MAME startup xaml not firing with MAME game launch

[ksherfinski]

I'm not able to get a MAME.xaml startup screen to load when a MAME platform game is launched.  I don't have any issues with any non arcade games/platforms/playlists....only arcade.  I'm using the latest LB/BB version.  I've tried multiple startup themes and observe the same issue.

[Retro808]

If you are using LB/BB Startup themes and have custom xaml for each platform the xml file name needs to match the actual platform name you have in LB. Is your Arcade platform called "Mame"?

[ksherfinski]

Yeah, my names exactly match.  It's really weird because I have a "console" category with some of the same playlists and they all work as expected.  Can you think of any other settings that could interfere with the startup theme only for certain categories?  Seems like that's not possible, since it's just searching for the matching xaml file, as you mentioned in a previous post.  This is a real head scratcher. 

[Retro808]

You have something not matching somewhere. Without seeing your data it is hard to tell. Post a pic of the xml files for your Startup and a pic of your platforms in LB. Is Mame the "Platform Category" name or the actual "Platform" name?

[ksherfinski]

Here's my startup theme folder and LB Platform/Category list:

[Retro808]

Not really sure. I tested making a Mame platform in LB and then a custom Mame.xml in a Startup theme and no issues. Even have Mame platform located under Arcade Platform Category. There is not a setting that would mess with it. Does it not show a startup at all for Mame?

If you switch to the Default Startup does it at least show a startup then?

[ksherfinski]

none of the mame stuff works.  I tried a different startup theme and even copied a known working xaml to "mame.xaml".  I can get a bunch of other platforms under the Arcade category, like Sammy Atomiswave, Naomi, Sega Model 2/3...but nothing that uses MAME.  I'll try the default startup to verify something didn't get corrupted.  Thanks for looking at this.  I'll let you know if i can figure out what's going on.

[Retro808]

If none of the Mame stuff works check to make sure you did not accidentally turn off Game Startups for your Mame emulator. You did ask about the override option in another post. 

[ksherfinski]

Hey Retro,

I feel like an idiot.  That was the problem.  MAME emulator had startup disabled.  For some reason I thought those were set for the platform.

Anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction....twice