arkraider34 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Searched the fourm for this but was coming up empty. I'm trying to get epsxe to close using the select + start combination on my xbox 360 conroller through big box. I can hit escape on my keyboard and it works fine, but when I use the control combination it exits but the game music continues to play in the background and it makes my desktop screen stay in a cropped 480p resolution. I've read many posts about a conformation box but that doesn't seem to be my issue. Anyone have a solution for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 That's a bug with ePSXe and when it closes. I once had 5 instances of ePSXe open in Task Manager. So unless there is a different script which does things differently, I don't really think there is much we can do. The best solution I can offer is to use RetroArch for PS1 instead, while that is personal preference (any emulator choice is) it is also more accurate than a lot of emulators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkraider34 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 I've tried the retroarch thing for ps1 but I can't ever seem to get it to open a game in launchbox. I've got other systems running through retroarch but ps1 seems to be an issue for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 It sounds like the BIOS are off. scph 5500, 5501, 5502. You can find two of those by searching, and the missing one you can just rename the 1000 series equivalent, then of course it goes in to your System folder and it needs to be named exactly how they want, which is also case sensitive. You set up the proper command line parameter, and you import all your cue sheets or pbp files. At the time I made the tutorial I had everything bin / iso and cue, but now I've got them all converted and compressed as pbp's. It's one of the older tutorials ripe for an update actually, but it still holds true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkraider34 Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ok I'll give it another go! Thanks for the help much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Of course! If you have any more questions, then please feel free to ask. I don't usually think every problem's solution is "change emulators", but in this case I do believe that this is a bug with ePSXe, as that sort of issue has happened to me for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charco Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 @SentaiBrad would you mind telling me what software you used to compress your images please? Also, can this also be done with a similar program for PS2 isos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 PS2 I used MaxCSO by the PCSX2 team, for PSP I use YACC (Yet Another CSO Compressor), and for PS1 I use PSX2PSP. The CSO is essentially the same for PSP and PS2, but most PSP CSO Programs don't like images that are too big, and MaxCSO doesn't have a file size limit, however YACC has an interface and is much nicer, where MaxCSO is command line. What I did, essentially was used the batch convertor in YACC to convert the entire folder, except for the GTA Games, they can not be compressed (supposedly). I renamed maxcso to maxcso iso, and used the Windows search on my PS2 games folder and searched "iso". I then dragged and dropped how ever many games at a time on to the exe and it compressed them that way. If you have all your PS2 games in a single folder then it's essentially the same thing, but I don't, some are in 1 folder, but most are in single folders. So this saved me a ton of time and put the resulting files in the proper location. I sorted it by size so the program was always on top. For PS1 the software didn't really have a batch mode, so I took 3-4 days and went through my entire PS1 collection, game by game, and compressed them up the long way. There's no real batch method for it. As far as I can tell, there's been 1 game for PS2 that couldn't be CSO'ed on my end, and I had to redownload that game as there is no way to uncso them. I believe you can in YACC, but I honestly don't remember, and this would only really work for PSP games. PSX2PSP I recall there being a method to un-pbp them if need be though. As a bonus too, if you have a hacked PSP you can put your eboots on to the PSP, though it's a bit more complicated then compress and go, there are a few more steps you need to take. I do suggest all your PS1 games being in their own folders as it will rename them to eboot.pbp (for PSP reasons, because that's where this came from), and then using the folder names for the game names. You also don't need to worry about disc games when it comes to PBP as it should automatically switch discs. Also, as long as the game names stay the same, (even if it gets that name from the folder) deleting a systems games, then re-importing and unchecking all of the media boxes will import fast and all of your media will re-attach it's self automatically, again, given the names haven't changed or you haven't removed the media. If you have any questions, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Oh, and the entire process will take as long as it needs depending on your CPU, so if you have a slower cpu, the compression (or decompression if you need to for some reason) will take a lot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 @arkraider34What version of ePSXe are you using ? This was a problem before version 2.0 of ePSXe but since 2.0 it hasn't been a problem for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkraider34 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 1.9.0 I believe, I tried updating it to 2.0 but for some reason I couldn't get 2.0 to work, just kept crashing on me. Seems ps1 emulation with launchbox is my only problem. No matter which rout I take its a new problem lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Try again with a newer version of ePSXe, I believe it's up to 2.05 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkraider34 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Ok will try it now. I actually have xebra working correctly for some games. If I can just get epsxe to exit out with controller automation I should be able to run most anything. since I continue to struggle with retroarch Id much rather just get epsxe going. Thanks gor the tip! Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 If version 2.0.5 of ePSXe doesn't work the way you want let me know and I will help you get Retroarch up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkraider34 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Yeah same problem with epsxe 2.0.5 everytime I try and launch a game it crashes back to desktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Do you have bios or have you tried using the built in hle bios ? Are your games in cue + bin or do they have audio files like wav or mp3 ? Something weird is going on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkraider34 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 I have many bios files, I used the 1001 that was recommended by the wizard. I have an older version running and everything I've done seems to be the same as I did on the prior version. I'm really not sure why I can't get the new version going. All my games are either bin or iso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Hmmm, yeah the SCPH1001.BIN bios is the right bios, did you try just using the HLE bios as a test ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkraider34 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Just did and it did the same crashed and gave me a epsxe has stopped working diolog box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Ok, which video and Cdrom plugins are you using ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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