hiscore diff (with no nag/white box removal)

[dgame]

The idea is to patch the MAME source code with the hiscore diff BEFORE compiling.

It is the same as Mr.Do’s "Apply the "u" Update DIFFs" procedure except use your “hi_32” instead of the 0119u1 in his example.

C:\mamesrc\ >patchmame  hi_132

http://mrdo.mameworld.info/compile.html

[acevedor2]

That makes sense!  Light bulb goes on. 

I still have the question about patch.exe.  That file is not in the mamesrc directory when everything is unzipped as it should be. 

Patchmame.bat is there, but in the screen shot on Mr. Do's website, it shows the patch.exe file in the directory as well.  Any ideas about that particular file?  I can't seem to find it anywhere, or even know if should be in there at all.

Thanks again for all of the help!

[dgame]

Those screen shots are old.

If you look inside patchmame.bat you will see this:

set path=c:\mingw\bin

patch -p0 -E <%1.diff


The set line means the patch.exe in the c:\mingw\bin folder will be used.

patch.exe does not need to be in the MAME source folder.

[acevedor2]

Thanks!  That answers it.  Lastly even when I rename the txt file to diff, i.e. hi_132.txt to hi_132.diff, it still shows up as a txt file.  I am not trying to make this any more difficult than it needs to be - it is as simple as just right clicking the downloaded file and clicking rename and then typing in hi_132.diff - correct?

Is it also normal for the diff file to be so small?  I think the one for 132 is only 30k. 

[DeLuSioNal29]

It may be that Windows is set to "Hide extensions for known file types".  You can fix this (in Win XP) by double clicking my computer and then clicking on the "Tools" menu and then "Folder options".  Then click on the "View" tab.  Under advanced settings, you should NOT have a check box next to "Hide extensions for known file types".

Hope this helped.

~ DeLuSioNaL

[Kman-Sweden]

Hi everyone.

So I compiled my own mameuifx32 today.
Does anyone know how I update my old mameuifx32?
Should I delete the old .ini file and replace my .exe file?
Is that it?
Is there a better way?

Thanx!

[jholman76]

I was able to compile 132 the other night, but I found some of my games didnt work, so I'm going down to 124, which

is what I was using before.

I tried to compile .124 with mameUI. I followed the steps on the first post with the right versions of source/UI,

etc (124) and tried to compile. I get the following error about 8 minutes in:

Compiling src/osd/winui/winui.c...
src/osd/winui/winui.c: In function 'MamePlayBackGame':
src/osd/winui/winui.c:5546: error: 'inp_header' has no member named 'header'
src/osd/winui/winui.c:5551: error: 'inp_header' has no member named 'majversion'
Finished!
0 Hours 8 Minutes and 47 Seconds Elapsed.
src/osd/winui/winui.c:5551: error: 'INP_HEADER_MAJVERSION' undeclared (first use in this function)
src/osd/winui/winui.c:5551: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
src/osd/winui/winui.c:5551: error: for each function it appears in.)
src/osd/winui/winui.c:5559: error: 'inp_header' has no member named 'gamename'
mingw32-make: *** [obj/winui/mame/osd/winui/winui.o] Error 1

I tried using the mameUI source for 124 and 124.5. am I missing something or do i just have to try .2,.3, and .4 of

the UI source to see what one works for 124? It is a fresh download from mamedev.org.

Also, since 124 is an older version, I dont have to do any supplemental patches right?

Thanks for any input.

Joe

[MKChamp]

I don't believe that would be caused by the patch. Try downloading the source and compiling it without applying any patch and see what results you get. If it compiles fine, try applying the hiscore patch....be sure you use the right patch for whatever version you are going to compile. Let us know how it goes!

[jholman76]

I don't believe that would be caused by the patch. Try downloading the source and compiling it without applying any patch and see what results you get. If it compiles fine, try applying the hiscore patch....be sure you use the right patch for whatever version you are going to compile. Let us know how it goes!

I may try it again, but I just updated my rom set to .132 tonight and since I was able to compile .132 sucessfully, I might just roll with that. I spend enough time just going through and picking the games I want. No need to fight with compiling when I got one to work already.

I'll let you know if I fix the error though. Thanks for the reply!

joe

[Ond]

Just wanted to say thanks to MKChamp for keeping this up-to-date,  I live in hope for a Mame release which lets me run Surf Planet without audio glitches.  If anyone has Surf Planet running really smoothly (audio wise) can they let me know please?

 

Ond

[rooter]

I'm following the instructions that are linked in the first post.
However, on step 4 where I download the MameUI source code, the site requires that I be a member of FilePlanet, which is a pay site.  Does anyone know another place to get the source?  Google is only finding me the binaries.

[headkaze]

rooter: You don't have to pay you just need to register and use one of their free download severs.

[njay]

yo headkaze,

your app rocks
just compiled my first mame version

[cboy]

I'm not sure im doing this right....i downloaded 131 source  (this is why my romset is), hi_130u3.diff
and followed mr do's instructions to the letter


it seems to have compiled correctly but did i miss that i need to compile u1,u2 diffs before i need to do 3?

i also noticed its 130u3 and not 131

is this ok?

