What am I doing wrong? MAMEWAH help needed. PLEASE!!!

[vetteguy112233]

I'm trying to get my z26 Atari 2600 emulator to work. I downloaded ALL of the premade INI files and tried to modify that one to work, but it didn't. I got MAME to work, so I just copied it's INI file and changed it to match the z26 stuff, but it still doesn't work. Can someone please help me figure out why? Once I get this one fixed, I'm sure it's all downhill from here. When I say doesn't work, I mean when I press "2" in Mamewah I can't find the Atari2600 (z26) anywhere in the lists. It should be under "select group" and "console" right?

My Atari emulator (Z26.exe) is located in C:\Atari2600   and the ".bin" roms are in C:\Atari2600\ROMS

Here is a copy of my INI file. OH YEAH AND WHAT IS THE CATVER.INI STUFF FOR?

### mame.ini (mamewah v1.63) ###

emulator_title                            Atari 2600

### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  C:\Atari2600\ROMS
rom_extension                             bin
dat_file                                 
nms_file                                 
catver_ini_file                           [emuexepath]\catver.ini
list_generation_method                    rom_folder_vs_listxml

### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines             
emulator_commandline                      C:\Atari2600\z26.exe [name]{nodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
post_emulator_app_commandlines           
general_app_commandlines                 

### Artwork Settings ###
artwork_image_paths                       [emuexepath]\snap
movie_preview_path                        [emuexepath]\previews
movie_artwork_no                          1
enable_fuzzy_search                       0
history_dat_file                         
history_dat_artwork_no                    2

### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver               1
select_random_game                        0
saver_type                                gamelist_slideshow
movie_path                               
movie_fullscreen                          1
quit_delay                                0
saver_commandline                         

### Additional Settings ###
music_path                               
lcd_display_file_path                     
description_display                       [description]{scroll}

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

[gonzo90017]

Ini files go inside the Mamewah\Config folder

[vetteguy112233]

I have them inside the "config" folder. They are all in their own directory, but all within the "config" folder. For example I have a folder called atari2600 that has all needed .ini files located in -  C:\mamewah\config\atari2600

[Turnarcades]

Sounds silly, but have you added the '-0' extension .ini as well? And have you made a skin for the menu and named it right? If it's not appearing in Mamewah it must be a problem like this. The contents of the main .ini file do not affect anything but the launching/control of the emulator and roms.

[vetteguy112233]

Yes, I have the .jpg files located in C:\mamewah\config\atari2600 folder. And I have the 0 and 1 .ini files located in the "C:\mamewah\config\atari2600  folder. They consist of:

atari2600-0.ini

### Atari2600-0.ini ###

list_title                                All Games

### Games List Settings ###
cycle_list                                1

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_game                              1590


atari2600-1.ini
### Atari2600-1.ini ###

list_title                                Favorites

### Games List Settings ###
cycle_list                                1
list_type                                 normal
display_clone_info                        0
max_favorites                             0

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_game                              1

[TechJunkie]

In your "C:\mamewah\config\" Directory you have 3 .ini files called Arcade, Computer & Console.  Edit the Console.ini and add "atari2600" (without quotes).  If you have additional Console Emulators setup they should be in that list however if you only have the one then remove all other entry's in that file.  Once you have done that then save the file and go back into Mamewah and using the "2" on your keyboard go into options and select "Select Group" using the "1" key. Then go back into Options and select "Games List Options" then Generate List.  Just to make sure make sure your mamewah.ini file has the following information at the bottom:

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_group                        Console
current_emulator                   atari2600
locked                                     0

[vetteguy112233]

OK, getting closer, thanks TECHJUNKIE!!! However it still doesn't work. I was able to get Atari2600 on the list and told it to generate a game list. It said that it was complete, but it didn't display any games. I have tons of .bin roms in the rom folder.

Any idea now?

[jardine]

Just a very long shot as im relitavely new to all this as well...but generating a list using:

list_generation_method                    rom_folder  not
list_generation_method                    rom_folder_vs_listxml
 
If you have copied this .ini direct from mamewah do you have the listxml for generating. Try removing it and just having rom_folder.....see what happens. I didn't require it for Project 64 and it generated.

[vetteguy112233]

Due to the amount of problems I've had, I decided to switch to Maximus Arcade, which so far is working perfectly.

Thanks for the mamewah help, but it's no longer needed.