Step by Step MameWah?

[HOTR6]

Alright I would like to run MameWah as my front end. I tried reading the Docs page and the FAQ page but I can'tseem to figure what to do. I got it installed but no games are on it.
Is there any place to find a step by step guide to set it up? I really don't know anything about computer programing so it has to be pretty basic ie...Click here, open this, type this here.
OR maybe there is someone close by who would like to come help me. I could provide Pizza and cold beverages!! I am in Southern CA in San Clemente
Any help here would be great. I will now go and search and test some more.

[jcrouse]

I tried reading the Docs page and the FAQ page but I can'tseem to figure what to do.

There is the problem, you read the docs! I'm curious, where did you find them?

Just kidding,
John

[HOTR6]

well I found the doc in the folder with MameWah you open the folder and there is a folder in there that says "docs"
I printed them out cause they are sort of hard to read on the computer. With further reading and RE reading I think I may have stummbled onto something.....
I have Mame 32. I need to DL MAME and put the roms in there and then go into the ini. folder in mamewah and type in WHERE MAME is on my computer ie....program files, documents, desktop.
So I am going to try that. I don't know what some of the rest of it is but I will try.

[HOTR6]

alright that didn't work. I guess I really don't know what to do. The settings in the ini folder are correct. I DL MAME to my C drive and then put the ROMS in the re and teh samples and SNAP (I don't know what that is)
So the path in the inin folder in MameWah is correct but I still get no games.
I will try some more stuff but I am checking back here to see if anyone has posted some ideas.

[HOTR6]

John, I tried to get to the places he mentioned in the FAQ but they are not coming up.

[sc1103]

alright that didn't work. I guess I really don't know what to do. The settings in the ini folder are correct. I DL MAME to my C drive and then put the ROMS in the re and teh samples and SNAP (I don't know what that is)
So the path in the inin folder in MameWah is correct but I still get no games.
I will try some more stuff but I am checking back here to see if anyone has posted some ideas.

Did you generate your list, if so, did you use romlist vs. xml or romlist vs. info (I think thats the other key option)?  If not, make sure you generate your lists.  Furthermore, I might suggest you trying Screaming's Mamewah Config, as the GUI helps make setup slightly easier, especially when you begin to do multi-emu setups.

[MPTech]

HOTR6,  I'm almost in the same boat.
I've had MAMWAH downloaded for over a month and read those docs AT LEAST 6 times.  I'm hesitating at starting because I'm not comfortable with the steps (guess I just need to plan for a couple hours and jump in!) (btw, I was a programmer for many years and have built over a dozen PCs, it's still intimidating!)

where would I find "Screaming's Mamewah Config"?  I'll try a search after this post. I'll provide the link if i find it.

[miles2912]

Ok.   Just set this up on another PC took me all of about 5 minutes from download to running games.  Grab the main zip file and the support files from the download site http://mamewah.mameworld.net/downloads.htm  Unzip the mamewah 1.61 to any directory you want (I used mamewah) and unzip the support files to a temp directory(I used temp).  From the temp director double click the SETUP.BAT file.  Reboot system if the PC doesn't do it for you. 

Mame setup.  Get the WINDOWS COMMAND LINE version of mame.  Unzip it to a dir called MAME.  Make sure this is in your root directory ( C:\MAME ).  Put one or 2 roms in the roms directory.  No more.  We are testing. 

Mamewah should start at this point (click the mamewah.exe file).  If it doesn't you botched the support files install. 

Once mamewah starts hit your 2 key.  The 2 key above your normal keys - not the one on the keypad.  Game List Options will show up.  Hit the 1 key on game list.  Hit the 1 key on Generate list.   The 1 or 2 romes you used should show up and htting the 1 key on any game will launch it.

If you want to deviate from my simple plans be prepared to do some reading...

Don

[Brad]

Exactly as above.... I don't see what the problem is with getting the basics going myself but for you guys having difficulty heres the link to Mamewah Config:

http://www.bluecamel.org/?cat=5

Cheers,

Brad

[HOTR6]

Thanks Miles. I never read about generating the list in MameWah. As aoon as I went in and pushed 2 and then generated my list the games came up! I will have to now figure how to set up another Emu.
My assumption is that you go to one of the other inis in the folder and set it up with the proper config for that emulator. Specifically I am going to set up a Nes emu.
After that I would like to play with it and figure out how to change the front end and get the pictures on it and stuff.
Thanks for the help!
Maybe I will type up the step by step. I will have to have someone who really knows to proof read it and make sure I did it right.