[cboy]

ok seems that ive compiled it correctly all the games play!!

[njay]

well the guide states you must add the diffs from u1 to u4 then compile it

[MKChamp]

Confusion...I believe he was talking about the hiscore diffs and not the u release source diffs.

Cboy...hi_130u3.txt is the right one to use for 131 source. The reason it is called hi_130u3 is because that was the actual version the patch had to be created due to mame source changes. I should probably go and rename all the patches to reflect the actual version....I'll do that now ;-)

[cboy]

MKChamp - Thanks for the reply and this post.

This is pretty awesome, makes it a much more cleaner looking interface now.


I did notice that Toobin seems to not work (game loads but wont start even with lots of credits) kinda weird.

[MKChamp]

Toobin' uses the 'throw' button to start. By default, it should be mapped to ctrl for player 1. Take a look at your menu (tab -> Input(This Game)) and see what the 'throw' is mapped to. This will get the game started.

[cboy]

ah hah! thanks again!

[GaryMcT]

I made a version of this patch that is just the no nag/white box removal (without the hiscore diff) so that I can use it with cabmame cleanly since it appears to already have hiscore support.  Should I post this version of the diffs?  Anyone interested?

Thanks!
Gary

[mh12]

..nevermind!

[atomikbohm]

GaryMcT, are you sure Cabmame has high score support?  There is no mention of it on SailorSat's English Overview http://community.arcadeinfo.de/showthread.php?t=9555

I made a version of this patch that is just the no nag/white box removal (without the hiscore diff) so that I can use it with cabmame cleanly since it appears to already have hiscore support.  Should I post this version of the diffs?  Anyone interested?

Thanks!
Gary

[GaryMcT]

GaryMcT, are you sure Cabmame has high score support?  There is no mention of it on SailorSat's English Overview http://community.arcadeinfo.de/showthread.php?t=9555

I made a version of this patch that is just the no nag/white box removal (without the hiscore diff) so that I can use it with cabmame cleanly since it appears to already have hiscore support.  Should I post this version of the diffs?  Anyone interested?

Thanks!
Gary

Pretty sure.  There are a bunch of diffs there adding something related to hiscores that conflicted with the hiscore diffs here.

[LeedsFan]

I'm totally new to this. When I right click on the links in the OP I don't get an option to "Save as". I only get an option to "Save link as" and I end up with a .txt file and not a .diff file. Is this correct? 

[MKChamp]

It really doesn't matter the extention as long as you 'call' it correctly when applying. (at least I wouldn't think it would matter).

[garnerb350]

MKChamp...

Sorry if this question is stupid...but I just got Misfitmame (still has the new car scent)...Can this be done also on Misfitmame? 

(I just got it yesterday...playing D2K...other games eventually)

When i first played it, i forgot all about the nag screen...

[MKChamp]

MKChamp...

Sorry if this question is stupid...but I just got Misfitmame (still has the new car scent)...Can this be done also on Misfitmame? 

(I just got it yesterday...playing D2K...other games eventually)

When i first played it, i forgot all about the nag screen...

It *should*...I've never tried it. Easy to do, though. I believe the last time misfitmame was updated was for 127...so...
1) Get the mame source for 127
2) Get the misfitmame source for 127

3) Apply misfitmame source to core mame source
4) Download the hi_127a.txt and patch away!

Let me know if it worked...

[GaryMcT]

GaryMcT, are you sure Cabmame has high score support?  There is no mention of it on SailorSat's English Overview http://community.arcadeinfo.de/showthread.php?t=9555

I made a version of this patch that is just the no nag/white box removal (without the hiscore diff) so that I can use it with cabmame cleanly since it appears to already have hiscore support.  Should I post this version of the diffs?  Anyone interested?

Thanks!
Gary

Pretty sure.  There are a bunch of diffs there adding something related to hiscores that conflicted with the hiscore diffs here.

Looks like the cabmame hiscore diffs are inferior to the ones here (at least I think they are. . doesn't seem to be saving hi scores for some games).  I need to take the opposite approach and remove all the hiscore stuff from cabmame and then apply these patches.

[atomikbohm]

Gary,

I'd be intrested in getting a copy of that, though you might want to ask sailorsat for help.  Probally cut your time investment down to almost nothing.

Looks like the cabmame hiscore diffs are inferior to the ones here (at least I think they are. . doesn't seem to be saving hi scores for some games).  I need to take the opposite approach and remove all the hiscore stuff from cabmame and then apply these patches.

[GaryMcT]

Gary,

I'd be intrested in getting a copy of that, though you might want to ask sailorsat for help.  Probally cut your time investment down to almost nothing.

Looks like the cabmame hiscore diffs are inferior to the ones here (at least I think they are. . doesn't seem to be saving hi scores for some games).  I need to take the opposite approach and remove all the hiscore stuff from cabmame and then apply these patches.

I won't bother her with this.  It shouldn't take me long once I get to it.  Yay for "Beyond Compare"!

