Mamewah wont load game (hangs)

[rbarr110]

Ok, I am new to mamewah and am having troubles getting Mamewah to load teh games.

I downloaded the latest DOS mame build also the latest 1.61 Mamewah.  Mamewah can find and generate a list of the ROMS in the Roms directory of the dos version of mame.  I then try to load the game and the window pops up that says

Loading :  Game Title

It then does nothing.  If I go into device manager Mamewah says Not REsponding and there is no other program running.  If I shut down or log off I get a windows message saying that  C:\Mame\mame.exe need to be ended before it can log off.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[rbarr110]

Here is a copy of my Mamewah log:

9/26/2005 8:23:52 PM MAMEWAH launched
9/26/2005 8:23:52 PM Cursor scheme: Windows default, Arrow: (None), Wait: (None), AppStarting: (None)
9/26/2005 8:23:52 PM Desktop colour: 9981440
9/26/2005 8:23:52 PM Wallpaper filename:
9/26/2005 8:23:52 PM Display mode: 1024x768 @ 60Hz, 32 bit colour
9/26/2005 8:23:52 PM Decimal symbol: '.'
9/26/2005 8:23:53 PM Games list read: mame-0.lst
9/26/2005 8:23:54 PM Layout selected: C:\Mamewah\layouts\Classic 640x480\layout.lay
9/26/2005 8:23:54 PM Ctrlr file selected: C:\Mamewah\ctrlr\default.ini
9/26/2005 8:24:01 PM Commandline run: CMD.EXE /c c:\mame\dmame.exe -listxml|xml2info > C:\Mamewah\mame.dat {flags=17}
9/26/2005 8:24:17 PM Commandline run: CMD.EXE /c c:\mame\dmame.exe -listfull > c:\mame\listfull {flags=17}
9/26/2005 8:24:19 PM Games list read: mame-0.lst
9/26/2005 8:24:22 PM Commandline run: CMD.EXE /c c:\mame\dmame.exe BTOADS -verifyroms > C:\Mamewah\files\verify {flags=17}
9/26/2005 8:24:23 PM Commandline run: c:\mame\dmame.exe BTOADS {flags=12}

[rbarr110]

And here is my mamewah mame.ini:

### mame.ini (mamewah v1.61) ###

emulator_title                            M.A.M.E.

### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  c:\mame\roms
rom_extension                             zip
dat_file                                 
nms_file                                 
catver_ini_file                           
list_generation_method                    rom_folder_vs_listxml

### Execution Settings ###
emulator_executable                       c:\mame\dmame.exe
commandline_format                        [name]{autodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
alt_commandline_format_1                  [name]{autodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
alt_commandline_format_2                  [name]{autodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
game_specific_config_path                 

### Artwork Locations ###
artwork_1_image_path                      c:\mame\snap
artwork_2_image_path                      c:\mame\marquees
artwork_3_image_path                      c:\mame\cabinets
artwork_4_image_path                      c:\mame\cpanels
artwork_5_image_path                     
artwork_6_image_path                     
artwork_7_image_path                     
artwork_8_image_path                     
artwork_9_image_path                     
artwork_10_image_path                     
movie_preview_path                        c:\mame\previews
movie_artwork_no                          1

### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver               1
saver_type                                slideshow
movie_path                                c:\Mamewah\mpgs
movie_fullscreen                          1
quit_delay                                30
wrapper_executable                       
wrapper_commandline_format                [name]{nodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
scr_file                                 

### External Application Settings ###
ipc_file_or_path                         
app_1_executable                         
app_1_commandline_format                 
app_2_executable                         
app_2_commandline_format                 
app_3_executable                         
app_3_commandline_format                 
auto_launch_apps                         

### Additional Settings ###
music_path                               
lcd_display_file_path                     
lcd_fe_text                               

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_list                              0

[rbarr110]

OK - a little progress...messed with the dosbox/nosafelaunch/autodosbox commands and actually get mame to show up in task manager.

### Execution Settings ###
emulator_executable

[rbarr110]

Well after spending way too much time figuring this out, I decided to use the command line version of Mame rather than the DOS version of mame to get the sound to work.

I have read, and read, and read that Mamewah uses the DOS version of Mame, and I guess the command line version is DOS, but you can not get sound unless you can get DOS drivers to work for your soundcard.  No need for DOS sound drivers if using the command line version.

Anyway, Mamewah works as it shoulf for me now.

[Minwah]

I have read, and read, and read that Mamewah uses the DOS version of Mame, and I guess the command line version is DOS, but you can not get sound unless you can get DOS drivers to work for your soundcard.  No need for DOS sound drivers if using the command line version.

I don't know where you read Mamewah is for Dos MAME, but that is incorrect!!  Actually Dos MAME will work (you needed to make/edit mame.cfg and set the soundcard type) but Windows Commandline MAME is highly recommended - and this is *not* the same as Dos MAME!!

Anyway glad you got it working, commandline MAME is the way to go

[rbarr110]

After reading some things more carefully I see that it is the command line version, however, the one place that I was using to help me get started was here:
http://www.arcadecab.com/Projects/Mamewah-overview.htm

At the top it does say command line, but about halfway down the page where he talks about installing everything and shows his Mame directory, there in bold print it says

"You want to ensure you have a copy of the DOS Mame executable in this directory (C:\MAME\). "

And that is what stuck out in my mind regarding the use of DOS Mame.

[Skadar]

I have read, and read, and read that Mamewah uses the DOS version of Mame,

I don't know where you read Mamewah is for Dos MAME, but that is incorrect!! 

Yeah, when I started using MAMEWah a few weeks ago I had also read in multiple places that you are supposed to use the DOS version of MAME.  Obviously a few websites out there have some incorrect information on them.

[Minwah]

After reading some things more carefully I see that it is the command line version, however, the one place that I was using to help me get started was here:
http://www.arcadecab.com/Projects/Mamewah-overview.htm

That page is actually very good, aside from the Dos MAME point.

It is a pretty common mistake to confuse Dos MAME with Windows Commandline MAME (or vice versa).