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Title: MAMEWAH Question
Post by: bsoder52 on November 10, 2004, 11:05:04 am

So my PC went to crap and I had to reformat and load XP last night.  I also loaded up my MAME and the version of MAMEWAH, not a current version.

Everything works fine, except that the snapshots are not being displayed on the main screen for MAMEWAH (game select screen).  

I have all the pics saved in a folder titled SNAP and the folder is residing in my C:MAME file folder along with everything else.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance, you guys always rock the hizouse!

bsoder52

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: screaming on November 10, 2004, 11:16:23 am

Quote from: bsoder52 on November 10, 2004, 11:05:04 am

So my PC went to crap and I had to reformat and load XP last night.  I also loaded up my MAME and the version of MAMEWAH, not a current version.

Everything works fine, except that the snapshots are not being displayed on the main screen for MAMEWAH (game select screen).  

I have all the pics saved in a folder titled SNAP and the folder is residing in my C:MAME file folder along with everything else.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance, you guys always rock the hizouse!

bsoder52

  Can you post your mame.ini file, or emu-x.ini file?

-Steve

  P.S. Unless it is just a typo, you probably need a backslash '\' between C: and MAME.

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: bsoder52 on November 10, 2004, 11:31:11 am

I'm not sure what a Mame.ini file is?

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: screaming on November 10, 2004, 11:35:02 am

Quote from: bsoder52 on November 10, 2004, 11:31:11 am

I'm not sure what a Mame.ini file is?

  Uh, okay. That might be the root of the problem :)

  Is there any reason you haven't just installed the new version of MAMEWAH (http://mamewah.mameworld.net/)? I'd say step one of fixing your problem is to be up to date with the latest version, then after you install it read ALL the documentation in the docs/ directory.

People will be more likely to help you once you upgrade.

-Steve

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: bsoder52 on November 10, 2004, 01:05:14 pm

YEa,
I don't really want to upgrade unless I absolutley have to.
I'm not very good about configuring things and what not.
I like the older version just fine as it suits my needs ok, but maybe I'll have to upgrade.
?

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: screaming on November 10, 2004, 01:12:08 pm

Quote from: bsoder52 on November 10, 2004, 01:05:14 pm

YEa,
I don't really want to upgrade unless I absolutley have to.
I'm not very good about configuring things and what not.
I like the older version just fine as it suits my needs ok, but maybe I'll have to upgrade.
?

  Alright, so if you're using the old version you're using an emu-1.ini file.  

  Go read the docs, specifically in reference to the artwork paths. After you've read the documentation if you still have this question, post your emu-1.ini file here and I'll see if I can help you.

-Steve

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: Minwah on November 10, 2004, 03:07:47 pm

You need to install MAMEWAH.  Otherwise required system files don't get installed (say if you just copy MW from another machine).  PNG's won't display without one such system file...

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: Tritoch84 on November 11, 2004, 09:58:04 am

generate the mame.ini? If it's new, that is....

(well, i made that mistake once....)

Title: Re:MAMEWAH Question
Post by: bsoder52 on November 11, 2004, 01:59:20 pm

Thanks MinWAH!
I downloaded Directx9,the System Files, and the latest version of Mamewah.
Started it up, and it worked like a charm!

THANKS SO MUCH!