Im definately missing something here.
I have AdvanceMame working fine and dandy on my 15Khz Arcade Monitor, it has been for quite some time now. I use Mamewah cause I like it, but, it wont run on the arcade monitor. So I decided that I wanted to go to Advancemenu and have the complete solution as I am going to build the PC into the cabinet.
But, no matter what I do, I cant get the dang thing to run on the arcade cabinet, it just shows up on the normal monitor and doesnt switch to 15Kz mode.
What am I missing. Im using the svgawin driver
I bet its something simple that I have missed and Im just being a doofus. But I cant see why, if I have a working advancemame, that my advancemenu wont work.......
heeelp

Please

Here is my advmame.rc file
device_color_bgr15 yes
device_color_bgr16 yes
device_color_bgr24 yes
device_color_bgr32 yes
device_color_bgr8 yes
device_color_palette8 yes
device_color_yuy2 yes
device_joystick none
device_keyboard auto
device_mouse none
device_sdl_samples 2048
device_sound auto
device_svgawin_divideclock no
device_svgawin_skipboard 0
device_svgawin_stub fullscreen
device_video auto
device_video_cursor auto
device_video_doublescan yes
device_video_fastchange no
device_video_interlace no
device_video_output auto
device_video_overlaysize 1024
device_video_singlescan yes
dir_artwork artwork
dir_diff diff
dir_hi hi
dir_image image
dir_inp inp
dir_memcard memcard
dir_nvram nvram
dir_rom rom
dir_sample sample
dir_snap snap
dir_sta sta
display_adjust generate_yclock
display_antialias yes
display_artwork_backdrop yes
display_artwork_bezel no
display_artwork_crop yes
display_artwork_overlay yes
display_aspectx 4
display_aspecty 3
display_beam 1
display_brightness 1
display_buffer no
display_color auto
display_expand 1
display_flicker 0
display_flipx no
display_flipy no
display_frameskip auto
display_gamma 1
display_intensity 1.5
display_interlaceeffect none
display_magnify 1
display_mode auto
display_pausebrightness 1
display_resize mixed
display_resizeeffect auto
display_restore yes
display_rgbeffect none
display_rol no
display_ror no
display_scanlines no
display_skipcolumns auto
display_skiplines auto
display_translucency yes
display_vsync yes
include
input_hotkey yes
input_idleexit 0
input_map[coin1] auto
input_map[coin2] auto
input_map[coin3] auto
input_map[coin4] auto
input_map[event10] auto
input_map[event11] auto
input_map[event12] auto
input_map[event13] auto
input_map[event14] auto
input_map[event1] auto
input_map[event2] auto
input_map[event3] auto
input_map[event4] auto
input_map[event5] auto
input_map[event6] auto
input_map[event7] auto
input_map[event8] auto
input_map[event9] auto
input_map[p1_button10] auto
input_map[p1_button1] auto
input_map[p1_button2] auto
input_map[p1_button3] auto
input_map[p1_button4] auto
input_map[p1_button5] auto
input_map[p1_button6] auto
input_map[p1_button7] auto
input_map[p1_button8] auto
input_map[p1_button9] auto
input_map[p1_dial_down] auto
input_map[p1_dial_left] auto
input_map[p1_dial_right] auto
input_map[p1_dial_up] auto
input_map[p1_doubleleft_down] auto
input_map[p1_doubleleft_left] auto
input_map[p1_doubleleft_right] auto
input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] auto
input_map[p1_doubleright_down] auto
input_map[p1_doubleright_left] auto
input_map[p1_doubleright_right] auto
input_map[p1_doubleright_up] auto
input_map[p1_down] auto
input_map[p1_left] auto
