ePSXe Setup for MAMEWAH

[Syxx]

wondered if anyone can give me there setup options and info for ePSXe and MAMEwAH so that
i can run games from a ISO/BIN/IMG file and not off the cd.

thanks for any info.

[Syxx]

ok im trying something diffrent..

anyone know the command line to get epsxe to load with out the GUI and run a cd in drive g:\ ?

[Xochi]

I posted a question about this a week or two back. I just went the brute force way and wrote a batch file in my epsxe directory and then told mamewah my emulator executable was the batch file.

The the batch file was something like:

epsxe.exe -nogui -loadiso %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

Can't remember precisely since I'm not logged into my cab.

[Syxx]

I posted a question about this a week or two back. I just went the brute force way and wrote a batch file in my epsxe directory and then told mamewah my emulator executable was the batch file.

The the batch file was something like:

epsxe.exe -nogui -loadiso %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

Can't remember precisely since I'm not logged into my cab.

If you have time could you post the info you used? right now im using a BAT file to load the ISO to Daemon Tools, but i dont know how to get ePSXe to read it after.

its in G:

but if your way works i would do that.

[Minwah]

Hey guys look at the thread below 'EPSXE how to run in Lazarus? '.

This has a couple of options for using wrappers to config ePSXe - I have not tried them but it sounds like some good stuff

PS I will try to improve the flexibility of MAMEWAH's emu launching soon, try these alternatives for now...

[Syxx]

ya i tried those wrapper ideas but i dont get them to be honest.
right now im tryin this BAT stuff, i think i almost have it, all i have to do is
tell ePSXe to look at g:\ to load the game, or get ePSXe to load a img file
from a bat file, which i almost have. only problem is it runs then ePSXe
doesnt load the image tho and say -gui is a incorrect param.

[Minwah]

Well if you are happier with the BAT files, that is fine - that should do a great job also when setup correctly

[Syxx]

cool, i would use the wrappers but i didnt understand what they were
or there use, then again that was when i first got into mame and FE's
i should check them out again now that i have more knowledge.

[Xochi]

ya i tried those wrapper ideas but i dont get them to be honest.
right now im tryin this BAT stuff, i think i almost have it, all i have to do is
tell ePSXe to look at g:\ to load the game, or get ePSXe to load a img file
from a bat file, which i almost have. only problem is it runs then ePSXe
doesnt load the image tho and say -gui is a incorrect param.

Like I said, the batch file thing will work for ISO files. Just point MAMEWAH at the batch file as the executable, the path to your iso files as the ROM path,  the extension you're using for the images as your rom extension, make sure the show DOS box is checked and let it rip.

I checked my batch file at lunch and sure enough that is it except I enclose the entire argument list in quotes. If you use spaces in the filenames epsxe will need the quotes.

If you need more command line control epsxe has a command line help facility. "-h" I think. It's pretty easy to get going once you look at the epsxe command line help.

[Syxx]

ok got it working!
heres how incase any one else is interested.

Open a new txt file and put the following [the "*"'s are not needed]
****************************************
c:\
cd\ePSXe
ePSXe.exe -nogui -fastboot -loadiso c:\FF9cd1.img
****************************************
and saved it as FF9cd1.BAT
obviously you'd change stuff according to where ePSXe and the image file is located

then with in MAMEWAH
for exectutable i edited the emu8.cfg [or which ever number emu it is you would edit]
and for executable i put "PC"
Roms extension BAT
Send Rom Path - Yes [probably doesnt matter]
Send Extension - Yes [probably doesnt matter]
Use Long File Names - Yes [probably doesnt matter]
Show Dos Box - NO [this does matter as with NO selected escape will bring you back to MameWah

hope that helps someone.