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General Discussions => Need Help? => Topic started by: elabranche on October 29, 2013, 09:33:00 PM
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Hi forum,
I would really appreciate help with how mgalaxy displays the rom names for mame.
I have followed the install instructions (Calvert.ini etc), and tried with mgalaxy runway ( creating the database). When I use runway....it crashes when I try to create the database.
Everything else works great (game launches, x-arcade tankstick mapping etc), I just want the game names to display nicely (ex: pacman instead of pac220).
Thanks for any leads or how to.
Info: mame 149
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Would you please have a look at this and check if you followed every step?
http://www.mgalaxy.com/forum/index.php?topic=486.msg1558#msg1558
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thnaks for the link.
I will try it out and let you know if it worked out for me.
thanks
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Hi Again,
well, after trying the steps mentionned in your link, I still can't have mgalaxy display the roms names correctly.
I have tried other frontends (maximus arcade, hyperspin etc), and they display the roms correctly.
when I launche mgalaxy runway and ask to build the database, it crashes.
Other solutions (as I really like mgalaxy over the others)?
thanks
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I don't know how mGalaxy make the xml but have you tried other executable for mame in configurator ? Mame.exe,mame64.exe
Try with command line, to make a test, or without the ini file.
mame64 -listxml > xmlout.xml
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Hi Aeliss,
I did try to point mgalaxy runway to another mame.exe...with the same problem. I have tried mameui, mame64 etc.
I also tried romlister to create an xml file. When I do this and load it via runway, all seems good ( i get a confirmation from runway without any crash) , but when I load mgalaxy, I get an empty rom list?
I was wondering where mgalaxy stores its preferences, so I can delete all of the files & re-install from scratch. I say this because I have maped certain keys to mgalaxy, and even if I un-install/ re-install, mgalaxy seems to remember the mapping.
how do i delete every single trace of mgalaxy on my windows 7 system?
As for your command line, I will test it out. Maybe it will work...but I thought this is what mgalaxy runway runs when creating its database.
I just don't know why the other frontends work (with the same folder, version of my roms & mameui.exe), and mgalay can't?
thanks.
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So,
- In mGalaxy_Runway, you select the MAME system then you click the "App Path" button and give the path to mame.exe (or mame64.exe) file, correct? (no need for catver.ini & nplayers.ini for this test)
- Then you press "Create Database", confirm that previous database will be erased, confirm that you will use the MAME's integrated database, correct?
- You should see a command window, then after a while a message telling you that "MAME database created!"
Is that what you stricly do? At what stage does it crash?
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mGalaxy is now portable so ALL you want is in mGalaxy folder.
The configuration file is in Data folder > Systems.xml
Into the data folder you can find 1 folder by system
Into the folder system you have:
- xmlout.xml > the database
- top10.ini > no comment
- last10.ini > no comment
- favorite.ini > no comment
- note.rtf > for information feature.
- icon.png > system icon for mGalaxy.
I have maped certain keys to mgalaxy, and even if I un-install/ re-install, mgalaxy seems to remember the mapping.
Try delete the mGalaxy folder. Like I said before, all the importants files are inside.
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Hi,
to answer the admin, your steps are exactly what I do, to the exception that when I "create database", a command promp opens...and then crash!
The only exception I can think of is that I also check "use script if available" and " Check 'Use database file (if available)" (like mentionned in your previous post with the link).
Should I only put the paths of mame + roms, then create the database?
I don't get to the "database created", as the program responds as "not responding".
To you Aeliss, thanks for the path info. I'll see if this works when i get home from work :).
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to answer the admin, your steps are exactly what I do, to the exception that when I "create database", a command promp opens...and then crash!
Can you confirm that if you make a bat file with
mame -listxml > xmlout.xmland run it...it works?
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I can try this next.
I'll will test a few things out tonight when I get home, and post back my results.
thanks for the help.
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elabranche,
I'm back home and took time to read your messages closely.
Sounds that it might be a permission problem.
(I'll surely have to move back data files outside of Program Files to conform to Microsoft security policy in next version! Too much problem of this kind!!)
Solution:
1) Run mGalaxy_Runway and mGalaxy as administrator
(right click on mGalaxy & Runway > Properties > Compatibility tab > Check 'Run This Program As An Administrator' checkbox > Apply > OK
2) Simply move your mGalaxy folder out of the Program File folder
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Yay!
permissions were indeed the problem! Pfff.... all this time for permission issues!
I took out the mgalaxy folder from Programs, ran runway...and VOILA! All the names where correctly displayed.
Thanks for the help, I can now use mgalaxy as my official front end!
Now...off to configure my x-arcade joystick :)