wrd1972 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I am also wanting to see how PinballX handles MAME. But PBX wont launch MAME for me at all. It tends to hang on the loading screen. However MAME runs perfectly fine if you go and run it directly. Attaching files. log.txt PinballX.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthurman Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 As per the other thread, install the LAV filters and give it another go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Could be several issues at play. Do you see any MAME games displayed in PinballX? If on the same PC as your GameEx install, your path should be to the same ROM folder. Make sure that is the case. Also, did you generate an xml for your MAME games? If not, you may want to get MAME working for GameEx first before trying to do so in PinballX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Speirs Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Probably your rom path is missing from mame.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrd1972 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Oaky. Will check tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrd1972 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Is this correct for ROM path: # CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS # homepath . rompath roms hashpath hash samplepath samples artpath artwork ctrlrpath ctrlr inipath .;ini;ini/presets fontpath . cheatpath cheat crosshairpath crosshair pluginspath plugins languagepath language swpath software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Check your MAME ROM path via PinballX Setup Wizard. If on the same PC as your GameEx install, should be identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrd1972 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 So does it go in the "Table Path" field, under "Other systems" MAME? I dont really see any other fields referncing "ROMs" Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Since PinballX is mainly for pinball, tabled is used and is synonymous with ROM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Speirs Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I would just put the rom path in mame.ini not in the setup wizard. I think Draco is getting confused with GameEx. According to your MAME.ini right now it is looking in the roms folder within where your mame.exe is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 23 minutes ago, Tom Speirs said: I would just put the rom path in mame.ini not in the setup wizard. I think Draco is getting confused with GameEx. According to your MAME.ini right now it is looking in the roms folder within where your mame.exe is. I don't think I am as confused as you think I am... This is from his pinballx.ini: [System_1] Name=MAME Enabled=TrueWorkingPath=C:\Emulators\Mame32 TablePath=C:\MAME Dummy Executable=mame64.exe Parameters=[TABLEFILE] SystemType=0 LaunchBeforeExecutable= Here is my MAME entry from my pinballx.ini (which works BTW): [System_2] Name=MAME Enabled=True WorkingPath=C:\Emulators\MAME 0.166 TablePath=C:\ROMS\MAME 0.166 Executable=mame.exe Parameters=[TABLEFILE] SystemType=0LaunchBeforeEnabled=False LaunchBeforeWorkingPath= LaunchBeforeExecutable= Do you see anything amiss in the four lines in bold red? Also, looks like some additional parameters are missing (he lacks the two lines in bold text in my ini file). Following is my MAME.ini Core Path entry: # CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS #rompath C:\ROMS\MAME 0.166 hashpath hash samplepath samples artpath artwork ctrlrpath ctrlr inipath .;ini fontpath . cheatpath cheat crosshairpath crosshair Hopefully this will be enough to get him on the right path. He will need to let us know if he has created a mame.xml file and has that in use as well. My guess is not at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Speirs Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Not looking for a longest wang competition buddy was just saying the table path in pinballx is irrelevant for MAME and the rom path for MAME needs to set in mame.ini which you didn't mention, Its actually recommended not to set the table path for MAME and use a dummy location. PS: Yours is longer. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I was not aware of this setting requirement, having seen it setup the same as mine almost since I first put MAME on the cab. Will add that to the "good to know" filecard. He will need to let us know about the xml. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 @wrd1972 - Just checking in to see if you are still working on this issue, where you are at with it, or if you were able to resolved it with the help given so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrd1972 Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Hi Draco, I still have not gotten it to work. But I have determined that Gameex is going to be a much better front end for me since I can thumb through the many selections much more easily. Currently, it is working fine and I sure dont want to risk jacking it up. I do appreciate the assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Ok will close this thread. Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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