file as per Calamity's sig but my PC creats a blank .txt file log as others have also reported here. now created properly thanks

I have attached my mame.ini file in the hope that helps.

I am using Windows 10 and have used the crt_eumdriver_&_tools_2.0_beta_15_16.2.1_W.7.8.10 64

And the latest groovymame_0281.22lf_win 7 8 10

I get 31 video modes found - 28 redundant - 0 video modes dropped - 3 modelines generated

They install fine and as I said most games play fine, but some are quirky, this is the last issue I need to fix before I re-calibrate my monitor to the new PC and call it job finished.

I have fingers crossed that someone can help me please, I have spent sooooo long trying to fix this myself.

(I couldn't work out how to "insert" the file instead of attaching)

MK3FANATIC:

--- Quote from: Rattus on November 08, 2025, 04:27:04 am ---
I tried to create a log file as per Calamity's sig but my PC creats a blank .txt file log as others have also reported here.


--- End quote ---

Try running the command prompt with administrator privileges.

Rattus:

--- Quote from: MK3FANATIC on November 08, 2025, 08:49:55 am ---Try running the command prompt with administrator privileges.

--- End quote ---

OK thanks I will give that a try when I get time.

Tried with admin privileges and it created the .txt log in a different folder but it was still blank, I can see the cmd prompt running, but it's just not generating/writing the log file properly.

Rattus:
Deleted post that may have been confusing and added WORKING log file below.

Rattus:

880 views, so I guess about 100 AI Bots per day are reading my thread, and none of them are trying to help me  ::)

I have sucessfully built and run 4 different Groovymame PCs in the past. But this time I have invested $1000 on a PC to run mame faster and can't get it running as it should. Seems everytime I update the mame.ini changes and gets more complicated and there is less and less help available.

I do wonder if there are maybe heaps of people reading this thread that also have no idea why my set up isn't working or why my cmd won't write a log file?

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