Automatic ROM importing and CHD files

[Fursphere]

Are CHD files supposed to be ignored by the auto-import process?   I'm seeing more and more disc based systems convert to CHD file format, and Launchbox seems to ignore them from an automatic import stance.  (similar to the XML file issue with teknoparrot). 

On the initial import select 'folder' seems to grab them all, but scanning for newly added roms, or just auto-importing functional doesn't appear to work at all with CHD files.   (Dreamcast, Sega CD, Saturn...)

[AstroBob]

Hi there,

Thanks for the question. This shouldn't be the case, I use .CHD for 95% of my disc-based platforms (including the ones you've mentioned), and they appear to work with both auto-imports and manual imports just fine. Can you confirm a few things for me:

• Could you run me through your setup, in terms of where you are stirring your ROMs and what those ROM directories look like.
• Are there any other files in those directories
• Does this appear to happen for ANY platforms that use .chd, or just specific ones?

Let me know and I'll do my best to help you out

 

[Fursphere]

Rom path:  D:\Roms - Console\Sega Dreamcast - UN\CHD USA

Nope, just CHD files in the folder.

I think it was happening with SegaCD too, which has a similar path. 

If I "import - folder" it will pick them all up.  

But if I add more CHDs to an existing folder, and then do one of the things that should trigger an automatic import, it doesn't work.   Restarting launchbox or "scan for added roms"

this is in the latest release, 13.19

The automatic importing of Windows games (steam) doesn't work anymore either.  I have to manually do it.

Edited February 17 by Fursphere

[AstroBob]

Okay, next thing to test:

• Do other file formats for the same platform auto-import correctly (i.e .ISO or .bin/.cue?)
• Second, go to Manage Platforms and for the affected platform edit it. Then go to the Folders tab, and under Game, what path is set there? Note that for the auto-import to work, you need to be adding games to the folder that is specified here

Let me know how you get on

[Fursphere]

I made these notes as I was doing them, so this is the order of events I went through...

manage - playforms - path to DC roms is correct

Delete 'Sega Dreamcast' platform completely.

Move portion of roms to another folder

Re-imported Dreamcast collection.

Manage - Platforms - Path to DC roms is correct. 

Confirmed Options - Automated Imports is enabled

shutdown launchbox

moved a portion of roms back into the 'main' folder

restarted launchbox

After 10-15 seconds, automated import appeared to happen successfully. 

shutdown launchbox again

Moved the remained roms back into the 'main' folder

Could NOT restart launchbox, as the process will still 'hanging' from when I shut it down.   Waited 5+ minutes for it to close on its own (used a stopwatch)

finally just killed the process....

started up LB again

after 10-15 seconds the autoimport process ran and imported the remaining roms.

 

So besides the weird hang on shutdown (not a normal thing), deleting the platform seems to have fixed it.  Even though the configuration appears to be exactly the same?  

anyway, thanks!