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M.A.M.E Power:
Ok so I have fusion up and running just fine, boots 32x, genesis, mastersystem games with no issues.

The trouble I am having is with Sega CD images - as I have a large HD I have put the roms onto that instead of all the discs. Is it possible to play these games if they are in zipped format?

I create the list in mamewah, go to launch the game, and the sega cd screen comes up and tells me to reset to open the CD draw. I copied the ini file from John's site, and I think that could be part of the problem (please see below)


--- Quote ---### segacd.ini (mamewah v1.61) ###

emulator_title                            Sega CD

### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  D:\fusion\roms\Mega CD
rom_extension                             zip
dat_file                                 
nms_file                                 
catver_ini_file                           
list_generation_method                    rom_folder

### Execution Settings ###
emulator_executable                       D:\fusion\fusion.exe
commandline_format                        "[rompath]\[name].[romext]" -scd -fullscreen{nodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
alt_commandline_format_1                  [name]
alt_commandline_format_2                  [name]
game_specific_config_path                 

### Artwork Locations ###
artwork_1_image_path                      D:\fusion\snap\cd
artwork_2_image_path                     
artwork_3_image_path                     
artwork_4_image_path                     
artwork_5_image_path                     
artwork_6_image_path                     
artwork_7_image_path                     
artwork_8_image_path                     
artwork_9_image_path                     
artwork_10_image_path                     
movie_preview_path                       
movie_artwork_no                          1

### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver               0
saver_type                                launch_scr
movie_path                               
movie_fullscreen                          1
quit_delay                                30
wrapper_executable                       
wrapper_commandline_format                [name]
scr_file                                 

### External Application Settings ###
ipc_file_or_path                         
app_1_executable                         
app_1_commandline_format                 
app_2_executable                         
app_2_commandline_format                 
app_3_executable                         
app_3_commandline_format                 
auto_launch_apps                         

### Additional Settings ###
music_path                               
lcd_display_file_path                     
lcd_fe_text                               

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_list                              0

--- End quote ---

I imagine it is a simple fix - but cannot seem to find the answer.

Thanks

Lea
Minwah:
IIRC you need to create a folder for each CD game within your rom folder.  Then each of these folders should contain a bin/cue/iso image of the CD and relevant MP3's.

eg:

\fusion\roms\Sonic CD\Sonic CD.iso
_________________\Track 2.mp3
_________________\Track 3.mp3
etc.

I am 99.9% sure this is explained in the Fusion docs otherwise I wouldn't know how to do it!  ;)


Note to seamlessly have these games integrated with a list of 'normal' Sega games, you would need to use the latest Mamewah beta...
M.A.M.E Power:
Thanks for the reply!

I have unzipped the folders, they do not all contain bin files.

I can open the image up through fusion (using the unzipped folder and selecting the iso image).

The trouble is getting mamewah to load it - I know it is me @ fault, but cannot seem to put my finger on it.

The list can be generated in mamewah if the folders are zipped - but how do I create a list using the folders when they are unzipped?

I tried telling the mamewah ini file to look for iso's but that showed nothing up.

The folders contain other tracks as you mentioned - do i need to rename these from there original format?

Suggestions welcome.

Am using the latest release of mamewah.

Thanks

Lea
unclet:
I am also interested in this discussion.  I tried to set up my SegaCD as well, but MameWah only generates one game in the list.  I have 6 game directories (see below) which each have an ISO or BIN file within (as well as MP3 files)

C:\Emulators\RomFiles\SegaCD\myCDs\Adventures of Batman & Robin\<files>
C:\Emulators\RomFiles\SegaCD\myCDs\Earthworm Jim Special Edition\<files>
C:\Emulators\RomFiles\SegaCD\myCDs\Jurassic Park\<files>
C:\Emulators\RomFiles\SegaCD\myCDs\Mad Dog McCree\<files>
C:\Emulators\RomFiles\SegaCD\myCDs\Secret of Monkey Island\<files>
C:\Emulators\RomFiles\SegaCD\myCDs\Sonic CD\<files>

I have my MameWahv1.62b9 INI file "rom_extension" set to "iso;bin" and when I generate a game list, then only the first CD directory game (ie: Adventures of Batman & Robin) is displayed.

When I start the Batman game in MameWah, it asks me to press RESET as well.  If I start the game from the command prompt it asks me to simply press START and when I do this, then the game starts.

Why does MameWah only list one game in the gamelist and why does it ask for me to press RESET ?

Here is my MameWahv1.62b9 INI file as well


--- Quote ---### SegaCD-fusion.ini (mamewah v1.62) ###

emulator_title                            Sega CD (fusion)

### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  [emurootpath]\RomFiles\SegaCD\myCDs
rom_extension                             iso;bin
dat_file                                 
nms_file                                 
catver_ini_file                           
list_generation_method                    rom_folder

### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines             
emulator_commandline                      [emurootpath]\Programs\fusion\fusion.exe "[rompath]\[name].[romext]" -scd -fullscreen{nodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
post_emulator_app_commandlines           
general_app_commandlines                 

### Artwork Locations ###
artwork_image_paths                       [emurootpath]\SupportFiles\SegaCD\snaps
movie_preview_path                       
movie_artwork_no                          1

### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver               1
select_random_game                        0
saver_type                                gamelist_slideshow
movie_path                               
movie_fullscreen                          1
quit_delay                                0
saver_commandline                         

### Additional Settings ###
music_path                               
lcd_display_file_path                     

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_list                              0

--- End quote ---


jcrouse:
First off I would post these questions in the MameWAH forum.

That being said, you have two options.

Option 1:
Leave them in ISO/WAV format and put each in its own folder and modify your ini file accordingly. Not many people use this method.

Option 2:
Convert all the images to bin/cue format, place the bin/cue files all in one folder and then mount them using Daemon Tools. This is the preferred method.

John
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