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Title: AdvanceCD Problem
Post by: Franco on July 03, 2005, 09:28:00 am

I have just downloaded AdvanceCD but I seem to be having some problems getting it running.

I have DL'd the zip file and unpacked it. I then added some roms and the sample/snap/flyer etc files to the appropriate folders within the image/arcade directory. I then checked the files using the checkrom script which said everything was fine. I created the CD image using the makecd script which produced the advcd.iso. All I did then was to burn the .iso to a cd. It didnt like doing it in nero so I just used the windows explorer burner. I have tried the cd in two computers (put it in and rebooted) but windows just reloads. Both PCs are set to boot from the CD drive if there is a bootable CD in it.

Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Do I need to unzip the iso before burning? I would try and mess about some more but I only have a couple of blank CDs left and I have plenty of coasters already. Please help, I NEED mame at work!!

Title: Re: AdvanceCD Problem
Post by: ahmer on July 03, 2005, 05:55:20 pm

Franco,Buy a good quality re-writable CD for this experiment. ;)
use an appropriate Image burning software like (Nero burning).

what do you mean by that

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Do I need to unzip the iso before burning?

ISO image is a kind of Fake CD,just like saving data with the disire setting.Zip file cannot make a bootable cd.You should simply do Burning an Image with (nero burning) and that image file have to be add as ISO file.

Title: Re: AdvanceCD Problem
Post by: Franco on July 04, 2005, 12:28:51 am

OK thanks.

Im using Nero 6.0.0.17 There is an option to burn the CD as a bootable disc. Do I want to do this or will burning it as a 'data' disc automatiaclly make it bootable because of the ISO?

Title: Re: AdvanceCD Problem
Post by: Franco on July 04, 2005, 12:48:14 pm

Still no joy  :(

I have tried burning the .iso created by Nero to a CD at low speed. This just burns the .iso file onto the disc (is that correct?) When I put it in the computer and reboot it just goes into windows.

I then tried unzipping the .iso with winrar which then gave me the arcade, boot and free folders that it contained. I then burnt these to a disc using Neros 'Create a Bootable CD' option. When I reset the computer it just came up with the non system disc error.

Any ideas where I am going wrong?

Title: Re: AdvanceCD Problem
Post by: lostboy4480 on July 05, 2005, 02:45:39 am

Ahh Thats is where you are going wrong...


In Nero go into the main application, then goto Recorder>Burn Image and then point it to your iso file.

Happy MAME'ing