Krakerman Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Well guess my next question is ... does it have to be the latest mame version as I am still on 0.197 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Just now, Krakerman said: Well guess my next question is ... does it have to be the latest mame version as I am still on 0.197 Nope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItchyRobot Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 How to download beta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, ItchyRobot said: How to download beta? Go to Tools > Options > Legacy > General > Updates and check the box to update to beta releases. Then go to Help > Check for Updates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItchyRobot Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 seems to be running good on my end. I couldn't get a high score to save my life, but it didn't mess any of my controls up or mess with my bezel layout... which i was hesitant since so much data is inside those files. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, ItchyRobot said: seems to be running good on my end. I couldn't get a high score to save my life, but it didn't mess any of my controls up or mess with my bezel layout... which i was hesitant since so much data is inside those files. In the end I decided not to change those files; we only read them. We simply refuse to upload the high score if we find any dip switches changed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItchyRobot Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Jason Carr said: In the end I decided not to change those files; we only read them. We simply refuse to upload the high score if we find any dip switches changed. Good choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed20910 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Jason Carr said: In the end I decided not to change those files; we only read them. We simply refuse to upload the high score if we find any dip switches changed. will that show in the debug log? If settings were changed prior, can we reset the switches and have scores uploaded? Not sure if you can/will answer how it works, but is it reading the cfg file for mentions of dip switches? it looks like more than just the dip switch settings are saved in the cfg files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, ed20910 said: will that show in the debug log? If settings were changed prior, can we reset the switches and have scores uploaded? Not sure if you can/will answer how it works, but is it reading the cfg file for mentions of dip switches? it looks like more than just the dip switch settings are saved in the cfg files. Yes, it's reading the cfg files for dip switch settings. You can remove those from the cfg files if you need, or just delete the cfg files. And yes, it shows in the logs. If you can test though, I'd appreciate it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadK9 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Jason Carr said: No nag versions are definitely usable, yes. That's what I use. Just following this up, the no nag should never interfere with normal mame operations, as the changes are ui orientated. If anything changes in the future i will make sure its noted in the downloads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Jason Carr said: I believe that's the first I've heard that request. Not possible currently, unfortunately. Can you add a Bitbucket ticket for it? Okay, done. I know you're busy with the MAME high scores thing right now, understandably. Hope this request doesn't find it's way to the wayside like when you minimize LB and and re-open it from from the taskbar, the sound is still going from post back a couple versions ago. Just out of curiosity, is anyone getting this error when they update to new beta version. been happening to me most about every time since v10. It seems to install fine, get the error, close app, then re-open and all is good.? Edited April 22, 2020 by Wanderer189 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Wanderer189 said: Okay, done. I know you're busy with the MAME high scores thing right now, understandably. Hope this request doesn't find it's way to the wayside like when you minimize LB and and re-open it from from the taskbar, the sound is still going from post back a couple versions ago. Just out of curiosity, is anyone getting this error when they update to new beta version. been happening to most about every time since v10. It seems to install fine, get the error, close app, then re-open and all is good.? I believe that error happens when administrative rights are refused for the DirectX install (or it times out asking). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Just now, Jason Carr said: I believe that error happens when administrative rights are refused for the DirectX install (or it times out asking). So nothing has changed on my system, other than normal windows updates, how is it fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Wanderer189 said: So nothing has changed on my system, other than normal windows updates, how is it fixed? You should be able to safely ignore it, assuming DirectX was already installed. It should be prompting you to log in as an administrator though, or approve administrator rights. If it's not, there's probably some kind of non-standard Windows policy setting in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) I don't have LB installed on "C" drive, so it generally wouldn't ask for admin rights, and with current win10, if you grant admin rights, it really messes with with NAS issues if the roms are stored on a NAS I do ignore it, just wanted to report it as a problem Edited April 22, 2020 by Wanderer189 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadK9 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 12 hours ago, Wanderer189 said: @Jason Carr: Is it possible to get a Blank game Video added to LB like the Blank game image? So if there is not a video, we can have it fall back to a default video? Currently I am making a copy and renaming it, but that is a pain a big waste of HDD space. A quick hack for this is to use a symbolic link from the source video, and just rename the symbolic link as needed, i use this for multiple files/folder in LB that use matching media and even my data folder and image cache folders use these as i have them active on another drive. HardLink Shell Extension. This is probably the best an easiest app to use to create links, install right click folder/file and select 'Pick Link Source' then right click in the location you want it and you will either be ablew to choose 'Drop As' or Drop as Symbolic Link. Hope that helps you for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, MadK9 said: A quick hack for this is to use a symbolic link from the source video, and just rename the symbolic link as needed, i use this for multiple files/folder in LB that use matching media and even my data folder and image cache folders use these as i have them active on another drive. HardLink Shell Extension. This is probably the best an easiest app to use to create links, install right click folder/file and select 'Pick Link Source' then right click in the location you want it and you will either be ablew to choose 'Drop As' or Drop as Symbolic Link. Hope that helps you for the time being. I will most definitely have to look into this, thank you for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Wanderer189 said: I don't have LB installed on "C" drive, so it generally wouldn't ask for admin rights, and with current win10, if you grant admin rights, it really messes with with NAS issues if the roms are stored on a NAS I do ignore it, just wanted to report it as a problem It's the DirectX install part that needs admin rights. It doesn't matter where you install it. And it has nothing to do with any NAS issues or anything of that sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Papaw Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jason Carr said: It's the DirectX install part that needs admin rights. It doesn't matter where you install it. And it has nothing to do with any NAS issues or anything of that sort. Thanks Jason, but if it was working in the past, and I haven't changed DirectX rights (never fool with that kinda stuff, unless something like this is brought to my attention), what should I check? Where do I need to go to check? I mean all was good, then not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, Wanderer189 said: Thanks Jason, but if it was working in the past, and I haven't changed DirectX rights (never fool with that kinda stuff, unless something like this is brought to my attention), what should I check? Where do I need to go to check? I mean all was good, then not. I would say first re-run the setup process to see if you're prompted for admin rights. Sometimes that error happens just because it times out (pops up a request for admin rights and doesn't get a click fast enough). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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