JoeViking245

Update on Sync software/program: The file 'limitation' of Allway Sync kind got me nervous about whether my backup drive was actually a complete replica of my main arcade drive. So did some more looking. I came across FreeFileSync. Current release is 12/12/2018. It's Open Source and under the GNU License. In other words it's free to use without restrictions and is current (updated). Configuring it seemed a little more straight forward. The only apparent difference (other the the 40k restriction) is that Allway keeps a running database file of changes made so it will do it's compare step a bit faster. Whereas FreeFileSync needs to scan/compare both drives every time. I would think the actual final step of syncing would be the same.

ReadLaunchBox (though a couple years old) will get you close to what you want to do. You can chose the platform but then have to select 'each kind of image' (Box - Front, Clear Logo...etc.) separately to see what's missing. https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/123-readlaunchbox/

I was wanting the exact same thing. Basically have a complete, current backup of my arcade drive (LB, emu's, roms etc..) without having to copy everything again or have a buildup of 'backups'. After a bit of looking around I learned what I was wanting to do was have a synched 'copy'. I'm using Allway Sync. Basically after the initial 'copy' [to the backup drive] it keeps track of all changes made [on the original source]. When subsequently ran, it will 'copy' only the changes. Added, deleted and changed (updated) files. It's free for non-commercial use "with certain limitations". I've ran it only twice [after initial copy] so far and a thing popped up (non intrusively) saying 'you might want to get Pro'. Ran its' sync and everything appears to just fine.

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I see one that says MFME 9.4. Is that something different?

Not sure if there's a setting, but there is a volume knob.

I was toying with this just the other week. If everything other than Mame works on the monitors they way you want, be it Monitor "1" or "2", "Primary" or otherwise, leave it be. To fix Mame, edit the mame.ini file. The following is paraphrased from https://www.reddit.com/r/MAME/comments/66abdw/mame64_automatically_keeps_outputting_to_second/: Start with the opening the command prompt (or PowerShell) in your Mame directory. In Windows explorer, navigate to you Mame directory. Press Shift+right-mouse-click, select "Open PowerShell window here". Type "mame64.exe -v". (You may need to add ".\" in front of it. ".\mame64.exe -v". [it's a PowerShell thing]) At the top of the output, you should see something like: Video: Monitor 262893 = "\\.\DISPLAY1" (primary) Video: Monitor 131073 = "\\.\DISPLAY2" Make note of what Mame is calling your monitors. Now edit your mame.ini file. Near the bottom is a heading "OSD PER-WINDOW VIDEO OPTIONS": # # OSD PER-WINDOW VIDEO OPTIONS # screen \\.\DISPLAY2 aspect auto resolution auto view auto screen0 \\.\DISPLAY2 aspect0 auto resolution0 auto view0 auto screen1 \\.\DISPLAY2 aspect1 auto resolution1 auto view1 auto screen2 \\.\DISPLAY2 aspect2 auto resolution2 auto view2 auto screen3 \\.\DISPLAY2 aspect3 auto resolution3 auto view3 auto

Just looked at what an ROG-GR6 is. So yes, a complete, new, fresh build is your only option. For CPU, I prefer Intel over AMD (that's just me). The more cores a CPU has, the less GHz required to outperform lesser CPUs, and decreases power consumption and heat. With that, more is better. Too much is.... well, call it future proofing. Is your current GPU standalone? That is, can you take it out to use it in a new box? Note: re the 960, yesterday I was playing Lego Jurassic World (via Steam) through HDMI to my 60" 1080p and it (GTX 960 4GB, not MSI overclocked) was running at mostly 100%. Not sure if that's the nature of GPU's. Just sayin'. The GTX 1060 is good. Maybe also look at the RX 580. And yes, anything beyond that is "just a waste of money". If doing a diy build, PCPartPicker is a good resource.

I recently upgraded my CPU from an i3-2120 3.3 GHz to an i5-2550K 3.4GHz and noticed a huge difference in BB. Other specs are: 8GB DDR3, GTX 960 4GB, 250GB SSD for OS only, 1 TB HDD. Granted I only have 4700 games, it seems to run pretty smoothly. What's the best CPU? Probably the the fastest your MB will take without mortgaging the house (ok, mortgaging is probably is little far fetched). I wanted to get an i7-2700k(?) which my MB would take, but had a hard time justifying the funds. I think anything above your current 2.20 would scream performance (from what you're seeing now). Everything looks fine.

IrfanView is a good free image converter. Small program with lots of options. Does batch conversions.

I don't have a Wii remote setup (though that would be pretty awesome!) but do have an Xbox360 remote that works great in Dolphin through Big Box. Is the Wiimote setup in BB? i.e. Options. Controllers. ...then check 1 or both options. (Enable Game Controllers, Use all Controllers) I'm pretty sure they need to be setup independent of LB.

For trouble shooting purposes and to be clear, MAME, outside of LB will run just fine for both vertical and horizontal games? But when starting through LB, vertical games 'crash'... but horizontal games will start/run correctly?

Have you tried to simply drag-and-drop the image files into Edit Game? Be sure to right click the image(s) and set them to the appropriate Image Type. Click OK (to save) then press F5 to refresh the images for that game (or click Tools and select Refresh All Images).

