Retro808
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17 hours ago, Tdchewy said:
I appreciate the reply, but this cannot be the case as I mentioned, I did this a few years ago with the same result on a different ISP in a different state. Also, every other website/internet app works just fine. This is not the reason. The problem is not on my end. Edit: I'm trying on VPN now, will report back with results. Result: no difference. disappointed. thanks for trying to help
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.
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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.
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The reason may not be LB related. Your IP looks like you are in the US using Comcast.
Perhaps this is the reason:
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Corrupt xml files typically happen from an abrupt LB close which can prevent LB from properly saving data it needs to.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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@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.
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6 hours ago, Psynaptik said:
I did not state that you SAID it, I said it is implied, and those are two very different things.
Like I said, there's an assumption made that it's 'all so simple', if only you do everything exactly correctly, with the right tools, in the right way, in the correct fashion...etc.
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.
6 hours ago, Psynaptik said:And you don't need to tell me what MAME is, *I* fully understand. I'm just trying to help someone else understand, rather than blaming them for having issues.
I'm simply suggesting that having a little empathy for those at the start of learning about emulation might be a nice thing to do. Sorry if that doesn't sit well.
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.
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9 hours ago, J2chulo said:
I have to agree with you and disagree at the same time. Yes mame it make to do what it was made for. It shouldn’t be a pain to use it and make it work. The problem start when people started splitting romsets to save space and add more games to their collention which is fine. But with every mame new updates the romset has change and also the files stopped matching. Now days you have hundres of
site carrying different romset and for you to find the right one its a pain. Like I say I am currently running mame .225 but I found a site that carry .226 roms, so I downloaded mame .226 and tried few roms from that site and none of then worked. They all need parent romset and CHDs files. in conclusion I hope I can get everything sort out.
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.
2 hours ago, Psynaptik said:The problem with this attitude is that you and I now know the information in points 1 and 2, so that 3 is indeed true.
For anyone else trying to get things to work, they need to work hard to get all the info to make 3 a reality.
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.
2 hours ago, Psynaptik said:MAME is *not* one of the easiest emulators to get up and running. No other emulator needs you to match cores and romsets (save perhaps FBA) . I haven't used another emulator that does split/merged/non-merged romsets. Most other emulators don't need disparate sets of bios files to get several games to work. Most other emulators don't need caveats about moving individual rom files. No other emulators need a romset OH BUT NOW YOU NEED ANOTHER SET OF (SORT OF) ROMS! (that would be CHDs). Oh, and those CHDs need to match your romset and your core as well. And this is before we get into update patches etc.
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.
2 hours ago, Psynaptik said:.... implying that if you can't get it to work at first you're stupid or lazy, is not only outright wrong, it's also really unhelpful.
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.
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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.
2 hours ago, J2chulo said:Yes mame is a pain and I even downloaded.0226 but even the romset I found foe .0226 doesnt work. They are missing other files and CHDs.
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.
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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.
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Just edit your post and delete it.
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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.
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47 minutes ago, Psynaptik said:
So I've bought BigBox and downloaded Community Theme Creator. Opened it up.
Generated Fake Rom List but don't see any fake roms appearing in the preview windows.
Also, even though I've got the Theme Creator stretched on my 3:4 (1024x1280) monitor, and create a new theme, it's still making it 4:3 1280x1024.
I also can't find anyway of previewing the theme to test how it works. Do I have to publish -> open BigBox -> reload theme to see any changes I make?
I've got to say I'm totally lost. I've looked in the guides section but there are no tutorials/guides on how to get started making your own theme ANYWHERE.
Even on the authors YouTube channel each video is an update of latest features (understandable), but are there any good videos/docs where someone has shown you how to get started?
I'm really keen to get to grips with it, but kind lack of docs or any resource makes it difficult to work things out. Ultimately I'd like something with the nice game wheel on the side etc. Are there any themes that I could at least load up and deconstruct to start with?
Thanks!
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.
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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.
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27 minutes ago, Pyrometheous said:
Just tested it myself, and it works perfectly with that one thing changed. I can't believe it was such a simple fix. Now I'm curious if I can change the clock to a 12hr format lol. Thank you so much for figuring this out for me, that really made my day.
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".
18 minutes ago, Tony said:Yes, this theme works with WMP but not VLC, as noted by Jason in the thread I mentioned. The problem for me was I don't have WMP installed and I'd rather avoid since I also use LB on Linux.As it turns out, I forgot to move the VLC folder back for the previous beta. Beta 10 is out now with the moved VLC folder back to the original location (which should fix the issues with eatkinola's plugins).
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.
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5 minutes ago, Pyrometheous said:
You're amazing, thank you, I'll give that a try when I jump back on that computer. Hopefully it works.
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.
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Just an FYI, but one possible fix is if you change your BB video engine to Windows Media the theme still works. WMP is actually the recommended setting for this theme, but VLC is the recommended setting for BB. So if you are dead set on using this theme, there is at least an option until a fix is done.
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4 hours ago, Psynaptik said:
Maybe I'm missing something, but they both seem to be for 16:9 widescreen monitors? What I need is 4:3 vertical (3:4).
I'm slightly surprised that I'm the only one looking for this.
I'm not, most user's posts I have seen on our forum are for vertical orientations of a 16:9 monitor.
You could always use the Community Theme Creator and make your own theme. Look in the 3rd party Released subforum and the Community Creator tool is there. It is pretty easy to use to make a theme.
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There are two on the first page both have "Vertical" in the title. 6th one down and the 19th one down. I think there was another one.
https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/category/2-big-box-custom-themes/
About migrating all my emulators and roms to another hd
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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.