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Title: MameWah 1.63: PC Games only start once
Post by: zx on July 21, 2008, 02:59:07 pm

Hello,

I have a problem with launching PC games through MameWah.

After some trying I was able to launch pc games, but the strange thing is:
the games can be launched only once.

When I start MameWah, select a game and start it the first time, everything
works fine.
But back in MameWah, when I left the game, i am not able to re-launch the same game or even launch another game. I can only see for a very short time the message box showing that the game will be launched, but it vanishes immediately and nothing happens.

I tested 2 programs, both with the same result.

After restarting MameWah it is exactly the same: the first game starts, but afterwards it's not possible to start another game.

I'm using MameWah 1.63.

Here is my pcgames.ini:
### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  ..\PCGames\links
rom_extension                             LNK
dat_file                                 
nms_file                                 
catver_ini_file                           
list_generation_method                    rom_folder

### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines 
emulator_commandline pc
post_emulator_app_commandlines           
general_app_commandlines           

In the log file I can find only the first launch, the other launches are not even logged:
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:30 Desktop colour: 13750737
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:30 Wallpaper filename:
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:30 Desktop display mode: 1360x768 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:30 Decimal symbol: ','
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:30 Games list read: pcgames-0.lst
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:32 Mode 800 x 600 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 2 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:32 Layout selected: C:\Program Files\Emulatoren\MameWah\config\pcgames\Theme1\layout.lay
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:33 No. joystick devices attached: 2
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:33 Ctrlr file selected: C:\Program Files\Emulatoren\MameWah\config\mamewah.cfg
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:33 Keyboard enabled
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:33 Joystick #1: USB Game Controllers enabled
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:33 Joystick #2: USB Game Controllers enabled
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:35 Current drive/directory selected: C:\Program Files\PANDEMONIUM 1
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:35 Commandline run: C:\Program Files\PANDEMONIUM 1\PANDY.EXE {flags=210}
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:39 Application quit: C:\Program Files\PANDEMONIUM 1\PANDY.EXE
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:40 Mode 800 x 600 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 2 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:40 Mode 800 x 600 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 2 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:42 Mode 800 x 600 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 2 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:44 Mode 800 x 600 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 2 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:47 Mode 800 x 600 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 2 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:49 Mode 800 x 600 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 2 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:54 Mode 1360 x 768 @ 60Hz, 32bit colour selected after 1 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
Samstag, 19.07.2008 12:46:55 MAMEWAH quit



Is there something I'm doing wrong/can someone help me or has someone
experienced similar problems?
(I already experimented with {dosbox} and {safelaunch} but with the same result.)

Regards,
zx

       
 

Title: Re: MameWah 1.63: PC Games only start once
Post by: gonzo90017 on July 21, 2008, 05:35:57 pm

Try this.

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emulator_commandline                      PC "[rompath]\[name].[romext]"{dosbox}{safelaunch}

Title: Re: MameWah 1.63: PC Games only start once
Post by: zx on July 22, 2008, 01:20:43 pm

yes, I tried this, but without success. The effect is exactly the same. The first time it loads the game.
Thereafter games are not loaded anymore.

Title: Re: MameWah 1.63: PC Games only start once
Post by: rockmes on July 23, 2008, 02:56:29 am

Quote from: zx on July 22, 2008, 01:20:43 pm

yes, I tried this, but without success. The effect is exactly the same. The first time it loads the game.
Thereafter games are not loaded anymore.

l can confirm this situation only with one game, and l have a few, and that is Virtua Tennis 3. Starts the first time then after that just wont start unless l reboot my computer. l have tried everything, and l know mamewah very well.

Title: Re: MameWah 1.63: PC Games only start once
Post by: zx on July 23, 2008, 03:34:16 pm

So, I'm a little bit better off:
in my case I don't have to reboot it's "enough" to restart mamewah...