input_map[p1_lightgun_down] auto
input_map[p1_lightgun_left] auto
input_map[p1_lightgun_right] auto
input_map[p1_lightgun_up] auto
input_map[p1_paddle_down] auto
input_map[p1_paddle_left] auto
input_map[p1_paddle_right] auto
input_map[p1_paddle_up] auto
input_map[p1_pedal1] auto
input_map[p1_pedal1_autorelease] auto
input_map[p1_pedal2] auto
input_map[p1_pedal2_autorelease] auto
input_map[p1_pedal] auto
input_map[p1_right] auto
input_map[p1_stick_backward] auto
input_map[p1_stick_down] auto
input_map[p1_stick_forward] auto
input_map[p1_stick_left] auto
input_map[p1_stick_right] auto
input_map[p1_stick_up] auto
input_map[p1_trackball_down] auto
input_map[p1_trackball_left] auto
input_map[p1_trackball_right] auto
input_map[p1_trackball_up] auto
input_map[p1_trakx] auto
input_map[p1_traky] auto
input_map[p1_up] auto
input_map[p1_x] auto
input_map[p1_y] auto
input_map[p1_z] auto
input_map[p2_button10] auto
input_map[p2_button1] auto
input_map[p2_button2] auto
input_map[p2_button3] auto
input_map[p2_button4] auto
input_map[p2_button5] keyboard[0,i]
input_map[p2_button6] keyboard[0,k]
input_map[p2_button7] auto
input_map[p2_button8] auto
input_map[p2_button9] auto
input_map[p2_dial_down] auto
input_map[p2_dial_left] auto
input_map[p2_dial_right] auto
input_map[p2_dial_up] auto
input_map[p2_doubleleft_down] auto
input_map[p2_doubleleft_left] auto
input_map[p2_doubleleft_right] auto
input_map[p2_doubleleft_up] auto
input_map[p2_doubleright_down] auto
input_map[p2_doubleright_left] auto
input_map[p2_doubleright_right] auto
input_map[p2_doubleright_up] auto
input_map[p2_down] auto
input_map[p2_left] auto
input_map[p2_lightgun_down] auto
input_map[p2_lightgun_left] auto
input_map[p2_lightgun_right] auto
input_map[p2_lightgun_up] auto
input_map[p2_paddle_down] auto
input_map[p2_paddle_left] auto
input_map[p2_paddle_right] auto
input_map[p2_paddle_up] auto
input_map[p2_pedal1] auto
input_map[p2_pedal1_autorelease] auto
input_map[p2_pedal2] auto
input_map[p2_pedal2_autorelease] auto
input_map[p2_pedal] auto
input_map[p2_right] auto
input_map[p2_stick_backward] auto
input_map[p2_stick_down] auto
input_map[p2_stick_forward] auto
input_map[p2_stick_left] auto
input_map[p2_stick_right] auto
input_map[p2_stick_up] auto
input_map[p2_trackball_down] auto
input_map[p2_trackball_left] auto
input_map[p2_trackball_right] auto
input_map[p2_trackball_up] auto
input_map[p2_trakx] auto
input_map[p2_traky] auto
input_map[p2_up] auto
input_map[p2_x] auto
input_map[p2_y] auto
input_map[p2_z] auto
input_map[p3_button10] auto
input_map[p3_button1] auto
input_map[p3_button2] auto
input_map[p3_button3] auto
input_map[p3_button4] auto
input_map[p3_button5] auto
input_map[p3_button6] auto
input_map[p3_button7] auto
input_map[p3_button8] auto
input_map[p3_button9] auto
input_map[p3_dial_down] auto
input_map[p3_dial_left] auto
input_map[p3_dial_right] auto
input_map[p3_dial_up] auto
input_map[p3_doubleleft_down] auto
input_map[p3_doubleleft_left] auto
input_map[p3_doubleleft_right] auto
input_map[p3_doubleleft_up] auto
input_map[p3_doubleright_down] auto
input_map[p3_doubleright_left] auto
input_map[p3_doubleright_right] auto
input_map[p3_doubleright_up] auto
input_map[p3_down] auto
input_map[p3_left] auto
input_map[p3_lightgun_down] auto
input_map[p3_lightgun_left] auto
input_map[p3_lightgun_right] auto
input_map[p3_lightgun_up] auto
input_map[p3_paddle_down] auto
input_map[p3_paddle_left] auto
