Can't use my controls with MALA -- figured it out

[Dizzle]

I downloaded MaLa last night and started playing around with it to see if I could get it to work with two monitors.  Well, I've just about got that figured out, but I'm having other problems.

I've got a cab with a HotRod SE and not only can I not control MaLa with it, if I use the keyboard to press "OK" and finally get into the game, the game no longer recognizes most of my control inputs (the exception are a couple of buttons).  If I launch the same game through MAME32 (v1.04), everything is fine.  I hooked up an X-arcade and I'm getting the same problem.

Anyone know what could be the problem?  Is it because I'm using MAME32 and not a command line version of MAME even though everything else seems to work fine with it?

Thanks!

[Dizzle]

Figured it out -- was pretty simple...

MaLa was looking for mame.ini but Mame32 uses the file mame32.ini.

Just copied the mame32 file, renamed it mame.ini, and everything works fine now.

[loadman]

 

Most here would discourage you using mame32 with a FE.

Occasionaly you can strike issues.

[Dizzle]

I guess I'll go hunt down the command line version of 1.04 then.

Thanks for the advice