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Manuals I am not finding using the tools provided by launchbox for a lot of games. They are easily locatable online. Is there a way to point launchbox somewhere else? gamesdatabase.org has most all the manuals easily attainable.

I run launchbox from a NAS Z:/roms and Y:/launchbox. The "roms" and "emulators" reside on a 20TB HDD. Launchbox itself is also installed on a separate NVME drive on the NAS. With a 2.5GB connection between the server and host. So the client really is just links to the program residing on the NAS. Both attached storage devices are up and running before launching Launchbox. I can browse to the directories with explorer just fine. If I run 13.9 network links are broken Here is what it looks like when I try and import a rom with 13.19. Same exact import with 13.18 So I tried to install 13.9 but had to roll back to 13.8 so likely when it rolled back it didnt clean up 13.9 remnants. My plugins

I got the logger enabled I see a bunch of the following repeated a ton of times Maybe this is because I had to switch back to 13.8 to get things working and for some reason its still looking for files related to 13.9? 2025-02-19 07:41:23 PM Game.PlayTime changed from 0 to 5: Gremlins (Atari 5200) 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins, Version=13.19.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null... 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=. 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b 2025-02-19 07:41:29 PM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Could not load file or assembly 'Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins, Version=13.19.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified. Maybe same issue? repeated few hundred times 2025-02-19 07:41:30 PM Resolving assembly Meta.Vlc.resources, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=en, PublicKeyToken=null... 2025-02-19 07:41:31 PM Resolving assembly System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 2025-02-19 07:41:31 PM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=. The system cannot find the file specified. at System.ModuleHandle.ResolveType(QCallModule module, Int32 typeToken, IntPtr* typeInstArgs, Int32 typeInstCount, IntPtr* methodInstArgs, Int32 methodInstCount, ObjectHandleOnStack type) 2025-02-19 07:41:31 PM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Runtime, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'. The system cannot find the file specified. at System.ModuleHandle.ResolveType(QCallModule module, Int32 typeToken, IntPtr* typeInstArgs, Int32 typeInstCount, IntPtr* methodInstArgs, Int32 methodInstCount, ObjectHandleOnStack type) at System.ModuleHandle.ResolveTypeHandle(Int32 typeToken, RuntimeTypeHandle[] typeInstantiationContext, RuntimeTypeHandle[] methodInstantiationContext) I guess if you folks fix the mapped drive issue maybe some of this cleans up? 2025-02-19 07:42:03 PM Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.ViewModels.MainViewModel.window.Deactivated Completed 2025-02-19 07:43:04 PM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: Unable to read data from the transport connection: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.. at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.ThrowException(SocketError error, CancellationToken cancellationToken) 2025-02-19 07:43:04 PM FIRST CHANCE CONTINUED INNER EXCEPTION: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request. 2025-02-19 07:43:04 PM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: Unable to read data from the transport connection: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.. at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.ThrowException(SocketError error, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<System.Int32>.GetResult(Int16 token) at System.Net.Security.SslStream.ReadAsyncInternal[TIOAdapter](TIOAdapter adapter, Memory`1 buffer) 2025-02-19 07:43:04 PM FIRST CHANCE CONTINUED INNER EXCEPTION: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request. 2025-02-19 07:43:04 PM FIRST CHANCE EXCEPTION: Unable to read data from the transport connection: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.. at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.ThrowException(SocketError error, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource<System.Int32>.GetResult(Int16 token) at System.Net.Security.SslStream.ReadAsyncInternal[TIOAdapter](TIOAdapter adapter, Memory`1 buffer) at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() 2025-02-19 07:43:04 PM FIRST CHANCE CONTINUED INNER EXCEPTION: The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request.

ok today launchbox just went stupid slow. Like its been 20 min and its still spinning trying to start. It's loaded up 2GB in ram but still just spinning. Like its waiting for something it doesn't have access to and there is no timeout. Is there a way to turn on the launchbox debugger from a file? Because I cant even access the GUI.

How are you manually playing the tape? I can get this to work in MAME but as others have said after CLOAD enter it just gets stuck with red square around screen then nothing happens. Which if you use the vg5k emulator after CLOQD enter the game starts

Trying to learn the system too. So learning the file structure and options is preferable to me Ok so you dont need to update anything with the path to the opt file retroarch will just pick it up if it exists? Tried both methods neither seemed to work. But learned something new about the opt and cfg files thank you. I did find the issue. Not sure what I missed the first time through. Maybe I didnt have the bios correct first time through. Even though it says a bios is not needed it appears one is needed. The -cart is required both in MAME(0.274) directly and retroarch . Think I read somewhere it was optional for this system. with -cart and not changing anything else everything works. -f "supracan -cart \"%romfile%\""

I don't have a (\RetroArch\config\MAME\supracan.opt) All the files in \RetroArch\config\MAME\ are .cfg files Can I just create a supracan.cfg file and then add mame_softlists_enable = "disabled" to it?

