Mamewah 1.62 issue

[ppilot]

I decided to upgrade from 1.61 to 1.62.  It's been pretty smooth, but one problem I just cannot figure out, and haven't been able to find addressed anywhere.

I made the change on my desktop computer, no problem.  Copied my mamewah directory to a USB key and transferred it to arcade machine #1, no problem.  Transferred to arcade machine #2 and get the following problem.

If I bring up the options menu, there is no category for 'Platform' or 'Theme'.  If I run directly from the USB key, everything works fine.  If I change the option in the mamewah config manually it brings up the different platforms, so it seems to recognize them; just can't find them in the 'options' menu.  I only have one hard drive on the machine, and have tried copying to various places, deleting and repeating, etc. but I can't seem to get it to work.  Is there something on my 'C' drive or in the registry that is mucking this up?

Hoping someone can help.  Thanks!

[Minwah]

Check the attributes of all files/folder within the mamewah folder.  Maybe for some reason it is different on machine #2.

Also, there are a few little bugs I've recently found in the menu, although it shouldn't prevent you doing anything as long as it is properly set up.

[ppilot]

Thanks Minwah.  The attributes seem to be all in order.  I'll give some more detail in the next few posts:


Mamewah log:

4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM MAMEWAH v1.62 launched
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Cursor scheme: Windows default, Arrow: (None), Wait: (None), AppStarting: (None)
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Desktop colour: 0
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Wallpaper filename:
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Display mode: 1024x1280 @ 60Hz, 16 bit colour
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Decimal symbol: '.'
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Games list read: 01mame-2.lst
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Mode 1024 x 1280 @ 60Hz, 16bit colour selected after 1 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
4/19/2006 9:52:58 PM Layout selected: C:\Vertical mamewah_v162b10\config\01mame\jcrouse\layout.lay
4/19/2006 9:52:59 PM No. joystick devices attached: 2
4/19/2006 9:52:59 PM Ctrlr file selected: C:\Vertical mamewah_v162b10\config\mamewah.cfg
4/19/2006 9:52:59 PM Keyboard enabled
4/19/2006 9:52:59 PM Joystick #1: GPWiz49 enabled
4/19/2006 9:52:59 PM Joystick #2: GPWiz49-2 enabled
4/19/2006 9:53:11 PM Games list read: 01mame-0.lst
4/19/2006 9:53:14 PM Games list read: 01mame-2.lst
4/19/2006 9:53:17 PM Mode 1024 x 1280 @ 60Hz, 16bit colour selected after 1 attempt(s) at 1/2 second intervals.
4/19/2006 9:53:17 PM MAMEWAH quit



Mamewah.ini:

### mamewah.ini (mamewah v1.62) ###

### (Global) Screen-Saver Settings ###
delay                                     300
slide_duration                            3

### Audio Settings ###
enable_sounds                             1
sound_volume                              100
music_path                               
enable_music                              1
music_volume                              100

### Movie Settings ###
intro_movie_file                         
exit_movie_file                           
keep_movie_preview_aspect                 game_aspect
delay_before_movie_preview                2
music_movie_mix                           mute_movies
movie_volume                              100

### Misc Settings ###
emulator_root_path                       
auto_setup_emulators                      0
theme                                     jcrouse
wrap_list                                 0
remember_current_game                     1
keep_image_aspect                         1
refresh_images                            0
safe_mode                                 0
show_cursor                               0
keyboard_led_states                       -,-,-
lcd_com_port                              1
lcd_settings                             
exit_action                               choice
maxlogsize                                100000

### External Application Settings ###
startup_app_commandlines                 
exit_app_commandlines                     
exit_and_run_app_commandlines             

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_group                             
current_emulator                          01mame
locked                                    0

[ppilot]

Some pics of the directory structure:

[ppilot]

Here's an actual picture of the menu:

[Minwah]

You only seem to have one theme (jcrouse), which explains why there is no 'Select Theme' option.  Not sure about the platform tho...

Try re-downloading and extracting (using WinZip) mamewah.exe - some other decompression tools have been known to mess up the exe and cause very similar problems.

I might add something to the log in future to show the enumeration of platforms/list/themes etc. to show if things are somehow being 'missed'.  Also, I need to ensure file attibutes don't play a part.

[ppilot]

Thanks Minwah.  Actually, theme shows up under all my other machines.  When I key it, it says 'jcrouse' and 'default'.  Any other thoughts?

[Minwah]

Thanks Minwah.  Actually, theme shows up under all my other machines.  When I key it, it says 'jcrouse' and 'default'.  Any other thoughts?

I should have asked before...are you using the latest beta (v1.62b10) ??

In short...if you have checked all I've mentioned then I can't think of anything else...all I can suggest is you double check the file attributes etc - have a play and see if it makes any difference.

I'll try to add some extra info to the log for the next beta which should make it easier to diagnose.

[ppilot]

Yep, 1.62b10.  If I'm understanding you properly, all of the files have the 'archive' attribute set (on all of the machines) so I don't think that's a problem (I'm assuming you were thinking the 'read-only' one was on?).

I guess I'll just wait until the next beta comes out and try it again.  Thanks for your help.

[Minwah]

Yep, 1.62b10.  If I'm understanding you properly, all of the files have the 'archive' attribute set (on all of the machines) so I don't think that's a problem (I'm assuming you were thinking the 'read-only' one was on?).

Yes, ensure 'archive' is set, and read-only and hidden are not set.  Sorry can't be much more help until I add some things in...let me know how you get on with the next beta.