Mame : How to convert merged set into Non-merged set

[Soxbrother]

Hi,

I have a 0.214 MAME merged set (Updated my 0.213 set to 0.214 with Clrmamepro, using a tutorial here on the forum)

But now I'd like to know how to convert my merged set into a Non-merged set,

because of the way the Android exporter works.

I've read that the exporting of selectable games will only work with a non-merged set.

So if that option comes available in the future, I need a non-merged set.

Can someone tell me the correct steps to convert my merged set into a non-merged set with Clrmamepro ?

(At least I think that program should do the trick.)

To be clear I want a non-merged set NOT a split set.

 

Thanks in advance.

Soxbrother

 

[DOS76]

I personally don't know how to do it but I've seen the option for it within CLRMAMEPro so have a look around you may figure out how to do it on your own.

[neil9000]

I think you follow mostly the same steps, but there is a option for the set type. So you would run the scan then tell it you want the different set type. Thats about as much as i know though.

[Headrush69]

1 minute ago, neil9000 said:

I think you follow mostly the same steps, but there is a option for the set type. So you would run the scan then tell it you want the different set type. Thats about as much as i know though.

Depending on what you need, you might also want to deselect the seperate BIOS files option in ClrMamePro as well, so you have fully independent roms per game.

[Soxbrother]

Thanks for the info.

I'll try it.

Fully independent sounds good.

[Soxbrother]

9 minutes ago, neil9000 said:

I think you follow mostly the same steps, but there is a option for the set type. So you would run the scan then tell it you want the different set type. Thats about as much as i know though.

I was hoping it was that simple.

So for this, you wouldn't need the rebuilder, only the "scan" option ?

[neil9000]

2 minutes ago, Soxbrother said:

I was hoping it was that simple.

So for this, you wouldn't need the rebuilder, only the "scan" option ?

No you would need the re-builder as thats what you want to do. You would have to run the scan as normal so it knows what you have, then use the rebuilder but specify a different set style.

[Soxbrother]

3 minutes ago, neil9000 said:

No you would need the re-builder as thats what you want to do. You would have to run the scan as normal so it knows what you have, then use the rebuilder but specify a different set style.

Ah, ok. The previous time I saw the scanner renaming or fixing some stuff, so I presumed that would be enough.
Thanks.

[Soxbrother]

I'm currently rebuilding to a non-merged set, fingers crossed !!!

[Soxbrother]

17min for 1%, this is going to take a while ?

[DOS76]

oh hell yeah it has to create thousands of archives and copy the same files to them I imagine it will be long.

[rwprime]

Soxbrother, where is that tutorial you mention on how to update MAME here on the forum. I searched and couldn't find it.