[mythtv-users] mythgame not finding MAME roms

[James L. Paul]

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Mike Drons wrote:
| The command looks ok.
|
| "/usr/local/bin/xmame.x11 -rompath /mnt/nfs/games/roms/ -cheat_file
| /usr/local/share/xmame/cheats -history_file /usr/local/share/xmame/
| -snapshot_directory /usr/local/share/xmame/screens -skip_disclaimer
| -noskip_gameinfo -nocursor -x11-mode 1 -noscanlines -noartwork
| -noautoframeskip  -scale 1 -noantialias -notranslucency   -noanalogstick
| -nomouse -nowinkeys -nograbmouse -joytype 4 -sound -samples -volume -16
| -nocheat  -verifyroms 2>/dev/null"
|
| I get no info in the database.  I have tried dropping and re-adding the
| tables, with no luck.

That looks like the command to run xmame, not a command to scan for
roms. Is that what's it's running to scan for roms?

I'll hack my copy and look at the scan command when I get a chance. As I
said in my original post, I do have a significant delay (about a minute)
the first time I run mythgame, but it's very quick each successive time.
I also said that yes, after the first scan it does have a game in the
database, but only one: puckman. I don't know why it finds that one and
none of the others.

| Michael Drons
| INS
| mdrons at ins.com
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Edward Wildgoose [mailto:Edward.Wildgoose at FRMHedge.com]
| Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 9:48 AM
| To: mdrons at ins.com; Discussion about mythtv
| Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] mythgame not finding MAME roms
|
|
|>I have the same issue with .11.  I can not find any roms.  The roms are in
|>zip format and are playable using the xmame.x11 command.
|
|
| Does the scan for roms command run extremely quickly by any chance?
|
| There were a couple of "bugs" where the scan command would cause a
segfault
| in xmame if your params weren't exactly right.  I think the issues
revolved
| around whether to set a directory or exact file for some of the things
like
| catalogue locatations, high score locations, etc
|
| - First check your DB to see if it lists any roms
|
| - Next: Scan through the code and look for where it generates the command
| line to scan for new roms and add a "cout << scan_command;" type line so
| that you can see exactly what it is running.  Then run this command line
| manually.
|
| This will probably provide a lot more information.
|
| I had this problem, but I can't remember exactly what I had to do to
fix it
| now.  My current problem is making screen shots appear, but haven't
bothered
| debugging this...
|
|
|
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