Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Front End Support => Maximus Arcade => Topic started by: phloogens on June 04, 2014, 04:23:57 pm
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Hello all! Long time lurker, but finally found one that I am stumped on, so I made a login and would love your help! I am currently running MAME command line version .149 on the latest version of Maximus Arcade (2.10) on my pc. (Pentium D, 4GB memory, intel onboard graphics, Windows 7) I am unable to launch into MAME from Maximus. I can place roms in the Mame folder, and run them from there, but I get a blank screen and no sound when I attempt to launch from the front end. My Microsoft Direct X has been recently updated, as has all of my drivers. Is there anything I can try? Thanks in advance!!!
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If you are using onboard graphics then you may be experiencing something I ran into. MAME defaults to using Direct3D and some onboard video sets do not support that. I ended up using a command line switch to force MAME into DirectDraw mode.
Go into your settings and tack on "-video ddraw" at the end of you command string. See if that works.
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Thanks for your help! Actually, I've tried that, both in the MAME config file, and the MA preferences. Also tried these commands, with no luck: -video gdi, -no hlsl_enable. Totally stuck over here. :-/
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I use mame32. Have you tried another version?
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Well, for better or worse, I installed GameEx and it runs great! Not sure what the deal was, but I guess I saved $25 in the process! Thanks for the input folks!
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gameex is buggy too. If u want to try to give MA a try load mameui32 and u shouldn't have the problem.