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Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: Zeosstud on October 23, 2009, 07:30:30 pm
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*** answers are below, the top part was me crying :-) ***
Hello,
I need some help. Been trying for weeks to get Visual Pinball and Mamewah to play well with each other. I just have not had any luck.
pinballwrapper.exe crashes on me
closemul.exe works fine, except for the fact that Mamewah stays on the screen, I hear my table boot up in the background however
vp-launcher5.exe ( 5.1 actually ) honestly I dont even remember what the issue was, I think it worked pretty well but the DMD would not be on the screen or something similar.
I have messed with .ini's until I am sick. I would just like to copy a working .ini and for finish off my bottle of bacardi.
I have visual pinbal installed in its default directory of c:\program files\visual pinball and I can launch table just fine from the a command like like this:
"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\vpinball.exe" -play -"c:\program files\visual pinball\tables\Eight Ball Deluxe - JP.vpt"
Thanks for your time,
Zeosstud
*** vplaunch.exe saved ---my bottom--- ***
Like to toss a big thank you out to headkaze and his vplaunch.exe utility. Its the only thing I have been able to get to work with my setup, and frankly, its working VERY well. Below is my pinball.ini
### Pinball.ini (mamewah v1.68) ###
emulator_title Pinball
### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path c:\program files\visual pinball\tables
rom_extension vpt
dat_file 0
nms_file 0
catver_ini_file 0
list_generation_method rom_folder
### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines
emulator_commandline C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\vplaunch.exe -play -"[rompath]\[name].[romext]"
post_emulator_app_commandlines
general_app_commandlines
### Artwork Settings ###
artwork_image_paths 0
movie_preview_path 0
movie_artwork_no 1
enable_fuzzy_search 0
history_dat_file 0
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
I only messed with the top 2 sections, just enough to try and get the silly thing working, now that it is working I will be myself some screen shots and tidy up a few other settings. Looking forward to playing some more tables now that I know I can get it working on tables with and without DMD's.
- Zeosstud
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Don't think this will help much. I am using PinballWrapper. All works fine for me.
Here is my .ini file... I load a different layout for the IPac and then load the default after exit. I am also using LEDBlinky...
### Visual Pinball.ini (mamewah v1.68) ###
emulator_title Visual Pinball
### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path C:\Emulation\emulators\Visual Pinball\tables
rom_extension vpt
dat_file
nms_file
catver_ini_file
list_generation_method rom_folder
### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines c:\emulation\mame\ledblinky\ledblinky.exe "[name]" vpinball;C:\program files\winipac\winipac.exe C:\program files\winipac\templates\pinball.ipc
emulator_commandline C:\Emulation\emulators\Visual Pinball\PinballWrapper.exe "[rompath]\[name].[romext]"{nodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
post_emulator_app_commandlines c:\emulation\mame\ledblinky\ledblinky.exe 4;C:\program files\winipac\winipac.exe C:\program files\winipac\templates\ron.ipc
general_app_commandlines
### Artwork Settings ###
artwork_image_paths C:\Emulation\emulators\Visual Pinball\snap
movie_preview_path
movie_artwork_no 1
enable_fuzzy_search 1
history_dat_file auto
history_dat_artwork_no 2
### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver 0
select_random_game 0
saver_type slideshow
movie_path
movie_fullscreen 1
quit_delay 30
saver_commandline
### Additional Settings ###
music_path
lcd_display_file_path
description_display [description]{scroll}
### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_list 0
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Thanks for the reply, vplaunch.exe cured all my ailments!! Glad pinballwrapper.exe is working for you, these things are pretty darn fun to play on a Mame Cabinet!!
- Zeosstud
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Yepper!!! I even mounded a button on each side of my CP for 'flippers'... When VP is selected from MameWAH, LEDBlinky lights the side buttons.... Now I just need to figure out the 'bump'. ;) Maybe mount my CP on a sled of sorts with reed switches?? Hmmm... (smoke pouring from ears)
http://pix.rfancella.com/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=52 (http://pix.rfancella.com/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=52)
Ron