Mame auto-install error

[adrixblake]

I try to auto-install Mame but every time I try it I get this error:

Could not install MAME because the archive could not be extracted; perhaps it is corrupt or files are in use?

App: LaunchBox
Version: 12.11
Type: System.AccessViolationException
Site: Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Data.Emulator Install(System.Action1[System.Double], System.Func1[System.Boolean], Boolean, System.String, System.String, System.String)
Source: Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows

at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Integrations.MAME.MameInstaller.Install(Action1 progressAction, Func1 getCancelledFunc, Boolean createEmulator, String folderPath, String version, String platform)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.ViewModels.MameFullSetWizardInstallMameViewModel.UpdateSupportedAttribute()
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.ManageInvalidStrategy()
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()

Recent Log:

14:07:33 Exception

[CliffordYuma]

Hi there

 

I have the same exact error. Any clue?  I have deleted Mame 0.245 from Emulators folder and some temp files i have seen, but still same error.

 

OS: Windows 11

Mame Romset version: 0.245

Launchbox 12.13

Quote

Could not install MAME because the archive could not be extracted; perhaps it is corrupt or files are in use?

App:     LaunchBox
Version: 12.13
Type:    System.AccessViolationException
Site:    Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Data.Emulator Install(System.Action`1[System.Double], System.Func`1[System.Boolean], Boolean, System.String, System.String, System.String)
Source:  Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows

   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Integrations.MAME.MameInstaller.Install(Action`1 progressAction, Func`1 getCancelledFunc, Boolean createEmulator, String folderPath, String version, String platform)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.ViewModels.MameFullSetWizardInstallMameViewModel.RemovePrincipalManager()
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.CalculateObservableInvocation(Object )
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.PopAbstractInvocation()
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

Recent Log:

   3:07:19 Exception

 

 

[Lazharus]

Having the same issue here at version 13.16 and romset 0.270. Any luck anybody still in 2024 having the same issue. This is the complete code error:

Could not install MAME because the archive could not be extracted; perhaps it is corrupt or files are in use?

App:     LaunchBox
Version: 13.17
Theme:   Default
Type:    System.AccessViolationException
Site:    Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins.EmulatorInstallResponse InstallEmulator(Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins.InstallEmulatorArgs)
Source:  Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Mame

   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Mame.MamePlugin.InstallEmulator(InstallEmulatorArgs args)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.ViewModels.MameFullSetWizardInstallMameViewModel.SearchInterruptibleContext(Object , Object )
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.ViewModels.MameFullSetWizardInstallMameViewModel.LogoutGenericServer()
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.ComputeIterableProcessor(Object )
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Threading.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.InstantiateScopeException()
   at System.Threading.Thread.StartHelper.Callback(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Threading.Thread.StartCallback()

Recent Log:

   6:35:37 PM Exception

[Lazharus]

I have installed the Launchbox folder in my User Documents folder

[AshleyYan]

Any update?

I still have the same error.

Cannot update my mame anymore...

[Glenn72]

I had the same issue and I managed to fix it by the following.

 

What I noticed was that when it tried to update Mame, it would crash even before it downloaded any files.

I saw that under my Launchbox/Emulators directory, it had several folders like Mame 0.281, Mame 0.281(1), Mame 0.281 (2) and all of these duplicate folders were empty.  I checked the Mame 0.281 and saw that it was not updated so I renamed it back to Mame 0.280 and then deleted all of the empty duplicate Mame folders.

I restarted Launchbox after the crash and saw that in Plugin Manager that there was an update so I selected to update and Launchbox installed the plugin and restarted again.

Now I am able to update Mame with Mame 0.281.

Maybe something with the plugin manager for Mame was the main issue.