Retro808

I asked a simple question. I did not need any sarcastic response. I was polite in my responses trying to help. You did not say you did anything from the other post. All you simply said was "I appreciate the reply, but this cannot be the case as I mentioned,...". Nothing in your prior post said anything like "Thanks I did look at that and tried what they mentioned and it made no difference". Something like that would have been helpful. The user in that thread said VPN showed a speed difference it was a setting in his router that was causing the issue. I never said it is a known issue. I said "tried known steps". Did you check that setting he mentioned? Not sure why you have to have such a bad attitude to someone trying to help. So hopefully someone else is willing to try and help. I’m no longer willing.

I do not mess with Mame software lists but there is a plugin that might be useful to you. Figured I would bring it to your attention.

You can leave or delete them. I would leave since LB will see it already downloaded the files for those games and not download again. Yes, there is no background downloading for media. But at least you can import your systems and then one by one let them run overnight. Removing that rough match option should help a good bit. But you geographic location could also be an issue. We have seen some users in areas around the world have slower connection downloads that others. Not much we can do about that.

Yes this works for those systems. You will be selecting the new folder the roms will reside in. So as long as what is inside the existing folder matches the new folder it will update each game. Yes, that is the only option from within the UI to update emulator paths.

Did you actually check to see? The user in the post I linked knew for a fact it was not his connection....and how did that turn out? I am not saying it cannot possibly be a LB thing, but rarely do US residents suffer download issues from LB DB site that is not attributed to something on the users end. We have had Comcast reports and someone even had an issue with throttling from Tmobile internet. It helps on the LB end to know for sure the user tried known steps that helped other users. I would say if you are doing mass downloads uncheck the option for removing rough matches. This can make downloads slow since it compares each image.

During import try unchecking the box for checking rough duplicates. This can slow down media a lot since it compares all those images to remove duplicates. This can make mass imports take way too long. There is no option for LB to download media in the background. You can import games without media by unchecking the media boxes during import and then later go back and download media.

The reason may not be LB related. Your IP looks like you are in the US using Comcast. Perhaps this is the reason:

Corrupt xml files typically happen from an abrupt LB close which can prevent LB from properly saving data it needs to.

You can also just delete the settings.xml from the \Data folder and on startup of LB a new one will generate. You will have to reset from LB settings, but most of those are just visual items of LB and image priorities. None of the settings in there are for games and emulators.

In your \Backups folder open one of the zipped backups and take the Settings.xml and use to replace the one located in your \Data folder.

I cannot elaborate on the question you have about titles not being imported as I rarely ever mess with region or clones settings. I just import the select rom files I want for the games I want. So on that point I can answer your question on importing your filtered roms. To do so simply use the import by file option (>Tools>Import>Rom File) and choose all those zips. Or you can go into explorer and drag and drop all those zips into LB. Doing either version will bring up the standard rom importer and not the Full Mame Set Importer which leaves out all those region, clone, and non working check boxes since the set is curated.

Thanks for posting the write up. The xml file method has been on our forum for a while. Its been mentioned in more than a few posts but usually buried in the pages. So it is definitely nice having it in a clean thread. That txt method is definitely old.

Here are couple options. The first one is nice as it shows the specific romset it was built off of. One here. One here.

If you edit the xml files for the views you are using in the theme there should be a line of code with a viewbox containing GrillaBatteryIndicator text. You should be able to delete that line of code. Backup the xaml files first in case something messes up.

@J2chulo No worries. Not really arguing, just clarifying wrong assumptions or implications. ? MameUI and the others are just offshoots of Mame that have a nice graphic interface (there are some other small differences). So they work the same and are worth using, but on a few rare occasions their updates broke with LB so best to just use regular Mame. Not saying do not use the others, just be mindful. Plenty of users still use the offshoots. As far as other systems like CPS1, 2, and 3. All those roms are in the Mame romset and you can just run them in Mame. The roms for Naomi are in the Mame set as well so you can pull those to run in Demul. There are some batch files on our forum that will easily copy out those roms from a Mame set into unique folder so you can import them as individual platforms. I will see if I can locate the links.

