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onepunchrob
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Is there a YouTube link for the Pi version? Just wondered how I get roms on there. I installed it to a 64gb card but in Windows I can only see the drive as a 3.5gb now. I'm assuming this is just a boot partition or something?
Thanks for doing this ??
Thanks for doing this ??
Retroman839
Senior Member
thank you chuk
finally getting it!!!!
you are top banana!
finally getting it!!!!
you are top banana!
Retroman839
Senior Member
i have attract mode front end...
but when i run add roms from usb
nothing added?
tried different 3 usb sticks?
but when i run add roms from usb
nothing added?
tried different 3 usb sticks?
ShinraArcade
Active member
Retroman839 said:
Have you generated the Rom collection?
Tab - Emulators - Mame I think.
Might take a while if you have hundreds
ShinraArcade2020-06-06 17:33:41
Retroman839
Senior Member
i didn’t install my gpu drivers as i thought
i would use lcd just to get to grips with the front end etc first
now i’m thinking that the problem
this is my mame in game
screen snap
how do i get back to windows mode?
so i can add the gpu drivers
i would use lcd just to get to grips with the front end etc first
now i’m thinking that the problem
this is my mame in game
screen snap
how do i get back to windows mode?
so i can add the gpu drivers
ShinraArcade
Active member
try pressing escape a couple of times and then hit enter, hopefully this will quit back to Windows albeit a black screen.
Now press ctrl + Shift and hit Esc
Press alt then f then n and type explorer.exe in the box and hit enter.
Now Windows will be restored so you can do what you want although be warned the mouse pointer will be a tiny dot!
ShinraArcade2020-06-06 18:43:01
Now press ctrl + Shift and hit Esc
Press alt then f then n and type explorer.exe in the box and hit enter.
Now Windows will be restored so you can do what you want although be warned the mouse pointer will be a tiny dot!
ShinraArcade2020-06-06 18:43:01
Retroman839
Senior Member
lol thanks i will do that
i’m trying different gpu
one with a vga analog
to see if that will
do makes sense that there is no vmm
no switch res etc installed so roms i guess
need to run in native res...
and as i don’t have any specific drivers running ... roms don’t run
this is my first install just getting to grips
happy i got this far i got stuck on my old pc for ages it wouldn’t recognise win 7 install
i have scrapped it and got a few different set ups now
like a i5 16gig radeon 4890 got jpac etc....
been running groovy on crt for ages but would prefer this embedded mode
and nice attract front end etc....
thought i would get to grips setting it up on another pc first then go for the
i5 with jpac etc. when more clued up
i’m trying different gpu
one with a vga analog
to see if that will
do makes sense that there is no vmm
no switch res etc installed so roms i guess
need to run in native res...
and as i don’t have any specific drivers running ... roms don’t run
this is my first install just getting to grips
happy i got this far i got stuck on my old pc for ages it wouldn’t recognise win 7 install
i have scrapped it and got a few different set ups now
like a i5 16gig radeon 4890 got jpac etc....
been running groovy on crt for ages but would prefer this embedded mode
and nice attract front end etc....
thought i would get to grips setting it up on another pc first then go for the
i5 with jpac etc. when more clued up
ShinraArcade
Active member
Think I had a similar graphic issue when I tried on a Dell 3010 with only onboard graphics and no driver installed. So I'm sure it will be fine once you have a GPU with drivers installed.
I'm running on LCD myself
ShinraArcade2020-06-06 18:58:59
I'm running on LCD myself
ShinraArcade2020-06-06 18:58:59
Retroman839
Senior Member
thanx i’m back in windows
i’m sure i’m having a resolution problem
if i’m going to use an lcd monitor just for now
i will still need a switch res no?
or this set up will only put out native res?
and not being able to see the mouse curser
best game i’ve played all day
Retroman8392020-06-06 19:17:11
i’m sure i’m having a resolution problem
if i’m going to use an lcd monitor just for now
i will still need a switch res no?
or this set up will only put out native res?
and not being able to see the mouse curser
best game i’ve played all day
Retroman8392020-06-06 19:17:11
ShinraArcade
Active member
Nope shouldn't need it, just install the Radeon drivers if that's the card your using now. If you restart the machine it should boot back to Attract Mode if you can see the menus you can restore Windows by pressing "U" and selecting from the menu.
Might be better to start from scratch and install the GPU driver first. When you do just select the continue in LCD mode option.
ShinraArcade2020-06-06 19:26:04
Might be better to start from scratch and install the GPU driver first. When you do just select the continue in LCD mode option.
