johnny5 run time error

[Banacek]

Hey, I'm getting a run time error when I try to run j5. The actual error is "Run Time Error'53': File not found." I wish I knew what file it was looking for. Also "-debug" doesn't work. I get the windows error sound and that's it. Sorry if this is an easy fix, I did a search and couldn't find anything. I have DirectX and VB6 run time files installed, I believe it was SP5. Thanks!

[Banacek]

bump, still trying to figure this out. Works on my pc, and not on my cab...

[Banacek]

Well, I solved the issue. I had ctrlr under INPUT DEVICE OPTIONS set in mame.ini to my ctrlr file. If I comment it out johnny5 works fine. So what's the proper way to configure mame and johnny5 so I can use my ctrlr file?

[Howard_Casto]

plrobably a syntax erron on your part.... for example, the ctrlr setting isn't "c:\mame\hotrod.cfg" it is simply "hotrod" and mame fills in the rest.  Also you ctrlr path must be accurate as well as the ctrlr name. 

[Banacek]

plrobably a syntax erron on your part.... for example, the ctrlr setting isn't "c:\mame\hotrod.cfg" it is simply "hotrod" and mame fills in the rest.  Also you ctrlr path must be accurate as well as the ctrlr name. 

my cfg file is called "mycontrols.cfg", located at e:\mame\ctrlr. In the input box for johnny5 all I have is "mycontrols". Here's my mame.ini:

#
# CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
#
readconfig                1
skip_gameinfo             0

#
# PATH AND DIRECTORY OPTIONS
#
rompath                   e:\roms
samplepath                e:\extras\samples
inipath                   .;ini
cfg_directory             cfg
nvram_directory           nvram
memcard_directory         memcard
input_directory           inp
hiscore_directory         hi
state_directory           sta
artpath                   e:\extras\e:\extras\artwork
snapshot_directory        e:\extras\snap
diff_directory            diff
ctrlrpath                 e:\mame\ctrlr
comment_directory         comments
cheat_file                cheat.dat

#
# MISC OPTIONS
#
bios                      default
cheat                     0

#
# STATE/PLAYBACK OPTIONS
#
# state                   <NULL> (not set)
autosave                  0
# playback                <NULL> (not set)
# record                  <NULL> (not set)
# mngwrite                <NULL> (not set)
# wavwrite                <NULL> (not set)

#
# DEBUGGING OPTIONS
#
log                       0
oslog                     0
verbose                   0

#
# PERFORMANCE OPTIONS
#
autoframeskip             0
frameskip                 0
frames_to_run             0
throttle                  1
sleep                     1
rdtsc                     0
priority                  0

#
# VIDEO OPTIONS
#
video                     d3d
numscreens                1
window                    0
maximize                  1
keepaspect                1
prescale                  1
effect                    none
pause_brightness          0.65
waitvsync                 0
syncrefresh               0

#
# VIDEO ROTATION OPTIONS
#
rotate                    1
ror                       0
rol                       0
autoror                   0
autorol                   0
flipx                     0
flipy                     0

#
# DIRECTDRAW-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
#
hwstretch                 1

#
# DIRECT3D-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
#
d3dversion                9
filter                    1

#
# PER-WINDOW VIDEO OPTIONS
#
screen0                   auto
aspect0                   auto
resolution0               auto
view0                     auto
screen1                   auto
aspect1                   auto
resolution1               auto
view1                     auto
screen2                   auto
aspect2                   auto
resolution2               auto
view2                     auto
screen3                   auto
aspect3                   auto
resolution3               auto
view3                     auto

#
# FULL SCREEN OPTIONS
#
triplebuffer              0
switchres                 0
full_screen_brightness    1.0
full_screen_contrast      1.0
full_screen_gamma         1.0

#
# GAME SCREEN OPTIONS
#
brightness                1.0
contrast                  1.0
gamma                     1.0

#
# VECTOR RENDERING OPTIONS
#
antialias                 1
beam                      1.0
flicker                   0

#
# ARTWORK OPTIONS
#
artwork                   1
artwork_crop              0
use_backdrops             1
use_overlays              1
use_bezels                1

#
# SOUND OPTIONS
#
sound                     1
samplerate                48000
samples                   1
volume                    0
audio_latency             1

#
# INPUT DEVICE OPTIONS
#
ctrlr                     mycontrols
mouse                     1
joystick                  0
lightgun                  0
dual_lightgun             0
offscreen_reload          0
steadykey                 0
a2d_deadzone              0.3
digital                   none

#
# AUTOMATIC DEVICE SELECTION OPTIONS
#
paddle_device             keyboard
adstick_device            keyboard
pedal_device              keyboard
dial_device               keyboard
trackball_device          keyboard
lightgun_device           keyboard

#
# OUTPUT DEVICE OPTIONS
#
keyboard_leds             1
led_mode                  ps/2

Now running "-verbose" shows that Mame finds and uses the mycontrols.cfg file. With this mame.ini Johnny5 won't run. I have to put a # in front of the ctrlr line for johnny5 to start, but then it doesn't load the mycontrols.cfg file. Where did I go wrong?

[Banacek]

On a lark I put mycontrols.cfg in the mame directory "e:\mame" and it works now. Weird.

[Howard_Casto]

e:\mame\ctrlr should just be ctrlr

[Banacek]

e:\mame\ctrlr should just be ctrlr

Changed it, but it still doesn't work without the file in the e:\mame dir. No big deal for me, since it's working. It just seems odd that it doesn't work the normal way.