Author Topic: hiscore diff (with no nag/white box removal) (Read 621598 times)

Sparkolicious · « **Reply #680 on:** March 28, 2012, 09:47:33 pm »

I did:

0145u1.diff
0145u2.diff
0145u3.diff
0145u4.diff
0145u5.diff
hi_145u1.diff

and that seems to have worked for me..

Knightlore · « **Reply #681 on:** April 01, 2012, 12:31:57 pm »

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on June 22, 2011, 05:06:21 pm

*SNIP

I've just tried this with hi_145 and the Mame 145 source code.

After I type the stuff in command prompt, nothing happens Left it about 10 mins, but doesn't appear to be doing anything - all I get is a blinking cursor, is there something I'm missing

Knightlore · « **Reply #682 on:** April 01, 2012, 04:45:29 pm »

Aha! got it to compile without errors showing but still got the nag screens there and hiscore isn't working either. (I made a folder called "hi"). Any ideas? I have read through most of the thread, obviously missing something.

I did this using Mr Do's website (but used the most up-to-date files).

Knightlore · « **Reply #683 on:** April 02, 2012, 09:48:29 am »

Well, kind of stumped now - I tried Headkaze compiler and when applying the 0.145.txt I get a green message that says "2of2 hunk ignored" < or something like that. I tried changing the .txt to .diff but the resulting file is : 0.145.diff.txt

Anyway, when I hit "Go" I get a red error message (can't remember what it said) but now I can't access Windows at all says the Windows\System directory is missing

Bizzare.

Sparkolicious · « **Reply #684 on:** April 02, 2012, 11:08:29 am »

ummmmm.... you are doing it wrong!!!

Here's the deal... If you follow Mr. Do's instructions you will be fine.

Make sure you get all of the patches. That would be:

http://mamedev.org/updates.html

0145u1.diff
0145u2.diff
0145u3.diff
0145u4.diff
0145u5.diff

then

hi_145u1.diff

If you made the name change when you were saving the file and ended up with .diff.txt, rename the file without the .txt extension. What you did was NOT change the file type setting at the bottom of the save window. So you changed the name only, and the file type stayed .txt.

patchmame in that order!!! If you don't it will never work. If the source is patched out of order the lines will not match and everything goes to shite.

so.. assuming you did everything correct so far it would be:

patchmame 0145u1 <enter>
patchmame 0145u2 <enter>

and so on until you have applied them all, including the hi_145 diff

Then makemame...

The key here is to go back and start over. Read the directions very carefully, and do them in order stated. If at any point you get a result different than what you are supposed to, you have made an error. Blowing up your windows install isn't part of the equation, and I have no hope of guessing how the fark you managed that lol!

Knightlore · « **Reply #685 on:** April 02, 2012, 12:01:02 pm »

Quote from: Sparkolicious on April 02, 2012, 11:08:29 am

ummmmm.... you are doing it wrong!!!

Here's the deal... If you follow Mr. Do's instructions you will be fine.

Make sure you get all of the patches. That would be:

http://mamedev.org/updates.html

0145u1.diff
0145u2.diff
0145u3.diff
0145u4.diff
0145u5.diff

then

hi_145u1.diff

If you made the name change when you were saving the file and ended up with .diff.txt, rename the file without the .txt extension. What you did was NOT change the file type setting at the bottom of the save window. So you changed the name only, and the file type stayed .txt.

patchmame in that order!!! If you don't it will never work. If the source is patched out of order the lines will not match and everything goes to shite.

so.. assuming you did everything correct so far it would be:

patchmame 0145u1 <enter>
patchmame 0145u2 <enter>

and so on until you have applied them all, including the hi_145 diff

Then makemame...

The key here is to go back and start over. Read the directions very carefully, and do them in order stated. If at any point you get a result different than what you are supposed to, you have made an error. Blowing up your windows install isn't part of the equation, and I have no hope of guessing how the fark you managed that lol!

Thanks for the reply!

I've managed to repair the Windows System but I had to install Xp over the top of itself again, normal repair didn't work

So I'm having to install a few drivers/programs again.

