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loadman:

--- Quote from: youki on July 29, 2006, 10:52:52 am ---Seems to be a problem of mame config.

Did you try to use directly your mame32 from the FrontEnd  (not the built in one)? 

--- End quote ---
Youkki is right.

I can see you are frustrated but the problem is obviously with your mame config file not Mala or Atomic. 

NOW LETS FIX IT NOW! TODAY!
Then once Mame is working you can worry about what FE suits you best.

First. Can you confirm what version of mame you have set withe your FE (Mame.exe or mame32.exe) It should not really matter I just need to know

1)Check these settings in Mame.ini or mame32.ini (use notepad to open/edit)

(If you don't have this file you will need to go to a command prompt then change to your Mame (or mame32) directory and run   mame.exe -cc (or mame32.exe -cc)  to create this file. If this is too hard for you tell me what version of command line mame you are using and I will e-mail you the file)


Check the settings  I have below:
You will have more entries than this I'm just listing the relevant ones:

### mame.ini ### or ### mame32.ini ###

### Windows video options ###
autoframeskip           1
frameskip               0
waitvsync               0
triplebuffer            0
window                  0
ddraw                   1
hwstretch               1
resolution              auto
refresh                 0
scanlines               0
switchres               1
switchbpp               1
maximize                1
keepaspect              0
matchrefresh            0
syncrefresh             0
throttle                1
full_screen_brightness  0.00
frames_to_run           1
effect                  none
screen_aspect           4:3
sleep                   1
rdtsc                   0

### Mame CORE video options ###
norotate                0
ror                     0
rol                     0
flipx                   0
flipy                   0
debug_resolution        auto
gamma                   1.00
brightness              1.00
pause_brightness        0.65

### Mame CORE vector game options ###
antialias               1
translucency            1
beam                    1.00
flicker                 0.00
intensity               1.50


### Mame CORE misc options ###
artwork                 1
use_backdrops           1
use_overlays            1
use_bezels              1
artwork_crop            0
artwork_resolution      0
cheat                   1
debug                   0
# playback              <NULL> (not set)
# record                <NULL> (not set)
log                     0
oslog                   0
skip_disclaimer         1
skip_gameinfo           1


Option 2
If all that is too much for you then I will do it for you. How you say?
E-mail me screen shots of your mame32 settings screens. In particular the display/advanced/ and direct 3d settings. Also send me your mame.ini file (or mame32.ini) . I will then send you back mame.ini (or mame32.ini) to match your mame32 settings. I need to know what version of mame32 you are using too
Send to:
backwash@optusnet.com.au

Take the offer, its a good one   :-)  :cheers:
AE35:

Loadman, thanks!!

You were right! it wasn't the FE's, but the ini file. Changing them from inside Mame32 wasn't enough,
I needed to change it from Mala(never had to before), and everything snapped!

Thanks a lot for your offer, I hope I can take you on the word later!

Please keep in mind, it wasn't to put Mala down, I just needed to try something!!

Nichols
loadman:
Glad to hear all is working.

MaLa does have that built in 'ini' changer (as you discovered) but you can also edit the .ini file manually in notepad.

I don't care which FE you use  :) I just wanted you to understand where the problem lay

Cheers
payment_due:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on July 28, 2006, 02:15:28 pm ---I've gotta ask.... what is everyone's obsession with mame32?


You guys do know that it is exactly like mame right?  The only difference is all of those check boxes in the settings are stored as a mame.ini and mame32 can't always output all the text files needed to run a fe.  You can put mame and mame32 in the same folder and they'll share each other's settings, depending upon the build. 

--- End quote ---

I think the issue is that it supports more 'stuff' than regular command line MAME.  For example, I have a version of MAME32Plus because it supports more BIOS for the NeoGeo, specifically speaking the UniverseBIOS for NeoGeo.

At least that's my reason for using it.  I also sometimes open MAME32 itself so I can check certain things, or refresh my gamelist, etc.
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