ShinraArcade2020-06-06 19:26:04
ShinraArcade
Active member
Retroman839 said:thanx i’m back in windows
and not being able to see the mouse curser
best game i’ve played all day
Irksome
Retroman839
Senior Member
yeh my eyes where bad already !
looking for that dot wow
i’m ready for tempest eyes fully dialated !
just downloaded drivers from radeon
and when in explorer mode back in windows
i got to update driver
have files
browse my computer etc and for some reason it’s only allowing me
to see or look for .ini files ?
i don’t know need a break i’ll have a kit kat
and go back at it
Retroman8392020-06-06 20:07:37
looking for that dot wow
i’m ready for tempest eyes fully dialated !
just downloaded drivers from radeon
and when in explorer mode back in windows
i got to update driver
have files
browse my computer etc and for some reason it’s only allowing me
to see or look for .ini files ?
i don’t know need a break i’ll have a kit kat
and go back at it
It does? I've *never* installed it on any of my stuff before - but never used Windows Embedded, so I guess that's the difference.
Only nitpick, your emulator config in Attract Mode doesn't allow for CHD only games to be read
Might be worth adding into the doc about disabling the AMD External Events service too, that tends to trip people up.
Only nitpick, your emulator config in Attract Mode doesn't allow for CHD only games to be read
Might be worth adding into the doc about disabling the AMD External Events service too, that tends to trip people up.
Think I'm nearly done with my trial build. Many thanks, it's a really good image and saves idiots like me who want to customise everything to the nth degree a ton of time!
1) Added a global filter to get rid of all the sh*te + clones blah blah.
2) Removed Favourites - realised over the years I never use this (extra buttons, management etc. Instead I add a "Top 25" filter that sorts by PlayedTime with a list size limit.
3) Is that the standard AM input mapping? Changed left + right to next/prev filter.
4) Hadn't realised just what a pain to use, ugly, slow or broken most of the layouts are. Flat Blue is clearly king after my own
5) Defragmented the drives (I'm using a HDD - installed Defraggler)
6) Added <DIR> to the rom identification for MAME in AM.
7) Removed Chrome, replaced with Firefox.
8) Updated MAME, all the dats etc.
9) Updated the wheel images - do you want a pack of them, I've got 300+ that weren't in the image?
10) Updated codec pack
11) Added a utility menu option to commit changes to the read-only partition, rather than needing to reboot to switch it off/on.
For my final build on my real MAME cab, I'm going to go a step further and really mush things around. Everything will go on a read only C: *except* stuff like cfg, nvram, hiscores, stats. I know MAME is happy to point at a different partition for its folders, but Attract Mode will need a couple of junctions - one for the stats folder and one for attract.am. Might even move them to separate drive entirely, maybe mirrored USB sticks (or a scheduled script to backup one to another...)
Think there are quite a few services I can disable too for an extreme cut down (no network etc) operation - if I remember I'll supply a reg file for this. Save some CPU cycles.cools2020-06-26 13:43:26
1) Added a global filter to get rid of all the sh*te + clones blah blah.
2) Removed Favourites - realised over the years I never use this (extra buttons, management etc. Instead I add a "Top 25" filter that sorts by PlayedTime with a list size limit.
3) Is that the standard AM input mapping? Changed left + right to next/prev filter.
4) Hadn't realised just what a pain to use, ugly, slow or broken most of the layouts are. Flat Blue is clearly king after my own
5) Defragmented the drives
(I'm using a HDD - installed Defraggler)6) Added <DIR> to the rom identification for MAME in AM.
7) Removed Chrome, replaced with Firefox.
8) Updated MAME, all the dats etc.
9) Updated the wheel images - do you want a pack of them, I've got 300+ that weren't in the image?
10) Updated codec pack
11) Added a utility menu option to commit changes to the read-only partition, rather than needing to reboot to switch it off/on.
For my final build on my real MAME cab, I'm going to go a step further and really mush things around. Everything will go on a read only C: *except* stuff like cfg, nvram, hiscores, stats. I know MAME is happy to point at a different partition for its folders, but Attract Mode will need a couple of junctions - one for the stats folder and one for attract.am. Might even move them to separate drive entirely, maybe mirrored USB sticks (or a scheduled script to backup one to another...)
Think there are quite a few services I can disable too for an extreme cut down (no network etc) operation - if I remember I'll supply a reg file for this. Save some CPU cycles.cools2020-06-26 13:43:26
Tactical Genius
Newbie
Thanks for this Chunkskin, I've decided to do a new pc for my Mame cab using your Win 7 image and Groovymame. I already have a Groovymame setup, but the pc is old, and it struggles on some of the newer games.
I have a HD 5450 graphics card already, will this be ok, or should I spend the £30 or so to upgrade to a 7450? I'm fine with doing this, but no point in spending the money if I don't have to.
I have a HD 5450 graphics card already, will this be ok, or should I spend the £30 or so to upgrade to a 7450? I'm fine with doing this, but no point in spending the money if I don't have to.