I know you wanted a pre-built, but for a build-your-own, https://pcpartpicker.com/ is a great place to check out.

Are you talking in MAME itself? i.e. when you open mame64.exe? If so, probably just a matter of setting up the directories in MAME. Like... "Configure Options", "Configure Directories"... As for Bezels, a good source is Mr. Do's Arcade - In-Game Arcade Artwork and his how-to FAQ... MAME Artwork FAQ.

Looking into this a little further, The best solution is already built in to LaunchBox. I'm guessing this issue has been discussed ad nauseam. That's why no one else chimed in. For those who searched for or stumbled across this with the same issue, here's what you do: If you moved all your ROMS for a particular platform to a different folder, partition or anywhere after you already had then setup in LB (and assuming you still see them all in LB, but they won't launch because "The ROM file you specified does not exist."): - Select the platform - Select (single click) one game - Hit Ctrl+A (select all games) - Select TOOLS - Select "Change ROMs Folder for Selected Games..." - Find and select the folder where you placed your ROM files in for that platform - Select "Yes", then "OK"

That's good info to know! Thank you.

I'd almost bet it'd even work in Windows 95. OK, maybe. lol But I'm sure it will on Win8. All it's doing is reading entries from the registry file. It will NOT change anything unless you tell it to. So it's safe to at least look at. In fact to make a change, Autoruns needs to be ran as Administrator. If you attempt a change something without starting it as administrator, it will say something to the affect of... "Hey! You didn't start me as an administrator. You want me to restart as an admin so we can actually make these changes happen?"

Download and run Autoruns from Microsoft. It's a standalone program so doesn't need to be installed. In a nutshell, it "shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login". With it you can check/un-check which app and services will run at startup. Anything you un-check remains there [visually] so later you can re-check as needed. If you want to get real crazy, check out Black Viper’s Windows 10 Service Configurations. He (she?) details out Services in Windows 10 that can be changed on a system for a "safe" or "tweaked" mode, according to the author.

My arcade cab has its' 22" monitor plugged into the DVI port and a 60" TV plugged into the HDMI port. I found myself sometimes just wanting to play on the cab and other times on the 'big screen'. The problem I had was when playing on the cab while someone was watching [regular] TV, the cab (Windows 10 PC) would see multiple displays and "extended these displays". Though it was merely a minor irritant, I just had to figure something out to simplify switching between settings. The solution (I found at least) was using an Open Source program and creating a batch file. The program is: Monitor Profile Switcher (MPF) "Save and easily switch between Windows multi monitor configurations" https://sourceforge.net/projects/monitorswitcher/ Through the programs GUI (MonitorSwitcherGUI.exe), it saves an xml of your current display settings. So what I did was adjust my display settings for a single monitor and in MPF, saved profile as CabOnly. Then adjusted the display settings for "Extend these displays" (set main display etc..) and in MPF, saved profile as CabAndTv. I then created a batch file that uses the command line program (MonitorSwitcher.exe) to switch between the 2 profiles when executed. @echo off if not exist "1.txt" goto :switch else goto :quit :quit MonitorSwitcher.exe -load:CabOnly.xml del 1.txt /q exit :switch MonitorSwitcher.exe -load:CabAndTv.xml echo "Monitor Settings Switched!" > 1.txt exit The batch file creates/deletes a 'place holder' file (1.txt) so that it "knows" which profile it's in and thus switches to the other profile. Caveat: The MPF GUI saves the xml files to your C:\Users\MyUserName\AppData\Roaming\MonitorSwitcher\ directoy. So for ease, you'll want to copy them to your MPF directory. (Create the batch file in there as well). Send a shortcut of the batch file to your desktop and just double-click when you want to switch display profiles. This can also be useful inside BigBox if you have a stubborn game that will only show on the "Main Display" and the TV is set to the 'extended display'. Ok, I've only come across one like that: Lego Star Wars - The Complete Saga. Created a MPF profile TvMainDisplay and in LaunchBox, Edit Game, Additional Apps. added Run before Main Application and Run After, respectively. Anyway, just thought I'd share a solution to 'a personal problem'.

(just to test and see) Set your 4K to primary monitor (main display). (You'll probably now need to change where BB displays in its' options.) Does BB show full screen now on the 4K? Mine did at least. (Monitor as Main, BB filled 3/4th of the TV. TV as Main, BB filled 100%) My cab has a 22" monitor (1680 x 1050) and the attached TV is 60" (non-4K) at 1920 x 1080. The "fix" for me to keep the monitor as Main was change the "Scale and Layout" for the TV in (Windows) display settings to 125% (Windows 10).

Well, it [appeared it] finished a little faster than it started. Looks like several (lol) were removed, but a quick look through the platforms, all seems good! I knew I had 'extra's but didn't think that many. Kudos to the LB team!!!

Just now running it too. Not half way and says 38k+ files so far. BUT... it does say "...files currently being used..". Not 'files to be [permanently] deleted'. Also, it seems to go through your entire library. Not just the platform your in nor only the files/games selected (say, using ctrl+a). Let you know.. maybe in an hour or so. lol

Process of elimination. See if you can rollback the video driver. Sometimes driver updates ain't-all-that.