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| unclet:
Since MameWah allows for an explicit path to the ROM files, then I was wondering whether I could place my Mame ROM files in a different place, other than in the "roms" folder located under the Mame install directory? MameWah can generate a list from my Rom location, but none of the actual Mame games can be started ..... and I was wondering whether the main mame.exe application requires the Rom files to be in the Mame install directory? |
| unclet:
Apparantly not ..... I guess MameWah can see the Roms located outside the Mame install directory, however, the main mame.exe application needs them there. I moved all my Rom files into the mame.exe application "rom" folder and the games can be started now. |
| Brad:
Mame will accept pretty much any rom path AND multiple rom paths. Edit the path in your Mame.ini in the mame directory. If it's not there, open a cmd prompt to your mame directory and enter: mame -createconfig Also from the Mamewah FAQ: Q: Can I use multiple rom paths? A: Not as such, but for MAME if you use the 'verifysets_vs_listxml' (or _listinfo for old MAME versions) list_generation_method then you can - just make sure you have your rom paths setup accordingly in your (MAME) mame.ini file. Cheers, Brad |
| unclet:
Thanks for the info .... If I wanted multiple rompaths in the mame.ini file then do I simply separate each path listed with a semi-colon? Also, can I have multiple "rom" directories which only hold CHD directory files or does the actual CHD directory have to be in the same directory as the actual ROM it is related to? Basically, can I have all 8 of the following paths entered in my mame.ini file? C:/Mame/romdir1/<roms A-D> C:/Mame/romdir2/<roms E-L> C:/Mame/romdir3/<roms M-S> C:/Mame/romdir4/<roms T-Z> C:/Mame/romdir5/<CHD directories A-D>/<CHD files A-D> C:/Mame/romdir6/<CHD directories E-L>/<CHD files E-L> C:/Mame/romdir7/<CHD directories M-S>/<CHD files M-S> C:/Mame/romdir8/<CHD directories T-Z>/<CHD files T-Z> I would assume my mame.ini file rompath setting would be like: rompath C:/Mame/romdir1;C:/Mame/romdir2;C:/Mame/romdir3; C:/Mame/romdir4;C:/Mame/romdir5;C:/Mame/romdir6; C:/Mame/romdir7;C:/Mame/romdir8; |
| Minwah:
--- Quote from: unclet on February 11, 2006, 07:03:19 pm ---If I wanted multiple rompaths in the mame.ini file then do I simply separate each path listed with a semi-colon? --- End quote --- Yes. --- Quote ---Also, can I have multiple "rom" directories which only hold CHD directory files or does the actual CHD directory have to be in the same directory as the actual ROM it is related to? --- End quote --- I believe the CHD needs to be in the same folder as the relevant rom. --- Quote ---I would assume my mame.ini file rompath setting would be like: rompath C:/Mame/romdir1;C:/Mame/romdir2;C:/Mame/romdir3; C:/Mame/romdir4;C:/Mame/romdir5;C:/Mame/romdir6; C:/Mame/romdir7;C:/Mame/romdir8; --- End quote --- Yep, but with \'s, not /'s. |
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