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Title: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on July 17, 2009, 04:04:55 pm
Hi,

I'm completely new to Linux, but I thought it would be the best option to recycle an old PII 450mhz machine into a vertical arcade cabinet.

My question is:

Is Ubuntu Linux the only version that MAME supports?  I kind of like Puppy Linux so far, but I'd like to run the following:  MAME, Wahcade.  Most things I've read refer to Ubuntu.  Does anything work with Puppy Linux or is Linux simply Linux?

I'm a vet when it comes to Windows XP but this is the first time I'm delving into Linux.  So go easy on me.  :)

Thanks in advance and take care.

~ DeLuSioNaL
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: Pinball Wizard on July 17, 2009, 04:48:45 pm
All linux programs will run on any distribution as long as it is the same processor type, which in your case, it is. IIRC you just need a .rpm for Puppy linux to be able to do what you want. I know that Wah!Cade offers a .rpm package so all you need is to find an SDLMame package that qualifies.
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on July 18, 2009, 11:20:25 pm
So I managed to find SDLMAME 0.119.  (I am using MAME .119 on my Windows XP machine so I wanted to remain consistent).

I THINK I found an already compiled version.  Not too sure though.  Can someone confirm this?  I found it here:  http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/sdlmame0119.zip

Again, never used Linux, so I'm learning.  Is there anything special I must do to get it to run properly in Pupply Linux?  Do I simply copy it over to the hard drive and run it?  What executable do I run?

Thanks in advance!

~ DeLuSioNaL
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: tikbalang on July 20, 2009, 10:26:33 am
there are exisiting mame livecd's for linux. you might want to try them first.

AdvanceCD v2.6.3
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1672273&forum_id=313513

AdvanceCD v2.6.2
http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/

Lincade v0.04
http://www.pc2jamma.org/

Piapara
http://sourceforge.net/projects/piapara/

Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: bloodyviking77 on July 31, 2009, 07:16:15 am
I THINK I found an already compiled version.  Not too sure though.  Can someone confirm this?  I found it here:  http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/sdlmame0119.zip

Nope, that's the source. rbelmont is the sdlmame maintainer and the packages available at his site are sourcecode only, meaning you'll need to compile ... It's not difficult and there's some tutorials on the forums (linked from the main sdlmame page) but it might be easier for you to track down a binary.

Never used Puppy Linux so don't know whether there are binaries readily available. I think there are semi-official packages available for ubuntu,  which no doubt Google will find for you. If you do want to try ubuntu, you'll probably actually be better off with "xubuntu" - this runs a less resource-intensive window manager and environment than the standard ubuntu. (There are other alternatives, too!)

I agree with tikbalang that a liveCD is probably a good idea to start with in any event.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: dirkomatic on July 31, 2009, 07:20:03 am
The .deb files and repositories for sdlmame can be found at http://sdlmame.wallyweek.org (http://sdlmame.wallyweek.org)
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: tikbalang on September 19, 2009, 01:51:20 am
puppy arcade:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=737109340&t=46639

Code: [Select]
Packages: What's in? What's out?

Packages Added:

DosBox - dos in linux - play classic dos games 
FakeNES - famicom/nes emulator, loads of options
FirePup - fastest FireFox around
Gens - best genesis/megadrive emulator
GXMAME - called 'arcade' on the desktop, emulates LOTS of arcade systems
MG - called 'sega' on the desktop. A MasterSystem/GameGear emulator (no frontend).
Mupen64Plus - N64 emulator (requires OpenGL)
pSX - excellent playstation emulator (requires OpenGL)
QEmu - boot any bootable ISOs within puppy linux
SNES9x - great snes emulator with netplay
VBA - called 'gba' on the desktop. A gameboy emulator (no frontend).
..plus all required libs (SDL, allegro, libcups.so.2, libGLU.so.1 etc)

Packages Removed:

Extra gtk, icewm and jwm themes
PERL and ndiswrapper,
PPPoE + Roaring Penguin
PSIP
Samba + pnethood
sane + xsane,
Seamonkey Suite,
..plus any extraneous apps with smaller alternatives (netsetup_retro, pbackup, etc)

Most emulators run without OpenGL, except Mupen64Plus and pSX, which DO require OpenGL.
NOTE: ePSXe doesn't need OpenGL in 'software' mode, and can be installed and used instead of pSX.

(http://web-seller.co.uk/images/puppy_arcade.jpg)
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: tikbalang on January 29, 2010, 11:32:39 am
update:

puppy arcade 6

http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm (http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm)



(http://t2.pixhost.org/thumbs/597/1398380_puppyarcade6.png) (http://www.pixhost.org/show/597/1398380_puppyarcade6.png)

Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on February 24, 2010, 06:50:45 pm
Funny, I just went to update this topic and didn't realize someone already beat me to it.  :)

However, there has been an update:

Puppy Arcade 7
http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm (http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm)

DeLuSioNaL29
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: ArcadeKO on April 22, 2010, 04:17:17 pm
puppy arcade is awesome - i couldn't find a good linux front-end though :(
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: nordemoniac on January 13, 2012, 09:21:12 am
Anyone tried Puppy Arcade + Wah!Cade?

That would be AWESOME!

As Puppy Linux only saves on shutdown, or by manually saving, you can safely install it directly to a USB-stick. No need for a harddrive. You can normally write 20-50.000 times to a USB-stick. Meaning that f.ex. Windows XP would ruin it in a couple of months.

I have an older mini-ITX (Atom N330) which is crap really, but I would like to run Wah!Cade on a USB stick with that MB. Wouldn't require a big PSU etc. Also heat is a much smaller issue.

I'm going to build a small Bubble Bobble cabinet, and puppy + Wah!Cade would be perfect!
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: johncl on September 26, 2012, 04:45:29 am
Just a quick question, the latest Puppy Arcade 10 works fine on my Via computer but its a bit slow (50% on DK). Assuming its using a rather new version of Mame which I know require a bit more power from the computer than previously. How would one go about getting an older mame installed on the puppy? I have little linux knowledge but can I install any .deb images on the puppy distribution, or do I have to find binaries specifically compiled for puppy?
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: bellasmith on January 29, 2013, 03:15:20 am
so lovely puppy
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: imzadi3015 on December 12, 2014, 11:19:57 pm
The only luck I had with Puppy, was using Puppy Package Manager to install Wah!Cade. After some frustration, I was able to play a couple of my games, but not in the illusion of an arcade.
With Puppy Arcade, I could never get my mame roms to play.

Illusion of an arcade - I turn my machine on, after it boots, there is a screen filled with games to choose from. I use my joystick to choose the game, pressing 1 PLAYER to start game. This way, I don't have to grab a keyboard  and mouse, load up the program and then start running the game.

as on another post, the best Operating System I have had success with is Lubuntu, running AdvanceMame, AdvanceMenu and AdvanceMess. For some reason, all 3 need to be installed, and the autostart is set to run ADVMENU as my frontend.
Title: Re: Is Puppy Linux suitable for MAME?
Post by: General_Faliure on December 14, 2014, 08:27:27 am
That's what i have with Lubuntu and Mahcade.
The original Wahcade is outdated, check this page for Mahcade: http://www.mameau.com/mahcade/ (http://www.mameau.com/mahcade/)
It takes some effort setting up, my cab autostarts into Mahcade which can be controlled by joystick and buttons.
It's running great for four years now.