Okay I will try and rename the .txt file correctly, although the way things have been going... lol

The thing I am confused about is, why do I need to apply the updates? I am only running the base version of Mame 0.145 I have none of the updates installed, so thought I just go for the 0.145.txt file

Sparkolicious · « **Reply #686 on:** April 02, 2012, 12:36:37 pm »

diff files (difference) or patches only contain the changes between the old and new versions of a given file. So.. applying the patch may result in a new line being created, an original being removed or otherwise altered. If you attempt to apply a diif out of sequence then there is a good chance that the changes in the diff file cannot be applied because the original doesn't contain the changes that should have been applied in a previous diff. So.... apply the diffs in order, then the hi diff, and enjoy. I reserve the right to be corrected by someone that can provide a more detailed explanation, and/or actually knows wth they are talking about. I am no expert by any stretch, but I just whipped my bro's High score in St. Dragon so I know my shiz works

Knightlore · « **Reply #687 on:** April 02, 2012, 01:34:48 pm »

Haha fantastic

Thanks for the detailed explanation - I thought the u1, u2, u3 etc corresponded to what Mame romset/version you were using ie Mame 0.145u3. In my case I'm just using 0.145 for both romset and Mame version.

At any rate I will try what you suggested, I did originally follow the Mr Do guide - but that mentioned to skip the update diff's if I was using just the standard version

Knightlore · « **Reply #688 on:** April 03, 2012, 04:27:26 pm »

Well I've now tried everything at least 3 times. But now when compiling I get an error which I wasn't before. I get "void machine reset irobot" I have applied all patches in order with no errors and followed everything with a fine tooth comb.

Knightlore · « **Reply #689 on:** April 04, 2012, 01:24:01 pm »

Any ideas anyone?!

Maybe I should mention this is with Xp, or does that not make a difference. I just tried everything through once again from scratch and I get the same error as above.

Can't find any mention of that particular error in this thread or on google, so no idea tbh.

juanchocnva · « **Reply #690 on:** April 12, 2012, 01:33:39 am »

hi guys am having problems following Mr.DO compiler

my mame64.exe is fine
am having trouble compiling the UI after downloading the MAME UI Source
the Tutorial asks me to copy a file named
MAMEUI.MAk but the thing is that there is no file in the WINUI folder named exactly like that

there is one called WINUI.MAK and another one called MAMEUI.RC

Ohhh i wish i could Mix the mak from winui and the mameui from the mameui.rc

i have tried changing the extension for both files but it seams there is something missing in the two of them
anyone with the same problem here ...? am i doing something silly!
or am not seeing that file

please help !

am compiling the newest 145u6 in case u ask

juanchocnva · « **Reply #691 on:** April 12, 2012, 01:23:45 pm »

i have tried changing the Makemameui.bat folder

from this set path=c:\mingw\mingw64-w64\bin

make -f mameui.mak -j3 to this
set path=c:\mingw\mingw64-w64\bin

make -f winui.mak -j3
but i get a error saying

make -f winui.mak -j3
make: *** No rule to make target '/emu/rendersw.c' , needed by '/osd/windows/draw
dd.o' . Stop.

PLEASE HELP ME

Hunk_4TH · « **Reply #692 on:** April 27, 2012, 02:18:07 pm »

For anyone who was curious if this works with Mess it seems to work. At least I used Headkaze's Mame Compiler 64 and it worked like a charm! Speaking of Mess, does do console hiscores save? Like for example will the hiscores in Truxton for Genesis save using this patch? I kno wit removes the nag screens which is the main reason I used it on Mess.

Seith · « **Reply #693 on:** May 02, 2012, 03:49:34 pm »

Quote from: Tafoid on June 22, 2011, 04:08:04 pm

Quote from: shrunkenmaster on June 22, 2011, 02:07:25 pm
Finally got this to work (i think), however...

When I click on the mame.exe I get the (infamous) windows blue screen, with an error "nv4_disp.dll".

I've looked this up and it appears to be video-related. Tried uninstalling/reinstalling the video driver (Nvidia Quatro FX 550), no luck.

Any ideas? Maybe I should now be posting in the software section.