input_map[p3_paddle_right] auto
input_map[p3_paddle_up] auto
input_map[p3_pedal1] auto
input_map[p3_pedal1_autorelease] auto
input_map[p3_pedal2] auto
input_map[p3_pedal2_autorelease] auto
input_map[p3_pedal] auto
input_map[p3_right] auto
input_map[p3_stick_backward] auto
input_map[p3_stick_down] auto
input_map[p3_stick_forward] auto
input_map[p3_stick_left] auto
input_map[p3_stick_right] auto
input_map[p3_stick_up] auto
input_map[p3_trackball_down] auto
input_map[p3_trackball_left] auto
input_map[p3_trackball_right] auto
input_map[p3_trackball_up] auto
input_map[p3_trakx] auto
input_map[p3_traky] auto
input_map[p3_up] auto
input_map[p3_x] auto
input_map[p3_y] auto
input_map[p3_z] auto
input_map[p4_button10] auto
input_map[p4_button1] auto
input_map[p4_button2] auto
input_map[p4_button3] auto
input_map[p4_button4] auto
input_map[p4_button5] auto
input_map[p4_button6] auto
input_map[p4_button7] auto
input_map[p4_button8] auto
input_map[p4_button9] auto
input_map[p4_dial_down] auto
input_map[p4_dial_left] auto
input_map[p4_dial_right] auto
input_map[p4_dial_up] auto
input_map[p4_doubleleft_down] auto
input_map[p4_doubleleft_left] auto
input_map[p4_doubleleft_right] auto
input_map[p4_doubleleft_up] auto
input_map[p4_doubleright_down] auto
input_map[p4_doubleright_left] auto
input_map[p4_doubleright_right] auto
input_map[p4_doubleright_up] auto
input_map[p4_down] auto
input_map[p4_left] auto
input_map[p4_lightgun_down] auto
input_map[p4_lightgun_left] auto
input_map[p4_lightgun_right] auto
input_map[p4_lightgun_up] auto
input_map[p4_paddle_down] auto
input_map[p4_paddle_left] auto
input_map[p4_paddle_right] auto
input_map[p4_paddle_up] auto
input_map[p4_pedal1] auto
input_map[p4_pedal1_autorelease] auto
input_map[p4_pedal2] auto
input_map[p4_pedal2_autorelease] auto
input_map[p4_pedal] auto
input_map[p4_right] auto
input_map[p4_stick_backward] auto
input_map[p4_stick_down] auto
input_map[p4_stick_forward] auto
input_map[p4_stick_left] auto
input_map[p4_stick_right] auto
input_map[p4_stick_up] auto
input_map[p4_trackball_down] auto
input_map[p4_trackball_left] auto
input_map[p4_trackball_right] auto
input_map[p4_trackball_up] auto
input_map[p4_trakx] auto
input_map[p4_traky] auto
input_map[p4_up] auto
input_map[p4_x] auto
input_map[p4_y] auto
input_map[p4_z] auto
input_map[safequit] auto
input_map[service] auto
input_map[service_coin1] auto
input_map[service_coin2] auto
input_map[service_coin3] auto
input_map[service_coin4] auto
input_map[start1] auto
input_map[start2] auto
input_map[start3] auto
input_map[start4] auto
input_map[tilt] auto
input_map[ui_add_cheat] auto
input_map[ui_cancel] auto
input_map[ui_cocktail] auto
input_map[ui_configure] auto
input_map[ui_delete_cheat] auto
input_map[ui_down] auto
input_map[ui_frameskip_dec] auto
input_map[ui_frameskip_inc] auto
input_map[ui_help] auto
input_map[ui_left] auto
input_map[ui_load_state] auto
input_map[ui_mode_next] auto
input_map[ui_mode_pred] auto
input_map[ui_on_screen_display] auto
input_map[ui_pan_down] auto
input_map[ui_pan_left] auto
input_map[ui_pan_right] auto
input_map[ui_pan_up] auto
input_map[ui_pause] auto
input_map[ui_record_start] auto
input_map[ui_record_stop] auto
input_map[ui_reset_machine] auto
input_map[ui_right] auto
input_map[ui_save_cheat] auto
input_map[ui_save_state] auto
input_map[ui_select] auto
input_map[ui_show_fps] auto
input_map[ui_show_gfx] auto
input_map[ui_show_profiler] auto
