Author Topic: Now Galaga won't load!!! PLEASE HELP!! [NEW error message posted!] (Read 17258 times)

javeryh · « **on:** September 19, 2007, 05:06:58 pm »

I've got MAME set up and running fine (I think). I even compiled my own version of .118u1. All of the games I've tried launching so far work fine except for Super Pac-Man and Mappy - that's it and I've tested about 700 games so far. I've tried running "superpac", "superpcm", "mappy", etc. and both games get to 11% on the loading screen (I'm using MaLa) and then I get kicked back to the list of games. Has anyone else experienced this (a game not loading)?

Any ideas on what could be going wrong?

Thanks!

SGT · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2007, 05:32:31 pm »

You need to go to a command prompt and run mame from there so you can see what the actual error message is. In other words at the C prompt in your mame folder type:
mame superpac

javeryh · « **Reply #2 on:** October 02, 2007, 10:57:37 am »

Quote from: SGT on September 19, 2007, 05:32:31 pm

You need to go to a command prompt and run mame from there so you can see what the actual error message is. In other words at the C prompt in your mame folder type:
mame superpac

I'll give this a shot and report back. Thanks!

javeryh · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2007, 03:49:41 pm »

OK, I tried running Mappy from the cmd window and got this error:

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Warning: unknown option in INI: frames_to_run
Warning: unknown option in INI: rdtsc
Warning: unknown option in INI: a2d_deadzone
Warning: unknown option in INI: digital
Warning: unknown option in INI: frames_to_run
Warning: unknown option in INI: rdtsc
Warning: unknown option in INI: a2d_deadzone
Warning: unknown option in INI: digitalWarning: unknown option in INI: frames_to_run
Warning: unknown option in INI: rdtsc
Warning: unknown option in INI: a2d_deadzone
Warning: unknown option in INI: digitalWarning: unknown option in INI: frames_to_run
Warning: unknown option in INI: rdtsc
Warning: unknown option in INI: a2d_deadzone
Warning: unknown option in INI: digital
Attempted to malloc zero bytes (src/emu/tilemap.c:333)

Mappy and Super Pac-man are 2 games I just can't live without! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

SGT · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2007, 04:42:25 pm »

One of the problems is it looks like you're using a mame.ini file from an older version of mame. I would go into the mame folder and rename your mame.ini file to something like mame.ini.old and then recreate a new one.

In the mame directory at the C prompt type:

mame -cc

Then rerun again and see if all the errors go away or just the ones regarding unknown options.

Do you have a file called superpac.ini file in a mame subfolder called ini?

Kangum · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2007, 04:55:22 pm »

im using .119 romset and i have no issues with superpac or mappy. have you tried deleting and recreating the mame ini.

SGT · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2007, 04:57:15 pm »

Looks like that other error regarding "malloc zero bytes" is a known issue with the mappy.c driver which both those two games you're having trouble with use.

Link

Therefore fixing the ini errors will not help your issue. Looks like you'll have to revert to an older version of Mame for those games or wait for a bug fix.

javeryh · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2007, 05:07:19 pm »

Thanks for the responses... Hmmm... I have a .118u1 romset - if I upgrade MAME to .119u1 or whatever the current version is will it produce other errors since the romset wouldn't match the MAME version? I guess I'd have to recompile and everything in order to save high scores... *sigh* I just got everything set up only to find out 2 of my favorite games won't load. Any thoughts/recommendations?

SGT · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2007, 05:14:20 pm »

I rarely have to update a rom for versions that close together. Hey, that recompiling is good practice.

I would still make sure you generate a new mame.ini file to match your version of mame.

javeryh · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2007, 07:56:31 pm »

Quote from: SGT on October 06, 2007, 04:42:25 pm

Do you have a file called superpac.ini file in a mame subfolder called ini?

I don't have this folder. Should I? I'm going to try recreating the mame.ini but I don't know why or how it could be an older version...

SGT · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2007, 08:05:51 pm »

That INI folder isn't necessary, Mame will check that folder for an ini file for each rom. If it exists, it will use it instead of mame.ini. I was asking just in case those errors were coming from there instead of mame.ini.

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but I don't know why or how it could be an older version...

After you compiled Mame did you put mame.exe into an existing mame folder or did you put it into a brand new folder?

javeryh · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2007, 08:11:58 pm »

I just copied the files over like it said to on the Mr. Do! Arcade page. Also, will I lose all of my current high scores with a recompile? I just broke 75,000 in Galaga which is like a miralce for me since I stink.

SGT · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2007, 08:19:52 pm »

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I just copied the files over like it said to on the Mr. Do! Arcade page.

What I'm asking is, was there an older or existing version of Mame in the folder where you copied the files to? That's okay if you did, but it would explain why there was an older version of mame.ini there.

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will I lose all of my current high scores with a recompile?

No you won't lose your high scores. If you use "save states", those many times don't work between versions.

javeryh · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2007, 08:23:17 pm »

Quote from: SGT on October 06, 2007, 08:19:52 pm

What I'm asking is, was there an older or existing version of Mame in the folder where you copied the files to? That's okay if you did, but it would explain why there was an older version of mame.ini there.

