Author Topic: Non Mame emu games info on Mala layout. (Read 6196 times)

mark_navigator · « **on:** November 06, 2009, 01:33:55 pm »

Hi,

is it possible to get for example on Daphne or Zinc layout, games info text like game description, game year, category, etc?

SGT · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2009, 07:24:36 pm »

I think you can only combine these games with your mame games and then manually edit mame.xml to add the new info. Its not as bad as it sounds because even though its under mame in mala, you can have all the Daphne games in its own gamelist. Zinc games make even more sense combined with the mame games. Pretty easy to do:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68419.0

mark_navigator · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2009, 04:57:15 pm »

Thank you so much!
However, I'd like to get only now Zinc games combined in the same Mame list, do you have the right instruction only for that emu?

SGT · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2009, 05:15:12 pm »

Zinc is easier than the other emus because the rom information is already in mame.xml. The thread I posted a link to allow you to add any emulator. An example of the addition to your mame.cmd file for zinc:

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if "%2" == "c:\emulators\other_emus\zinc" goto zinc


:zinc
cd  \emulators\zinc
cmd-launch7.exe %1
exit

Obviously it uses the the cmd-launch7.exe wrapper for zinc. Reading the first post in that thread is mandatory. The paths in the example above will need to be modified for your setup.

jasonbar · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2009, 04:36:35 pm »

Here's the extra data for Daphne games. Follow this format & you can feed data in for any game on your list.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=80540.msg1021178#msg1021178

-Jason

mark_navigator · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2009, 06:39:32 pm »

Hi,

I tried to create the mame.cmd file but it doesn't work in my configuration and I think I've found the problem:
I've Mame, so mame.cmd in the D:\ hard disk and the Zinc emu in C:\ hard disk.
How must be the .cmd file set to?

SGT · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2009, 07:58:15 pm »

The mame emulator is on drive d? What is the directory path to it?

The zinc emulator is on drive c? What is the directory path to it?

What is the path to the zinc roms?

What is the path to the mame roms?

mark_navigator · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2009, 05:53:55 pm »

D:\Mame\Mamep.exe
D:\Mame\roms\

C:\Zinc\zinc.exe
C:\Zinc\roms\

SGT · « **Reply #8 on:** November 11, 2009, 08:19:14 pm »

Mame.cmd:

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@echo off
if "%2" == "C:\Zinc\roms" goto zinc

start /B Mamep.exe %1
exit

zinc:
C:
cd \Zinc
cmd-launch7.exe %1
exit

Keep in mind that:
1) You need to download the cmd-launch wrapper and put it into the zinc folder.
2) You need to go into Mala's mame configuration and add the second rom path for the zinc roms
3) The Directory names are case sensitive, so if the path is actually D:\zinc\roms, the mame.cmd file above will not work.
4) The mame.cmd file should be in the same folder as mamep.exe.

mark_navigator · « **Reply #9 on:** November 12, 2009, 05:30:38 pm »

Sorry,

but it doesn't work.
It stops after loading Mame's percentage loading screen.
If I launch a game from command line with the wrapper, it works.

SGT · « **Reply #10 on:** November 12, 2009, 06:25:31 pm »

Well it doesn't work just with the mame.cmd file. There are settings in Mala that you need to make. Without more information and or screenshots of the pertinent Mala configuration screens, I am totally in the dark.

mark_navigator · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2009, 12:48:19 pm »

I already set Mala -> Mame -> Basics -> second rom path and executable file with mame.cmd, here's as attachment the screenshoot.

SGT · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2009, 06:14:10 pm »

Quote from: mark_navigator on November 12, 2009, 05:30:38 pm

It stops after loading Mame's percentage loading screen.
If I launch a game from command line with the wrapper, it works.

1) I'm lost on which one isn't working, Mame or Zinc? You mention the wrapper and "mame". The wrapper is for Zinc.
2) You need to go to the gamelist editor and see what mala shows for your rom path and rom name for a specific rom that you cannot launch. Sometimes it is blank when it shouldn't be. Try refreshing the main game list.
3) You verified the path listed in mame.cmd is the correct case?

mark_navigator · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2009, 03:33:43 am »

I think to be in confusion.
I tried opening Game list editor (I have only version 1.5, about 1.6beta I found only Mama.exe file) and I get an error message (see photo attached) and then opening a game list I get no path for every game!
With the 2nd .jpg file is shown data window about Tondemo Crisis, the one I used to try to load with Zinc wrapper via Mame gamelist.......
I hope you can understand where's the problem, error I made because now I'm in a deep confusion state.........

SGT · « **Reply #14 on:** November 14, 2009, 05:57:19 pm »

Quote from: mark_navigator on November 14, 2009, 03:33:43 am

...then opening a game list I get no path for every game!

Since the path is blank, the %2's value in mame.cmd is also blank which is why it is failing. That's why you need to refresh the main game list so that the path is "hopefully" no longer blank.

Right-click on your main game list and choose refresh.

mark_navigator · « **Reply #15 on:** November 16, 2009, 12:46:38 pm »

Quote from: SGT on November 14, 2009, 05:57:19 pm

Quote from: mark_navigator on November 14, 2009, 03:33:43 am
...then opening a game list I get no path for every game!

Since the path is blank, the %2's value in mame.cmd is also blank which is why it is failing. That's why you need to refresh the main game list so that the path is "hopefully" no longer blank.

Right-click on your main game list and choose refresh.

Main game list refreshed.
No news, the same errors comes out........

SGT · « **Reply #16 on:** November 16, 2009, 03:27:55 pm »

Is the path still empty in the game list editor?

Also what do you have set in Mala under Rom Path options?

mark_navigator · « **Reply #17 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:06:09 pm »

Quote from: SGT on November 16, 2009, 03:27:55 pm

Is the path still empty in the game list editor?

Also what do you have set in Mala under Rom Path options?

Yes, the path is still empty.
Under rom path option nothing has been set, all slections are blank (see the image as attachment).

SGT · « **Reply #18 on:** November 23, 2009, 11:21:32 am »

Can you check off the box for "Only games with roms" and then refresh the main game list? I don't understand why your rom path is empty.

You are looking at the main game list in the game list editor and not a custom game list right? I ask this because refreshing the main game list doesn't refresh the custom game lists that have been created already.

mark_navigator · « **Reply #19 on:** November 23, 2009, 01:07:09 pm »

Great!!
Now it works!!!!
I really should check off "Only games with roms"!!!!
However, to get a custom games list refreshing, the only way is to delete that game from the list and re-put it from the main games list?
Thank you so much SGT!
Thanks for your patience!!

SGT · « **Reply #20 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:05:59 pm »

Quote from: mark_navigator on November 23, 2009, 01:07:09 pm

However, to get a custom games list refreshing, the only way is to delete that game from the list and re-put it from the main games list?

In Mala, go to options>Game Lists>Update all game properties in all lists

That may work, I'm not sure.

loadman · « **Reply #21 on:** November 24, 2009, 09:26:37 pm »

I just changed the button to say 'Game Collection Options' so it stands out more


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