Latest video drivers do not like the advancement that MAME is doing in recent builds (0.142u4+ HLSL). I'd suggest visiting the Nvidia site, select your video card and choose a driver that is earlier than than recent. Many Nvidia owners are getting similar BSOD issues until they rollback their driver. I, for example, am using one from late 2009 for my on-board GeForce 6100 chipset and MAME is happy now. It's hopefully an issue that Nvidia will address soon.

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

Thanks, this helped me! I just put a new video card in my cab unit and couldn't figure out why I was getting bluescreens, the trick was to remove the drivers and install older versions. Worked like a charm!

wynneth · « **Reply #694 on:** June 11, 2012, 03:10:33 am »

Nevermind... Need to delete this post...

Nephasth · « **Reply #695 on:** June 11, 2012, 09:46:55 pm »

Quote from: Nephasth on July 26, 2011, 01:34:40 pm

I tried this the other day following Mr. Do's instructions and those of Jimmy2x2x. I can patch the source (.135), but I get a few different errors when trying to compile. It compiled the longest before getting an error when I first tried Jimmy's technique. It became late and I gave up on it. I'll try giving it another go next week.

SUCCESS! After nearly a year of not bothering with it, I finally got it to work! I needed to use an older set of compiling tools that would work with .135. Also, I patched hi_135.txt and never changed it to .diff, once I realized I was already done compiling. But it works! Super excited! Thank you!

Woodshop Flunky · « **Reply #696 on:** June 12, 2012, 10:58:08 am »

Quote from: Nephasth on June 11, 2012, 09:46:55 pm

... But it works! Super excited! Thank you!

+1 Thanks to all that helped make this work.

Was a bit of a hassle for me, but has been so worth it.

LucasBuck · « **Reply #697 on:** July 26, 2012, 07:41:35 pm »

Quote from: mrclean on July 25, 2011, 11:43:48 am

I was able to compile a variety of older mame versions and apply these .diffs however I'm running into a variety of problems :

In Command Prompt I'm getting the following error : " 'patch' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program batch file.

Using Mr. Do's Compiling MAME for Dummies the .bat files of "patch mame, and make mame" don't seem to work as I click on them they quickly exit.

In addition If I try to use HeadKazes Compiler and I apparently get an error that the .diff can't even be found when I Downloaded it and placed it in it's respective folder.

I know this was an old post I'm replying to, but I had the same problem and didn't see an answer. Thought I would post the solution since I ran into the same thing (in case someone else is looking like I was!)

In Mr. Do's bat files he said change set path=C:\mingw\mingw64-w64\bin if you are using the 32 bit version. You don't change both 64's. Just the second one. He thought ahead and highlighted it in his guide, but I made the mistake of changing them both. That gives you the 'not recognized' error. Just change the one he (in his wisdom) highlighted.

LucasBuck · « **Reply #698 on:** August 02, 2012, 11:59:11 am »

I'm having an issue with my recompile. For some reason it won't differentiate between mame.ini and vertical.ini. I was trying to set it up so that horizontal games were stretched (by setting up mame.ini set not to keep aspect ratio) and then having a vertical.ini that kept the ratio. It doesn't seem to ever read the vertical.ini. That setting works fine in vanilla mame, so I figure it's something with my compile. Any suggestions?

mike boss · « **Reply #699 on:** August 02, 2012, 03:53:29 pm »

So what if I don't want to (read : know how) to compile my own version of MAME, but I want to save hi-score. I create a folder called HI and place the file in the main post ? That's it ?
(I'm a total noob)

thanks all

LucasBuck · « **Reply #700 on:** August 02, 2012, 06:47:51 pm »

I had not compiled before either, and it was easy. Just read the link to Mr. Do's guide in the very first post. It went smoothly for me, other than the widescreen issue I'm having.

mike boss · « **Reply #701 on:** August 03, 2012, 10:11:54 pm »

I'll have to study this as I'd like to keep my build of MAME the same (for simplicity) but add the hi-score save functionality.

kenshen · « **Reply #702 on:** August 17, 2012, 02:58:51 pm »

Hey guys i need some help so i am trying to completely shell mala as my front end. I want it to be able my friends an mine high scores from mame i rebuilt mame with this patch and it kinda worked for a little while but now Mame with this patch applied will not save high scores what do i do?

kenshen · « **Reply #703 on:** August 19, 2012, 11:29:11 am »

Troyus · « **Reply #704 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:03:42 pm »

Wow that is insanely complicated to do. There are links to download tiny files here then links to more pages with more tiny files and difficult instructions.
No way I can work it out for my 0.122 release.