Yea you are probably right. I'm not really even a gamer. I mainly do this to learn something new and for my nieces and nephews. They are able to log into my server from a firestick and play whatever they want. I was able to get the retroarch console logger working. Looks like it detects the system correctly [libretro DEBUG] Path extraction result: Game path = "Z:\Arcade\Funtech Super Acan\Roms" [libretro DEBUG] Path extraction result: Parent path = "Z:\Arcade\Funtech Super Acan" [libretro INFO] Starting game from command line: "supracan "Z:\Arcade\Funtech Super Acan\Roms\Boom Zoo (Taiwan).7z"" [libretro DEBUG] Searching for driver: supracan [libretro DEBUG] System type: CONSOLE [libretro INFO] Game name: supracan [libretro INFO] Game description: Super A'Can Then detects the bios correctly [libretro DEBUG] Z:\Arcade\emulators\Launchbox_RetroArch\RetroArch-Win64\system\mame\ [libretro DEBUG] -rompath [libretro DEBUG] Z:\Arcade\Funtech Super Acan\Roms;Z:\Arcade\emulators\Launchbox_RetroArch\RetroArch-Win64\system\mame\bios;Z:\Arcade\emulators\Launchbox_RetroArch\RetroArch-Win64\system\mame\roms [libretro DEBUG] supracan [libretro DEBUG] Z:\Arcade\Funtech Super Acan\Roms\Boom Zoo (Taiwan).7z But then fails to match he name? Not sure what to make of that error message [libretro ERROR] "\Arcade\Funtech Super Acan\Roms\Boom Zoo (Taiwan).7z" approximately matches the following supported software items (best match first): [libretro ERROR] * Software list "supracan" (Funtech Super A'Can cartridges) matches: [libretro ERROR] slghtsag Super Light Saga - Dragon Force ~ Chao Ji Guang Ming Zhan Shi [libretro ERROR] monopoly Monopoly: Adventure in Africa ~ Fei Zhou Tan Xian Da Fu Weng [libretro ERROR] sangofgt Sango Fighter ~ Wu Jiang Zheng Ba - San Guo Zhi [libretro ERROR] magipool Magical Pool [libretro ERROR] speedyd Speedy Dragon ~ Yin Su Fei Long [libretro ERROR] staiwbbl Super Taiwanese Baseball League ~ Chao Ji Zhong Hua Zhi Bang Lian Meng [libretro ERROR] formduel Formosa Duel [libretro ERROR] sonevil The Son of Evil ~ Xie E Zhi Zi [libretro ERROR] jttlaugh Journey to the Laugh ~ Xi You Ji [libretro ERROR] boomzoo Boom Zoo ~ Bao Bao Dong Wu Yuan [libretro ERROR] gamblord Gambling Lord [libretro ERROR] [libretro ERROR] [libretro DEBUG] retro_load_game osd_sleep [libretro DEBUG] retro_load_game osd_sleep done [ERROR] [Content]: Failed to load content [INFO] [Core]: Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 00 minutes, 00 seconds. [INFO] [Core]: Unloading core.. And no to MAME directly. I get a similar message.

Yea I initially tried that. no luck

This one seems like it should be easy after getting mame to work. But For some reason I cant get this one to work. My understanding is that this one should not need a bios. But then I found elsewhere where folks say create an empty file called internal_68k.bin and zip it into supracan.zip. I've tried both cant get it to load the game. What am I missing?

got it all working now. Had the wrong bios and found all my type-O's Thank you !

I did just get bally astrocade to work. The problem was something in my "plugin" directory was causing it to fail. I dont know what. But I created an empty plugin directory and now bally works! What is wrong with my other entries that you noticed? I am trying to get those working now. Missing " I think let me see if that fixes it *update* Trying for entex now. Can't seem to get that one to work. I renamed the bios to advision.zip Do I need to rename the bios file inside the zip folder?

I cant seem to get this to work. I created a seperated "emulator" for mame. within my mame/rom directory I have the bios within my mame.ini I have What am I doing wrong or missing?

in retroarch.cfg this is the option that was preventing this from working. This was false in mine game_specific_options = "true" I appreciate you sharing your known good config. Everything works as expected now. Now on to mame A lot of these emulators are pretty simple to get working but ...........some of these are a real PITA specially when they dont do what's expected.

Here is what it looks like when I try and import a rom with 3.19. Same exact import with 3.18