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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: AE35 on February 20, 2006, 07:12:13 pm

Title: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: AE35 on February 20, 2006, 07:12:13 pm

I tried getting the Genesis emu to work, but no game list comes up. It just says 'filter enabled?'

I've pointed to the .exe and to the roms folder, and set the extension to bin(should I say .bin or just bin?)

I don't know what to do with the checkboxes regarding send rom info etc.

I must be very stupid, but I have no idea. But I love mala, it's great.

Any advice?

Nicholas

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: swindus on February 21, 2006, 03:50:18 am

the extension ist just 'bin'.

the options will do the following with the rom file: romname

send rom extension
adds the extension to the rom file name: romname.bin

send full rom path
adds the full path to the rom file name: eg c:\roms\romname.bin

quote rom path
adds quotes to the rom file/path name: eg "c:\roms\romname.bin"

after setting up the emulator you have to refresh the main game list. there are two ways to do this.
1. open the mala menu (default key is '5') and choose 'refresh main game list' from the gamelist menu.

(http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/wiki/fetch.php?cache=cache&media=menu_gamelist.gif)

2. click with your right mouse button on mala to open a popup menu and choose 'refresh main game list'.

then you should see all the roms.

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: AE35 on February 21, 2006, 06:17:45 am

Thanks!

When I press '5' nothing happens....the key IS set within the options. Hmm.

However, it seems to work now without pressing '5'....I start the game, everything seem to run fine. Then I want to leave the game, and press escape, and the game goes back to the Genesis emulator... >:(

So, how do I make it go all the way back to MaLa?

Thanks again for  your helo, you're more than nice.

Nicholas

Note: I still haven't been able to get Daphne to work....I only want ONE laserdisc game on the cabinet, if that's easier.  ???

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: swindus on February 21, 2006, 06:32:21 am

Quote from: AE35

When I press '5' nothing happens....the key IS set within the options. Hmm.

if it is set then it should work.

Quote from: AE35

However, it seems to work now without pressing '5'....I start the game, everything seem to run fine. Then I want to leave the game, and press escape, and the game goes back to the Genesis emulator... >:(
So, how do I make it go all the way back to MaLa?

use a special esc version of the emulator or use the mala key hook or hotkeys to close the emulator.

(http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/wiki/fetch.php?cache=cache&media=otheremu.gif)
(http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/wiki/fetch.php?cache=cache&media=hotkeys.gif)

Quote from: AE35

Note: I still haven't been able to get Daphne to work....I only want ONE laserdisc game on the cabinet, if that's easier.  ???

no, it's the same, not easier. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=42386.0

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: AE35 on February 21, 2006, 07:40:16 am

Thanks. I've read that link countless times ;D

All I get is the Daphne launch window, and THEN I can choose a game.

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: swindus on February 21, 2006, 07:44:10 am

Put the daphne.bat file into the daphne root dir, the other bat files can be placed somewhere in one folder.
Then edit all path information to the framefiles in these batch files to your needs.

After that use the daphne.bat as emulator executable, 'bat' as rom extension and point the rom path to the bat files.

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: AE35 on February 21, 2006, 05:32:41 pm

OK, I know I'm blank, but I'm trying.

start/wait %1 sdq vldp -framefile E:\RomsundIsos\Arcade\Laserdisc\Super_Don_Quix-ote_[re-encoded]\sdq-r.txt -fullscreen -blank_skips -blank_searches

I change that to:

start/wait %1 sdq vldp -framefile D:\Daphne\framefile\sdq.txt -fullscreen -blank_skips -blank_searches

Is that correct?

Then in the Daphne.bat in the root(D:/Daphne)

IF %1==Super_Don_Quix-ote %BATCHPATH%\Super_Don_Quix-ote.bat %DAPHNE%

I have no idea what to do here...

Thanks, and sorry!

Nicholas

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: AE35 on February 21, 2006, 05:44:51 pm

Hmmm....seems I got it to work...

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: loadman on February 21, 2006, 05:46:37 pm

 ;D  :) ;)

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: swindus on February 22, 2006, 03:28:56 am

Quote from: AE35 on February 21, 2006, 05:44:51 pm

Hmmm....seems I got it to work...

good news!  :D

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: AE35 on February 22, 2006, 08:06:26 am

Yeah, but just til I have to do it in the CABINET. This was just a test-run on my
PC. ;D

Loadman, thanks! I saw that you had asked my question on the German forum!
of which I understand NOTHING, even though we're on the same landmass.

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: swindus on February 22, 2006, 08:38:22 am

no problem to ask your questions in english on this forum the next time.

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: AE35 on February 22, 2006, 10:54:07 am

Ok, thanks!

Nicholas

Title: Re: MALA and extra emulators...can't figure it out
Post by: loadman on February 22, 2006, 05:52:10 pm

Quote from: AE35 on February 22, 2006, 08:06:26 am

Loadman, thanks! I saw that you had asked my question on the German forum!
of which I understand NOTHING, even though we're on the same landmass.

...Yeah. Google Language tools are very handy.  The only other language I know is fluent bullshite.   ;D

Hang in there for the new version of MaLa coming Soon (V1.0)