[atomikbohm]

Great to hear I doubt that I'll be the only one interested in this patch.  Keep up the good work Gary, sailorsat and the hiscore team!!! 

[Kman-Sweden]

I made a version of this patch that is just the no nag/white box removal (without the hiscore diff) so that I can use it with cabmame cleanly since it appears to already have hiscore support.  Should I post this version of the diffs?  Anyone interested?

Thanks!
Gary

I'd like to have that.. I use MameUIFX32 and that also has the Hiscore support in it already. When I compiled my latest copy it complained about it but it patched the NoNag nicely anyway.

[pitufo]

undefined symbols:
  "_osd_update_hi", referenced from:
      _video_frame_update_hi in libemu.a(video.o)
ld: symbol(s) not found
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [mame] Error 1

sdlmame 132, hi_txt 132

Did you do a clean compile? I haven't tried to compile sdlmame...maybe someone else can confirm that the patch works ok for that derivitive.

 Yup, I did a clean compile, the problem for sdlmame is that osd_update_hi doesn't exist in the osd driver for sdl as explain in :

  http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=64298.msg953651#msg953651

the quick and dirty way to resolve the issue is to copy/paste the osd_update function and rename the copy to osd_update_hi but this won't remove the white boxes.

[Stormrider]

Could you please be so kind to tell me what files have to me modified and how in order to remove the loading screens as well as the whitebox. I don't like applying diffs and I would prefer to do it manually. Are they simple changes (like with the OK screens) or do I have to replace lots of lines and add/remove other lines of code? Thanx.

[jasonbar]

Question on the mechanics of the high score writing.

Exactly when does a patched MAME write to the file in the hi folder?

As soon as a game is over?  When exiting MAME?  If I power off my machine without exiting MAME, will the high score get written?

I ask because a few of my high scores lately have not shown up on the next launch of the same game & I haven't been able to figure out the cause.


Thanks!
-Jason

[MKChamp]

Could you please be so kind to tell me what files have to me modified and how in order to remove the loading screens as well as the whitebox. I don't like applying diffs and I would prefer to do it manually. Are they simple changes (like with the OK screens) or do I have to replace lots of lines and add/remove other lines of code? Thanx.

Download the patch and open up in wordpad or notepad. Do a search for MKCHAMP. I have commented every change so it would be easy for you to manually add them in...and know what you are adding :-)

[MKChamp]

Question on the mechanics of the high score writing.

Exactly when does a patched MAME write to the file in the hi folder?

As soon as a game is over?  When exiting MAME?  If I power off my machine without exiting MAME, will the high score get written?

I ask because a few of my high scores lately have not shown up on the next launch of the same game & I haven't been able to figure out the cause.


Thanks!
-Jason

The scores are saved when you exit the game. So, if you power off the machine without 'exiting' MAME, the scores will not be saved.

[Stormrider]

I have been able to remove the loading messages editing romload.c and deleting this block of text:

   char buffer[200];

   if (name != NULL)
      sprintf(buffer, "Loading (%d%%)", (UINT32)(100 * (UINT64)romdata->romsloadedsize / (UINT64)romdata->romstotalsize));
   else
      sprintf(buffer, "Loading Complete");

   ui_set_startup_text(romdata->machine, buffer, FALSE);

and this one too:

   /* final status display */
   display_loading_rom_message(romdata, NULL);

   /* if we had errors, they are fatal */
   if (romdata->errors != 0)
   {
      const char *rgntag, *nextrgntag;

      /* clean up any regions */
      for (rgntag = memory_region_next(romdata->machine, NULL); rgntag != NULL; rgntag = nextrgntag)
      {
         nextrgntag = memory_region_next(romdata->machine, rgntag);
         memory_region_free(romdata->machine, rgntag);
      }

      /* create the error message and exit fatally */
      mame_printf_error("%s", astring_c(romdata->errorstring));
      astring_free(romdata->errorstring);
      fatalerror_exitcode(romdata->machine, MAMERR_MISSING_FILES, "ERROR: required files are missing, the "GAMENOUN" cannot be run.");
   }

   /* if we had warnings, output them, but continue */
   if (romdata->warnings)
   {
      astring_catc(romdata->errorstring, "WARNING: the "GAMENOUN" might not run correctly.");
      mame_printf_warning("%s\n", astring_c(romdata->errorstring));
   }

Also, I edited mame.c and deleted this line:

   ui_set_startup_text(machine, "Initializing...", TRUE);

I already had the nag screens mod applied, but I'll mention in case anyone is interested.

In mame.c change:

ui_display_startup_screens(machine, firstrun, !settingsloaded);

with

ui_display_startup_screens(machine, !firstrun, settingsloaded);

What I have not been able to get rid of is the white box. Could you please tell me how to remove it? Thanx.

[Kman-Sweden]

I have been able to remove the loading messages editing romload.c and deleting this block of text:
.
.
.

What I have not been able to get rid of is the white box. Could you please tell me how to remove it? Thanx.

Hi.
Could you post pics of "loading messages" and "white box"? I for one don't know what they refer to.