I stand corrected on that point. However you implied it to my statements which is incorrect to do. I will respectfully ask you do not imply things that are not there. You made an incorrect implication against sound recommendations and input. Which is usually the case when people imply or assume things. There you go again implying or assuming I did things. All I did was disagree it is not hard and explained what makes people think mame is hard. Truth of the matter Mame is only hard due to the user trying to do the odd rom pick and choose. Yes, I did exactly what he did and initially thought Mame was hard. Went through the same frustrations. Then I came here and mods and users told me honestly that I am making it harder than it needs to be and explained why. So this is the same I do for any user going through the same thing. You assume I have no empathy and then apologize assuming it might not sit well with me. I have empathy which is why I choose to be truthful with a new user and not tell them Mame is hard when it is not. Funny how j2chulo never once complained or assumed I blamed him or implied he was stupid or lazy. Only you did that??? I will make a recommendation this point is now beaten dead and can be laid to rest. Anything further the thread will be locked. @J2chulo We are here to help so any issues just ask away.

Agreed. That part is the pain...the rom mixing and matching and all those crap sites. However, that has nothing to do with Mame. That has everything to do with the user. You will get it sorted easily. We have great users and mods here that will help along the way so do not be afraid to ask for assistance/guidance. Nothing wrong with the attitude Mame is in fact easy. It just takes reading or watching a video to see that. We even have a Mame for Noobs thread that keeps it easy. Perpetuating the myth Mame is hard is a worse attitude. Not arguing it can be made complicated, but prefer to let users know it is actually not and to show them that. No other emulator emulates so many different consoles, arcade boards, and systems like Mame does. Before you say Retroach...Retroarch is not an emulator. The cores it runs are the emulators. Thats why Mame needs all those different things. It offers different romset so users have an option of how they want those roms that aids in space saving. Do you care to pinpoint exactly where I stated this? I have been nothing but professional and honest with my input and recommendation. I would appreciate it if you do not put words where they do not exist. I implied nothing. You were the only person to imply anything.

I have to disagree about Mame being either a nightmare or a pain. Users make it that way by going to random sites and downloading this rom or that rom and expecting the games to work. Mame is one of the easiest emulators to set up. 1. Download a known good mame rom set (full mame sets always best since they have all the support files needed) from a trusted site and match that mame rom set version to the same mame exe version (does not have to be exact, but it is best practice). There are about 60-70 games that would need a CHD, but not all of them are ones most people would want to keep so find the few you need and download the individual CHD. 2. Launch the mame exe and set up your controls then save the changes. If you do not put the mame roms into Mame's rom folder then change the rom location path in Mame. If you do this in the Mame UI without running a game mame will save the .ini file it needs. 3. Launch a game and play. That easy. If the rom set you downloaded was missing other files for games to work than I would not get a rom set from that site. Missing CHD is expected, but missing support files like bios, qsound, or other support zips from a mame set means that set is trash to begin with. Get a set from Pleasure Dome or even Archive and you will be good to go.

My recommendation is do not worry about LB import to begin with. First setup your emulator and roms and test them in the emulator. Make sure the games work and your controls are mapped. Then import into LB. This makes troubleshooting easier. If the roms work before you import into LB, but they do not work when launched from LB we eliminate it being an en emulator or rom issue.

Just edit your post and delete it.

Right click the platform name and edit. In the Parents tab make sure you do not have 2 boxes checked. If you have one check under root and one under consoles that is why it shows up twice. Uncheck the one you do not want.

Questions on using the tool are best posted in Y2guru's support thread in the 3rd party sub-forum. If you watch some of Faeran's video you can see how he builds themes and he gives tips on using the tool. He also provides the theme templates to load and modify as well. The theme creator tool does come with a couple pre-made themes you can play with. To test your theme you do have to publish it.

Can you share a pic inside of the folder you dropped the videos in (showing the folder path as well)? If they are in the correct video folder and named correctly they should work. Pics go a long way to seeing what could be wrong.

Should be able to adjust that easily. In the theme's folder go to the \Views\Styles folder and right click+edit the Nostalgia.xaml. Go to line 123 and change the Setter Property for Hour12 from "False" to "True". Yes I am aware of that which is why I mentioned it was a possible option. Unfortunately for users such as you this theme requires either a fix from Eatkinola or hopefully something from Jason.

I just got done testing to confirm and it works fine on several set-ups. So hopefully no issues for you either. The theme’s issue is with its reference to VLC. Since it is not needing access to VLC you bypass the issue.