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Turning a X-men cab -> custom 1942 style cab
Vebbo:
Finally got winxp installed on a PC i bought for $90 from a friend. Yes it took me almost a week to figure out how to get win xp installed so i thought there were some hardware error or something. What happened was that i always got the message "press any key to boot CD and the next message entered "Checking hardware config" and then everything turned black, with the CD spinning really fast for 10 more sec and then nada... had to reboot. Tried some different setups in BIOS but it was no go.
So i first changed the gfx card because at this point i thought that there had to be a hardware error, but no luck, same thing happened. Then checked the Ram, resetting cmos etc etc, tried everyting but could not get it going. Jeez whats up with this machine. The disk I'm using is a 40GB IDE disk that i had grabbed from work and i tried to start it without the CD and then Fedora booted, aha Linux not my kind of thing but the machine was working (success) why wouldn't win xp install?
Asked google and found the solution so i downloaded ubuntu live CD and formatted the partitions with ntfs and voila winXP is now installed :D, didn't know that bootblocks could cause this, anyhow lesson learned.
I have also been very busy lately working 24/7 and a wife who have decided to do a makeover of both the kitchen and one of the living room we got, jihaaa :timebomb: That means that there will be another setback for my project :angry: Maby i get some spare time during the 2 weeks it is supposed to take from Monday to continue on setting up the computer (Trying Mala) and wire the cp and tweak a little here and there but i really don't know at this point, stay tuned.
Vebbo:
Well im back on the cabinet track :P. It's been over a year ago since i stopped working on my project...
Whats been done the last days is:
Trashed the old computer (read previous post), set up a new computer with intel core2duo E6600 proc and 4 gig ram, onboard gfx nvidia 9400.
Removed the old monitor (it was in really bad shape and had a very noticable "Game over" burn in. Placed a LCD monitor inside (need to find a way to secure it correctly inside)
Wired up P1 with ipac, ultimarc spintrac with usb connector and usb happ trackball (just to configure the setup)
Running Mame 0.133u3 command line with hiscore savings.
Running Mala 1.71 Frontend
Still lots to do but finally getting some progress - Happy days :cheers:
Vebbo:
Ouch, had to do some soldering today the 5v and gnd was off on the 2nd player stick. As a result of this I'm having blisters on three fingers and just to type this hurts a bit. No pain no gain... right >:D.
Attaching some pictures today, pics are always interesting, that's one thing i have learned from this forum for sure!
Can anyone with some experience please verify that this is ok? I have connected all tree happ p360 to one USB cable, see picture -> "Close up 5v power to p360s"
I'm also eager to see the effect of the "lightmite" mod on the trackball, see picture -> "Lightmite"
Rest of the pictures speaks for themselves.
Tomorrow i have to get this baby up and running ::) Having a quite large party starting Friday, 17 guys from my gaming clan comes over for the weekend too :cheers: :gobama :hissy :blah: and :cheers: so this better work :angel:
Rick:
Welcome back! Did you ever dye your balltops? If so, post up a pic, and any 'yay/nay' moments you encountered. I just read this thread, and noted the instructions, and I might just do this for my Happ Competition joysticks I ordered from GGG. I had ordered red for an earlier rendition of my cab, but now, I find myself wanting/needing black. I figure, if the Rit Dye works as well as it looks, that's what I will do as well!
Vebbo:
Puh, finally got it all assembled... Even the marquee is on :D Its so fun to play these games again with decent controllers 8)
--- Quote from: Rick on October 21, 2010, 03:27:59 pm ---Welcome back! Did you ever dye your balltops?
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Thanks Rick, its been too long. Haven't had time or energy to "finish" it until now. Its not by far finished but now its playable, a huge step for me :D
No, i have not dyed the balltops yet, its on the to do list.
Now that the cabinet is playable its gonna be great fun this weekend, just hope nobody spills their drink over the cp :timebomb:
Next is to find a nice way to secure the monitor, dye the wico balltops, build a new base for the cab, finish the artwork, print it and apply it, make a bezel, t-mold, add more emulators etc etc, the list is long... someday i get there!
I will try to get some decent pics for my next post.
Forgot to mention that the lightmite gave the trackball a very nice glow, excellent product!