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Author Topic: Problem with AUTOEXEC *RESOLVED*  (Read 1188 times)

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Problem with AUTOEXEC *RESOLVED*
« on: October 08, 2005, 02:21:15 pm »
OK I'm having an odd problem...

I have my software all set up and the PC is booting to DOS. I have all my software in a directory called "ARCADE" and GameLauncher is in a subdirectory called "GLAUNCH". MAME on the other hand is in a subdirectory called "MAME" with more subdirectories for the various files needed.

IT ALL WORKS. I'm only mentioned the directories so everyone understands the setup. ;-)

OK So if I type CD ARCADE, then CD GLAUNCH, and then GLAUNCH
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Re: Problem with AUTOEXEC
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2005, 03:33:30 pm »
Add it closer to the end of your autoexec?

Might be loading it before video and everything else :)

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Re: Problem with AUTOEXEC
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2005, 03:40:42 pm »
It is OF COURSE the very last item in the Autoexec.

Please people, don't assume I'm some kind of noobish idiot.  :laugh:


Should I perhaps be defining a "PATH" for GL and/or for MAME?

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Re: Problem with AUTOEXEC
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2005, 09:21:14 pm »
I think SOAPboy might be on the right track in that Glaunch is possibly loading too quickly

try something like this:

@echo off
CD C:\arcade\glaunch
sleep 2
glaunch

sleep delays the batch file for a while (determined by the value after it)

'sleep' can be downloaded here:
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/backwash/sleep.com

Obviously put sleep in the glaunch directory ( as you are no noobish idiot )

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Re: Problem with AUTOEXEC
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2005, 12:48:13 am »
I will definitely try that. Thanks!
(I assume the value is seconds to sleep?)
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Re: Problem with AUTOEXEC
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2005, 05:56:21 am »
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(I assume the value is seconds to sleep?)

I think it might be 1 = 5 secs. 

I use it to delay launching MaLa in windows XP. But I have it set so that the batch file runs in a minimised state so I have not seen how many seconds it delays for a while.

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Re: Problem with AUTOEXEC
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2005, 05:46:19 pm »
After finding this thread: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=7779.0

...it would seem the Windows boot screen is causing problems. Apparently the video mode doesn't switch properly and then it causes problems with GameLauncher. The "sleep" helps, but making the system wait and then the video mode is properly switched to DOS command line before executing GL.

The thread up there mentions an app to disable the Win boot screen entirely. I'm gonna try that. If that doesn't work, then I'll have to stick to using "Sleep".

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Re: Problem with AUTOEXEC *RESOLVED*
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2005, 11:00:44 am »
Well, problem solved. And it did not require "blackout" or "sleep" or anything.

In MSDOS.SYS, under options, add the following: LOGO=0

This disables the boot screen entirely. Now my system boots right to GL with no side-effects. YESSS!

So I spent most of yesterday going through my game lists, finding the ones that don't work and also marking each one as Vertical or Horizontal. WOW what a pain. I had already created these lists by genre using, umm, using some list maker. Weird thing is, some working games got left out completely. I don't understand why. I'm going to have to hunt through and find all the ones not in any lists. YEOW!
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