input_map[ui_snapshot] auto
input_map[ui_startup] auto
input_map[ui_throttle] auto
input_map[ui_toggle_cheat] auto
input_map[ui_toggle_debug] auto
input_map[ui_toggle_ui] auto
input_map[ui_turbo] auto
input_map[ui_up] auto
input_map[ui_watch_value] auto
input_steadykey no
misc_bios default
misc_cheat no
misc_cheatfile cheat.dat
misc_crash no
misc_difficulty none
misc_eventdebug no
misc_eventfile event.dat
misc_freeplay yes
misc_historyfile history.dat
misc_infofile mameinfo.dat
misc_internaldepth auto
misc_languagefile english.lng
misc_mutedemo no
misc_quiet no
misc_safequit yes
misc_timetorun 0
record_sound yes
record_sound_time 15
record_video yes
record_video_interleave 2
record_video_time 15
script_coin1
script_coin2
script_coin3
script_coin4
script_emulation
script_event1
script_event10
script_event11
script_event12
script_event13
script_event14
script_event2
script_event3
script_event4
script_event5
script_event6
script_event7
script_event8
script_event9
script_led1 on(kdb, 0b1); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b1);
script_led2 on(kdb, 0b10); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b10);
script_led3
script_play
script_safequit
script_start1
script_start2
script_start3
script_start4
script_turbo while (event()) { toggle(kdb, 0b100); delay(100); } off(kdb, 0b100);
script_video wait(!event()); set(kdb, 0);
sound_latency 0.05
sound_mode auto
sound_normalize yes
sound_resamplefilter yes
sound_samplerate 44100
sound_samples yes
sound_volume 0
sync_fps auto
sync_resample auto
sync_speed 1
sync_startuptime auto
sync_turbospeed 3
ui_font auto
ui_fontsize auto
ui_helpimage auto
device_video_format 15730 0.727273 0.106061 0.0757576 0.0909091 0.916031 0.00763359 0.0114504 0.0648855
device_video_modeline ntsc_640x240 12.0837 640 648 696 768 240 240 243 262 -hsync -vsync
device_video_pclock 8-50
device_video_hclock 15.73
device_video_vclock 55-63
defender/sync_startuptime 49
ui_speedmark no
mk2/input_map[p1_button6] keyboard[0,z]
mk2/input_map[p1_button5] keyboard[0,x]
and here is my advmenu.rc file
config save_at_exit
device_color_bgr15 yes
device_color_bgr16 yes
device_color_bgr24 yes
device_color_bgr32 yes
device_color_bgr8 yes
device_color_palette8 yes
device_color_yuy2 yes
device_joystick none
device_keyboard auto
device_mouse none
device_sdl_samples 2048
device_sound auto
device_svgawin_divideclock no
device_svgawin_skipboard 0
device_svgawin_stub fullscreen
device_video auto
device_video_cursor auto
device_video_doublescan yes
device_video_fastchange no
device_video_interlace no
device_video_output auto
device_video_overlaysize 1024
device_video_singlescan yes
difficulty none
display_brightness 1
display_gamma 1
display_orientation
display_restoreatexit yes
display_restoreatgame yes
display_size 320
event_alpha yes
event_assign up up or 8_pad
event_assign down down or 2_pad
event_assign left left or 4_pad
event_assign right right or 6_pad
event_assign enter enter or enter_pad
event_assign shutdown lcontrol esc
event_assign esc esc
event_assign space space
event_assign mode tab
event_assign home home
event_assign end end
event_assign pgup pgup
event_assign pgdn pgdn
event_assign help f1
event_assign group f2
event_assign type f3
event_assign exclude f4
event_assign sort f5
event_assign setgroup f9
event_assign settype f10
event_assign runclone f12
event_assign del del
event_assign ins insert
event_assign command f8
