Keyboard

[PJF]

Hi,

Any help pls would be greatly appreciated - just set up Launchbox and installed about 2500 MAME games...

Any game I try launch its moaning - Error - Unknown option keyboard provider

I've loooked at my settings and can't tell what's going on...some images attached (I dont really see the keyboard mapping options)

[Retro808]

What version of Mame are you running?

The "-keyboard" is a command line LB sends Mame  and if you are running a very old version of Mame then Mame throw that error as very old versions of Mame do not understand the command line. 

You have 2 options:

1. In LB go to >Tools >Manage >Emulators and edit Mame. Then in the first page that opens look for the Default Command line section and remove "-keyboardprovider dinput". Then save and close. 

2. Is update your Mame version and your Mame roms. This is what I would recommend. Get rid of outdated Mame. Newer would be better, especially if you plan to build your library. However, if you are content then use what you want.

[PJF]

Thanks - just after I posted this I was another post re the path and and deleted that

Now my games launch but I can;t make out where to map the keyboard...I only really see one for controls under tools>options>game controllers>mappings

Im new to this and not sure where to start and If I have set this up correctly

mmm and yes - it does seems my make set could be old, see below version: - where could I get an updated one with all these games, I searched the only one I found was someone who shared a download to this. 

TIA!!!!

[CMPRO SETTINGS]
version = 3.1082
email = clrmame@clrmame.com
homepage = www.clrmame.com
update = www.clrmame.com/version
 

[Retro808]

Your Mame rom set being old is not what the error is concerned with. It is the actual Mame executable. Really old versions of Mame will not accept that LB command line. 

For keyboard mapping if you are talking about mapping for controls while playing a game that is all done in each unique emulator. LB and subsequently BB if you get premium license only maps controls for moving around inside the UI and for starting/exiting a game. 

[PJF]

Thanks! Where can I get an updated MAME please?

Once thats done will my keyboard work?