TGov · « **Reply #705 on:** September 15, 2012, 11:49:16 pm »

I am having some issues. I have read and re-read Mr. Do's instructions several times and I can't get the patches to install. I have attached a picture of the error I am getting. I have also tried using the auto compiler and it is having problems as well. I have a feeling it is something simple I am missing.....

boerbiet · « **Reply #706 on:** September 17, 2012, 12:12:25 pm »

The 0.146u5 patch works fine on 0.147 also

Ansa89 · « **Reply #707 on:** September 17, 2012, 12:13:44 pm »

Good news

.

drventure · « **Reply #708 on:** September 17, 2012, 01:55:18 pm »

You might also check out HeadKaze's Mame Compiler

http://headsoft.com.au/index.php?category=mame&page=mc64

I haven't used it yet, but it's supposed to be pretty nice for this kind of thing.

TGov · « **Reply #709 on:** September 17, 2012, 02:08:11 pm »

I got the same errors with it as I did with Mr. Do's explanation. I am not sure what I am doing wrong but it is something

abelenki · « **Reply #710 on:** September 19, 2012, 01:56:08 am »

just wanted to greet MKChamp again and say 'thank you' for keeping up a good work. it's really great that this patch is still released on every MAME/MESS version.

i hope the hosting is working good as well...

Saki · « **Reply #711 on:** September 20, 2012, 01:39:29 am »

Hello, I am trying to apply this highscore/no nag patch to the mame source code on linux; xubuntu 12.04.

I am able to compile mame successfully.

I guess my main question is how does one go about applying it without mamecompiler64?

I've tried searching this forum and haven't found this to be addressed. Can anyone give me some insight on how to go about doing this or if it already has been covered please link me.

Thank you for all the hard work, it is much appreciated.

abelenki · « **Reply #712 on:** September 21, 2012, 02:10:26 am »

Quote from: Saki on September 20, 2012, 01:39:29 am

Hello, I am trying to apply this highscore/no nag patch to the mame source code on linux; xubuntu 12.04.

you need to find patch utility for linux.

then use the following line:

patch -p0 -E < filename.diff

nemo1966 · « **Reply #713 on:** October 04, 2012, 05:28:33 am »

Hey guys the link for Mr Do's instructions is broken, has anyone got another link or the instructions please?

thanks
Nemo

nemo1966 · « **Reply #714 on:** October 04, 2012, 06:26:14 am »

A BIG thank you to HeadKaze... the tool he produced is awesome.

the_gamer · « **Reply #715 on:** October 04, 2012, 03:01:17 pm »

Perhaps this is a stupid question but the readme tells me to put the highscore.dat in the file where mame.exe is located. Where to put it in linux? ~/.mame/ doesn't work

the_gamer · « **Reply #716 on:** October 07, 2012, 02:45:32 pm »

Given that nobody answers I guess this isn't as stupid as I thought? I grepped through the source to find it out but I can find "hiscore.dat" only once and that is in a comment. This confuses me. Where is he looking for that file? I have it compiled but it doesn't work and I think it is because of that file which is in the wrong place. But where to put it?

abelenki · « **Reply #717 on:** October 08, 2012, 08:54:57 am »

hi_147.diff applies almost fine to 0.147u1 source tree (with 1 warning), but the compile stops at the end.

MKChamp · « **Reply #718 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:50:08 pm »

Quote from: abelenki on October 08, 2012, 08:54:57 am

hi_147.diff applies almost fine to 0.147u1 source tree (with 1 warning), but the compile stops at the end.

Should be good to go now. Thanks again for the hosting!

wolfi · « **Reply #719 on:** October 09, 2012, 12:23:29 am »

Thanks for your excellent service over the years !


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