event_assign menu backquote or backslash
event_assign emulator f6
event_assign snapshot period_pad
event_assign rotate 0_pad
event_assign lock scrlock
event_mode fast
event_repeat 500 50
icon_space 43
idle_screensaver 60 10
idle_screensaver_preview snap
idle_start 0 0
include
lock no
menu_base 0
menu_rel 0
merge differential
misc_exit normal
misc_quiet no
mode list
mode_skip
mouse_delta 100
preview snap
preview_default none
preview_default_cabinet none
preview_default_flyer none
preview_default_icon none
preview_default_marquee none
preview_default_snap none
preview_default_title none
preview_expand 1.15
sort parent
sound_background_begin none
sound_background_end none
sound_background_loop default
sound_background_loop_dir "mp3"
sound_background_start none
sound_background_stop none
sound_buffer 0.1
sound_foreground_begin default
sound_foreground_end default
sound_foreground_key default
sound_foreground_start default
sound_foreground_stop default
sound_latency 0.1
sound_samplerate 44100
sound_volume 0
ui_background none
ui_bottombar yes
ui_clip single
ui_color help 000000 ffffff
ui_color help_tag 247ef0 ffffff
ui_color submenu_bar 247ef0 ffffff
ui_color submenu_item 000000 ffffff
ui_color submenu_item_select 000000 bfffff
ui_color menu_item 000000 ffffff
ui_color menu_hidden 808080 ffffff
ui_color menu_tag 247ef0 ffffff
ui_color menu_item_select 000000 bfffff
ui_color menu_hidden_select 808080 bfffff
ui_color menu_tag_select 247ef0 bfffff
ui_color bar 000000 ffffff
ui_color bar_tag 247ef0 ffffff
ui_color bar_hidden 808080 ffffff
ui_color grid 247ef0 ffffff
ui_color backdrop 000000 808080
ui_color icon ffffff ffffff
ui_color cursor 808080 ffffff
ui_command_error Error running the command
ui_command_menu Command
ui_console no
ui_exit none
ui_font auto
ui_fontsize auto
ui_game snap
ui_gamemsg "Loading"
ui_help none
ui_skipbottom 0
ui_skipleft 0
ui_skipright 0
ui_skiptop 0
ui_topbar yes
emulator "advmame" advmame "d:\mame\advmame.exe" \
"%o[,-ror,-flipx,-rol] %o[,,-flipy,]"
device_video_pclock 8-50
device_video_hclock 15.73
device_video_vclock 55-63
device_video_modeline ntsc_640x240 12.0837 640 648 696 768 240 240 243 262 -hsync -vsync
device_video_format 15730 0.75 0.109375 0.078125 0.0625 0.916031 0.00763359 0.0114504 0.0648855
emulator_include "advmame"
group "<undefined>"
group "Bad"
group "Good"
group "Very Good"
group_include "<undefined>"
group_include "Bad"
group_include "Good"
group_include "Very Good"
type "<undefined>"
type "Application"
type "Arcade"
type "Bet 'em Up"
type "Breakout"
type "Computer"
type "Console"
type "Fight"
type "Filler"
type "Flipper"
type "Gun"
type "Puzzle"
type "Racing"
type "RPG"
type "Shot 'em Up"
type "Sport"
type_include "<undefined>"
type_include "Application"
type_include "Arcade"
type_include "Bet 'em Up"
type_include "Breakout"
type_include "Computer"
type_include "Console"
type_include "Fight"
type_include "Filler"
type_include "Flipper"
type_include "Gun"
type_include "Puzzle"
type_include "RPG"
type_include "Racing"
type_include "Shot 'em Up"
type_include "Sport"
emulator_attrib "advmame" missing exclude
emulator_attrib "advmame" clone exclude
emulator_attrib "advmame" bad exclude
emulator_attrib "advmame" vector include
emulator_attrib "advmame" vertical include
emulator_attrib "advmame" neogeo include
emulator_attrib "advmame" deco exclude
emulator_attrib "advmame" playchoice exclude
game "advmame/asurabld" "" "" 251 1 ""