Oh, I get it - no. The only version of MAME ever installed on this computer was .118 and then .118u1.

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No you won't lose your high scores. If you use "save states", those many times don't work between versions.

Whew! I don't use 'save states' at all - I'm trying to keep everything as simple as possible.

javeryh · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2007, 06:29:59 pm »

I just spent the last 2 hours compiling a new version of MAME - what a pain! It's compiling right now - I think it worked... I used the 0119u1, 0119u2, 0119u3 and hi_0119u2 files for patching. I still need to install MaLa and MAME and everything - I basically wiped the HDD of all arcade stuff and started over. Oh, this is for my cocktail cab... not my "current" one with the awesome Galaga score. I wanted to practice on this (which hasn't seen a MAME update in over a year). I'm having company over this weekend and it will be nice to have 2 fully playable cabinets.

javeryh · « **Reply #15 on:** October 08, 2007, 11:39:37 pm »

WTF??? I finished recompiling - Mappy and Super Pac-Man work fine (as do most other games I tried) but now Galaga isn't working. I get an error message saying:

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51xx.bin FILE NOT FOUND
ERROR: required files are missing, the game cannot be run

I get this error for each of the 5 versions in my romset. What is going on? HELP!!!

SGT · « **Reply #16 on:** October 08, 2007, 11:54:37 pm »

The error message says it all. This newest version of Mame requires a file called 51xx.bin in the galaga rom that you don't have in your existing rom. Look at the WIP on this link and you can see that it was just added in u3 of 119:

http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/galaga

The sad part is that it looks like this file was added for some future use. Your only options are to find this file and put it into your galaga.zip or get the latest galaga rom from somewhere. Another option is to use an older version of Mame for galaga. Many people run multiple versions of Mame for various reasons.

When I said that I "rarely" had to update a rom, I didn't mean never. Sorry dude.

javeryh · « **Reply #17 on:** October 09, 2007, 08:44:18 am »

Quote from: SGT on October 08, 2007, 11:54:37 pm

The error message says it all. This newest version of Mame requires a file called 51xx.bin in the galaga rom that you don't have in your existing rom. Look at the WIP on this link and you can see that it was just added in u3 of 119:

http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/galaga

The sad part is that it looks like this file was added for some future use. Your only options are to find this file and put it into your galaga.zip or get the latest galaga rom from somewhere. Another option is to use an older version of Mame for galaga. Many people run multiple versions of Mame for various reasons.

When I said that I "rarely" had to update a rom, I didn't mean never. Sorry dude.

Awesome! Thank you so much. I'm glad someone could tell me what the deal was. If I recompile .119 but stop at u2 instead of going up to u3 this should fix the problem, right? And I'll still be able to take advantage of the newest hi_119u2.diff file, right?

Kangum · « **Reply #18 on:** October 09, 2007, 10:49:20 pm »

I am using the 119 romset and have no issues with galaga. its has no updates though. at what point does it kill galaga 119u1 or u2 ect.

javeryh · « **Reply #19 on:** October 09, 2007, 10:53:05 pm »

Quote from: Kangum on October 09, 2007, 10:49:20 pm

I am using the 119 romset and have no issues with galaga. its has no updates though. at what point does it kill galaga 119u1 or u2 ect.

I can confirm Galaga works in .119u2 but NOT in .119u3 without an update to the rom. I rolled back MAME to .119u2 and everything works perfectly - Mappy, Galaga and Super Pac-man!

u_rebelscum · « **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2007, 02:00:54 pm »

MAWS says galaga ROM changed in 0.119u3. (Scroll to "last change(s)") MAWS is a great source of changes in rom sets back until 0.37b15.

ArtsNFartsNCrafts · « **Reply #21 on:** November 12, 2007, 07:10:49 pm »

Quote from: SGT on October 08, 2007, 11:54:37 pm

Many people run multiple versions of Mame for various reasons.

Are there any resources that might show me how this is best done? That seems to be the problem I'm running into the most. Rom X runs fine in Mame v.xxx.....Rom y runs fine in Mame v .yyy, etc.

it seems like running multiple versions in one front end might alleviate my problems.

Herk · « **Reply #22 on:** November 13, 2007, 08:01:08 pm »

Javeryh,

I ran into the missing 5xxx.bin for namco titles and found a discussion at emuasylum that seems to wrap it up. I have the new files but have not tested them yet.

Herk

javeryh · « **Reply #23 on:** November 14, 2007, 05:24:23 pm »

Quote from: Herk on November 13, 2007, 08:01:08 pm

Javeryh,

I ran into the missing 5xxx.bin for namco titles and found a discussion at emuasylum that seems to wrap it up. I have the new files but have not tested them yet.

Herk

Thanks Herk. I think I'm going to stick with .119u2 for now until there is a compelling reason to update (NAOMI? - dare to dream).

Herk · « **Reply #24 on:** November 14, 2007, 08:27:29 pm »

Javeryh,

I placed the new bin file in the galaga.zip and presto, it works again.

Herk


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