Main > Software Forum
Boot CD installs DOS, Vantage, Raine, MAME (1 of 7 versions) and Game Launcher
spystyle:
Have you had any luck resolving that?
I had the idea I should pick this project back up and add regular Dmame as an option (no optimisation, for compatibilty) and the AC97 sound drivers (the most common onboard sound card)
Cheers,
Craig
tikbalang:
please do.
IG-88:
Sorry I haven't gotten back sooner. I have got all the computers I've tried (24) to work with the boot cd as long a I follow a few guide lines:
* 1. Sound card must be an ISA Soundblaster type. I couldn't get any PCI cards to work, no matter if they were soundblaster or esonic or whatever.
* 2. When asked which mame version, only v.55 worked regularly. And when asked only choose the P1 (i586) processor.
Now obviously I couldn't have tried every different system combination out there, but of the 24 I've tried so far, they have, for the most part, been different. That is different brands (Dells, Gateways, IBM's, Mitak's, emachine's ect.) Diff cpu styles (slot and conventional) Diff cpu speeds (166mhz - 800mhz) Diff ram sizes & styles (64mb simms - 256mb dimms) and all kinds of video cards. Not to mention the different mobo, HD & cd-rom manufacturers. So really the set-up options may be somewhat limited at the moment but you can still get most old computers to work if you have that ISA sondblaster card.
I did have a little trouble with the audio and video on a couple of the real low end machines but when I used the correct version of mame (v.55) roms with that option I chose in set-up, it helped alot. I also think my expectations were a bit high. The old classics Frogger, DK, Pac-man, Jungle King ect work great. Games like Alien Syndrome and Knights of the Round Table were the ones that were a bit stretched.
On a side note I've figured out a few configurations in GL that while they are probably in the docs. they are still hard for newbs like me to figure out. (I'm not an instructions reading kinda guy) So if anyone wants I may be able to help out a little.
I should also say Craig has been invaluable in this whole process and is a great help. I think adding dmame is also a good idea. I agree with him in that this CD can make a great use out of an old computer pretty easily and I hope he continues to develop it.
deathbyc4:
Hey Spystyle, when do you plan to implement the audigy drivers in the install? It would be much appreciated. Also, perhaps a guide to changing the frontend or adding an option to install different frontends? Also, I can't seem to get mamescan to work right, still not detecting any of my roms. Do they have to be for a certain Mame version? i wouldnt think that would affect glaunch seeing them. The roms are in the mame/roms folder and the glaunch cfg is set accordingly. Am i missing something easy?
spystyle:
Howdy!
I have picked this project back up :)
I have added Dmame for compatibility.
So there are now 3 choices when choosing from the 7 versions of mame available:
1. Pentium II / III / 4 or Celeron (i686 optimization)
2. Pentium I (i586 optimization)
3. DOS MAME (best compatibility)
Keep me updated, you are my beta testers!
I intend to add AC'97 audio when I have time. I will also take requests :)
I don't see why I couldn't add anything that is compatible with DOS, like other front ends and sound card drivers.
I'd like to integrate Raine and Vantage eventually too, from what I've read those have very small system requirements.
Let's make DOS MAME easy-peasy
Cheers,
Craig
-----------------------------------------------
How to burn the ISO:
Download burn4free*, it's free. Install it, then go to add/remove programs and uninstall it's toolbar. The program remains
start burn4free, click: drive > burn iso
use it to burn the ISO "as" a disk
some users accidentally burn it "to" a disk using other programs, that is why I recommend burn4free
Cheers,
Craig
*
http://tinyurl.com/b8mco
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version