shift Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Has anyone managed to load any cassette using mame? I've tried everything but there's nothing to do, the system freezes as soon as it starts loading. Thanks in advance to anyone who can give me a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spycat Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 With the old MESS when you launched a pecom cassette, at the READY prompt you typed PLOAD and pressed Return. You then played the tape. When the tape finished playing you typed RUN and pressed Return. Not sure if this still works with modern MAME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Unfortunately this procedure doesn't work, as soon as the .wav is launched the system freezes (the cursor should stop flashing, but it doesn't happen) and at the end of the tape you have to reset the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrinx Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 Hi, Not sure if you had any luck getting this up and running, but I just found a workaround myself after searching around on a few different sites and wanted to share it in case you or any one else was still having trouble with the Pecom. While the latest version of MAME gets stuck when loading the programs, an earlier version (0.198) runs them fine. You'll need to get this version installed and then copy the pecom zip files and pecom Software List folder of whatever MAME romset you're using. If you're like me and don't have a 0.198 romset, you're going to need clrmame to rebuild the rom files to be compatbile with the older MAME build. This was my first time using this utility, so I don't have the best ability to provide a walkthrough on the process. The included readme in the clrmame zip does a good job though, and I'll try my best. If anyone sees any issues with my overview, please let me know. Like I said, it was the first time I used it, and it worked, but it took some trial and error even when following along with tutorials. Essentially, point the scanner at the 0.198 mame.exe with the -listxml command, tell it where the rom directory for your 0.198 set is, set a back-up folder, and check the "Fix Issues" box. Then run the scan. After it's done, you should be able to use the commands and load programs properly within the Pecom system in MAME. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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