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Title: Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: Sylentwulf on November 08, 2004, 05:13:31 pm
I'm updating from .78 to .88 with each rom set upgrade, mame windows command line program, and using clrmamepro for .88.

After playing with a couple things, I wanted to make sure it was actually WORKING before I set clrmamepro loose on the whole system (which takes a while) I loaded Dig dug. Took probably 10-20 seconds (before was 3-4 seconds)
Loaded Pengo and it took about 20-30 seconds (3-4 seconds before)

I could be WAY OFF on those times, but that's sure as hell what it felt like. I tried using the pentium pro optimize as well and that didn't help much (if any)

Using a P3 - 800mhz with around 512mb SDRAM - windows XP
Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: lokki on November 08, 2004, 05:19:09 pm
I'm updating from .78 to .88 with each rom set upgrade, mame windows command line program, and using clrmamepro for .88.

After playing with a couple things, I wanted to make sure it was actually WORKING before I set clrmamepro loose on the whole system (which takes a while) I loaded Dig dug. Took probably 10-20 seconds (before was 3-4 seconds)
Loaded Pengo and it took about 20-30 seconds (3-4 seconds before)

I could be WAY OFF on those times, but that's sure as hell what it felt like. I tried using the pentium pro optimize as well and that didn't help much (if any)

Using a P3 - 800mhz with around 512mb SDRAM - windows XP

Disable validity checks

skip_validitychecks 1



Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: screaming on November 08, 2004, 05:22:59 pm
My love is like woah (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=26951;start=msg224848#msg225103).

-Steve
Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: Sylentwulf on November 08, 2004, 05:27:25 pm
I'll give that a try, my mame.ini file didn't change though, and I didn't have them disabled before. (Clrmamepro is running now, so it'll be awhile. I'm overhauling my romset.)
Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: Minwah on November 08, 2004, 06:16:59 pm
I'll give that a try, my mame.ini file didn't change though, and I didn't have them disabled before. (Clrmamepro is running now, so it'll be awhile. I'm overhauling my romset.)

It will speed things up.  skip_validitychecks was only added in v0.88, so do a 'mame -cc' for it to show up.
Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: Sylentwulf on November 08, 2004, 08:46:00 pm
Ahh, I added the line in the mame.ini file and it seems to be doing a lot better now, still seems a BIT slower, but not much. Thanx!
Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: cdbrown on November 08, 2004, 09:09:05 pm
you should rename your old mame.ini to something else then do mame -cc for each release of mame.  That way you won't miss out on any extra options which may have been added since the last release.
Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: SirPoonga on November 08, 2004, 11:05:25 pm
you should rename your old mame.ini to something else then do mame -cc for each release of mame.  That way you won't miss out on any extra options which may have been added since the last release.

Actually, just do a mame -cc.  It will add int he new commands if there are any.
Title: Re:Upgrading mame, BIG loading slowdown
Post by: screaming on November 09, 2004, 08:27:23 am
you should rename your old mame.ini to something else then do mame -cc for each release of mame.  That way you won't miss out on any extra options which may have been added since the last release.

Actually, just do a mame -cc.  It will add int he new commands if there are any.

  ...and keep your old settings the way they were.

-Steve